Knockout City is about to release for free, Velan Studios bids farewell to EA for future self-publishing
Knockout City, the popular EA Originals dodgeball game developed by Velan Studios, will be officially free to play in early 2nd year.
This news comes from a parcel by Velan on EA’s Knockout City site. In it, the studio revealed that following the end of the current Season 5, Season 6 will begin Year 2, thereby kicking off the game’s transition into a free-to-play title. Furthermore, Velan will be saying goodbye to its publishing partner, EA, to self-publish future content for the title.
“[After] Season 5 is over, we’re starting Year 2 of Knockout City, and it comes with a huge title to put things together: Knockout City will be free to play, starting this spring with Season 6,” Velan wrote. “We’re really excited to bring our game to millions of new players around the world, by removing the price tag altogether.
With that said, we’d like to take a moment to thank the fans on our first day who bought Knockout City and supported us from the start. Your dedication and loyalty drives us daily to continue to build our world, and we wouldn’t have gotten this far without you. Our first priority will always be the community, and we’ve built a special Season 6 Loyalty Pack specifically for those who purchased the game prior to Season 6, which includes exclusive legendary cosmetics. rights, increase XP and 2000 Holobux. ”
From Season 6 onwards, studio Velan will also self-publish Knockout City and its content.
“Since the day we founded our studio, we have been working to bring revolutionary new game experiences to you, our amazing community of players,” wrote Velan. “We could not have introduced Knockout City to the world without the incredible support of EA Originals, but now that we move to free-to-play, the natural next step is for us to assume responsibility. publish and work even more closely with our community. We have exciting plans for Knockout City, and bringing publishing internally will allow us to fully realize our vision for the long-term future of this game. ”
Velan said that due to everything going on behind the scenes for in-house publishing and launching Knockout City as a free-to-play title with Season 6, Season 5 will be lighter on content than its predecessors. There will be no new Brawl Pass for Season 5 and there will be fewer packs and cosmetics for the overall season. Plus, there will be no new maps or balls. Velan said this content change is temporary and Season 6 will launch with all the usual content and more.
For more about Knockout City, read Game informant Knockout City Review and then check why is it? Game informant Sports game of the year 2021.
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