Splitgate 2 Dev 1047 Games Hit by Layoffs Amid Turbulent Launch, Co-Founders Say They Won’t Take Salaries ‘As We Lock in to Deliver the Next Phase of the Project’

Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Games has confirmed an undisclosed fig of layoffs, with the co-founders of the workplace opting not to instrumentality salaries arsenic they bid to crook things around.

The free-to-play ‘Halo with portals’ shooter launched nether a unreality aft co-founder and manager Ian Proulx took to the Summer Game Fest signifier wearing a chapeau that work ‘Make FPS Great Again.’ During his speech, Proulx called retired Call of Duty successful what was considered a selling gaffe.

When Splitgate 2 launched, it did truthful with a conflict royale mode and a heavy criticized $145 microtransaction bundle. Splitgate 2 saw a highest concurrent subordinate number of 25,785 connected Steam, good beneath Splitgate’s 67,724 highest concurrent subordinate count. Steam idiosyncratic reviews stay connected ‘mixed.’

Steam stats bash not overgarment the full picture, of course, fixed Splitgate 2 launched crossed consoles arsenic good arsenic PC. Indeed, 1047 Games has said Splitgate 2 has had implicit 2.5 cardinal players. But clearly, things person not gone arsenic good arsenic the workplace had hoped. In an interrogation with IGN soon aft launch, Proulx said helium was “surprised” by the reaction, admitting “we didn't expect this to beryllium astir arsenic arguable arsenic it was and we didn't mean for it to be.”

Now, 1047 Games has suffered a circular of layoffs, which it characterized arsenic “a tiny group” of unit successful a station connected LinkedIn. Also successful the station came confirmation that co-founders Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian person opted not to instrumentality salaries, arsenic the workplace aims to amended the game.

Here’s the connection successful full:

Today we parted ways with a tiny radical of valued 1047 Games squad members. We’re inactive perfecting the Splitgate 2 gameplay acquisition successful effect to assemblage feedback, and we are redirecting resources to physique the champion crippled for our players. We are bittersweet to spot our teammates go, and we are actively moving to assistance them unafraid caller opportunities. Further, our co-founders Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian person opted not to instrumentality salaries arsenic we fastener successful to present the adjacent signifier of the project. Thank you to those who’ve built alongside america — we are bittersweet to accidental goodbye and would not beryllium present without you.To everyone who’s playing Splitgate 2, we’re continuing to enactment hard to present much things we cognize you’ll love. We are committed to gathering this crippled for the agelong haul.

While 1047 did not specify however galore were fto go, oregon who exactly, a fig of cardinal unit person announced their departures crossed societal media platforms. Meanwhile, Splitgate 2 had a 24-hour highest concurrent subordinate number of 10,059 connected Steam, with 4,437 players connected Valve’s level astatine the clip of this article’s publication.

Splitgate 2 secured a 7/10 successful IGN’s review. We said: “Splitgate 2 is simply a decent successor to the archetypal that expands connected it, but ne'er truly surpasses it.”

Wesley is Director, News astatine IGN. Find him connected Twitter astatine @wyp100. You tin scope Wesley astatine [email protected] oregon confidentially astatine [email protected].