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Marathon feels like a good extraction shooter, but it's not free-to-play, and I hope Sony and Bungie don't price it into an early grave

Marathon needs to be both: good and affordable

GamesRadar

Canceled PS5 Game 'Concord' Still Sells at a Premium on eBay Event If It's No Longer Playable

Despite being canceled by PlayStation and Firewalk Studios, Concord is still selling at a premium on eBay.

Player One

The PC’s Coziest Action RPG Is Now Free To Play

'Garden Story' combines RPGs and life sims into a surprisingly chill quest to save the world and help your neighbors.

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Gamers Could Pay Billions After Tariffs

Ahead of President Trump's imposed tariffs, the Entertainment Software Association has released a note about the effects it could have on video games.

Inverse

Roman Abramovich may owe HMRC £1bn for unpaid taxes, analysis shows

Exclusive: Leaked papers suggest billionaire’s overseas firms should have paid UK tax on profits from hedge funds

The Guardian - UK

GDC's annual State of the Game Industry survey reveals 1/3 of 'triple-A developers' are working on live service games

It doesn't seem like big publishers are ready to give up on the live service chase just yet.

PC Gamer

Sony seems eager to avoid another Concord level flop, canceling two unannounced live service PlayStation games

Sony has canceled two previously unannounced live service games.

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After the catastrophe of Concord Sony is reportedly cancelling other projects including a God of War live service game

Two games in development at Bend Studio and Bluepoint have apparently been canned.

PC Gamer

Lords of the Fallen studio embraces fear of the DEI boogeyman, says it will not include 'any social or political agendas' in its games

CI Games apparently believes that inclusive games are at a high risk of failure.

PC Gamer

Competitive shooters are at a crucial crossroads in 2025: 'sweaty' teamplay vs. casual fun

Crossover fatigue, high-profile failures, and the rise of Marvel Rivals marked a tumultuous year for shooters.

PC Gamer

The gaming stories and trends that defined 2024

Here are five of the top stories and trends that defined 2024 in gaming across all facets of the industry.

Windows Central

PlayStation's 2024 in review: Software and hardware underwhelm, but Sony’s never been stronger

PS5 owners had fewer ‘big’ exclusives this year, but smart first-party deals and powerful new hardware have kept Sony in pole position yet again.

TechRadar

The 11 biggest tech flops of 2024, ranked – from Windows Recall to the Apple Vision Pro

We’ve picked out the worst tech fails of this year, with our readers deciding on the ranking order for the top flops.

TechRadar

Gaming's Worst Trend Came To A Head In 2024

Chasing trends produced some of the industry's biggest flops ever.

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As PlayStation turns 30, 2024 has seen some of the brand's highest highs and lowest lows

Year in Review | Franchise celebrations, PS5 Pro, ludicrously expensive failures, former Xbox exclusives, layoffs, and buyouts – it's been a rollercoaster anniversary year for PlayStation

PC Gamer

Marvel Rivals director says Concord 'didn't bring any unique value' that would convince players to give it a shot, but admits that no one can really predict what will or won't succeed

Thaddeus Sasser says there's a "switching cost" to bringing in players who are already committed to other games.

GamesRadar

Marvel Rivals director reckons Concord flopped because it wasn't original enough: "I don't think anybody can accurately predict this"

"I think the trick is that you need to have that reason that people want to come and play your game."

GamesRadar

Marvel Rivals debuts with one of the biggest free-to-play launches in Steam history after the year-long live service bloodbath that claimed XDefiant and Concord

Marvel Rivals has had an impressive debut

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The Concord episode of Secret Level is like a message from a ghost whose unfinished business is creating a global multimedia franchise

The defunct multiplayer shooter speaks from the afterlife in Amazon's upcoming videogame-themed anthology series.

PC Gamer

Secret Level review: our take on every episode of Amazon's videogame anthology show

15 games, from Mega Man to Armored Core to the now-defunct Concord, are adapted in a new series from the creator of Love, Death, and Robots.

Total Film

Secret Level creator and Deadpool director never considered pulling the Concord episode when the game was taken down: "I can't see any reason why we wouldn't put it out there"

Exclusive: Secret Level's Tim Miller and Dave Wilson open up about the Concord episode in their new show

Total Film

Keanu Reeves is somehow an even more perfect sci-fi dirtbag in Secret Level's Armored Core adaptation than he was in Cyberpunk 2077

The latest teaser for Amazon Prime Video's video game inspired anthology series gives Keanu Reeves the spotlight

Player One

Sony's 'LEGO Horizon Adventures' Struggles To Outperform Concord's Abysmal Player Numbers

LEGO Horizon Adventures is Sony's latest commercial flop as it struggle to even outperform the now-shut down Concord on Steam.

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Says 'Pronouns In Fantasy Games Are Utterly Unacceptable': Failure Of 'Woke' Games Proves It

Elon Musk slams 'woke' gaming and urges developers to prioritise gameplay over ideology, echoing the sentiments of many gamers.

Inverse

Why It’s So Hard To Trust Video Game Recs Right Now

Andre Rebelo, better known as “Typical Gamer” to his millions of followers on YouTube and Fortnite, was one of several creators paid to promote PlayStation’s now-failed live shooter. “I was actually sponsored by Concord. I actually enjoyed the game,” Rebelo said. “It was lacking in some parts, for sure, but…

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