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Games will continue to "default" to violence if we keep buying them, says Fallout co-creator


As Amazon's phenomenal TV adaptation of Fallout begins filming its second series, Fallout co-creator Tim Cain has opene…

Over the New Year, Cain posted a video to YouTube about "why so many AAA RPGs expect and often require the player to do combat" and discussed "whether or not games treat [violence] as the default". Watch on YouTube Acknowledging he's had "pushback on similar answers in the past", Cain then summarised his thoughts with: "The TL;DR of it is, companies make games - and, in general, products - that people will buy. And people who do choose to vote with their wallets won't just be a "drop in the bucket", Cain insisted.

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