Boss Key Productions are stepping again from their gravity-bending FPS LawBreakers, not less than for some time, as a result of it merely didn’t make sufficient cash to fund the post-launch assist they’d deliberate. That’s not shocking to listen to, on condition that final month the multiplayer sport struggled to muster 25 gamers on-line on the identical time.
Boss Key point out the prospect of turning LawBreakers free-to-play but it surely doesn’t sound like that’s occurring, or not but not less than. So, for now, they’re engaged on one thing new. They didn’t say what that’s, however have adopted yesterday’s announcement up by tweeting a mock journal advert for a retro run ‘n’ gunner named Double Dudes 2: Quadruple The Dudes. That may very well be a joke, a touch, or actually the sport they’re making. As with all of this, it’s a bit obscure.
Boss Key mentioned in yesterday’s announcement:
“The reality is LawBreakers failed to search out sufficient of an viewers to generate the funds essential to hold it sustained within the method we had initially deliberate for and anticipated. And whereas a pivot to free-to-play could appear to be best change to make, a change of this magnitude takes publishing planning and sources to do it.
“The team here has worked hard on this game over the past three and a half years and our studio is determined to give this game the second life it deserves. However, between now and then, we cannot sit idle. We will continue to support the game in its current state, but we also need to focus on other projects with fresh creative leaders. We have been working on something new and we can’t wait to share more about it! It’s a passion project that we’re in complete control of.”
LawBreakers was as soon as deliberate to be a free-to-play sport however modified course way back, costing £25/€40/$30 when it launched in August 2017. Player counts dropped quickly and ah, right here we’re. I’m shocked a free-to-play backup plan wasn’t in place. This will not be a uncommon destiny for aggressive multiplayer video games, and to make such a fancy-lookin’ (learn: costly) one is a big threat. Going free-to-play not less than provides a sport a second likelihood, and it’s one publishers ought to know the sport will probably want.
I can see Boss Key’s assertion as hinting at dissatisfaction with publishers Nexon, each in how they are saying going F2P wants “publishing planning and resources” that evidently aren’t current and in stating that they’re “in complete control of” their mysterious subsequent sport. But given all of the vagueness, I’d not get too carried away establishing theories.
So, they want one other crack at making LawBreakers work however, for now not less than, mysterious new factor. It sucks for the handful of LawBreakers gamers however retaining a studio going, particularly one making huge shiny video games, will not be low cost. So what’s subsequent? Boss Key immediately tweeted this faux journal advert:
They don’t say it’s related–they don’t say something–however y’know, widespread sense. I wouldn’t essentially take this to imply they’re making a pixel artwork platformer, thoughts, as this might simply be a tone-setting teaser. Or they may very effectively be making Double Dudes 2: Quadruple The Dudes. Vagueness, vagueness, vagueness.
Ah, it’s too unhealthy. Samuel Horti’s LawBreakers review was fairly enthusiastic, however even one week after launch famous the sport was already shedding gamers.
