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Sony's CEO Commented on Concord's Failure. Hiroki Totoki Explains What Went South and Pledges Lessons Learned
Important people from Sony, in an interview with investors, discussed the failure of Concord.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 8, 2024
Are „Dead” Games a Good Thing? Palworld Dev Believes That Emphasis on „Endless Development” Is Bad for the Industry
John „Bucky” Buckley of PocketPair studio joined developers criticizing current trends of looking at the success of games (including Palworld) only through the prism of the number of players in a given title.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 31, 2024
New Free-to-Play Shooter Quickly Hits Popularity Milestone Despite Problems and Controversy. Millions Played The First Descendant
Several million players within the first week of its release were expected to check out the free-to-play shooter The First Descendant from the Korean Nexon company.
video games
Marcin Przała
July 15, 2024
Campaign Against Killing Games Continues. We Asked Its Organizer About Future and Lawyers' Opinions About The Crew
The fight against killing games isn't going out. The organizer of the Stop Killing Games initiative answered our questions about the follow-up and the arguments undermining the sense of the action.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
June 7, 2024
Sony's Game Services Will Be Coming Out Simultaneously on PC and Playstation. While Story Game Sequels Are Expected to Encourage PC Players to Buy Consoles
Game services from Sony will be released simultaneously on consoles and PC. Single-player titles, on the other hand, are to appear on PC with a delay and serve as an invitation to buy a PlayStation 5.
video games
Martin Bukowski
May 31, 2024
Hogwarts Legacy Needs New Seasons and Activities More Than Suicide Squad Does
Hogwarts Legacy is not a bad game, and one you'd want to come back to - if it had new content. Suicide Squad will have new content, but one doesn't necessarily want to check what kind. Could it be that the publisher, common to both productions, got the genre selection wrong?
Opinions
Darius Matusiak
February 16, 2024
More Game-Services Inbound. 95% Devs Creating 'Em or Intend to
The latest report on the video game industry provides us with a number of interesting insights into the health of development teams. The main conclusion? Games-services continue to rule, although their creation is burdened with increasing costs as well as risks.
video games
Marcin Przała
February 6, 2024
EA's Financial Reports Released: Game-services Dominate Business, New Battlefield Not Before 2025
Electronic Arts has released its financial report for the last quarter of 2023. Revenues were up and games-services dominated.
video games
Martin Bukowski
January 31, 2024
Live-service Games at Loss, Switch 2 Steals the Show; Predictions for 2024
Live-service games will remain on top, but will lose heavily in the eyes of game developers in 2024. That's one of the predictions of analysts, who also expect, among other things, the debut of Switch 2.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 4, 2024
'Gamers are Impatient; They Want New Things Every Day,' Claims Blizzard Head Mike Ybarra
According to Blizzard's CEO, gamers have no patience. In a recent interview, Mike Ybarra said that they want new content practically every hour.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
November 8, 2023
AC Valhalla is a Perfect Example of Problematic Live-service Game
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla players face a problem that very often recurs in the context of live-service games. They suffer from a lack of content, formerly offered as part of seasonal events.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
July 27, 2023
EA Sees its Future in 'Games as a Platform'; What About Single Player?
The CEO of Electronic Arts revealed information about the future of the company. The main direction of development is to be long-lived games as platforms.
video games
Adam Celarek
May 10, 2023
Blizzard Reassures, Diablo 4 Will Not Morph Into an MMORPG
Will Diablo 4 be closer to an MMORPG, or will it remain rooted in the action RPG genre? Blizzard assures that it is the latter, although some elements may be a bit blurred.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
April 14, 2023
Here's How Long it Takes to Complete Battle Pass in Diablo 4
We have learned how many hours of fun the battle pass will provide in Diablo 4. Players can get ready for a long haul.
video games
Adrian Werner
April 13, 2023
I enjoyed Diablo 4 Beta, But I Hope it Won't End Up Like Other Games-services
The Diablo IV beta gave me a preview of one of the biggest launches of the year. Is the new installment of Blizzard's iconic series worth the wait?
Opinions
Paul Musiolik
March 21, 2023
Assassin's Creed Infinity Is Like a Real Animus
AC: Infinity won't be a live-service game, but a vital hub for the Assassin's Creed series. The devs even compared it to the Animus.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
September 10, 2022
Developers See Callisto Protocol as Live-service Game; Promise 4 Years of Support
The developers of The Callisto Protocol admit that they will invest in creating DLCs. In addition, the game is to be supported for as many as four years after its release.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
September 4, 2022
Diablo 4 as Live-service Game; Seasons and Microtransactions in Detail
Blizzard has released new information on Diablo 4, outright calling it a live-service game. They info concerns microtransactions and seasons, within which players will be able to earn rewards.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
August 19, 2022
EA Reports Big Earning on Live-service Games; Apex Legends Mobile Beyond Expectations
EA has revealed of its financial results. Most of the company's business is now live-service games, but the publisher stresses the importance of single player titles in its growth strategy.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 3, 2022
Journey Devs Admits Live-service Games are Best for Developers
Co-creator of the iconic Journey, Jenova Chen from thatgamecompany studio, says that working on live-service games is much less stressful than on a classic titles. It also allows for a healthy work-life balance.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
August 2, 2022