games as a service

Former Trion boss Scott Hartsman cautions studios to reconsider live service games

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Former Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman has a few words of advice for any studio contemplating the creation of a live service game: Maybe...

Blizzard president confirms a focus on mobile and live service games, briefly discusses studio’s ‘new era’

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The tide of change is continuing to slip its way across the shores of Blizzard, which is the general tone of a BlizzCon interview...

Not So Massively: The dos and don’ts of stealing from MMOs

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Recently I played through the new PC port of the open world RPG Horizon Zero Dawn. While playing it, I was struck by how...

MMO designer Raph Koster runs down the key mechanics that drive retention in online games

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If last week's "games as a service" conversation piqued your interest, hop on over to Raph Koster's blog. The veteran MMORPG designer has a...

The Daily Grind: Do you trust companies selling ‘games as a service’?

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MUD and MMO players are pretty much the original victims of "games as a service" mentality. News that Nintendo is shutting down the Wii...
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Ubisoft investor presentation highlights the profit benefits of ‘games as a service’

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Have you wondered why it is Ubisoft is so dedicated to putting out a continual string of games as a service, even its ostensibly...

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