Knockout City

Server ShutdownShutdown completed

Velan Studios · EA / Velan Studios

Servers shut down, licenses revoked, or abandoned after sale — with named sources.

LaunchedMay 21, 2021

Shut downJun 6, 2023

Days live746 days

CategoryServer Shutdown

StatusShutdown completed

PlatformsPC

Still playableNo

Steam peak9.8k concurrent

Launch priceFree to play

About

A team-based dodgeball game that launched with EA, later transferred back to Velan Studios, and went free to play in 2022.

What happened

Velan Studios announced on February 3 2023 that Season 9 would be Knockout City's last, and that official servers would close at noon UTC on June 6 2023. GamesIndustry.biz reported the same day. Because every mode needed a live connection, the title screen would be as far as official clients could go.

Velan also said it would ship a private-server version so PC players could keep hosting. Official live service ended on the announced date. Cosmetics sold on the live service did not transfer to a publisher-run game after that point.

Evidence timeline

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