Gigantic Will Shut Down In July

Gigantic the action MOBA from perfect world is set to shut down in July. Perfect World issued a statement saying that Gigantic’s final day will be Tuesday, July 31st. As a result, every hero in Gigantic will be free, including the newly released T-Mat. Shop prices have also been discounted and the purchasing of any more in-game currency has been disabled.

“Discontinuing Gigantic was not an easy decision. The game is a unique and exciting experience that captured many hearts and minds. Unfortunately, it did not resonate with as many players as we’d hoped. Over the last several months, the teams at Motiga and Perfect World looked into viable options to sustain Gigantic.

“However, the current state of the game has restricted options for further progress and relevant content updates, and delivering basic features while also fixing long-standing issues was more complicated than expected. Despite our best efforts, we were unable to find an impactful solution that would help Gigantic break through in a crowded market.”

Gigantic is a very stylized free-to-play third-person MOBA. While reviews were overall positive, it seems that they just couldn’t keep enough momentum to keep the game running at a profit. It always sucks to see games get shut down, but hey, I guess this means onto bigger and greater things.