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One fumble after another for 1047 Games. They've announced today that they're ending development on both EMPULSE and SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded. _So much for making FPS great again huh?_ In a Steam announcement we got another of those thoroughly annoying image announcements. Whatever happened to just posting clear accessible text? Here's what they said across the two images: First one: > "What’s Next > > We started 1047 Games ten years ago because we love video games. Since then, more than 25 million people have played our games, and many of the people we’ve met along the way have become lifelong friends. > > After ten years of focusing on live service shooters, our focus is changing. What we build next may look very different from what people expect from 1047 Games, but what has not changed is why we are here: we love making games. We have learned a lot over the years, and we will carry those lessons into what we build next. > > To everyone who worked on Splitgate, Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, and Empulse, including those no longer at 1047: thank you. You put years of your lives into them, and we are grateful for what you helped us build. > > And to everyone who played, gave us feedback, made videos, argued about balance changes, discovered ridiculous movement tech, or brought friends into a lobby: thank you for being part of this with us. > > Thank you for the last ten years. > > See you in the server browser. > > Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian > > Co-founders, 1047 Games" And then also: > "An Update on Empulse, Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, and What’s Next for 1047 Games > > Today, we have some difficult news to share: we are ending active development on Empulse and Splitgate: Arena Reloaded. This is a hard update for us to write. We love these games, and we know this will be disappointing and frustrating for a lot of people. We are sorry. > > The reality is that neither game is generating enough revenue to support the ongoing cost of dedicated servers. We have continued covering those costs because we wanted to give both games every opportunity to grow, but we have reached the point where that is no longer sustainable. We have loved working on these games, playing them, and building them with this community, and we wish we could continue supporting them. > > What we do not want to do is simply shut the games down. > > We believe people should be able to keep playing the games they love even after active development ends. The original Splitgate launched seven years ago. When its dedicated servers went offline last year, we moved it to peer-to-peer so people could keep playing. It remains playable today, including on console. Wherever technically possible, we want that to be true of every game we make. > > So we have reworked Empulse and Splitgate: Arena Reloaded to support peer-to-peer play. > > On Thursday, September 3, both games will move to peer-to-peer hosting with a server browser. Dedicated servers and matchmaking will shut down, but players will still be able to host matches, find games, and play with friends forever. Empulse will also receive one new map and lower its price across all regions. This will be the final version of Empulse. > > Active development may be ending, but we’ll still be playing Empulse and Splitgate: Arena Reloaded and hanging out in the Discord. If you see us in a lobby, come say hi." The original images are below: I really do hope the staff they let go can find their feet at a new studio (or other work) quickly. Here's a thought - maybe, just maybe, don't make _another_ arena shooter attempt. That's three now they've pushed out and failed at. A genre that anyone can see just isn't popular like it once was a _long_ time ago. 🌐 **External Sources:** store.steampowered.com Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

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_This afternoon, we shared the following email with Cisco employees._ _—_ Team, Today we announced our Q3 FY26 earnings with record revenue of $15.8 billion, up 12 percent year over year, and double-digit top and bottom-line growth. The ELT and I could not be prouder of the growth you have all delivered for Cisco. These results are even more impressive given the complex environment we’re operating in – a rapidly changing market, with intensifying competition, and a global shortage of components critical to support our portfolio and the AI buildout from our customers. The companies that will win in the AI era will be those with focus, urgency, and the discipline to continuously shift investment toward the areas where demand and long-term value creation are strongest. I’m confident Cisco will be one of those winners. This means making hard decisions – about where we invest, how we’re organized, and how our cost structure reflects the opportunity in front of us. With this, we are making changes today that will result in the reduction of our overall workforce in Q4 by fewer than 4,000 jobs, representing less than 5 percent of our total employee base. Most notifications will begin on May 14 and continue globally in alignment with applicable local laws and regulations. For employees whose roles are impacted, leaders will share details directly – including timing, available resources, support, and benefits in each country. This will include pro-rated payment of FY26 bonuses to impacted employees. We will provide support in finding new opportunities, whether internal or external, through Cisco’s placement services – a program that has seen 75 percent of participants discover their next role. We are also committed to continued personalized learning and will provide one year of access to all Cisco U courses and certifications, covering AI, Security, Networking, and more. While we are reducing roles in some areas, we are making clear, strategic investments – particularly in silicon, optics, security, and in our employees’ use of AI across the company. These investments are building from a position of strength – and focusing on the technologies and businesses that will accelerate our growth, deliver unmatched innovation to customers and partners, and define our future. To those leaving Cisco, thank you for your contribution, your dedication, and the mark you have made on this company. We are deeply grateful and are committed to handling this transition with the care, clarity, and respect that defines our culture. For those who will continue here, we will discuss these changes and answer questions at the Cisco Beat on May 21 at 8 a.m. PT. We have important, impactful, and consequential work ahead. Your focus, resilience, and leadership are vital to our growth and relevance in FY27 and beyond. Chuck and the Executive Leadership Team