"We couldn't have introduced Knockout City to the world without the incredible support of EA Originals," the developer continues, "but now as we switch to free-to-play, the natural next step is for us to take over publishing responsibilities and work even more closely with our community. The second big change coming to Knockout City with Season 6 is its switch from an EA Originals title to one being self-published by Velan. To that end, players who purchased Knockout City prior to its transition to free-to-play will receive a special Loyalty Bundle as Season 6 gets underway, including exclusive legendary cosmetics, XP boosts, and 2,000 Holobux. Your dedication and loyalty motivates us everyday to continue to build our world, and we couldn't have gotten this far without you." "With that being said," the developer continues in its announcement post, "we do want to take a moment to thank our day one fans for purchasing Knockout City and supporting us from the very beginning. If you’d like to try out Knockout City before the gates close completely, it’s a free-to-play download on Steam and The Epic Games Store.Watch on YouTube Knockout City: Greatest Hits Season 5 Reveal Trailer. At least Knockout enjoyed two years of frequent updates and consistent seasons. Knockout City is the third game to end development in the last couple of days, alongside the closures of Back 4 Blood and Rumbleverse, and boy is it getting hard to track. “We love Knockout City, and we’d love to bring it back, but we’re not making any promises here.” Russo says that the team is “already in various stages of development on a few other projects” and that the devs on Knockout City will be moved “over to other projects as well.” On the topic of a sequel, the answer is maybe. Russo did state that cosmetics and progression wouldn’t carry over into the player-hosted version of the game, although he hinted it would include something to make it up to players. All of the 3,000 cosmetics in Knockout will be available as part of Season 9’s events, too. Instead, every event in Season 9 will be more generous with XP and holobux payouts, so you’ll have ample opportunity to buy your favourite cosmetics before it’s too late. Players won’t be able to purchase microtransactions, the Deluxe Edition, the in-game currency holobux or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles bundle on any platform. Knockout’s monetisation is also being removed at the start of Season 9. On May 23rd, the final farewell event named Thanks For The KOs will begin, and players can choose which playlists are featured. On February 28th, the 12-week-long Season 9 will kick off, bringing a new map, themed Brawl Pass, and a final Deep Space Dispatch that will conclude Knockout’s story through a podcast. Alas, all good things must come to an end, but it’s not over for Knockout City yet. Knockout City was originally released as an EA Originals title in 2021, but Velan took publishing duties into their own hands when the game went free-to-play last summer. In a recent blog post, the game’s director Jeremy Russo explained the reason behind the news, saying “a lot of our systems supporting long-term player retention are in need of significant changes.” Russo explained that making these changes, while supporting the game through updates, is “virtually impossible to do” with a team of Velan’s size.
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