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“Steam Charts don’t measure fun” – Splitgate: Arena Reloaded devs respond to game’s low Steam playercount

1047 Games is pushing against the low playercount narrative

Dot Esports

'Steam Charts don't measure fun,' Splitgate: Arena Reloaded studio says in response to worries about declining player numbers: 'They don't show the full picture'

Fair enough, but "fun" doesn't pay to keep the servers online.

PC Gamer

Splitgate 2 dev responds to player count concerns as Steam charts show low numbers after 'Arena Reloaded' relaunch — "They don't show the full picture"

Splitgate 2 — now Splitgate: Arena Reloaded — has struggled after its December relaunch. Now, the devs have responded to talk about its low player count.

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"Steam Charts don't measure fun": Splitgate dev says don't sweat the player count after messy Splitgate Arena Reloaded rollout, sitting at 720 players on Steam

"We rebuilt Splitgate from the ground up"

GamesRadar

Splitgate devs give up on Splitgate 2 and combine the FPS games, just like everyone wanted in the first place, for Arena Reloaded

1047 Games is going all out

GamesRadar

As Splitgate 2 prepares to release for a second time, design director says the team has handled "a challenging situation with honesty, humility, and grit"

The Halo x Portal FPS un-launched after a series of controversies

GamesRadar

After its 'make FPS great again' controversy, Splitgate 2 is relaunching with a humbler tone: 'The goal is to grow over time, not aim for a massive splash on day 1'

Splitgate 2 is also coming back sooner than expected: Instead of early 2026, the relaunch is now slated for December.

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Splitgate 2 is being 'pushed back to beta' as 1047 Games shuts down the original Splitgate and undergoes more layoffs

1047 Games has announced that its free-to-play first-person shooter Splitgate 2 is returning to beta following player feedback.

TechRadar

With Steam players down over 90%, Splitgate 2 dev un-releases the game, lays off more staff, and plans to shut down OG servers as fans fear another live service death: "We understand it's our last chance"

"Some people may never come back, and that's on us"

GamesRadar

Splitgate 2 1.2 patch notes: Ranked, Weapon Mastery Skins, and more

Ranked is finally here.

Dot Esports

Splitgate 2 studio lays off "small group" of developers, while its co-founders aren't taking salaries "as we lock in to deliver the next phase" of the troubled FPS

A tough time for 1047 Games

GamesRadar

The Maga-flavoured faux pas that shook the games industry

Splitgate 2’s Ian Proulx thought his Musk gag was funny – but what it revealed was the major blind spots still in the business

The Guardian - UK

Splitgate 2 review

It doesn't make FPS great again.

PC Gamer

Splitgate 2 boss apologizes for the 'division' caused by his MAGA-style hat but still insists it wasn't meant to be political: 'There's division in the community, and for that I am truly sorry'

1047 Games chief Ian Proulx is now here to apologize, and he's sorry you took it the wrong way.

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The ‘Make FPS Great Again’ Splitgate 2 guy put out a 3-minute video apologizing for his hat

"I'm not an idiot," he said.

GamesRadar

Splitgate 2 CEO apologizes again, says "I'm not an idiot" and expected "some" controversy, but wasn't being political with his hat at Summer Game Fest: "We needed something to grab attention"

"This is what we came up with," Ian Proulx says

GamesRadar

Splitgate 2 launches to "Mixed" Steam reviews as players call out pricey microtransactions, right after the game's creator said the "state of multiplayer FPS games is tragically stale"

Players are calling it a "less interesting version of Apex Legends"

PC Gamer

'I'm not here to apologize but I am here to clarify': Splitgate 2 boss says his Make FPS Great Again hat is 'not a political statement'

The 1047 Games CEO wore the Trump slogan-parody hat on stage at Summer Game Fest.

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How to get Splitgate 2 Twitch drops

Don't miss out on any of the Twitch drops for Splitgate 2.

PC Gamer

Splitgate 2's official launch is just days away as devs tease 'a massive surprise' which will be unveiled at Summer Game Fest

Portals never looked so good.

PC Gamer

'We're gonna do right by you': Splitgate 2 CEO apologizes for server meltdown after the open beta goes live

The Splitgate 2 servers were taken offline just hours after the beta began, and they're still not back.

PC Gamer

Splitgate 2 open beta test kicks off in May with a 'massive amount of new content'

Developer 1047 Games also teased "infinite maps," but we won't get to know more about that for a while yet.

GamesRadar

Splitgate 2 improves on the FPS' intoxicating blend of Halo and Portal: "You no longer have to get hung up on which button you meant to press"

Hands-on | Splitgate 2 blows an already unique idea up to an even bigger scale, and it might just be why it succeeds

PC Gamer

The 11 big FPS games of 2025

2025 could be a landmark year for the FPS.

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Big in 2025: The 50 most anticipated upcoming video games of the year

Grand Theft Auto 6 isn't the only game worthy of your time and attention in 2025

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