1. Live-Service Model in Crisis: Even Fortnite Struggles as Industry Chases a Broken Dream
The live-service gold rush that defined the last decade of gaming has hit a wall, with even the genre's undisputed king, Fortnite, showing signs of strain. For years, Epic Games' battle royale phenomenon was the north star—a model of cultural ubiquity and staggering revenue that every major publisher rushed to replicat...