Gearbox Hero Shooter Gigantic Coming Back Online For One Weekend Only
ign.comHero shooter Gigantic may have shut down five years ago but Gearbox Software is bringing it back for one weekend only in a limited time throwback event.
A Reddit post from TemptedTemplar shared an email asking players to the event, while the game's subreddit is also full of others who received the invite. "You're invited to play Gigantic (again) during our limited time throwback event," read the email, sent to Reddit user HeirOfRhoads.
The event will take place from October 5 at 12noon Pacific / 3pm Eastern / 8pm UK to October 6 at 9pm Pacific / 12midnight Eastern, so October 7 at 5am UK. It's unclear if players other than those who received the email will be able to play.
Players will even get to enjoy "never before seen features" according to the email, including a Rush mode, new loadout system, and "revamped content". The classic Gigantic gameplay and features will be present too, of course, bringing back the team-based competitive action in teams of five heroes.
Gigantic shut down all the way back in July 2018, a few months after developer Motiga was shut down in November 2017. "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," the closure announcement read.
In our 7/10 review, IGN said: "Gigantic's multi-phase game mode and huge monsters distinguish it from the MOBA crowd, but it could use more variety."
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
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