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Crackdown dev: "We see the life of games online"

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Ruffian's Billy Thomson has reiterated to Edge that the newly-formed Dundee developer's focus is online gaming, despite the fact single-play will play an important part in its projects.

"It’s not like we’re going to avoid making singleplayer games,‭ ‬we still see a massive market in them," he said.

"‬But,‭ ‬moving forward,‭ ‬many games are pushing things like co-operative play.‭ ‬If you look at the consoles that are out there now,‭ ‬everybody’s encouraging everyone to stay online,‭ ‬particularly through your friends list on the‭ ‬360,‭ ‬and now with the PS3‭’‬s Home.‭

"We definitely want to keep making solo games‭ – ‬we want to make great solo games‭ – ‬but we see the life of games online.‭ ‬Because when you finish your solo experience,‭ ‬if you want to get anything else out of the‭ ‬£45‭ ‬or‭ ‬$60‭ ‬you’ve spent,‭ ‬it’s going to be through online play."

This piece was supposed to be published two weeks ago, as we alluded to in this article. Billy and the boys are working on a new Crackdown game, although it's yet to be announced.

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