Hits like Helldivers 2 are live service exceptions, CliffyB explains

Cliff Bleszinski has been around the block. Cutting his teeth on Jazz Jackrabbit and Unreal, he would then go on to spearhead the initial Gears of War trilogy. Since then, he's attemped multiple live-service games on his own: LawBreakers and Radical Heights. While neither of these worked out, Bleszinski has weighed in on the recent success of games like Helldivers 2 and Palworld, and how despite their success, it's still incredibly difficult to succeed in the live service market.
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