A surge in live service games has had an interesting effect on how games are developed and how we play them. Everyone loves getting a game for free, but the end cost of 'free' depends on how exactly ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. As CEO of Bungie, Harold Ryan helped push the live-service genre forward with Halo and Destiny. Years after leaving Bungie, Ryan says he's observed ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Halo fans are eagerly awaiting the Halo World Championships later this week, where new details about the next Halo game will be revealed. Now, a new ...

It may finally be time for PlayStation 4 users to upgrade a console generation – or two. Genshin Impact will be ending PlayStation 4 support next year. HoYoverse explained that they are now facing ...

TL;DR: Former Bungie CEO Harold Ryan emphasizes that game development should prioritize player experiences over fixed business models like games-as-a-service. He warns that not all games fit this ...

Gabriel has been playing games since he was a kid. Loves most RPG games, platformers, and innovative indie games, and can talk for hours about how the first Fallout is the greatest game ever. He ...

But the hit PS5 live service game might not be either of those games, and the fact that Sony isn’t making a big deal about it has me even more excited. Teased at the very end of the last Ghost of ...

Games Ex-PlayStation boss says the games industry is "littered" with Fortnite clones and "people trying to do Overwatch with different skins," but keep dreaming if you're just trying to get "big sacks ...

I recently got back into Phasmophobia after a few years off, and among the Fortnites, Dead By Daylights, and Call of Duties of the gaming world, one thing that struck me was the game's (welcome) lack ...

For more than a quarter-century, game makers have chased live-service games. Ultima Online, Everquest, and World of Warcraft turned game buyers into long-term subscribers, and in the wake of ...

Ever wonder why we all keep buying cosmetic stuff in live service games even though we know we probably shouldn’t?