Russo writes that the game's final season will be jam-packed with new content, an 'epic send-off both in and out of the game,' and even a private server version on PC so that Knockout City can be enjoyed by players who host their own server forever.Īs for why, Russo writes that Velan has learned a lot about multiplayer live-service games through Knockout City and that despite 12 million players and billions of KOs in-game, 'there are several aspects of the game in need of a major disruption to better attract and retain enough players to be sustainable.' 'Then, on the morning of June 6, 2023, over two years after our initial launch, all servers around the world will be shut down and the game will no longer be playable.' 'Today we are announcing that Season 9 will be Knockout City's final season,' Knockout City director Jeremy Russo writes in a blog post.
