{"rewrite":{"id":"r_01d7ca5d8cb14b08f254cf69","clusterId":"c_d79dcf5774d99dfd23dad95e","slug":"1047-games-ends-development-of-splitgate-arena-reloaded-and-empulse","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"1047 Games Ends Development of Splitgate: Arena Reloaded and EMPULSE","summary":"1047 Games announced on August 27 that development of both EMPULSE and Splitgate: Arena Reloaded is ending. Dedicated servers and matchmaking for both titles shut down on September 3, with peer-to-peer play replacing them. Co-founders Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian cited insufficient revenue to cover server costs, saying self-funding is no longer sustainable. The studio will pivot from live-service shooters after a decade, carrying lessons into its next project.","whyItMatters":"The dual shutdown marks the end of 1047 Games' live-service era, as the studio concedes that neither relaunched Splitgate nor EMPULSE could sustain the player base needed to cover server costs.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe two titles were struggling long before the announcement. Splitgate: Arena Reloaded peaked at around 2,300 concurrent players after its relaunch, while EMPULSE dropped from 3,000 at launch to roughly 200 two months later. The studio had already reported multiple rounds of layoffs in recent months.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than shutting the games down entirely, 1047 Games will transition both to peer-to-peer operation with a server browser, letting players host and join matches with friends. The approach mirrors what the studio previously did with the original Splitgate. One new map will be added to EMPULSE, and prices will drop across all regions before the final version is locked in.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"1047 Games ends dev on Splitgate: Arena Reloaded and EMPULSE. Servers and matchmaking go dark Sept 3, replaced by peer-to-peer. Revenue couldn't cover server costs. Studio pivots from live-service shooters.","twitterPost":"1047 Games ends development on Splitgate: Arena Reloaded and EMPULSE. Dedicated servers and matchmaking shut down Sept 3; peer-to-peer play continues. Revenue couldn't sustain server costs. Studio pivots after a decade of live-service shooters.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"1047 Games is ending development on both Splitgate: Arena Reloaded and EMPULSE, citing unsustainable server costs. Dedicated servers and matchmaking shut down September 3, with peer-to-peer play taking over. The studio says it will pivot from live-service shooters and carry lessons from the past decade into its next project.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260827-463334/\",\"title\":\"Struggling FPS titles 'Splitgate: Arena Reloaded' and 'EMPULSE' see development ended together; server costs no longer sustainable, developer announces 'pivot'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4670,"outputTokens":623,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787963408,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T00:20:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T00:21:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T00:20:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d79dcf5774d99dfd23dad95e","canonicalTitle":"苦戦続いたFPS『Splitgate: Arena Reloaded』『EMPULSE』、まとめて開発終了に。もはやサーバー維持費もまかなえない状況、開発元は“路線転換”を表明","representativeArticleId":"a_38ab04ea359694dfc09e5db4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Splitgate: Arena Reloaded\",\"EMPULSE\"],\"studios\":[\"1047 Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-26T23:01:18.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-26T23:01:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T00:21:47.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260827-463334/","title":"苦戦続いたFPS『Splitgate: Arena Reloaded』『EMPULSE』、まとめて開発終了に。もはやサーバー維持費もまかなえない状況、開発元は“路線転換”を表明"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Splitgate: Arena Reloaded","EMPULSE"],"studios":["1047 Games"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}