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Published on
December 4, 2024
High AAA game development costs are stifling creativity and leading to a lack of risk-taking, resulting in numerous sequels and less innovation, according to former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden. He contrasts this with the indie scene's higher risk tolerance and the impact of live-service games on sales of new releases.
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Published on
November 27, 2024
Former BioWare executive Mark Darrah discusses the failure of many live-service games, arguing that they underestimate the competition with established games like World of Warcraft, ignoring the player's established routines and social circles within those games. New games need to significantly surpass existing ones to overcome the inertia of switching.
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Published on
August 2, 2024
The Stop Killing Games initiative, led by YouTuber Ross Scott, aims to prevent publishers from disabling access to purchased online-only games. An ongoing campaign seeks 1 million signatures to trigger EU law changes.
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Published on
May 28, 2024
Johan Pilestedt, game director of Helldivers 2 and former CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, believes live service games should prioritize user satisfaction over excessive monetization, arguing that charging a high upfront cost and then nickel-and-diming players for skins is unethical and detrimental to the industry.
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