Gamasutra has posted up a brand new interview today featuring DICE's very own Aleksander Grondol talking about Battlefield Heroes. Take a look:
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Battlefield Heroes, which features highly customizable characters, a web-based launch interface, and gameplay that is more accessible than that of its predecessor, is an unexpected step for the Swedish studio.
After all, its base is hardcore FPS gamers, who have scooped up over 10 million Battlefield games to date - but Grondol believes the market exists for a more casual, colorful take on the popular team-based shooter series.
"Heroes is an experiment," he said. "It involves a certain amount of risk, the whole project. We don't know right now if it will be a success or not, and I think that shows courage from EA's perspective, that they want to invest money in an experiment like Heroes. That being said, I do believe the market exists, and I do believe Heroes has the potential to become a huge hit within the market."
"But we have some challenges in front of us once we go live with the service. We need to keep adding new stuff into the game. We have dedicated people for it, so we're definitely on the right track there. To have this service, and to make it attractive over time, is what's going to make this game profitable. That's where the biggest challenge lies. We know our biggest risk factors, we know what we want to do with them, so we're dealing with that as best we can."
After all, its base is hardcore FPS gamers, who have scooped up over 10 million Battlefield games to date - but Grondol believes the market exists for a more casual, colorful take on the popular team-based shooter series.
"Heroes is an experiment," he said. "It involves a certain amount of risk, the whole project. We don't know right now if it will be a success or not, and I think that shows courage from EA's perspective, that they want to invest money in an experiment like Heroes. That being said, I do believe the market exists, and I do believe Heroes has the potential to become a huge hit within the market."
"But we have some challenges in front of us once we go live with the service. We need to keep adding new stuff into the game. We have dedicated people for it, so we're definitely on the right track there. To have this service, and to make it attractive over time, is what's going to make this game profitable. That's where the biggest challenge lies. We know our biggest risk factors, we know what we want to do with them, so we're dealing with that as best we can."
To read the rest of this new interview be sure to visit here.