While rarely executed well, a live-service game can be fantastic when done right. You should be playing these games in 2026.

Battle Passes, seasons, and limited-time events are everywhere in gaming nowadays, and I think it is slowly starting to wear ...

Live-service games are a pretty contentious topic of discussion, as over the years, many games have suffered closures and cancellations for a range of reasons. There has been a big push to release ...

Live service games have taken on plenty of criticism over the years, and for good reason. Most of it has been pointed directly at their monetization models. Whether it’s battle passes or rotating ...

For more than a quarter-century, game makers have chased live-service games. Ultima Online, Everquest, and World of Warcraft turned game buyers into long-term subscribers, and in the wake of ...