This week, developer 1047 Games announced free-to-play first-person arena shooter ‘SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded’, a reset and “back to form” for the franchise that will launch across PC via Steam/EGS/Xbox PC, Xbox (Play Anywhere supported), and PlayStation consoles on 17 December. The Splitgate 2 that launched and unlaunched back then will now become Arena Reloaded, “reimagining everything from core combat to UI, removes factions and abilities, and delivers player-requested options that honor the original Splitgate arena DNA, including an even-starts mode without customizable weapon loadouts.”
In addition, 1047 also announced an upcoming mini-documentary to be launched on 9 December, which will chronicle the evolution of the portal-based shooter’s next chapter, including the studio’s dedication to the arena genre and its embrace of wide-ranging community input. A preview of the video is available now:
“Splitgate has always been a love letter to the arena shooters we grew up playing,” said 1047 Games Design Director Josh Watson. “We’ve been hard at work rebuilding the game from the ground up, taking the best of Splitgate 1 and Splitgate 2, removing what didn’t work, and refining what did.” Watson, previously the Game Director for Epic Games’ Rocket League, joined 1047 Games shortly after Splitgate 2 entered beta earlier this year.
1047 Games has spent the year incorporating community feedback, conducting regular public playtests of experimental builds, and transparently sharing results with players. “The community led us back to the arena,” said 1047 CEO Ian Proulx.
SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded promises more than just refinements. Some highlights the team at 1047 did for the launch include:
- Removed Factions, Abilities, and select equipment to refocus on classic arena combat
- Rebuilt progression from the ground up and overhauled the Ranked system
- Introduced 5 new, and 6 fully-reworked maps, 3 new Primary Weapons and 1 new Power Weapon: the Railgun
- New Arena modes, playlist selection, and a true Classic Arena mode with even starts and powerups
- Reduced store prices, simplified the Battle Pass, and improved overall cosmetic quality
- And more to be revealed in the coming weeks…
Read up on our interview with Ian Proulx from a year back right this way. Otherwise, hang tight for the F2P shooter to come back.
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