GameSpot: Yet Another Live-Service Game Is Shutting Down Just Weeks After Launch Live-service games have had a tough time in recent years. Many big releases have failed to catch on and ended up shutting down. Concord and Highguard are two examples, and Hawked, a shooter similar to ...

Understanding the Context

Yet another live-service shooter is shutting down after launching only a few weeks ago. XL Games’ The Cube, Save Us ... MSN: Live service games that crashed and burned: Analyzing 10 failed titles After the incredible successes of Overwatch, Destiny and laterApex Legends it seemed like the future of AAA gaming was the live service model. “Forever” games, which would continually provide players ...

Key Insights

TL;DR: Sony closed Dark Outlaw Games, a first-party studio led by Jason Blundell, which was developing a traditional, non-live service game. Despite previous assumptions of a multiplayer focus, the ... The live service "forever game" as a model has been struggling more than ever, with the gaming industry seemingly moving away from it. Bounding Into Comics on MSN: Another Live-Service Shooter Just Died Weeks After Launch Polygon on MSN: D&D Beyond is turning D&D into a live-service game D&D's transition towards a live-service, digital-first model may be scary for many players, but remember that you decide how to play the game. Polygon: How Bungie built Marathon’s live-service experience years before the game even launched Bungie and Kurppa Hosk explain how they built a live-service experience with ARGs years before the game was released ...

Final Thoughts

How Bungie built Marathon’s live-service experience years before the game even launched IGN on MSN: After Concord's Failure and Marathon's Delay, Sony Admits PlayStation's Live-Service Strategy Is 'Not Entirely Going Smoothly' After Concord's Failure and Marathon's Delay, Sony Admits PlayStation's Live-Service Strategy Is 'Not Entirely Going Smoothly' TweakTown: Newly shut down PlayStation studio Dark Outlaw wasn't making a live service game Newly shut down PlayStation studio Dark Outlaw wasn't making a live service game