- A cult classic shooter is back after years, and deserves more players - 16 April 2024
Originally released in 2017 as a free-to-play game, the 5v5 hero shooter and MOBA hybrid Gigantic has become a cult classic of sorts, changing up the hero shooter format by combining it with MOBA elements to create a legitimately unique experience, even when compared to later competitors like Overwatch and Valorant. Splitting matches into two phases - an objective based, familiarly King of the Hill-esque phase followed by a more MOBA-inspired space-control Rampage phase - was novel, and nothing has been similar since. When Gigantic was shuttered by Gearbox in 2018, it was a loss for the genre and fans of the game made their feelings clear online that it was sorely missed - that was, until its eventual relaunch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Abandoned MOBA and shooter hybrid returns with new edition on Steam Borderlands developers are bringing back their forgotten MOBA Act…
- Gigantic: Rampage Edition is out now, offering a second chance to fans of the shuttered hero shooter - 9 April 2024
The original Gigantic blended MOBA and hero shooter ideas together at the height of the gold rush in both genres, but failed to carve off a large enough audience of its own and sadly shut down in 2018 . As of today, it's back as Gigantic: Rampage Edition , with new characters, a new mode, and an upfront fee in place of its former free-to-play model. Read more
- Abandoned MOBA and shooter hybrid returns with new edition on Steam - 9 April 2024
When a multiplayer game's servers are shut down, that's usually the last we ever hear from it. Because of this, we assumed that Gigantic , which blended the hero shooter approach of a game like Overwatch with MOBA design reminiscent of League of Legends or Dota 2, was gone forever when its servers went quiet in 2018, about a year after its launch. This hasn't turned out to be the case. Gigantic has now come out once again through a new premium version, Gigantic: Rampage Edition, which has just landed on Steam. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Borderlands developers are bringing back their forgotten MOBA Action MOBA Gigantic will shut down in July Perfect World have shut down Gigantic developer Motiga
- Gigantic: Rampage Edition revives and expands the shuttered MOBA hero shooter - 20 February 2024
Gigantic , the free-to-play team brawler from a former StarCraft and Guild Wars designer, which launched (fully) in 2017 and closed the following year , is returning as Gigantic: Rampage Edition. It's no longer free-to-play, but a "premium and definitive release" of the original, and it's due on April 9th. Read more
- Borderlands developers are bringing back their forgotten MOBA - 20 February 2024
The developers at Gearbox Publishing, which is behind hits like Borderlands and niche favorites like Subnautica, have some big news to share - we're talking huge, Gigantic , even. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Action MOBA Gigantic will shut down in July Perfect World have shut down Gigantic developer Motiga Win a new Voden skin and the new necromancer hero in our Gigantic: Season of Souls giveaway!
- 5 years after it closed for good, Gearbox confirms that the hero shooter Gigantic is coming back for a 'limited time throwback event' - 3 October 2023
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... Read more.
- Hero shooter Gigantic will shut down in July following mass lay-offs at studio last year - 1 February 2018
Developer Motiga has announced that Gigantic, its colourful, free-to-play MOBA-meets-hero-shooter, will shut down on July 31st this year. The news comes via the official Gigantic blog , which confirmed that the game's most recent update would also be its last. "The journey over these last few years was met with outstanding support from our players", it said, "and we are all very proud of the incredible experience Gigantic is today". "Discontinuing Gigantic was not an easy decision", the post continued, "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." Read more…
- A big, big loss: farewell to Gigantic, the moba-shooter from Starcraft s lead designer - 1 February 2018
The cosmic ballet continues: just as MOBAs replaced MMOs in the popular consciousness, now battle royale games are flavour of the year, and sadly that, together with general multiplayer market saturation, means casualties. Not even a week ago, Epic’s MOBA/shooter hybrid Paragon faced the axe , and now that same is true of Gigantic . Motiga’s monstery multiplayer game was another lane-runner/face-shooter combo, and one whose development was lead by ex-StarCraft lead designer James Phinney . If you want to have a ball with it, you’ve got until July, when it’s walked off into a shady place forever. (more…)
- Gigantic's Final Update - 31 January 2018
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the January Update is the final content update for Gigantic, and the game servers will be discontinued on July 31, 2018. The journey over these last few years was met with outstanding support from our players and we are all very proud of the incredible experience Gigantic is today. The team wants to give a big shout out to our awesome community - both those who have been with us since the beginning as well as those who just picked up the game recently. We want to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who gave Gigantic a chance. For all the amazing folks who continue to play and show passion for Gigantic, all Heroes will be FREE as the purchasing of Rubies and Hero Packs have been disabled. This includes our newest hero, T-Mat! Currency will still be rewarded in-game, and any Crowns or Rubies gained by an account will remain available to purcha…
- Gigantic, the free-to-play hero shooter, is closing in July - 31 January 2018
Gigantic , the free-to-play MOBA-hero shooter crossover that launched in mid-2017, will come to the end of its run on July 31. Publisher Perfect World said the game enjoyed "outstanding support" from an "awesome community," but in the end that community wasn't big enough to keep the wheels turning.  "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," Perfect World wrote.    "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…
- November 2017 Update - The Infernal Hunt - 15 November 2017
We are excited to release The Infernal Hunt update for Gigantic! This update introduces Gigantic's newest Creature family, the Infernal! Along with the new creature, our November release brings another round of balance changes, savage Demon Hunter themed weapons, and some astounding skins for some of your favorite Heroes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnCJJpXRDUU More details on all the changes can be found in the Official Gigantic Update Blog. Give them a read to get ahead of the competition, and we'll see you on the airship!
