#live-service

#live-service

My feeling is that BioWare has always been changing,

For decades, competitive multiplayer games have existed, and the concept of a game that can't be "finished" has been around for about as long as games themselves. But when I talk about the games that undermine the very concept of a backlog, I'm not talking about online-only PVP titles like Arc Raiders or Team Fortress 2. I'm instead talking about the growing list of live-service games, many of which can be played solo, that have campaigns with "endings" but also keep growing,

At the end of Darrah's video, he starts to give a soft pitch for how could live on and maybe even see a bit of that fabled No Man's Sky redemption arc that BioWare was hoping for when it announced it was revamping the game in 2019. He says that his idea would "conservatively" run EA about $10 million, and if that should sell more than 400,000 copies, it could actually work out for everyone involved.

In my first three hours playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, I sprinted across over half a dozen well-designed maps, gunning down foes and capturing objectives. Its core mechanics are as silky smooth here as they've been over the last 20 years. But in the middle of a match on the snowy, multi-laned map Homestead, I had the epiphany that I was totally on autopilot.

After years of speculation and anticipation, EA and developer Full Circle have finally confirmed that the beloved Skate franchise is officially making its return. The new installment, simply titled skate., will enter Early Access on September 16, 2025. The reveal came alongside a full gameplay trailer that provides the clearest look yet at the game's ambitious design and the ways it seeks to redefine virtual skateboarding for a new era.

"We know gamers have been asking for this for some time and we are so excited to bring more Helldivers into our game. We have so much more in store for the future months and years - and the more players we have the more stories we can tell! The fight for Super Earth has only just begun," Helldivers 2 director Mikael Eriksson said in the Xbox Wire announcement.