Former Bungie director thinks the term extraction shooter is 'so dumb' that he wanted to work with Marathon's marketing team to 'create a different genre name'

"It's the only genre where its name is a mechanic." ...

GAME ON | OPINION: A genre-defining triumph that’s accessible, tense and surprisingly wholesome

Virtually everything about Arc Raiders screams a true mastery of the extraction shooter genre, which is pretty amazing ...
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ARC Raiders Review – The Definitive Extraction Shooter

ARC Raiders is the latest extraction shooter, and not only is it going up against Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ...

Grab a free key for Escape From Tarkov as the extraction shooter finally hits 1.0

We've teamed up with Battlestate to dish out some free Escape From Tarkov game codes as the extraction shooter finally ...

Former Marathon director hates calling them 'extraction shooters,' but Bungie's forging on with the "dumb" term

Former Bungie director Chris Sides tried to rename the extraction shooter label for Marathon, as "the genre doesn't even know ...
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Did Arc Raiders Find the New Recipe for Extraction Shooters?

ARC Raiders is the new extraction shooter that’s flipping the genre on it’s head, but that doesn’t mean it’s totally original ...

If you love Arc Raiders, you really need to try my favourite extraction shooter: The Forever Winter

For one, The Forever Winter is not a PvP deal. It's pure co-op PvE, with humans facing off against brutal AI enemies split ...
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ARC Raiders Experiment Tests Whether PC or Console Players Are Friendlier

ARC Raiders players come together to determine which platform has the friendliest community in Embark Studios' popular ...
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If you hate the term extraction shooter, Marathon's former product manager is on your side

As extraction shooters continue to find their feet, Bungie's former product manager shares how much he didn't want to use the term for Marathon.
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Escape From Tarkov Game Director Apologizes For Rough Launch Amid Player Frustrations

Escape From Tarkov director Nikita Buyanov responds to fan frustrations after the much-anticipated Version 1.0 launch did not ...
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Extraction Shooter No Time For Pants Has Been Released

Indie game developer and publisher Pixel Push Inc. has released its brand-new extraction shooter, No Time For Pants, which is out on Steam. if you haven't checked this game out yet, you're in for the ...