The Recent January Update Is Its Last
Developers Motiga and Perfect World have announced that they will be shutting down Gigantic, their stylized third-person MOBA action game, on July 31st. The game’s January update that just went live will be its last.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the January Update is the final content update for Gigantic, and the game servers will be discontinued on July 31, 2018,” the team said on their website. “The journey over these last few years was met with outstanding support from our players and we are all very proud of the incredible experience Gigantic is today. The team wants to give a big shout out to our awesome community – both those who have been with us since the beginning as well as those who just picked up the game recently. We want to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who gave Gigantic a chance.
Gigantic was released in July 2017 for Windows PC and Xbox One where it received a positive reception from critics (including us) and players. However, a crowded market and stiff competition prevented it from keeping players active for long.
“Discontinuing Gigantic was not an easy decision,” continued Motiga. “The game is a unique and exciting experience that captured many hearts and minds. Unfortunately, it did not resonate with as many players as we’d hoped. Over the last several months, the teams at Motiga and Perfect World looked into viable options to sustain Gigantic. However, the current state of the game has restricted options for further progress and relevant content updates, and delivering basic features while also fixing long-standing issues was more complicated than expected. Despite our best efforts, we were unable to find an impactful solution that would help Gigantic break through in a crowded market.”
The news of Gigantic shutting down is disappointing, but not entirely unexpected. Back in November, Perfect World laid off most of its team that was working on the game. A smaller development crew has been maintaining and updating the game ever since.
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