Live Service Games

With so many expensive, high-profile live service games failing, the early success of NetEase’s title is a welcome relief – but the risks of this model have never been more clear

Latest episode available to download now, also discusses Sony's need for new IP and Star Wars Outlaws' initial sales

PlayStation's pivot to live service was to be enabled by buying expertise in the form of studios like Bungie and Firewalk – a strategy that now seems to have failed

Among the 600 respondents of the developer survey, 63% say that they are concerned about players losing interest

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

Velan Studios' Guha Bala discusses the dodgeball multiplayer game's upcoming closure and his hopes for a sequel

Analysts and publishers discuss the challenges studios face in running an ongoing online titles

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