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Craig Robinson
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Sega has revealed its earnings report for its latest financial reporting period, and it seems to point to the end of live service gaming. The company announced drastic cutbacks against F2P titles, transferring over 100 developers to other titles and cancelling its ‘Super Game’ project. In addition, it also revealed major devaluations of Angry Birds owner Rovio, and its gambling sector seems to be having issues too.
The news mainly points to a growing trend in the industry. Free-to-play titles and live service games are struggling massively. It has become a bit of a meme to call games Concord (insert number here) by showing a live service game crashing and burning almost immediately. Considering the latest market trends, F2P live service cash cows have certainly stopped producing milk, leaving the land barren for those who thrived off its once lush pastures. It has made Sega reassess and ultimately cancel its project budget to save it and place it elsewhere.
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