Sony-owned developer Haven Studios had deliberate to launch its dwell service shooter Fairgames this 12 months, however the departure of its founder, Jade Raymond, and poorly-received exterior playtests has resulted in a delay to 2025, in accordance with a Bloomberg report.
Raymond began Haven in 2021 simply two months after leaving Stadia Video games, Google’s comparatively short-lived inner growth studio. Its debut sport, Fairgames, was introduced in 2023. The shooter was pitched as a “trendy tackle the heist style,” and a PvP sandbox with what appears like extraction shooter loot hoarding.
In line with Haven builders Bloomberg spoke to, PlayStation management did not inform Haven workers why Raymond left, and that it occurred “a number of weeks after an exterior check” of the sport. In addition they stated they had been “involved about how the sport was acquired and its progress” following the playtest.
In a press release to Bloomberg, a PlayStation spokesperson stated it is “deeply grateful for [Raymond’s] management and contributions,” and that it stays “dedicated to supporting Haven Studios and [is] excited to proceed the journey” with new co-studio heads Marie-Even Danis and Pierre-François Sapinski.
It appears honest to say that, Helldivers 2 apart, Sony has been struggling to interrupt into the dwell service enviornment. The corporate reportedly cancelled two unannounced dwell service video games in January, one from Days Gone developer Bend Studio and one from Demon’s Souls remake developer Bluepoint Video games. And it was simply late final 12 months that Sony pulled the plug on Harmony two weeks after it was launched.
Bungie’s sci-fi extraction shooter Marathon is due out in September, however regardless of Bungie’s lengthy expertise with dwell service video games, it would not really feel like a assured hit . And it is already been the topic of controversy after it was found that a few of its artwork belongings had been stolen.
Regardless of all of this, Sony nonetheless appears serious about dwell service video games and opened up a complete new studio in Bellevue, WA referred to as TeamLFG. Let’s hope that developer’s sport sees the sunshine of day.
