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The Latest Breaking News from Concord

It's official: "Concord servers are now offline," just 2 weeks after one of the worst launches in recent memory

Pour one out for those who missed Concord's now ultra-rare Platinum trophy

GamesRadar

Concord will reportedly still get its Secret Level episode, which feels grimly fitting given how this past year has gone

The victory lap will not go unimpeded.

PC Gamer

Report: Concord is still going to be part of Amazon's new anthology TV show Secret Level despite its abrupt cancellation

That's gonna be an awkward watch

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Scalpers swarm eBay as Concord kicks the bucket, charging punters up to $25,000 for physical copies of the PS5 edition—and some are spending hundreds

If it's not clear: Don't do this.

PC Gamer

Concord's imminent death prompts "infinite love" from its own developers and sympathy from industry figures: "I feel your pain"

Gears of War, Marvel's Blade, and Destiny makers also show support to the failed hero shooter

GamesRadar

Concord's catastrophic failure has made me even more worried about Bungie's Marathon

It's becoming increasingly hard to see a path to success for the sci-fi extraction shooter reboot.

PC Gamer

What went wrong with Concord?

Gamers react to Sony's $100m PS5 flop.

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After Redfall and Suicide Squad, Concord's failure must be the nail in the coffin for the industry's failed live-service gold rush

Too many games are living short, embarrassing lives

GamesRadar

Concord players are offing themselves for XP in a last-ditch attempt to level up before servers close in just 2 days

The race for platinum.

PC Gamer

Borderlands 4 dev urges Concord studio to back up work after losing theirs to Gearbox's hero shooter flop: "I regretted not getting it while I could"

Lessons learned from Battleborn

GamesRadar

Concord's massive flop hasn't phased Sony, which reportedly feels "very positive" about its next live service from an Assassin's Creed veteran

There's supposedly good internal sentiment around Fairgames, Jade Raymond's new multiplayer endeavor

GamesRadar

How to get a Concord refund after Sony shuts down failed PS5 game

The hero shooter is set to go down as one of the biggest flops in gaming history

Evening Standard

Concord is now filled with players throwing themselves off the maps as quickly as possible in a desperate attempt to unlock the shooter's Platinum trophy before it goes offline

The race is on

GamesRadar

Concord is Shutting Down Just Two Weeks After Game was Fully Launched by Sony

In a shock announcement, Sony has announced that Concord will be shut down just two weeks after it was fully launched by the company.

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Is there any chance of a Concord comeback? Here are 5 other times major PC games failed to launch, and what happened next

Can the attempted revivals of past live service games give us a preview of what Concord does next?

PC Gamer

Oof, I forgot that Concord has an episode in upcoming TV series Secret Level

The Sony hero shooter was shut down today, but it's set to appear again in an Amazon TV show.

PC Gamer

Concord developer expresses gratitude for support following the sudden shutdown: 'For all of you reaching out with love, you are the reason we make games'

Amidst the ugly grave dancing, Firewalk Studios is seeing love from fans and fellow developers.

The Guardian - UK

PlayStation 5 shooter Concord taken offline just two weeks after release

Following extraordinarily low sales and player counts, Sony has removed its latest shooter from sale on PC and PS5

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Concord is going offline just two weeks after it launched with sales stopping and players getting refunds

Firewalk Studios has confirmed multiplayer hero shooter Concord is going offline less than a month after it launched.

Windows Central

Sony sensationally takes Concord offline with no return in sight, refunds coming for Steam PC and PlayStation

A week and a half after its disastrous launch, PlayStation's hero shooter Concord is being taken down and put on ice while Sony and Firewalk Studios figure out what's next.

PC Gamer

Concord is being taken offline this week as Sony looks to 'explore options' that will 'better reach our players'

Is this the fastest game shutdown ever?

GamesRadar

Concord is being taken offline this week and everyone is getting refunds as PlayStation tries to "determine the best path ahead"

"Concord sales will cease immediately"

Windows Central

Sony has a rare (and colossal) miss with a PlayStation game on PC, and there's only one thing that could try and save it

Sony's latest PlayStation title to hit the PC has been a rare miss of fantastic proportions, and it seems like there's only one way to try and rescue it.

Tom’s Guide

Concord isn't good enough to justify being $40 in a free-to-play world

Concord boasts some great gunplay and feels great to play, but Firewalk Studios' PS5 and PC hero shooter isn't quite innovative or impressive enough to justify that premium price.

Inverse

PlayStation's Failed Sci-Fi Shooter Proves This Gaming Trend Is Finally Dead

PlayStation's latest service game is a miss, and should be the starkest warning for publishers and developers betting it all on a genre in decline.

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