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Live service game
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<p>In the <a href="/facts/Video_game_industry/3hucMmbw">video game industry</a>, a live service game (also referred to as games as a service (GaaS)) represents providing video games or game content on a continuing revenue model, similar to <a href="/facts/Software_as_a_service/LPyPQ5b7">software as a service</a>. Live service games are ways to <a href="/facts/Video_game_monetization/48o4IWfS">monetize video games</a> either after their initial sale, or to support a <a href="/facts/Free-to-play/V3eIF3zL">free-to-play</a> model. Games released under the live service model typically receive a long or indefinite stream of monetized new content over time to encourage players to continue paying to support the game. This often leads to games that work under a live service model to be called "living games" or "live games" since they continually change with these updates. </p>