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Fans anticipating the release ofSniper Elite Battle Royaleare utterly disappointed at the moment due to the game being canceled before launch. It also went through the first phase of Alpha testing in mid-August.
The reason for Tencent withdrawing its hand from the game is largely due to the recent fate ofConcord, which is one of the biggest disasters in video game history.
Tencent Withdraws Its Hand From Sniper Elite Battle Royale
The biggest reasonSniper Elite Battle Royaleis being shut down is due to Tencent withdrawing its massive funding from the game. The game had been in development for a while. The game is based on the basic principle of any battle royale, where you will be thrown into an area with a team of 3, and you have to survive till the very end.
Concord’sfailure hit Tencent hard; it was a big disaster that shook the entire company. Tencent got weary of its future projects and made a major decision to withdraw funding from a lot of similar titles.
Most fans ofSniper Elitewere not completely on board with Rebellion’s decision to transition from single-player games to battle royale. Players were anyway weary about how it might turn out. It did not start on a positive note and was not getting positive responses ahead of its release.
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These were some of the major contributors that fueled Tencent’s decision to let go of it.Concord’sfailure struck the entire industry by surprise. It was anticipated to do well but fell on its face eventually. However, the exact reason behind the game shutting down is still not as clear. Rebellion has denied commenting on the matter.
Battle Royales Have Become Oversaturated
There are a lot of battle royale games on the market at the moment that seem to be doing well. There is a lot of competition in the online multiplayer gaming sector.
Concord’s Failure Might Get Sony to Listen to Public Feedback With Future Live Service Endeavors
Amidst all this, releasing a battle royale might not be the best decision, and maybe in the long run, Rebellion will look back at this moment and thank its stars for not letting it venture into unstable grounds. The market is not stable enough at the moment to experiment or take risks.Concordbled the industry of its funds massively, and it will take some time before things start to stabilize again.
All is not lost of Rebellion, and the shutdown did not cause any layoffs either. The staff was simply shifted towards other projects thatthe studio is currently working on, includingSniper Elite: Resistance, which will be its next main addition to theSniper Elitefranchise.
Anupam Lamba
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Anupam Lamba is an avid gamer and film lover. After completing his bachelors in Mass Communication he started working as a writer in the Indian film industry before his love for gaming made him venture into the lanes of Fandomwire and he started working as a gaming writer here.
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