Splitgate News

Splitgate, the free to play first-person shooter with portals has a big upgrade out now with the start of the first official Beta Season.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/01/splitgate-beta-season-1-is-out-now-with-a-map-creator

• Map Creator mode enables players to make their own custom maps in a new blank-slate level called, "Flat Earth"
  
• Place a wide variety of map geometry such as ramps, walls, floors, blocks, props, and more
  
• Place a variety of portal surfaces such as cubes, walls, ceilings, and floors
  
• Place weapon pads
  
• Move objective spawners for objective-based game modes like CTF, Oddball, Domination, and King of the Hill
  
• Save, rename, and play your maps in Custom Games
  

• Reimagined Foregone Destruction with new art and design
  
• Complete visual overhaul of Foregone Destruction
  
• Adjusted the level layout
  
• Added weapons, a jetpack, and portal gun named "Estranged" to compliment Foregone
  

• Beta Season 1 Battle Pass
  
• 100 levels with free and premium tiers
  
• New characters, jetpacks, skins, wraps, and items
  
• New Beta Season 1 referral rewards
  
• Added new challenges
  
• Distributed ranked player rewards from Beta Season 0
  

For those out there who may have worried about the longevity of Sci-fi shooter Splitgate in the wake of Halo Infinite’s release late last year, worry not! In an interview with The Loadout, 1047 Games co-founder Ian Proulx has revealed that the player count for the game on PlayStation consoles has actually risen since Halo’s launch.

The interview, which covers a variety of topics such as the game’s monumental success during 2021, the future of the game heading into this new year, among other things paints a positive picture of 1047 Games and their game. Indeed, Ian champions an overly positive view on the success of Halo Infinite, believing both games can co-exist going forward.

“I’m actually glad [Halo Infinite] is out,” he says. “I honestly think that, in the long run, Halo Infinite and Splitgate will help each other. I think that there’s just so much noise and so many battle royales right now, and [these two games] are bringing people over to the arena shooter genre.”

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• Changed Stadium, Pantheon, and Abyss into winter Splitmas maps.
  
• Added further optimizations to Karman Station – Performance Improvements
  

• Added a new AR, Bard skin, and spray created by the community for Splitmas.
  
• Complete the winter challenges to earn the community items, a new portal skin, and drops.
  
• Added new Splitmas themed weapons and skins.
  
• Featured Playlist: Let it snow! Play the three winterized maps on community favorite game modes.
  

• Loading screen and main menu have been given the Splitmas treatment.
  

• The Season 0 Battle Pass and challenges have been extended until early next year.
  
• Added the TeamSeas Skin. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to TeamSeas.
  

1047 Games recently released a big update to Splitgate, their free to play first-person shooter with portals to enable players to make more interesting Custom Games.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/11/splitgate-expands-the-options-available-for-making-custom-games-more-unique