Nearly 500k players showed up for the Wardogs beta: 'The reaction from the FPS community has been insane'
That's a big beta for such a complex FPS.
Nearly half a million players joined the Wardogs closed beta this past weekend, setting a new benchmark for FPS community engagement. The game, developed by Bulkhead, is a 100-player milsim experience with realistic ballistics and large maps, challenging the notion that such features are niche. In a debrief video, game director Howard Philpott noted that over 500,000 unique players participated in the closed beta, competing with major titles like Call of Duty and Battlefield.
Wardogs' unconventional features, such as realistic economics and persistent wallets, have attracted a diverse audience, reflecting a shift in gaming tastes since the rise of battle royale and extraction shooters. The game releases for early access on September 10.
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