The show in Beijing this week comes after Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Putin in Moscow earlier this month, with the two leaders releasing a joint statement vowing to deepen their countries’ cooperation and friendship.Ĭhina remains a lone voice supporting an increasingly isolated Putin throughout the war, Beijing has backed Kremlin rhetoric blaming NATO for the conflict, refused to condemn the invasion, and increased economic support for Moscow by upping purchases of Russian fuel. In 2014, Gergiev signed an open letter with a group of Russian cultural figures stating their support for Putin’s annexation of Crimea, prompting more protests against him in New York. Gergiev has also supported Putin’s policies that restrict the rights of LGBTQ citizens, which led to protests against the conductor at arts venues in previous years. US public broadcaster NPR reported in 2014 that Gergiev’s friendship with Putin spans decades. Meanwhile, New York’s Metropolitan Opera said it would not work with Russian artists and organizations who support Putin until the invasion of Ukraine ends. However, they do go on to state that more on exactly what to expect with the Private Server will be revealed as we get closer to it being released.It wasn’t just the Munich orchestra that dropped Gergiev after the invasion - New York’s Carnegie Hall also announced last year that it had canceled performances by the Russian conductor. Unfortunately, since the Private Hosted Server that is being released is not in any way connected to their live servers, no unlocks or progress will be carried over. This is a way for Velan Studios to preserve a part of Knockout City for a very long time. This means that a sperate version of Knockout City will be able to be downloaded, so that you can still host private matches and join other friends’ servers even after the game is permanently shut down. Interesting enough, they mention in their blog post on their website that there will be a Private Hosted Server for the PC. They plan on coming out with more projects down the line and to do that and grow, Knockout City has to be shut down.
Velan Studios aren’t the ones shutting down. The good news is that based off of the success that Knockout City had, they are able to take what they have learned and bring that experience to future projects down the line. Those changes can’t be made while trying to fully support Knockout City. If they want to grow as a company, they will have to make changes. Jeremy Russo, a Game Director of Knockout City, describes the final event as “in-game celebration of Knockout City, featuring TRIPLE XP, massive rewards, and the return of the community’s favorite playlist, Superpowers: Power Grab.” Jeremy also goes on to state even further that during the final event, “Knockout City celebrations are also taking place outside the game! This includes giveaways galore, a huge, final tournament for our competitive players, some new merch that looks back on the amazing years of Knockout City, a final season of Deep Space Dispatches we’ll be releasing in a new podcast feed to wrap up the story, and a bunch of other surprises!”Ī big question that is being asked in regards to the news of Knockout City being shut down is why? To sum up what Velan Studios said as to what the reason was, they have a very small team being an Indie Developer. The in-game shops will also feature massive discounts and almost every cosmetic that has ever been sold in Knockout City will be making its way back into the game one last time.Īs we get closer to the June 6 end date, Velan Studios will host its finale event on May 23. Actually, Season 9 events are going to be jammed packed with rewards so that gamers can really get the most out of the game one last time. That doesn’t mean the final season is going to be a dud. This means that if you want to load up on Holobux, you are going to have to do that before February 28.
On February 28, all real-money transactions will be removed, and you will no longer be able to purchase certain bundles. Since Season 9 will be the ninth and final Season, there is no need to have real-money transactions available. The concept was very unique and that is what people loved most about the game. There aren’t a lot of dodgeball style video games on the marker right now and none that quite combined dodgeball and battling around a map. What brought so many gamers to play Knockout City when it was first released was the originality behind the video game. With that being said, Velan Studios have also announced that Season 9, which begins on February 28, will be the last season. That marks just a little over 2 years since the game was released. Knockout City will be KOed and permanently shutting down on June 6 and the game will no longer be playable. If you are an avid player of Knockout City, then we have some pretty disappointing news for you. By Frank Mueller 2 months ago Follow Tweet
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