live service
Path of Exile Co-Creator Admits Live Service Isn’t Always the Answer: How Baldur’s Gate 3 Changed His Mind
For more than a decade, Chris Wilson stood as one of the most vocal champions of the live-service model. As co-founder of Grinding Gear Games and co-creator of Path of Exile , he built a loyal empire...
**"Bungie Was 'Very Close' to Collapse Before Sony's Emergency Acquisition," Ex-Employee Reveals - as Destiny 2 Surges and Marathon Stumbles**
The dominant narrative among the Destiny community has long been that Sony ruined Bungie. That the Japanese giant swooped in, paid $3.6 billion, and then mismanaged the legendary studio into layoffs,...
Dragon Age Producer Mark Darrah Argues Product Placement Could Replace Live Service Monetization in AAA Games
As the games industry reels from yet another wave of high-profile live-service failures, including the rapid rise and fall of Highguard in 2026, a veteran of BioWare’s most beloved single-player RPGs...
Arc Raiders "Headwinds" Update Breakdown: Solo vs. Squads, Bird City, and the 2026 Roadmap
The high-stakes gamble of an extraction shooter is getting a new twist in Embark Studios' Arc Raiders . With its first major update of 2026—dubbed "Headwinds" —the studio is fundamentally shifting...
The End of an Era: Amazon Announces New World: Aeternum Shutdown for 2027
The servers of Aeternum are entering their final twilight. In a stark announcement that marks the definitive end of a turbulent journey, Amazon Games has confirmed it will permanently shut down its...