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Former Bungie Director Calls 'Extraction Shooter' a Misleading Genre Label

He argues that a mechanic-based label misleads players about what to expect from diverse shooters.

Former Marathon director hates calling them 'extraction shooters,' but Bungie's forging on with the "dumb" term

Overview

  • On the Shooter Monthly podcast, former Marathon product director Chris Sides called the term "extraction shooter" "dumb" and "the only genre where its name is a mechanic."
  • He said he pushed Bungie's marketing team to adopt a different genre name during Marathon's development.
  • Sides contended the label lumps together unlike games, citing Helldivers 2 and Escape from Tarkov as an example of a misleading comparison.
  • PCGamesN, GamesRadar+, and Eurogamer reported his remarks, highlighting a wider industry debate over how genres are named and marketed.
  • The coverage also recapped Marathon's uncertain trajectory, noting harsh test feedback, delays, and Sony's pledge to release the game by March 2026.