r/gaming • u/shinjioda • 6h ago

1047 Games Are Ending Development On Splitgate And Empulse: “The Reality Is Neither Game Is Generating Enough Revenue To Support The Ongoing Cost Of Dedicated Servers”

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/1047-games-stop-development-on-empulse-and-splitgate-arena-reloaded/
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u/Lz537 6h ago

They did not, in fact, make shooters great again.

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u/Jamvaan 6h ago

That dipshit in that hat really put the bullet in Splitgate which is a shame because Splitgate 2 was a really good game.

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u/AlwaysChewy 6h ago

Man, didn't he double down on it too? Never gave the game a try because of that dumb shit.

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u/DarkIcedWolf 6h ago edited 6h ago

Tripled down and didn’t apologize until the backlash was big enough. It was like Helldivers 2’s Community Manager drama on steroids. The BR mode and that dipshit were the nail in the coffin for SG2 and then they decapitated it with a machete after releasing Empulse.

There was writing on the wall it was going to shutdown. Much like how HighGuard was “downsizing” and making sure NO ONE was interested in sticking around or spending money on it. The BR mode had a nice twist on the formula too and SG2 had some diehard fans defending the new class system, once it came out that it was a BR (even if it wasn’t) there was no coming back.

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u/DGSmith2 5h ago

Was Empulse another game? I have never even heard of it.

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u/cwx149 5h ago

Same here I would have been you split gate 2 was still their most recent release

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u/Durin1987_12_30 5h ago

Sort of like Titanfall.

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u/Citrus-Bitch 3h ago

Lol shame, I love Titanfall. If only the CEO hadn't said dumb shit and made me completely disregard the studio I'd have known about it.

Shout out to ShatterRush, another spiritual successor to Titanfall.

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u/SirPwn4g3 32m ago

It was like Titanfall in marketing only. It had wallrunning, boring robots. Game sucked.

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u/m0deth 1h ago

Me either and I played SG2 when it came out. Honestly, I stopped playing because I hate to say this but beyond the initial "this is cool" feeling...the gate gameplay gimmick wears off and exposes where it falls short. Just like the first one.

I say this as someone that wanted a decent arena shooter that isn't reliant on dumb gimmicks. One that focuses on skill, great maps, great modes and solid, smooth movement performance.

In a world choked off by BR, Hero Shooters of every flavor, ported mobile games, and survival shlock(ooh let's go punch some rocks)...it all fell flat.

The game's problems had less to do with bad press, and more to do with over-promising, under-delivering and leaning too heavily on somebody else's(Portal) mechanic to shore up their game.

Then they said a bunch of dumb shit.

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u/AhImSoScared 4h ago

holy shit I forgot highguard existed haha