--- title: "1047 Games ends active development on Empulse and Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, says it's moving away from live service shooters" url: https://daily.dev/posts/1047-games-ends-active-development-on-empulse-and-splitgate-arena-reloaded-says-it-s-moving-away-f-aggo9b1if source_url: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/1047-games-ends-active-development-on-empulse-and-splitgate-arena-reloaded-says-its-moving-away-from-live-service-shooters type: article source: "GamesIndustry.biz" published: 2026-08-26T19:13:01.721Z updated: 2026-08-26T19:13:21.973Z tags: ["game-development", "gaming"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 1047 Games ends active development on Empulse and Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, says it's moving away from live service shooters **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary 1047 Games is ending active development on Empulse and Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, shifting both titles from dedicated servers to peer-to-peer hosting starting September 3, as neither game generates enough revenue to cover server costs. The studio says it is moving away from live service shooters after ten years, following multiple rounds of layoffs tied to Splitgate 2's rocky 2025 launch and Empulse's troubled June 2026 early access debut. Founders Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian say their next project may look very different, though staffing implications remain unaddressed. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Report: Splitgate dev 1047 games lays off staff](https://daily.dev/posts/report-splitgate-dev-1047-games-lays-off-staff-tdp4u7fld) · Game Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/1047-games-ends-active-development-on-empulse-and-splitgate-arena-reloaded-says-it-s-moving-away-f-aggo9b1if)