In a reflective post on Instagram, former head of now-defunct studio Boss Key, Clifford Bleszinski, lamented the failure of the studio’s great big competitive shooter LawBreakers. I know it’s easy to have forgotten about LawBreakers, because it was a generic-looking competitive shooter that failed to stand out at a time when Overwatch – with its colourful cartoon heroes – was …
Bereft of life, expired and having shuffled off the mortal coil, Boss Key Studios is now an ex-game development team.
It’s safe to say that Boss Key Productions' Lawbreakers was a monumental failure. Let's hope their new 80's themed Battle Royale fares better.
Lawbreakers developer Boss Key finally calls it quits on its failed arena shooter. The developer will be moving on to new, hopefully better, things.
Boss Key Studios co-founder Cliff Bleszinksi has been open and up front with the challenges that lay ahead for Lawbreakers, as he detailed how the overall vision for the game wasn’t to win a race, but rather a marathon that would draw in new players over time. This week the first such surge of content will be made available in the form of the All-Star Update.
Lawbreakers might just be one of the best shooters that few people are playing this year. Take a gander at the Steam charts, and the concurrent players for the Boss Key Studios debut game borders almost on non-existent. Which is baffling stuff, as Lawbreakers is a solid title with plenty of attitude, ideas and variety within its hero-shooter setup. So what’s the deal? Where’s the fanbase and how much do the numbers really matter in the long-term vision for Lawbreakers?
LawBreakers, from Gears of War designer Clifford Bleszinski’s new Boss Key Studios is a damned good competitive multiplayer shooter. It may be another Hero Shooter in what seems like a sea of them, but it’s got a real focus on individual player skill that sets it apart from other games that are, superficially, similar. However, you probably wouldn’t know that, because you’re probably not playing it. Very few people are, according to the Steam charts.
LawBreakers, the new mid-budget shooter from Clifford Bleszinski’s Boss Key Studios is now available.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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