Games as a service (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Games as a service" in English language version.

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bbc.co.uk

Richardson, Tom (September 3, 2024). "Sony takes Concord game offline two weeks after release". BBC News. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

doi.org

Dubois, Louis-Etienne; Weststar, Johanna (2021). "Games-as-a-service: Conflicted identities on the new front-line of video game development". New Media & Society. 24 (10): 2332–2353. doi:10.1177/1461444821995815. PMC 9420891. PMID 36052017. S2CID 233842311.
Cai, Wei; Chen, Min; Leung, Victor CM (May–June 2014). "Toward Gaming as a Service" (PDF). IEEE Internet Computing. 18 (3): 12–18. doi:10.1109/MIC.2014.22. S2CID 8946530. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2019.
Dubois, Louis-Etienne; Chalk, Alex (May 2024). "Service withdrawal: The uncertain future of the games-as-a-service model". Convergence. doi:10.1177/135485652412568.

eurogamer.net

Blake, Vikki (February 1, 2025). "MultiVersus players who bought $100 Founder's Pack feel "scammed" by game's closure". Eurogamer. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
Phillips, Tom (April 4, 2024). "Stop Killing Games aims to mount political and legal challenges to games going offline". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
Phillips, Tom (February 4, 2025). "Favourite game no longer playable? UK government says it won't tighten rules to punish publishers who switch off servers". Eurogamer. Retrieved February 8, 2025.

gamedeveloper.com

Carter, Justin (April 16, 2024). "70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability". Game Developer. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

gamesindustry.biz

Batchelor, James (October 19, 2018). "EA and Activision's $79bn games-as-a-service growth". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

gdcvault.com

Bagga, Atul (October 10–13, 2011). Emerging Trends In Games-as-a-Service. Game Developers Conference. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

ign.com

Lane, Rick (March 2, 2012). "To Protect or Serve". IGN. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
Chung, Stella (2023-03-30). "Live Service Games Are Exhausting". IGN. Archived from the original on 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-24.

inverse.com

Mozuch, Mo (April 29, 2021). "Blockchain Games Twist The Fundamentals Of Online Gaming". Inverse. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2021.

kotaku.com

Schreier, Jason (May 30, 2017). "Top Video Game Companies Won't Stop Talking About 'Games As A Service'". Kotaku. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

mcvuk.com

Batchelor, James (March 3, 2014). "Games as a Service: What does it mean for indies?". MCV. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

nih.gov

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Dubois, Louis-Etienne; Weststar, Johanna (2021). "Games-as-a-service: Conflicted identities on the new front-line of video game development". New Media & Society. 24 (10): 2332–2353. doi:10.1177/1461444821995815. PMC 9420891. PMID 36052017. S2CID 233842311.

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Dubois, Louis-Etienne; Weststar, Johanna (2021). "Games-as-a-service: Conflicted identities on the new front-line of video game development". New Media & Society. 24 (10): 2332–2353. doi:10.1177/1461444821995815. PMC 9420891. PMID 36052017. S2CID 233842311.

pcgamer.com

Macgregor, Jody (July 9, 2019). "The pressure to constantly update games is pushing the industry to a breaking point". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

redbull.com

Cook, Adam (January 15, 2018). "How games as a service are changing the way we play". Red Bull. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

semanticscholar.org

api.semanticscholar.org

Dubois, Louis-Etienne; Weststar, Johanna (2021). "Games-as-a-service: Conflicted identities on the new front-line of video game development". New Media & Society. 24 (10): 2332–2353. doi:10.1177/1461444821995815. PMC 9420891. PMID 36052017. S2CID 233842311.
Cai, Wei; Chen, Min; Leung, Victor CM (May–June 2014). "Toward Gaming as a Service" (PDF). IEEE Internet Computing. 18 (3): 12–18. doi:10.1109/MIC.2014.22. S2CID 8946530. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2019.

theverge.com

Warren, Tom (October 29, 2024). "Sony closes Concord studio and permanently shuts down the game". The Verge. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

ubc.ca

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Cai, Wei; Chen, Min; Leung, Victor CM (May–June 2014). "Toward Gaming as a Service" (PDF). IEEE Internet Computing. 18 (3): 12–18. doi:10.1109/MIC.2014.22. S2CID 8946530. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2019.

usgamer.net

Williams, Mike (August 1, 2014). "Rise of the Lifestyle Game: Gaming as Your Second Job". US Gamer. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2018.

vg247.com

Saed, Sherif (October 11, 2017). "The games as a service trend has "tripled" the industry's value – report". VG247. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

web.archive.org

Cook, Adam (January 15, 2018). "How games as a service are changing the way we play". Red Bull. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
Bagga, Atul (October 10–13, 2011). Emerging Trends In Games-as-a-Service. Game Developers Conference. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
Macgregor, Jody (July 9, 2019). "The pressure to constantly update games is pushing the industry to a breaking point". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
Mozuch, Mo (April 29, 2021). "Blockchain Games Twist The Fundamentals Of Online Gaming". Inverse. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
Williams, Mike (August 1, 2014). "Rise of the Lifestyle Game: Gaming as Your Second Job". US Gamer. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
Schreier, Jason (May 30, 2017). "Top Video Game Companies Won't Stop Talking About 'Games As A Service'". Kotaku. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
Cai, Wei; Chen, Min; Leung, Victor CM (May–June 2014). "Toward Gaming as a Service" (PDF). IEEE Internet Computing. 18 (3): 12–18. doi:10.1109/MIC.2014.22. S2CID 8946530. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2019.
Saed, Sherif (October 11, 2017). "The games as a service trend has "tripled" the industry's value – report". VG247. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
Batchelor, James (October 19, 2018). "EA and Activision's $79bn games-as-a-service growth". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
Carter, Justin (April 16, 2024). "70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability". Game Developer. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
Richardson, Tom (September 3, 2024). "Sony takes Concord game offline two weeks after release". BBC News. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
Morgan, Adam (September 6, 2024). "Concord's Death Offers a Bleak Look at Gaming's Future". Wired. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
Chung, Stella (2023-03-30). "Live Service Games Are Exhausting". IGN. Archived from the original on 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
Phillips, Tom (April 4, 2024). "Stop Killing Games aims to mount political and legal challenges to games going offline". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.

wired.com

Morgan, Adam (September 6, 2024). "Concord's Death Offers a Bleak Look at Gaming's Future". Wired. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.