TL;DR: Splitgate 2 is reverting to beta as 1047 Games addresses premature launch issues, layoffs, and microtransaction backlash. The studio plans major overhauls by early 2026, focusing on player ...

On June 6, 2025, 1047 Games launched Splitgate 2. Now, less than two months later, the developer is about to “unlaunch” it. It's also taking Splitgate 1 offline, and laying off 45 employees. Today, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. After some very public missteps and an unprecedented return to beta, Splitgate is hoping to make a comeback under a new name. At the PC Games Show, ...

Portal shooter Splitgate 2 will be making its return from beta later this month, and to mark this return developer 1047 Games has rebranded it with a new name. The free-to-play Splitgate: Arena ...

Remember Splitgate 2? This free-to-play multiplayer shooter arrived back in the summer, but following heavy criticism, developer 1047 Games took it back to a beta phase. Well, after many months of ...

From his earliest gaming memories playing Spyro 2 on the PlayStation, to being obsessed with the swing-out animations in Marvel's Spider-Man, Cameron has always been, and continues to be, in love with ...

I personally thought that Splitgate 2 was good fun, but there's no denying that the ambitious sequel to the Portal-meets-Halo shooter misread the room in a few vital areas. It was bloated with ideas ...

Hamza is a gaming enthusiast and a Writing Specialist from Pakistan. A firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy, he will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. He has been writing about games since ...

Fans of the first game might love it, but I wonder if this sequel hasn’t lost some of the original’s charm Windows Games Splitgate 2 is fast. It’s the dominating thought of my hours spent sampling the ...

I fell in love with the original Splitgate during a time I was yearning for a compelling FPS experience. Eventually, I grew bored of it and stopped playing, but Splitgate 2 was immediately on my radar ...