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Thursday18th Jul 2024
News Splitgate 2 Hits Xbox In 2025, And This Time It's Much More Ambitious
"A revolutionary step forward for competitive shooters"
A few years ago, a game called Splitgate made a huge name for itself following its free-to-play launch on Xbox (and many other platforms), but by September of 2022, it had been announced that development was ending on the project. Why? Well... Splitgate 2 of course! It's been reveal
Friday2nd Sep 2022
News Splitgate Is Ending Development, Studio Announces New 'Revolutionary' Shooter
"We understand many of you will be disappointed..."
In a surprise announcement today, it's been revealed that the popular free-to-play shooter Splitgate is officially ending development, with studio 1047 Games taking the decision to instead begin development on a brand-new game. In a message to fans, the team explained that they felt they needed to...
Monday20th Sep 2021
News Splitgate Dev: I Look At The Game As Being 25% Done
"Now everything is on the table"
Splitgate is still sweeping the gaming world after its huge launch this summer. While it ran into some initial hiccups, players are now easily free to dive into the Halo meets Portal multiplayer shooter. That being said, there still seems to be a long way to go, as one of the game's developers has said they see the...
Thursday16th Sep 2021
News Splitgate Team 'Triggers' Fans By Announcing It Will Have Forge Mode Before Halo Infinite
"Sorry Halo fans, we love you but we had to"
The free-to-play behemoth that is Splitgate is on a roll right now, and the team took to Twitter yesterday to jokingly (but officially) announce that the game will feature a type of Forge mode before Halo Infinite gets one, with 343 recently stating that the new Halo won't include the level editing...
Friday3rd Sep 2021
News Splitgate Devs: 'Don't Hold Your Breath' For A Battle Royale Mode
But never say never
Splitgate is continuing to be a worldwide phenomenon. It even secured a spot during Gamescom Opening Night Live when Season Zero of the game was announced and subsequently launched. With such success, it's obviously gaining a wide pool of players, some of which are requesting a battle royale mode be added in the future. For now...
Thursday26th Aug 2021
News Portal And Halo Inspired Shooter Splitgate Launches Season Zero
New map, battle pass, game modes and more...
Following on from the news last week that the free-to-play team-based shooter Splitgate had reached 10 million downloads in less than a month, 1047 Games has now officially launched Season 0. There is a reimagined version of the original map Karman Station, a new battle pass with 100 levels of brand new...
Thursday19th Aug 2021
News Overnight FPS Sensation Splitgate Reaches 10 Million Downloads
1047 Games planning to extend open beta
The upcoming free-to-play shooter Splitgate is already turning into one of the surprise video game success stories of 2021. In less than a month, the open beta of this Halo and Portal-inspired game has now reached 10 million downloads. In response to this, the de
Tuesday17th Aug 2021
News Splitgate Is Giving Away Free 'Epic' Skins With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Grab them while they're hot!
Splitgate has become something of a sleeper hit. With little to no hype before its release, the success it has today is something nobody could have predicted. Better yet, the team at 1047 Games has now partnered with Xbox to bring some free cosmetics for Game Pass Ultimate members. With the XTREME Perks Bundle, players...
Thursday12th Aug 2021
News Splitgate Is Getting A Next-Gen Upgrade For Xbox Series X, Series S
"We're going to do it"
Splitgate may be hitting turbulence with its servers, but that isn't stopping plans for an Xbox Series X and Series S upgrade at some point in the future. In a recent Q&A with fans on Splitgate's Twitch channel (thanks, The Gamer), 1047 Games' CEO, Ian Proulx, confirmed a next-gen version is coming. It may not be anytime...
Wednesday4th Aug 2021
News Spligate Team 'Absolutely Working Our Tails Off' To Improve Server Capacity
The full release has been slightly delayed
Splitgate has become something of a phenomenon over the past few weeks. Ever since it entered its beta last month, players have been arriving in their droves to check out the Halo meets Portal shooter. Unfortunately, with such a small team working on the game, the servers have taken a bit of a beating -...
Tuesday27th Jul 2021
News Splitgate's Immense Popularity Has Caused It To Be Delayed Until August
But the Beta will remain available
Free-to-play shooter Splitgate has been a massive success story for developer 1047 games since the launch of its Beta earlier this month, but the downside is that the servers haven't been able to cope with the incredible demand. As a result, the team has announced today that the full launch of the game has been...
Wednesday14th Jul 2021
News Portal And Halo Inspired Shooter Splitgate Now Has A Free Open Beta On Xbox
A recipe for success?
Splitgate might have possibly slipped under your radar. It was quietly shown during the E3 period, and not much of it has been heard of since. But, judging by the gameplay footage, it definitely deserves some attention and it now has a free open beta available to download on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Ahead of...
Friday11th Jun 2021
News Splitgate Is A Halo Meets Portal Shooter Coming To Xbox This July
A match made in heaven
Splitgate is a shooter which mixes Halo and Portal together for one unique PvP experience. It looks pretty neat and is heading to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on July 27. As revealed by IGN, the free-to-play title will support cross-play and cross-gen, allowing all PC and console gamers to tear it up online. As mentioned,...
