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Splitgate ‘feature development’ is ending as 1047 Games shifts focus to a new FPS

The high-octane arena shooter Splitgate isn’t getting content updates anymore.

In a surprising turn of events, it seems that the high-flying shooter Splitgate will not receive any content updates. However, the franchise isn’t going away entirely.

Pitched as Halo-like arena multiplayer with portals, Splitgate grew immensely popular in 2021 after entering Steam’s early access program. Many thought Splitgate would be the next global esport, with 1047 Games CEO Ian Proulx even likening its success to Riot Games last fall.

However, on Friday, developer 1047 Games announced that it’s sunsetting ‘feature development’ for Splitgate. 

“After careful consideration and much deliberation, the 1047 Games team has determined that in order to build the game fans deserve – and to build it in a way that isn’t trying to retrofit and live operate an existing product – we are ending feature development of Splitgate,” 1047 Games said.

As per the FAQ page, Splitgate‘s official matchmaking servers will remain online, and there’ll still be bug-fix patches – but nothing beyond that. Curiously, 1047 Games appears to be turning its attention to an all-new project set within the franchise.

“We’re turning our attention away from iterative, smaller updates and going all-in to focus on a new game in the Splitgate universe which will present revolutionary, not evolutionary, changes to our game,” 1047 Games continues. “It will be a shooter, it will have portals, and it will be built in Unreal Engine 5. Oh, and it will be free.”

This new project doesn’t even have a name yet, so it’ll probably be a long time before the public sees it.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Splitgate soars in popularity on Playstation thanks to Halo Infinite’s success

1047 Games co-founder doesn’t fear the competition.

Last year, one of the break-out esports hits was Splitgate, the high-flying arena shooter from 1047 Games. Many thought Halo Infinite  would steal Spligate’s  momentum heading into 2022, yet that doesn’t seem to be the case at all.

In an interview with The Loadout, 1047 Games president Ian Proulx claims that Splitage’s popularity  has risen since Halo Infinite  came out — particularly on Playstation consoles since, well, Halo Infinite isn’t on  PS4 or PS5.

“I’m actually glad [Halo Infinite] is out,” Proulx said via  The Loadout. “I honestly think that, in the long run, Halo Infinite  and Splitgate  will help each other. I think that there’s just so much noise and so many battle royales right now, and [these two games] are bringing people over to the arena shooter genre. 

Proulx continues: “There’s a lot of kids who have never played Halo, right? There’s a lot of kids who have never played Quake  or Unreal Tournament. They’ve never played this kind of game. And getting them exposure to that I think is just a good thing for the genre as a whole.”

Regardless of whichever title you prefer, a healthy bit of competition never hurts anybody. So here’s to hoping that both Halo Infinite  and Splitgate  are better off tussling with each other. 

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Studio behind ‘Splitgate’ wants to be the next Riot Games

Having ambitious goals is always a good thing!

Splitgate has taken the esports world by storm, and developer 1047 Games is just getting started. Co-founder and CEO Ian Proulx claims the goal is to become the next Riot Games, Techcrunch  reported Tuesday. 

It’s a lofty aspiration, to be sure. After all, Riot Games is behind esports juggernauts like League of Legends and Valorant. However, after some recent news that 1047 Games received $100 million from investors to help grow Splitgate, that goal might just be within reach. 

“The scope of what we can do is now through the roof,” Proulx said via Techcrunch. “There’s so much we couldn’t think about because we were a tiny team with a tiny budget, but now everything is on the table. We’re focusing on the long term — I look at the game as being 25% done. We don’t need to be Fortnite tomorrow, but now it really is about building the next Riot Games, the next big games business.”

Splitgate is a free-to-play arena shooter that harkens back to Halo’s  glory days while injecting some topsy turvy Portal-like physics elements. In that sense, it’s not exactly rife with new ideas, but being a throwback is part of its appeal. 

“People grew up playing these games, and the reason [the market] is dead is not because they stopped loving them,” Proulx said via Techcrunch. “No one has moved the needle because there hasn’t been a lot of innovation, and there hasn’t been something that’s accessible to the masses.”

Here’s to hoping Splitgate’s success keeps trucking along. 

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF. 

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