5 years after it closed for good, Gearbox confirms that the hero shooter Gigantic is coming back for a 'limited time throwback event'
Gigantic is—or was—a free-to-play «strategic hero shooter» that went into full release in July 2017 and almost immediately fell into misfortune. In November 2017, developer Motiga was closed, and just a couple months later publisher Perfect World announced that the game would suffer the same fate in July 2018. But now, improbably and unexpectedly, it looks like it might be making a comeback: Gearbox has confirmed that invitations to a «limited time throwback event» are legit.
The event first came to light in the Gigantic subreddit, after numerous diehard fans shared an email that went out today inviting them to a three-day Gigantic play session, set to run October 5 to October 7. «Relive the good old days of playing this beloved strategic hero shooter» the email exclaimed.
Calling Gigantic «beloved» might be a bit of a stretch—its peak concurrent player count on Steam was 8,303, according to Steam Charts, but six months later that number was down to around 200—but the invite looks legit, and it's got the fanbase in a tizzy. It turns out that Gigantic players are a lot like fans of Alexander Keith's, the famous (around here, anyway) Canadian beer: Those who like it, like it a lot.
«Everyone who got this email, play, pay, do everything you can to show support!» redditor rey1119 wrote. «We can revive Gigantic if there is enough interest!»
«I'm so excited!» Falconpunchu said. «I didn't get to play when this game was released cause my PC was very bad, but now I can finally try it!»
«WE BACK BOIS,» Redditor pvrris23 contributed, cutting right to the hoped-for point.
And it's true: Gigantic is back—sort of. «The Gigantic Throwback Event is a limited-time journey back to the world of the iconic strategic hero shooter,» Gearbox
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