The Longevity/Life Cycle of Video Games | The Rise - Ep 2

In today's episode of The Rise, we're talking why some games stick around for years if not decades to come, while other fizzle out and die after only a few months if not weeks after release. We examine this phenomenon through the lens of three game categories:

1. Games that may not reinvent the wheel, but are played day-to-day and year-to-year (what we've dubbed staple games)

2. Games that leave an impact on the world of gaming, but don't have particularly strong or continuous player bases (what we've dubbed legacy games)

3. Games that leave an impact AND still have relatively active player bases (what we've dubbed generational games)