How Knockout City Going Free-to-Play and EA Stepping Away Will Work
In a blog post today, Velan Studios announced that its «dodgebrawl» game, Knockout City,will not only be going free-to-play later this year, but it would be taking over publishing duties from EA Originals. The studio said that removing the cost of entry would allow it to bring Knockout City to «millions of new players around the world.»
When the game first launched in May 2021 it was free to play until the end of that first month. In June Velan doubled down and allowed new players to level up to Street Rank 25 before purchasing the game. It was also offered via Game Pass on launch day back in May 2021 and was also made available on PlayStation Plus in November of last year.
Knockout City Getting Next-Gen Upgrade and KO Royale Mode
Knockout City will go completely free-to-play beginning this spring with Season 6. Velan went on to thank the dedication and loyalty of day one fans and all players of Knockout City who purchased the game through its first year of existence. It reassured the community that those who have already plunked down hard-earned money for its game will receive a special Loyalty Bundle just before Season 6 launches that will include exclusive legendary cosmetics, XP boosts, and 2,000 Holobux.
According to Velan Studios, Season 6 will have a plethora of new features, new maps, and a Special Ball. Players will have to wait until Velan is ready to release details on exactly what that special ball will do though.
But that's not all the big changes for the makers of Knockout City. In its blog post, Velan confirmed that as the first few seasons of Year 2 roll along, it will be taking over publishing duties from Electronic Arts Originals. Velan thanked EA, saying it would not have been able to bring the game to the
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