When Games End: What New World’s Shutdown Teaches Live-Service Devs and Players
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When Games End: What New World’s Shutdown Teaches Live-Service Devs and Players

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2026-01-25
9 min read
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Lessons from the New World shutdown: how publishers, devs, and players should handle server closures, monetization risk, and preservation.

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