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…
Game Development The New Silk Road: How 4Divinity is Betting Millions on a Global Gaming Pivot August 24, 2026 Neng Nana Walking the sprawling, neon-lit corridors of Gamescom, the hierarchy of the gaming industry is usually written in stone. The most elaborate, high-traffic booths are dominated by the industry’s established titans:…
Gaming Culture Embark Studios Pauses Arc Raiders Expeditions: A Strategic Pivot Toward 2027 August 23, 2026 Pevita Pearce Embark Studios, the developer behind the extraction shooter Arc Raiders, has announced a significant shift in the game’s development roadmap. In a move aimed at addressing core player concerns, the…
VR/AR Gaming The Pivot to Survival: Character Bank’s ‘Knights of Fiona’ and the Changing Economics of VR Gaming August 23, 2026 Neng Nana The landscape of Virtual Reality development is shifting beneath the feet of creators and consumers alike. As the industry grapples with market volatility, development costs, and the ongoing struggle for…
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…
VR/AR Gaming The Impossible Pivot: How Supernatural Defied the Odds to Return to VR Fitness August 21, 2026 Sagoh When Meta announced in January that it was ceasing new development of its acclaimed VR fitness platform, Supernatural, the tech industry viewed it as a classic case of corporate consolidation.…
Gaming Culture FromSoftware’s Multiplayer Pivot: Hidetaka Miyazaki Clarifies the Studio’s Future Direction August 21, 2026 Laily UPN In the wake of recent announcements surrounding the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods and the multiplayer-focused Elden Ring: Nightreign, speculation has run rampant regarding the future of FromSoftware. For…
Gaming Culture FromSoftware’s Multiplayer Pivot: Hidetaka Miyazaki Clarifies the Studio’s Vision Beyond The Duskbloods August 21, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman In the ever-evolving landscape of modern game development, few studios command the industry’s attention quite like FromSoftware. Under the stewardship of president and visionary director Hidetaka Miyazaki, the Japanese developer…
