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Live-service games continue to be a mess.

The latest casualty: PUBG spinoff Blindspot, which shuts down today after less than two months in early access. In a previous post, the developer said “we are no longer able to sustainably provide the level of experience we set out to deliver.” The news comes just a few days after the Fortnite team was hit with large-scale layoffs.

Live-service games are a mess

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