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EMPULSE feels like Splitgate 2 with a different coat of paint, for better or worse

It still has a great core.

Dot Esports

EMPULSE system requirements: Minimum and recommended PC specs

All settings listed here.

Dot Esports

EMPULSE, movement shooter from Splitgate 2 dev, launches in Early Access late June

Another shot at a fast-paced FPS.

Dot Esports

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Empulse's frantic movement and giant mechs are giving me serious Xbox 360-era FPS nostalgia

This new wall-running shooter ends its trailer with a man belting a mech with a sledgehammer, and frankly I'm sold

PC Gamer

Splitgate devs’ new Titanfall copy actually looks kind of cool, much to my surprise

Prepare for EMPULSE.

Destructoid

1047 Games Reveals 'Empulse,' Fast-Paced Mech Movement Shooter Set For Early Access

1047 Games unveils "Empulse," a 6v6 mech movement shooter with fast combat, grappling hooks, and early access planned for 2026.

Player One

Splitgate studio’s Titanfall spiritual successor gets Steam page before even being announced

Splitgate developer 1047 Games is working on a Titanfall spiritual successor, and it now has a Steam page but not an announcement.

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Splitgate studio 1047 Games is working on something new: 'If you're a fan of games like Titanfall or Black Ops 3, we would love to hear from you'

CEO Ian Proulx says the studio hopes to begin playtesting soon.

PC Gamer

“Steam Charts don’t measure fun” – Splitgate: Arena Reloaded devs respond to game’s low Steam playercount

1047 Games is pushing against the low playercount narrative

Dot Esports

'Steam Charts don't measure fun,' Splitgate: Arena Reloaded studio says in response to worries about declining player numbers: 'They don't show the full picture'

Fair enough, but "fun" doesn't pay to keep the servers online.

PC Gamer

Splitgate 2 dev responds to player count concerns as Steam charts show low numbers after 'Arena Reloaded' relaunch — "They don't show the full picture"

Splitgate 2 — now Splitgate: Arena Reloaded — has struggled after its December relaunch. Now, the devs have responded to talk about its low player count.

Windows Central

"Steam Charts don't measure fun": Splitgate dev says don't sweat the player count after messy Splitgate Arena Reloaded rollout, sitting at 720 players on Steam

"We rebuilt Splitgate from the ground up"

GamesRadar

Splitgate devs give up on Splitgate 2 and combine the FPS games, just like everyone wanted in the first place, for Arena Reloaded

1047 Games is going all out

GamesRadar

As Splitgate 2 prepares to release for a second time, design director says the team has handled "a challenging situation with honesty, humility, and grit"

The Halo x Portal FPS un-launched after a series of controversies

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After its 'make FPS great again' controversy, Splitgate 2 is relaunching with a humbler tone: 'The goal is to grow over time, not aim for a massive splash on day 1'

Splitgate 2 is also coming back sooner than expected: Instead of early 2026, the relaunch is now slated for December.

TechRadar

Splitgate 2 is being 'pushed back to beta' as 1047 Games shuts down the original Splitgate and undergoes more layoffs

1047 Games has announced that its free-to-play first-person shooter Splitgate 2 is returning to beta following player feedback.

GamesRadar

With Steam players down over 90%, Splitgate 2 dev un-releases the game, lays off more staff, and plans to shut down OG servers as fans fear another live service death: "We understand it's our last chance"

"Some people may never come back, and that's on us"

Dot Esports

Splitgate 2 1.2 patch notes: Ranked, Weapon Mastery Skins, and more

Ranked is finally here.

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Splitgate 2 studio lays off "small group" of developers, while its co-founders aren't taking salaries "as we lock in to deliver the next phase" of the troubled FPS

A tough time for 1047 Games

The Guardian - UK

The Maga-flavoured faux pas that shook the games industry

Splitgate 2’s Ian Proulx thought his Musk gag was funny – but what it revealed was the major blind spots still in the business

PC Gamer

Splitgate 2 review

It doesn't make FPS great again.

PC Gamer

Splitgate 2 boss apologizes for the 'division' caused by his MAGA-style hat but still insists it wasn't meant to be political: 'There's division in the community, and for that I am truly sorry'

1047 Games chief Ian Proulx is now here to apologize, and he's sorry you took it the wrong way.

Destructoid

The ‘Make FPS Great Again’ Splitgate 2 guy put out a 3-minute video apologizing for his hat

"I'm not an idiot," he said.

GamesRadar

Splitgate 2 CEO apologizes again, says "I'm not an idiot" and expected "some" controversy, but wasn't being political with his hat at Summer Game Fest: "We needed something to grab attention"

"This is what we came up with," Ian Proulx says

GamesRadar

Splitgate 2 launches to "Mixed" Steam reviews as players call out pricey microtransactions, right after the game's creator said the "state of multiplayer FPS games is tragically stale"

Players are calling it a "less interesting version of Apex Legends"

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