{
  "id": 2387290,
  "title": "Sony's Horizon live service spinoff could be dead by December",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/sonys-horizon-live-service-spinoff-could-be-dead-by-december",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-21T14:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/113563-sony-horizon-live-service-spinoff-could-dead-december.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sony's Horizon live service spinoff, Horizon Hunters Gathering (HHG), may be canceled by December, according to internal sources. The game, developed by Guerrilla Games, was introduced earlier this year as a co-op action multiplayer experience set in the Horizon universe. However, recent private beta testing sessions have received negative feedback, leading Sony executives to remove the live-service component and revert the game to a traditional co-op multiplayer title. Guerrilla developers have been working on HHG for some time, but the project has faced significant challenges. Sony's Amsterdam-based subsidiary now has until December to impress executives, or HHG might be abandoned and its developers reassigned to another project. This could be a disappointing end for Sony, which has struggled to create successful live service experiences, including with Concord, God of War, Spider-Man, and The Last of Us. The failure of these projects has reportedly cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars.",
  "summary": "Sony officially introduced Horizon Hunters Gathering (HHG) earlier this year. The game is set in the Horizon universe, but it replaces the traditional single-player formula with a live service, co-op action multiplayer design. Developed by Guerrilla Games, HHG was conceived as yet another attempt to create a successful live service... Read Entire Article",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}