Zen Studios’ Unreal Engine 3 powered PSN exclusive FPS nears release
Another notch on the digital-only bedpost of console gaming arrives next week with the North American release of Zen Studios’ The Punisher: No Mercy.
Based on the gritty Marvel license of the same name, The Punisher is a PlayStation Network exclusive title and will cost $9.99 in the US. European release dates and pricing are yet to be revealed.
Built using Epic’s Unreal Engine 3, the single and multiplayer game is a rare example of a mainstream genre title, which in this instance also sports a credible licence, bypassing retail and trying the digital-only route.
“Our team has been working long hours to deliver a first-person shooter experience that will live up to the Punisher name,” ZEN MD Zsolt Kigyossy stated.
“With awesome characters, a customizable system, and fast-paced multiplayer action, No Mercy is breaking ground in the digital space. For comic and shooter fans alike, this is a must-have game for the summer.”
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Warner tried a similar thing with its digital-only release of Watchmen – a self-labelled ‘experiment’ that seemingly didn’t go quite to plan.
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Missing The Point
Cannot help but feel that this release misses the point.
Odds are it will sell well, a cheap FPS - especially on PS3 - with an okay licence? Not hard. It'll sell and the developers will be all praising digital downloads.
But as a £20 retail game it'd do better. Watchmen failed to do well because the licence was not well known amongst the target market, and because it's easier to do a bad beat em up than it is a bad fps.
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