⚡️ Pearl Abyss is prepping a paid DLC for Crimson Desert, devs hint it won't be a small add-on but a radical rethink in scale and concept.

Since launch in March the game has been getting near-weekly free updates (from pinball to a pet system); even though the project is strictly single-player, the team's Black Desert experience and LIVE-SERVICE DNA show through. Roadmap teases more free content, cross-saves and extra story beats for...

#SteamAndEpic #Desert #DLC #LIVESERVICE #Crimson #Roadmap

Not eager to invest time in #liveservice games like #WhereWindsMeet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_FI471ah5A

I know there is quality behind the title, but the thing is about these type of games is that when these stop growing, they start milking the playerbase aggressively.

It's business 101. I haven't see any live service game that hasn't done that.

#Videogames #Gaming #Games #XBOX #Microsoft #XBOXGamesShowcase

⚡️Massive Entertainment has moved The Division 3 into active production, dozens of job posts appeared, from lead game designer to animation director and AI specialist.
Listings make it clear the team is building LIVE-SERVICE systems on the Snowdrop engine (social features, monetisation); the Star Wars Outlaws port for Nintendo Switch 2 is done, and with The Division 2 slated for support through 2026, the sequel won't dr...

#SteamAndEpic #Division #Entertainment #LIVESERVICE #Listings #Snowdrop

Sega rage-quits live service games and cancels its mysterious 'Super Game'

https://gamesbriefly.news/sega-rage-quits-live-service-games-and-cancels-its-mysterious-super-game

#Sega #LiveService #SuperGame

Sony’s Live-Service Purge Comes Full Circle As It Announces Destruction AllStars Shutdown Five Years Later

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://kotaku.com/sonys-live-service-purge-comes-full-circle-as-it-announces-destruction-allstars-shutdown-five-years-later-2000699595

(Dropping this on out there as not sure if I'll be online much for Memorial Day)

Valve is in court arguing loot boxes are fun surprises. So how'd we get here? Deep dive from cartridges to horse armor to live service graveyards. The history matters if you want to understand what's happening now.

https://blog.ppb1701.com/the-game-was-never-free-how-the-industry-learned-to-sell-you-the-same-thing-twice

#gaming #lootbox #dlc #gamehistory #microtransactions #liveservice #stopkillinggames #steam #userhostile #gaminghistory #insertcoin #blog

Sega is cancelling its Super Game initiative and stepping back from live-service games after multiple free-to-play titles underperformed.

https://gamesbriefly.news/sega-hits-continue-on-its-live-service-dreams-then-walks-away-from-the-cabinet

#Sega #Gaming #LiveService

Sorry, but #deadgames concept will stay alive as long games exist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGvl4ATRaZQ

A "ded game" is a game not played by much people. It risks total abandonement.

No game is dead in terms of being unplayable, except multiplayer games. Pair that with a subscription or cost of entry, and the "ded game" concept is alive and kicking.

Who would want to spend $40 on a game without anyone to play?

#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Kelski #Multiplayer #Online #LiveService