Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions is a significant departure from the base-building space survival game that preceded it. Along with a shift toward a session-based extraction shooter-style gameplay ...

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

Live service games have taken on plenty of criticism over the years, and for good reason. Most of it has been pointed directly at their monetization models. Whether it’s battle passes or rotating ...

TL;DR: Sony's live service shooter Fairgames faces uncertainty after its director left Haven Studios, fueling cancellation rumors. Despite internal challenges and leadership changes, Sony has not ...

It's the holiday season! Whether you're off from school or work, you'll likely have time to get a little festive with some ...

Alex Co has been writing about games for 15 years and running, and is a huge fan of online shooters and anything horror related. Fairgame$, one of Sony's in-development live-service projects, appears ...

A change in license plans has made it up to 50 times more expensive for Japanese game developers to use commercial fonts in ...

TL;DR: Helldivers 2 was initially planned as a free-to-play PS5 launch title but shifted to a premium $40 game, reflecting Sony's strategy to blend live service microtransactions with AAA content.

To say it’s hard to keep a live-service game afloat these days would be a massive understatement. Developers across the games industry have tried to put their own spin on ongoing multiplayer games, ...

Joey Brown is an interview reporter, editor, and lifelong gamer with experience in nearly every genre from space sims and MMORPGs to metroidvanias and city builders. He has sat down with industry ...