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Battlefield 3 Producer Dissects The FPS Genre
The first-person shooter has grown to become a dominant genre in modern gaming. With so many studios cranking out shooters, creating a unique identity has become increasingly difficult. When checking out Battlefield 3 in Sweden, we asked executive producer Patrick Bach if he had any thoughts about the current state of the first-person shooter genre. "It's all I think about," he said.
Check out the video below to hear him talk about the roots and evolution of the genre.
Visit our Battlefield 3 hub to watch more video interviews with the minds behind the next big shooter.

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