
Over the weekend, Boss Key Productions’ first of two titles has officially sunset as publisher Nexon moves on without LawBreakers following behind it.

Over the weekend, Boss Key Productions’ first of two titles has officially sunset as publisher Nexon moves on without LawBreakers following behind it.

Boss Key Productions and Nexon have confirmed that Lawbreakers is shutting down this September, even after critical success, the game just didn’t catch on. Here’s what you need to know. Continue reading

Founded by former Gears of War developer Cliff Bleszinski as the developer behind the ambitious FPS title LawBreakers has ceased to exist after two titles struggled to find success in the current market of video games.

For fans of LawBreakers there seemed to be a bit of hope as studio Boss Key Productions seemed to be gearing up for new content for their troubled game. However, yesterday, Boss Key Productions proved everyone wrong and announced their free-to-play Battle Royale title Radical Heights.

Lets be honest, LawBreakers isn’t off to the best of starts. It’s struggled with dwindling numbers since its release on PlayStation 4 and PC this past August. Developer Boss Key Productions – formed in 2014 by Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski and Guerilla Games co-founder Arjan Brussee – has been struggling.

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Competitive FPS titles aren’t something new. Thanks to games such as Overwatch by Blizzard Entertainment, the hero themed fps genre has seen itself grow exponentially over the course of the past year. Games such as Dirty Bomb and Paladin’s have seen success because the reemergence of the genre thanks to the success of Blizzard. To join the genre comes the new kid on the block developed by Boss Key Productions lead by former Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski himself.
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While LawBreakers certainly is an FPS title at its core, it embraces everything Overwatch did and openly gives the entire genre itself the giant bird without caring about the results. From an initial look, Boss Key’s first game may look like your typical 5v5 “hero shooter”. Mostly due to the fact that every character brings a unique appearance, set of weapons, combat maneuverability, and set of abilities to the table.

Just days before the game launches on August 8th, developer Boss Key Productions has announced that their final beta is coming soon. Very soon at that. For the firs time, Boss Key Productions has announced that the final open beta will be headed to both PlayStation 4 and PC starting this week.