Fri, Jun 08, 2012 | 00:46 BST

Crytek: Russian gamers are “hardcore”, can “survive anything”

The Warface development team seems quite pleased with the reception the free-to-play shooter is getting in Russia.

Speaking to Kotaku, the Crytek Kiev team said that Russian gamers are “hardcore”; they enjoy high difficulty and realism, like recoil on guns and fewer visual aids.

“Oh, yeah. I enjoy the Russian market. They will survive anything,” one of the developers said.

Warface is also being tested in China, where things are quite different.

“In China it’s ok to pay for the advantage. But in Russia, they won’t play that kind of game,” Crytek said.

Warface is expected to spread to other territories some time this year, apparently thanks to Trion.

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9 comments

#1

Yoshi
08/06/12, 1:10 am

Nice to see they know their markets and are experimenting with them.

#2

TheWulf
08/06/12, 1:10 am

They’re talking up their target demographic as part of a marketing campaign. Nothing wrong with that. Very transparent, though.

#3

misieque
08/06/12, 10:43 am

lol, it’s like saying “they can even survive our crappy gameplay”. Nice euphemism.

#4

OrbitMonkey
08/06/12, 1:14 pm

^ Chernobyl is in the Ukraine… Doofus :-P

#5

OrbitMonkey
08/06/12, 1:22 pm

^ Nobody’s interested in your origin story mutant freek.

#6

hyperbaric
20/06/12, 11:47 am

I wonder why I associate russians with cheaters then.

#7

OwnedWhenStoned
20/06/12, 12:12 pm

I associate anyone under the age of 18 with cheating.

#8

G1GAHURTZ
20/06/12, 12:15 pm

I associate Russians with babushka dolls, vodka, racism, tall blonde ladies and snow.

#9

OwnedWhenStoned
20/06/12, 1:03 pm

@8 and dashcams and terrible, terrible driving.

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