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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 58360" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Free-to-play, team-based dodgeball game Knockout City is about to be, well, knocked out. According to an official post today, it's shutting down in June.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In the <a href="https://www.knockoutcity.com/updates/knockout-city-special-announcement" target="_blank">full blog post</a>, developer and publisher Velan Studios says that Season 9 will be the final season for Knockout City, with the game shutting down on June 9, 2023 — over two years after launch. This means that all servers will shut down and Knockout City won't be playable at all.</p><p></p><p>Beginning February 28 (the same day that Season 9 starts), all real-money transactions will be removed. However, Velan reassures that Season 9 will include copious rewards in the form of XP, style chips, and the currency holobux. Additionally, "almost every cosmetic we've ever sold" will end up in one of the upcoming event sale shops, and rewards for login bonuses, league play, and other elements will be increased.</p><p></p><p></p><p>A final, two-week-long event on May 23 will conclude Knockout City's run with triple XP, "massive rewards," and a community-favorite playlist.</p><p></p><p>In its FAQ on the shutdown, Velan did say that a private hosted server version would be released on PC, which should allow players in pre-formed groups to enjoy the game and keep it alive for posterity. However, the live version of the game will be gone.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Notably, game director Jeremy Russo wrote in the same blog post a very detailed explanation for why Velan Studios is opting to shut down Knockout City, saying that it had become extremely challenging for Velan to create a large, live service game with "no points of comparison," noting that there were many aspects of the game that needed overhauls to become sustainable longterm.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's been a week of live service game shutdowns, incidentally, with <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/apex-legends-mobile-and-battlefield-mobile-are-shutting-down" target="_blank">EA announcing Tuesday</a> that Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile would be sunsetting soon, and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rumbleverse-is-shutting-down-after-just-six-months/1100-6511049/" target="_blank">Iron Galaxy almost simultaneously announcing</a> that Rumbleverse would also be closing. Like both Rumbleverse and Apex Legends Mobile, Knockout City was critically praised, with <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/knockout-city-review" target="_blank">our own reviewer calling it</a> "one of the best team-based PvP games to come out in years." Hopefully Velan's able to bring the IP back for another round one of these days.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/duckvalentine" target="_blank"><em>@duckvalentine</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/knockout-city-is-shutting-down" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 58360, member: 1"] Free-to-play, team-based dodgeball game Knockout City is about to be, well, knocked out. According to an official post today, it's shutting down in June. In the [URL='https://www.knockoutcity.com/updates/knockout-city-special-announcement']full blog post[/URL], developer and publisher Velan Studios says that Season 9 will be the final season for Knockout City, with the game shutting down on June 9, 2023 — over two years after launch. This means that all servers will shut down and Knockout City won't be playable at all. Beginning February 28 (the same day that Season 9 starts), all real-money transactions will be removed. However, Velan reassures that Season 9 will include copious rewards in the form of XP, style chips, and the currency holobux. Additionally, "almost every cosmetic we've ever sold" will end up in one of the upcoming event sale shops, and rewards for login bonuses, league play, and other elements will be increased. A final, two-week-long event on May 23 will conclude Knockout City's run with triple XP, "massive rewards," and a community-favorite playlist. In its FAQ on the shutdown, Velan did say that a private hosted server version would be released on PC, which should allow players in pre-formed groups to enjoy the game and keep it alive for posterity. However, the live version of the game will be gone. Notably, game director Jeremy Russo wrote in the same blog post a very detailed explanation for why Velan Studios is opting to shut down Knockout City, saying that it had become extremely challenging for Velan to create a large, live service game with "no points of comparison," noting that there were many aspects of the game that needed overhauls to become sustainable longterm. It's been a week of live service game shutdowns, incidentally, with [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/apex-legends-mobile-and-battlefield-mobile-are-shutting-down']EA announcing Tuesday[/URL] that Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile would be sunsetting soon, and [URL='https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rumbleverse-is-shutting-down-after-just-six-months/1100-6511049/']Iron Galaxy almost simultaneously announcing[/URL] that Rumbleverse would also be closing. Like both Rumbleverse and Apex Legends Mobile, Knockout City was critically praised, with [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/knockout-city-review']our own reviewer calling it[/URL] "one of the best team-based PvP games to come out in years." Hopefully Velan's able to bring the IP back for another round one of these days. [I]Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/duckvalentine'][I]@duckvalentine[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/knockout-city-is-shutting-down"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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