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PlayStation Cancels In-Development Live-Service Shooter, Fairgames, At Jade Raymond's Former Haven Studio
Game Informer • • technology
Key Points:
- PlayStation has canceled Fairgames, a live-service shooter developed by Haven Studios, which was founded by Jade Raymond and acquired by Sony in 2022.
- The cancellation follows a recent test with thousands of players that showed mixed player feedback and retention, not meeting PlayStation's goals despite strong operational performance.
- PlayStation will not implement layoffs at Haven Studios; instead, the studio will shift focus to supporting other first-party PlayStation teams.
- The cancellation aligns with PlayStation's broader scaling back of live-service game plans, including halting projects like Naughty Dog's Last of Us multiplayer and Bungie's Destiny 2 development.
- Fairgames had been in development since 2021 with little public progress, and its cancellation was anticipated by many fans given the lack of updates and industry trends.
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