- Torchlight studio Runic shut down, Gigantic devs also almost closed - 3 November 2017
The owners of Torchlight developers Runic Games, the Chinese free-to-play-focused publisher Perfect World Entertainment, confirmed today that it has shut down Runic’s Seattle studio. Seeing as that’s Runic’s only studio, er, that’s them basically gone – though their games will live on. This comes barely one month after Runic released Hob . Perfect World have also laid off most the team at Motiga, the studio behind Gigantic – which only launched in July. Perfect World say these are unconnected but sheesh, not a good week to be owned by Perfect World. (more…)
- Gigantic developer Motiga has shut down (Updated) - 3 November 2017
Update: Publisher Perfect World addressed Motiga's closure in a statement to Kotaku : "Following the news that Motiga has reduced the staff of its studio, Perfect World Entertainment can confirm that as the publisher of Gigantic, the game will continue to be available on our platforms. A core team of developers remains at Motiga, who will work with us to support the game and its players, including moving full steam ahead with the upcoming November update and future content. We cannot thank everyone enough for their contributions in making Gigantic the outstanding experience it is today." The publisher also confirmed the closure of Torchlight and Hob developer Runic Games, which you can learn more about here . Perfect World says "The staff reduction at Motiga and the closure of Runic Games Seattle were unrelated." Original story: Motiga, developer of free-to-play hero shooter Gigant…
- October 2017 Update - Season of Souls! - 19 October 2017
We are excited to release Season of Souls, the October update for Gigantic! The latest release introduces Gigantic's newest Hero, Ezren Ghal - a mid-ranged caster who steals the souls of his enemies to restore life and cast powerful spells. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f8jjUQ0ysQ Along with Ezren Ghal, Season of Souls brings a ton of new features, matchmaking improvements, and fixes based on the feedback you've provided since launch. For this update, the biggest additions include the new Ember Grove battleground, player profile icons, Hero Confirm text chat, and voice over interactions. More details on all the changes can be found in the Official Gigantic Update Blog. Give them a read to get ahead of the competition, and we'll see you on the airship!
- This Week In Gigantic - September 14, 2017 - 14 September 2017
Episode 12 of This Week In Gigantic is out! We're pretty excited for Rutger and the new content we have in store. https://youtu.be/p6r9zezH9gM
- September 2017 Update - Into Solitude! - 12 September 2017
Greeting Gigantic Fans! We’re excited to announce that our September update is now live and it introduces Gigantic’s 21st hero to the roster, Rutger! He’s an ancient warden who will protect the land by using the terrain to his advantage on the battleground. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1--EiVR400 Alongside Rutger, the September build is going to include a handful of brand new features, bug fixes, and summoning creatures to fight alongside you in battle. Quite a few of your favorite heroes are getting some balance changes in the September update as well. We’ve unlocked a brand new pack that Gigantic fans can pick up which will feature new monk themed skins for some of the heroes as well as the brand new Stone Cerberus that is releasing later this month. Read the further details below and get ready to jump back into action! Read the full list of hero changes on the Official Gigantic B…
- This Week In Gigantic - August 31st, 2017 - 31 August 2017
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- Community Event: Double Prestige Weekend Challenge - 31 August 2017
Greetings Gigantic Fans! You’ve probably seen our Hero Mastery video and the cool skins and weapons that you can unlock with a high hero level, right? To help you reach these goals and impress your foes on the battleground, even more, we’ve prepared something special for you: For a limited time, we’re activating double Prestige rewards for every match you play (and complete!) in Gigantic! But that’s not all! If you complete at least 3 PvP matches during the same timeframe (Bot matches don’t count, sorry!), you’ll qualify to receive a Prestige Boost for 10 wins that will be sent to your account later next week. You’ll make your way towards those Eternal Master and Eternal Light skins in no time! When?: August 31st, 2017 at 12 PM PT – September 5th, 2017 at 11:59 AM PT So, what do you think community? Are you ready to play some PVP? We'll see you on the airship this weekend!
- Gigantic: Hero Overview - Vadasi - 31 August 2017
Looking for a support Hero to add to your crew? Vadasi alone decides whether you will benefit from her righteous defense or burn under her fiery judgment. Check out her Hero Overview video to learn more about Vadasi's play style. https://youtu.be/xvjsMCoQHsc
- Critical Praise for Gigantic... - 31 August 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lolIEXNYO4k
