An enormous blow for such a novel recreation

Killer Queen Black launched again in 2019, and it’s been a staple of my family ever since. The extraordinarily unconventional team-versus-team recreation concerned 5v5 battles to the demise, with a number of methods to win every match. It inspired a heavy dollop of staff communication and tactical nuance in a manner most video games couldn’t contact. But the period of taking part in it at house on-line is coming to an finish on November 30, 2022.

Thankfully, Liquid Bit CEO Matt Tesch has absolutely defined the state of affairs in a brand new weblog, which they are saying is out of their fingers. The crux of the issue is Amazon GameSparks, which basically hosted the backend of Killer Queen Black. Amazon shut it down on September 30, however the staff was in a position to get an “extension,” by November 30, partially to complete out what is going to seemingly be the final run of on-line league play. Tesch notes that this was not “planned or foreseen,” and got here immediately, explaining: “We moved mountains and spent a treasure to migrate to a different provider, but unfortunately, the task amounted to an almost complete rewrite of the game, and that’s just not in the cards for Liquid Bit at this time.” Local play will nonetheless be doable.

This will affect the PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and…Google Stadia variations of the sport (which had a shelf life exterior of this case). Naturally, Killer Queen will stay on in arcade kind (here’s a helpful map of the place you would possibly be capable to discover a cupboard, however ensure to name forward), the place it was born. Tesch says that they’re “working on plans to open-source the game,” and hopes it’ll “rise again in the future,” plus they’re engaged on a “new title,” that the staff hopes to share “very soon.” They’re additionally engaged on ensuring this doesn’t occur once more.

While it’s a completely comprehensible state of affairs, particularly for an indie outfit, it’s unlucky that it needed to occur to such a novel recreation with an lively aggressive neighborhood. Either manner, the legacy of what the sport achieved will stay on.

Chris Carter

Reviews Director, Co-EIC – Chris has been having fun with Destructoid avidly since 2008. He lastly determined to take the following step, make an account, and begin running a blog in January of 2009. Now, he is employees!