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- Season 1 How Gamers Killed Ultima Online's Virtual Ecology
- Season 1 How Thief's Stealth System Almost Didn't Work
- Season 1 How Stardock's Elemental: War of Magic Failed
- Season 1 How Serious Sam's Demo Saved the Game From Extinction
- Season 1 How Deus Ex Blended Genres To Change Shooters Forever
- Season 1 How Gears Of War Almost Didn't Have Multiplayer
Ars Technica - War Stories - Season 1 Episode 4 How Serious Sam's Demo Saved the Game From Extinction
0.00 48 minutes Croteam founder Davor Hunski discusses the long development history of the first game in the Serious Sam series. Starting development all the way back in 1996, Serious Sam went through many different iterations, with big shifts occurring every time a new ground-breaking game released. With money running out, Croteam went for a Hail Mary. They crafted a vertical slice that packed all the best bits of the game into one demo.
