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Always Online, Always Failing: How Live-Service Overload Killed AAA Gaming's Biggest Bets in 2024

2024 became the year the gaming industry got a brutal reality check, as one always-online AAA title after another crashed and burned despite massive marketing budgets. Player fatigue is real, it's measurable, and studios are finally starting to listen. We dug into what went wrong — and whether single-player gaming is quietly staging a comeback.

Sep 3, 2026

Gaming Culture

15 Seconds to Sold: How TikTok Clips Are Quietly Deciding Which Games Win in 2024

Forget the three-minute cinematic trailer — today's gamers are discovering their next obsession through a 15-second TikTok clip filmed sideways on someone's phone. Short-form vertical video has fundamentally rewired how games get found, talked about, and ultimately purchased. We talked to indie developers and content creators about how they're playing the new algorithm game.

Sep 3, 2026