Retro Gaming The Console Identity Crisis: Why Sony’s Pivot to "Live TV" on PS5 Feels Like a Ghost from 2013 August 31, 2026 Azzam Bilal Chamdy For veteran gamers who have tracked the evolution of the industry for decades, the current trajectory of Sony’s PlayStation division feels increasingly like an exercise in déjà vu. Recent moves…
Game Development The Business of Hype: Dissecting the Financial Model Behind Gamescom’s Opening Night Live August 30, 2026 Nana As the global gaming industry descends upon Cologne, Germany, for the annual Gamescom conference, the focus has shifted not just to the titles on display, but to the mechanics behind…
Game Development The Lost Generation: How Sony’s Live Service Pivot Stalled the PlayStation 5 Era August 29, 2026 Muslim The gaming industry is no stranger to "gold rushes." Whether it was the motion-control craze of the late 2000s or the battle royale explosion of the late 2010s, major publishers…
Game Development PlayStation’s Strategic Pivot: Guerrilla Games Reboots ‘Horizon Hunters Gathering’ Away from Live-Service Model August 25, 2026 Neng Nana In a significant shift that signals a broader retreat from the "games-as-a-service" (GaaS) gold rush, Sony Interactive Entertainment is reportedly overhauling Horizon Hunters Gathering. The upcoming co-op title, developed by…
Retro Gaming The World Turns to Cologne: A Comprehensive Preview of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 August 24, 2026 Lina Irawan The global gaming industry is once again turning its collective gaze toward Cologne, Germany. As thousands of developers, publishers, media representatives, and eager fans descend upon the Koelnmesse, the air…
Game Development The Business of Hype: Inside the Selection Process for Gamescom Opening Night Live August 23, 2026 Pevita Pearce As the global gaming industry prepares for the massive influx of fans, developers, and publishers to Cologne for Gamescom, the spotlight has once again turned to the digital curtain-raiser: Opening…
Game Development The Great Pivot: How Sony’s Live-Service Ambitions Cost a Generation August 22, 2026 Rifan Muazin The gaming industry is currently reckoning with the wreckage of a decade-long fever dream. For years, the pursuit of the "next Fortnite" led publishers to abandon their core competencies in…
Game Development The Cost of the Pivot: How Sony’s Live-Service Obsession Stalled the PlayStation 5 Era August 22, 2026 Dwi Wanna The gaming industry is currently reckoning with the wreckage of a decade-long fever dream. For years, the prevailing wisdom in boardrooms from Tokyo to San Francisco was simple: every major…
Game Development The Ghost Generation: How Sony’s Live Service Pivot Cost PlayStation an Era August 21, 2026 Siti Muinah The global gaming industry is currently reckoning with the wreckage of a decade-long fever dream. For years, the narrative in executive boardrooms was singular and uncompromising: if a game could…
Game Development The Business of Hype: Dissecting the Financial Model Behind Gamescom’s Opening Night Live August 21, 2026 Azzam Bilal Chamdy As the global gaming industry descends upon Cologne, Germany, for the annual spectacle of Gamescom, the spotlight invariably turns to the event’s high-octane kick-off: Opening Night Live (ONL). Hosted by…
