Games as a service

SJN Insights' Sam Naji explores the challenges in the games-as-a-service space, and why Warner Bros' recent comments may be telling for the rest of the industry

Players are voting with their wallets – like any other industry trend or fad, live service games have seen their moment pass; companies able to pivot away should do so fast

As many GaaS have recently come to an end, Gamesight’s Yane An shares her golden guide to help teams build and evolve live service titles

By cancelling much of the sequel’s new content, and with other F2P options a click away, Blizzard’s choice is a huge risk

Ubisoft’s latest growing pains show how hard it is to shift a company entirely towards live services – and whether consumers actually want this

Companies focused on live service games find it hard to justify heavy investment in single-player titles; it may be high time for firms to pick a lane and stick with it