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Sucker Punch: Action adventure not the best genre for UGC

Infamous 2's surprise inclusion in the Play.Create.Share family didn't work out very well, developer Sucker Punch has admitted.

Speaking at a GDC presentation, as reported by GameInformer, studio co-founder Chris Zimmerman said only 15% of Infamous 2 players tried a UGC level, and only 5% created one.

"Third-person action adventure might not be the best genre to do user-generated content in," he said.

Zimmerman admitted that Sucker Punch could have promoted the UGC system, pointing out flaws with the search system at launch. He said that prior to the introduction of a "Win to Publish" feature, many levels were too buggy to be completed by players, and those who tried a poor UGC level rarely attempted another one.

Infamous 2 is the third game released under the Play.Create.Share banner, alongside LittleBigPlanet and ModNation Racers.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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