Knockout City To Move Free-To-Play Later This Spring

For those that might recall from last spring, developer Velan Studios made a surprise impact with the release of Knockout City. Injecting the fun of dodgeball with the competitive nature of online play and sprinkling live-service attributes gives you Knockout City. At the time, the game was priced at $19.99, however, EA Play/Xbox Game Pass Ultimate owners could grab the title for no extra charge.

But now with the game coming to a close with its first Year One content roadmap, the game is taking on the industry as it will be going free-to-play. Velan Studios in a new announcement on Thursday shared that the move will be in effect later this spring for all platforms the game is available on.

Season 5 will be a celebration of the best that Year 1 of Knockout City had to offer, bringing back Superpowers!, Chain Reaction, Basketbrawl, and more. Don’t worry, we still have some surprises in store, too. Some amazing new customizations, a brand-new special event in the spring with exclusive unlockables, a whole new season of League Play, and plenty of other goodies as well.

That’s right, after Season 5 is over, we’re going to be kicking off Year 2 of Knockout City, and it comes with one huge headline to mix things up: Knockout City is going free-to-play, beginning this spring with Season 6! We’re really excited to bring our game to millions of new players around the world, by removing the price tag entirely.

Additionally, Velan Studios also shares it will be independently self-publishing Knockout City a little bit after the start of Year 2. Originally, Knockout City was a EA Originals title on behalf of Electronic Arts and has flourished to become an solely dependent property now. “The other big change happening over the first few seasons of Year 2 is that we (Velan Studios) are going to be self-publishing Knockout City! From the day we founded our studio, we’ve worked to deliver revolutionary new game experiences to you, our amazing community of players.

“We couldn’t have introduced Knockout City to the world without the incredible support of EA Originals, but now as we switch to free-to-play, the natural next step is for us to take over publishing responsibilities and work even more closely with our community. We have exciting plans for Knockout City, and bringing publishing in-house will allow us to fully realize our vision for the long-term future of this game. There’s so much to look forward to, because this is just the beginning.”

Are you excited for the future of Knockout City?

Knockout City is out now for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Source: Velan Studios