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Promising upcoming FPS is specifically 'made for dad gamers,' claims CEO

"We're making the game that we want to play" One of the most anticipated games of the year for shooter fans is Wardogs, a multiplayer FPS in development at Bulkhead. Self-described as "tactical all-out warfare," it's being marketed as more hardcore than Battlefield and Call of Duty, but not quite as realistic or unforgiving as Escape From Tarkov or Hell Let Loose. So far, there's a lot for Wardogs to boast about: 100-player matches, destructible environments, a cash-based metagame, skills that level up RuneScape-style by performing those actions, base-building, a vast array of weapons and vehicles, the list goes on. The idea of "playing your way" runs through everything about Wardogs, because, as Bulkhead co-founder and CEO Joe Brammer told me during a remote interview, "you can't not help your team." "One of the best mechanics in Wardogs is what we call 'selfish teamwork'," Brammer explained. "Let's say you just want to make [in-game] cash. The way you do that is by getting some kills, or maybe you snipe, you hang out on the edge of the zone and you kill a few red and green players on the opposition teams. Obviously, you're getting kills, so you're taking away from the other teams

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Wardogs CEO has an unconventional plan to deal with cheaters

FPS games on PC have had cheaters and players using unfair hacks for as long as they've been around. Various anticheat solutions have come and gone, to varying degrees of success. One of the latest, that almost every modern FPS game is…

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Wardogs CEO has an unconventional plan to deal with cheaters

FPS games on PC have had cheaters and players using unfair hacks for as long as they've been around. Various anticheat solutions have come and gone, to varying degrees of success. One of the latest, that almost every…

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Finally, we're getting a hardcore FPS with permanent progression that will respect our time

Wardogs, the much-anticipated FPS from Bulkhead, is a complex game. Beneath the surface-level gameplay — 100 players duking it out for zone control on a massive map — there's a cash-focused metagame, skill levels,…

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Promising upcoming FPS is specifically 'made for dad gamers,' claims CEO

"We're making the game that we want to play" One of the most anticipated games of the year for shooter fans is Wardogs, a multiplayer FPS in development at Bulkhead. Self-described as "tactical all-out warfare," it's…

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T2 · Outlet reportPolygonJun 30, 2026

FPS games on PC have had cheaters and players using unfair hacks for as long as they've been around. Various anticheat solutions have come and gone, to varying degrees of success. One of the latest, that almost every modern FPS game is…

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T2 · Outlet reportPolygonJun 27, 2026

Wardogs, the much-anticipated FPS from Bulkhead, is a complex game. Beneath the surface-level gameplay — 100 players duking it out for zone control on a massive map — there's a cash-focused metagame, skill levels, seasonal resets, gold…

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T2 · Outlet reportPolygonJun 26, 2026

"We're making the game that we want to play" One of the most anticipated games of the year for shooter fans is Wardogs, a multiplayer FPS in development at Bulkhead. Self-described as "tactical all-out warfare," it's being marketed as more…

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