# PlayStation adds live-service shooter Fairgames to its constantly expanding graveyard

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/playstation-adds-live-service-shooter-fairgames-to-its-constantly-expanding-graveyard/
- Published: 2026-11-10T23:26:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T00:35:43+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/third-person-shooter/playstation-adds-live-service-shooter-fairgames-to-its-constantly-expanding-graveyard/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- PlayStation has cancelled Haven Studios’ Fairgames.
- A test with thousands of players brought mixed feedback and weak retention.
- Haven staff will move to other work, with no layoffs announced.

## Summary

PlayStation has cancelled Fairgames, a live-service heist shooter being developed by Haven Studios, after a recent large player test produced mixed feedback and retention below the targets set for the game. The decision adds to Sony’s long list of abandoned online projects as it struggles to repeat the success of Helldivers 2.

Fairgames was announced in 2023 as “Fairgame$”, but its reveal trailer showed no gameplay, and the project had not reappeared publicly since. Bloomberg reports that thousands took part in the test; an internal memo praised operational readiness and community engagement but said player responses and retention fell short. PlayStation says Haven staff will work with other PlayStation Studios teams and explore new projects, with no resulting layoffs.

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