MMORPG Beyond the Grid: A Critical Post-Mortem of Disgaea Mayhem August 4, 2026 Ali Ikhwan After two decades of defining the strategy RPG genre with its grid-based, numbers-heavy tactical combat, the Disgaea franchise has found itself at a crossroads. Following the divisive reception of Disgaea…
Game Development Sudden Closure of Refactor Games: A Post-Mortem on the Studio Behind Netflix’s FIFA World Cup August 3, 2026 Ali Ikhwan The landscape of independent game development has been rocked by the sudden and quiet shuttering of Refactor Games. According to multiple reports from former staff members and corroborated by industry…
Game Development Xbox Outage Post-Mortem: Microsoft Addresses Systemic Fragility After Major Service Disruption July 30, 2026 Lina Irawan The recent hours-long outage that paralyzed the Xbox ecosystem—preventing millions of users from signing in, launching their digital libraries, and accessing online features—has prompted a candid admission from Microsoft’s technical…
Game Development The Xbox Reckoning: A Post-Mortem on Strategy, Sacrifice, and the Cost of Corporate Ambition July 11, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman The gaming industry is currently reeling from a tectonic shift at Microsoft’s gaming division. As Asha Sharma passes the critical 100-day milestone in her leadership role at Xbox, the brand…
Game Development The Rise and Abrupt Fall of Kwalee Labs: A Post-Mortem on the Fate of ‘Luna Abyss’ June 18, 2026 Asro The video game industry is no stranger to volatility, but the recent closure of Kwalee Labs serves as a particularly poignant case study in the fragility of independent development in…
