Sony cancels live-service shooter Fairgames

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Fairgames is PlayStation’s latest cancellation as it steps back from many of its live service efforts.

by Jay Peters

Nov 10, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC

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Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.

Sony has canceled Fairgames, a heist game announced in 2023, according to Bloomberg. Fairgames had once been part of Sony’s big planned push for PlayStation live service games, but the company ended up canceling some planned live service titles, including in the God of War and The Last of Us franchises, and it shut down Concord shortly after its failed launch.

The Fairgames cancellation won’t result in job cuts, and developer Haven Studios will now support other PlayStation studios, Bloombergreports. The game was canceled following a recent test where “player feedback and retention results...

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