Blockbuster's Top Ten Selling New Video Games Includes... Haze?

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Chrizum on 03 July 2009

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hunter_alien said:
Well Haze will ship at least 800k LT... if thats a bomb for a low-rated PS3 exclusive FPS, then I dont know whats a success :P

Actually, Haze basically killed Free Radical. It's one of the biggest flops of this generation.

But they didn't publish it, so how could it kill Free Radical?

Free Radical was an independent developer, much like High Voltage Software. I presume they financed a big portion of Haze's development themselves.

Besides, it's not like developers can't lose any money when their game flops just because some third party published it.

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Kantor on 03 July 2009

Lol, Haze outsold Ghostbusters Wii

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ROBOTECHHEAVEN on 03 July 2009

wow, that should have never happened. haze is the worst fps i have ever played.

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MontanaHatchet on 03 July 2009

Chrizum said:

Torillian said:

Chrizum said:

hunter_alien said:
Well Haze will ship at least 800k LT... if thats a bomb for a low-rated PS3 exclusive FPS, then I dont know whats a success :P

Actually, Haze basically killed Free Radical. It's one of the biggest flops of this generation.

But they didn't publish it, so how could it kill Free Radical?

Free Radical was an independent developer, much like High Voltage Software. I presume they financed a big portion of Haze's development themselves.

Besides, it's not like developers can't lose any money when their game flops just because some third party published it.

I can imagine the conversation.

Free Radical Employee 1: "Alright, let's develop this game so that if it flops, we go bankrupt and are forced to close down the company."

Free Radical Employee 2: "And let's make sure it sucks, so that no one buys it."

Really, what was the thought process there?

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Aion on 04 July 2009

Thats great to se GTA IV still selling.

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Chrizum on 04 July 2009

MontanaHatchet said:

Chrizum said:

Torillian said:

Chrizum said:

hunter_alien said:
Well Haze will ship at least 800k LT... if thats a bomb for a low-rated PS3 exclusive FPS, then I dont know whats a success :P

Actually, Haze basically killed Free Radical. It's one of the biggest flops of this generation.

But they didn't publish it, so how could it kill Free Radical?

Free Radical was an independent developer, much like High Voltage Software. I presume they financed a big portion of Haze's development themselves.

Besides, it's not like developers can't lose any money when their game flops just because some third party published it.

I can imagine the conversation.

Free Radical Employee 1: "Alright, let's develop this game so that if it flops, we go bankrupt and are forced to close down the company."

Free Radical Employee 2: "And let's make sure it sucks, so that no one buys it."

Really, what was the thought process there?

I'm sorry, was that a jab at me or at the game? I'm not saying they deliberately made a bad game, hell I haven't even played the game.

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FootballFan on 04 July 2009

Haze could hit 1 million!

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mrstickball on 04 July 2009

Where I live, Haze was just offered for $9.99 and buy one get one free.

My local blockbuster had Ninja Gaiden 2 for $14.99....Buy one get one free. I picked up Earth Defense Force 2017 for free

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