Co-founders say layoffs hit Splitgate 2 Dev 1047 games amid a turbulent launch, and they say they won't be paying when we lock in the next phase of the project'

Splitgate 2 Developer 1047 Games has confirmed that the number of layoffs has not been made public, and the studio's co-founder chose not to pick up his salary to turn the situation around.

The free “Hao” shooter with the portal shooter fired under the clouds after co-founder and director Ian Proulx wore a hat on the stage for the summer competition festival to “make FPS great again.” In his speech, Prolkes shouted out Call of Duty in what is considered marketing.

When Splatgate 2 was launched, it operated in battle contest mode and a heavily criticized 145 micro-deprived bundle. Splitgate 2 saw a peak player count of 25,785 on Steam, well below Splitgate's 67,724 peak concurrent player count. Steam user reviews are still on “mixed”.

Steam statistics certainly don't draw the entire picture, as Splitgate 2 is launched across consoles and PCs. Indeed, 1047 games said Splatgate 2 has more than 2.5 million players. But it's clear that things didn't go away as the studio hoped. exist Interview with IGN shortly after the releaseProx said he was “surprised” by the reaction, admitting: “We didn't expect it to be almost as controversial as it was, and we were not going to do it.”

Now, 1047 games have suffered one round of layoffs, and in one article it features a “small group” of employees. LinkedIn. Also confirmed in the post, co-founders Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian chose not to get paid because the studio was designed to improve the game.

Here is the full statement:

Today, we split up with a small group of 1047-game team members. We are still refining the Splatgate 2 gaming experience to cope with community feedback, and we are redirecting resources to build the best games for our players. It's hard for us to see our teammates go and we are actively working to help them get new opportunities. Additionally, our co-founders Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian chose not to require a salary when we lock in the next phase of our project. Thanks to those who built with us – we regret to say goodbye, we wouldn't be here without you.

For everyone who is playing Splatgate 2, we will continue to work hard to deliver more of what we know you will love. We are committed to building this game for a long time.

While 1047 did not specify how many people were released, or exactly who, many key personnel announced their departure on social media platforms. Meanwhile, Splatgate 2 has a 24-hour peak concurrent player on Steam at 10,059, and at the time of this article, there were 4,437 players on the Valve platform.

Splitgate 2 gets 7/10 in IGN's comments. We said: “Splatgate 2 is the legitimate successor to the original expansion, but never really surpasses it.”

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