Did Halo & Battlefield Kill Games as Service? - Inside Games News

Congrats gamers, we (almost) did it. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene | Charlotte: http://twitch.tv/whatashow Edited by: Matt Peake Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [TheGamer] Despite Its Success, Division 2 Failed To Meet Ubisoft’s Sales Expectations - https://bit.ly/3KEyOlB [TechSpot] Nobody is buying Ubisoft's Ghost Recon NFTs - https://bit.ly/37MxA9t [ExtremeTech] Ubisoft Ends Development of Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Promises NFTs in Future Games - https://bit.ly/369WT4E [Dexerto] Battlefield 2042 dev responds to “brutal” fan expectations over holiday break - https://bit.ly/37OO0he [Polygon] Battlefield 2042’s new patch finally adds a scoreboard - https://bit.ly/3Ee4gVb [Washington Post] ‘Halo Infinite’ fell into the live service trap. Everyone hopes it gets out soon. - https://wapo.st/3E90zAp [Polygon] Microsoft recruits Certain Affinity to help with Halo Infinite - https://bit.ly/3jB5PTP [Polygon] How Fortnite’s success led to months of intense crunch at Epic Games - https://bit.ly/3jCunfe [PCGamer] The pressure to constantly update games is pushing the industry to a breaking point - https://bit.ly/3EdDegE [Eurogamer] "We refuse to crunch the team" says Apex Legends director - https://bit.ly/37bRI4X [Twitter, @Jordan_Mallory] https://bit.ly/3vizZkg [Twitter, @moshboy] https://bit.ly/3xuRLDs [Axios] "Live service" video games are booming - https://bit.ly/3M48ZvC [GamesIndustry] Jade Raymond and Hermen Hulst on why Sony is buying Haven Studios - https://bit.ly/3LZ12ru [Square Enix 2021 Annual Report] https://bit.ly/3kxC1sa