Hero shooter Gigantic’s servers will be discontinued on July 31st, the developers announced today. Most of the studio behind the game was laid off in November.
Studio Behind Torchlight Shuts Down; Big Layoffs At Studio Behind Gigantic
China-based publisher Perfect World this week laid off most of Motiga, the developer of the hero shooter Gigantic, and shut down Runic Games, the studio behind the popular action-RPG Torchlight and the recently released puzzle-platformer Hob. Both game developers were based in Seattle.
Currently in open beta, Motiga’s animal-powered action hero shooter Gigantic officially launches on PC and Xbox One on July 20. Interested parties can pick up founder’s packs for the free-to-play game for $29.99 at its official website.
Giant Animals Fighting Is Always A Good Look For A Video Game
It’s coming up on two years since Gigantic—a very colourful arena battle game—was announced for PC and Xbox One. It’s got two things going for it: it looks amazing, and instead of just fighting in lanes towards a base, your base is a giant animal that fights alongside you.
Motiga, the developers behind cute-as-heck MOBA Gigantic, have announced “significant, temporary studio layoffs.” The company claims it’s in discussions with “promising investors,” but the money hasn’t come through yet. That doesn’t sound very good. Gigantic is still in a closed beta.
If Team Fortress And League Of Legends Had A Baby, It’d Be Gigantic
Gigantic is a game that’s gotten a lot of praise for its good looks. That’s understandable, given how sharp its visuals have been in every glimpse we’ve gotten. But Motiga’s multiplayer arena game plays well, too.
Yep, Gigantic Still Looks Pretty CoolÂ
If there's a new trailer for Gigantic, I'm compelled to watch the whole thing from start to finish.
Gigantic, A Gorgeous New Game From The Lead Designer Of StarCraft
Announced today by independent developer Motiga, Gigantic is a "genre-bending online game" with an incredibly pretty debut trailer and a concept that could be called "offense of the ancients".