Splitgate developer 1047 Video games has introduced a “small” spherical of layoffs on the studio following Splitgate 2’s massive launch earlier this month. As a part of the employees discount, co-founders Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian are forgoing salaries in the intervening time, the corporate introduced in a LinkedIn post.
“We’re nonetheless perfecting the Splitgate 2 gameplay expertise in response to group suggestions, and we’re redirecting sources to construct the most effective recreation for our gamers,” the developer stated. “We’re unhappy to see our teammates go, and we’re actively working to assist them safe new alternatives.”
Proulx and Bagamian are forgoing salaries because the studio stated it plans to “lock in to ship the subsequent section of the venture.”
“To everybody who’s enjoying Splitgate 2, we’re persevering with to work laborious to ship extra issues we all know you will love. We’re dedicated to constructing this recreation for the lengthy haul,” 1047 Video games stated.
Splitgate 2 had its official launch earlier this month alongside the debut of a brand new battle royale mode. This was introduced at Summer time Sport Fest, the place Proulx appeared on stage carrying a “Make FPS Nice Once more” hat. Proulx and 1047 Video games obtained blowback for this, and Proulx issued multiple responses and explanations. Proulx additionally stated 1047 Video games has new systems in place to stop one thing like this from taking place once more.
Past the hat controversy, Splitgate 2 discovered itself in scorching water over a few of its microtransaction pricing, particularly round an $80 bundle. Proulx stated if he was conscious of the $80 bundle he “would haven’t allowed it go stay,” however that response prompted questions on why he did not know within the first place. In any occasion, Proulx admitted that “basically everything” within the recreation’s retailer was overpriced till not too long ago when 1047 Video games parted methods with its former head of monetization. The $80 bundle was later reduce in half to $40.
On Steam, Splitgate 2 acquired an enormous bump in gamers for the sport’s 1.0 and battle royale launch. However the momentum wasn’t sustained, and player numbers are back to where they were. The free recreation can be out there on PlayStation and Xbox consoles.