Borderlands 4 YouTuber Tries to Nerf Proof Their Character, Instead Stumbles Upon What Is Almost Certainly an ‘Unintended Interaction’ That Does So Much Damage It Causes Bosses ‘Total Existence Failure’
Borderlands 4 is rife with overpowered builds that use what developer Gearbox has described as “unintended interactions” to cause massive damage, even to the game’s toughest bosses on the hardest…
PlayStation Boss Says Company Now Does ‘Much More Rigorous and More Frequent Testing’ After Concord’s Failure
After a high-profile failure in Concord and a high-profile success in Astro Bot last year, PlayStation is looking to adjust its strategy to incorporate fewer live service games, more big…
Concord’s Failure Led To Increased Oversight, Says Sony Exec
In 2024, Sony shut down its live-service shooter Concord after only two weeks, as it became one the publisher's most prominent failures. According to Sony Interactive Entertainment chief executive of…
After Concord’s Failure and Marathon’s Delay, Sony Admits PlayStation’s Live-Service Strategy Is ‘Not Entirely Going Smoothly’
Sony has reflected on its progress transforming PlayStation into a company that runs a suite of successful live-service games — something that has, so far, returned mixed results.
Zynga Boss Says Star Wars Hunters Was “No Failure” Despite Imminent Shutdown
Typically, when a live-service game is shut down by its publisher, the assumption is the game failed to perform in some way--usually financially--and that its underwhelming performance resulted in its…
Report Sheds New Light on Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Development Turmoil, Reveals Dialogue Rewrite Sparked by Forspoken’s Failure
A report has shed new light on Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s tumultuous development, and raised concerns about the future of BioWare.
Former Prime Gaming VP Reflects On Amazon’s Failure To Overtake Steam
Nearly two decades ago, Valve expanded Steam to include third-party titles on its way to becoming the dominant marketplace for PC games. That attracted the attention of Amazon, which had…
Borderlands Movie’s Massive Failure Detailed By Lionsgate Exec
The Borderlands movie may not get much attention during Oscar season, but it's probably going to be a contender at the Razzies for the worst film of 2024. The reviews…
Sony Talks Concord’s Failure And The Hard Lessons Learned From It
The disastrous launch of Concord was the focus of a new interview with Sony president Hiroki Totoki, who spoke about how the company plans to avoid a repeat of this…
PlayStation Urgently Needs To Rethink Its Live-Service Strategy After Concord’s Failure
Concord's failure and PlayStation's response shows that something is seriously wrong with how Sony is approaching its aggressive live-service games strategy. And something needs to change.