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Ex-Bungie Developer Slams 'Extraction Shooter' Genre Label

11/12/2025

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Chris Sides, a former Bungie developer, criticizes the term "extraction shooter" as a misleading genre name.
On the Shooter Monthly podcast, he says the label is vague and makes it hard to compare Helldivers 2 and Escape from Tarkov.
He expressed frustration at Bungie and wanted to collaborate on a better term for the genre.
Arc Raiders achieves significant sales, as Bungie’s Marathon is delayed to 2026.

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Story summary

Chris Sides, a former Bungie developer, criticizes the term "extraction shooter" as a misleading genre name.
On the Shooter Monthly podcast, he says the label is vague and makes it hard to compare Helldivers 2 and Escape from Tarkov.
He expressed frustration at Bungie and wanted to collaborate on a better term for the genre.
Arc Raiders achieves significant sales, as Bungie’s Marathon is delayed to 2026.