Like most players, I heard about Splitgate in the summertime of 2021, when it completely blew up on Xbox. A primary-person shooter from a small group of first-time builders answered the query: Okay, however what if… with portals?
How do you observe up a viral hit? Simply make every little thing higher. That, at the very least, has been our intent from the beginning of the event of Splitgate 2. At its core, Splitgate is a enjoyable recreation that’s arduous to place down, however we knew it was a good distance from a real AAA expertise. That’s been our focus the previous two years – make one thing that may stand toe-to-toe with the best shooters round.
To make {that a} actuality, we needed to rent a killer crew of veteran builders to up our capabilities. I’m fortunate to work with individuals who’ve made a few of my favourite video games, together with builders from Riot, 343i, and Activision Blizzard. We wanted all that expertise to verify Splitgate 2 wasn’t a “1.5” however a real sequel. One that might fulfill the itch for one thing new and thrilling from each our present fanbase and lots of extra new gamers.
Did we do it? You’ll get to guage for your self quickly sufficient as Splitgate 2 might be playable at Gamescom 2024. For now, I can’t reveal an excessive amount of. However I can let you know what the crew was centered on enhancing with Splitgate 2. We needed an expertise that was difficult, but in addition approachable, the place you might make significant decisions earlier than ever stepping within the enviornment. And, in fact, we needed it to look wonderful.
To make {that a} actuality, we needed to rent a killer crew of veteran builders to up our capabilities. I’m fortunate to work with individuals who’ve made a few of my favourite video games, together with builders from Riot, 343i, and Activision Blizzard. We wanted all that expertise to verify Splitgate 2 wasn’t a “1.5” however a real sequel. One that might fulfill the itch for one thing new and thrilling from each our present fanbase and lots of extra new gamers.
Did we do it? You’ll get to guage for your self quickly sufficient as Splitgate 2 might be playable at Gamescom 2024. For now, I can’t reveal an excessive amount of. However I can let you know what the crew was centered on enhancing with Splitgate 2. We needed an expertise that was difficult, but in addition approachable, the place you might make significant decisions earlier than ever stepping within the enviornment. And, in fact, we needed it to look wonderful.
We rethought our strategy to portals, hoping to make sure true Portal Gods might excel, however that nobody needed to continuously portal to style victory. We added a faction-based system so as to add extra depth to the gameplay expertise. And we rebuilt every little thing from the bottom up in Unreal Engine 5. There might be acquainted parts, however on the entire, Splitgate 2 ought to appear and feel fully recent from the unique.
As “the advertising and marketing man,” I labored very carefully on the cinematic trailer that was simply launched. In fact, it’s not true gameplay, however it’s a tremendous illustration of what you’ll expertise in Splitgate 2. Together with some gifted collaborators, I helped be sure that the trailer is wall-to-wall with particulars. Sure, these are actual maps. Sure, these are actual Splitgate 2 weapons. Sure, that may be a path following you out of a portal. And sure, I’m telling you, in the home of Halo, that twin wielding was all the time superior, so we introduced it again.
For now, that’s all I can say. Luckily, you don’t have to attend for much longer to be taught extra. Wishlist Splitgate 2 now on Xbox to be sure to don’t miss something.
