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LawBreakers is staging an unofficial comeback, five years after it (and its makers) shut downThe gravity-defying debut FPS from Cliff Bleszinski’s studio
The gravity-defying debut FPS from Cliff Bleszinski’s studio
Image credit:Nexon
Image credit:Nexon
Official LawBreakers Gameplay Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
Official LawBreakers Gameplay Reveal Trailer
LawBreakers launched in August 2017, at which time ourLawBreakers reviewsaid “its zero gravity segments offer something that no other FPS can, and everywhere else it’s a solid, polished shooter.” ButLawBreakers did not sell welland chasing the nascent battle royale craze withRadical Heightsdid not pan out either, so the studioclosedin May 2018. After that, LawBreakers publishers Nexon made the game free to give it a good send-off beforeshutting down the serversin September 2018. And since 2020, a few fans have been plotting to bring it back.
Somehow LawBreakers is coming back, see below!!!—If you’re interested in this weekend’s public test or future tests, join the RELB discord server to learn how to get set up and keep up with the current news!https://t.co/1COV57FZQ5— Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb)April 13, 2024
Somehow LawBreakers is coming back, see below!!!—If you’re interested in this weekend’s public test or future tests, join the RELB discord server to learn how to get set up and keep up with the current news!https://t.co/1COV57FZQ5
And it worked. Some classes were disabled, it only had one mode, and it had some technical hiccups, but people could play LawBreakers again. “We’re aware of all the issues regarding hitreg and such and are working on fixing/improving them (but keep in mind we’re a small team and this is insanely complex to properly do),” the team said on Discord. They’re now reflecting on the weekend’s playtest before deciding when they’ll run another. I know at least one person who might be excited to hear that.
“Through a combination of overwhelmingly tough competition, an uninspired roster of heroes, and its reputation as a punishing, skill-based shooter, LawBreakers will soon be joining the ranks ofBattlebornand Paragon, banished to the graveyard of videogames for whomOverwatchhas seemingly sounded the death knell,” Khee Hoon Chan said in 2018. “Thing is, I don’t think I’ll be ready to let it go come September. Its penchant for pushing its players' boundaries, as well as bearing witness to their stunning acrobatics and superhuman reflexes, has given me some of the most exciting victories and losses I’ve experienced in a video game. The much-maligned LawBreakers simply doesn’t deserve such an unceremonious end.”
Because video games are trapped in a hellish loop, companies closing games is a big topic of conversation right now/again. AfterUbisoft killed The Crewlast month, YouTuber Ross Scott launchedthe ‘Stop Killing Games’ campaigncalling upon governments to reconsider and reinforce consumer rights. You canhit its sitefor instructions on where to sign and which authorities to prod.
