Concord - Kotaku

Marathon characters appear in yellow smoke.

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Unlike Concord, Sony Is Sticking By Marathon And Its ‘Highly Engaged’ Fans

Bungie's extraction shooter isn't having the plug pulled yet

By Ethan Gach Published May 8, 2026

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Online Shooter From Imagine Dragons’ Lead Singer Is Winding Down Support Less Than Three Weeks After Launch

Last Flag won't be shut down, but don't expect much support or new content as the team admits player count is low

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 1, 2026

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Even The Lead Singer Of Imagine Dragons Can Barely Get Anyone To Play His Live-Service Game

Online capture-the-flag shooter Last Flag is out now, but, like so many other live-service games, it is failing to find an audience

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 17, 2026

A man in an arena is surrounded by fire.

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Highguard Dev Who Just Lost His Job Calls Out Toxic Online Reaction

A former artist at Wildlight says Highguard and its team of 'passionate' devs deserved 'better than this'

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 12, 2026

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Sony’s New Live-Service Game Is Coming At Just The Worst Possible Time

Horizon Hunters Gathering looks neat, but not many people are excited about yet another live-service online multiplayer thing

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 5, 2026

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Sony Apparently Doesn’t Want Anyone To See Fans Still Playing Concord

Fans are trying to rebuild the hero shooter, but Sony is taking down their YouTube videos

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 17, 2025

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Against All Odds, Concord Is Playable Again

Sony shut down the hero shooter last year

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 14, 2025

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Battlefield 6 Finally Has A Big Conquest Map, But EA Didn’t Make It

Also: A new Vampire Survivors game, Concord gets mentioned in a government debate about live-service games, and PUBG players will have to grind for trophies all over again

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 4, 2025

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One Year After Concord, PlayStation Studios Boss Says Sony’s Learned A Lot

Meanwhile, Silksong's impending launch is rocketing Hollow Knight back up the charts

By Ethan Gach Published August 25, 2025

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PlayStation Admits Live-Service Gaming Is ‘Not Going Entirely Smoothly’

That's perhaps something of an understatement following the spectacular collapse of Concord

By John Walker Published August 7, 2025