Going, going, Nosgone
TheLegacy of Kaingames can’t catch a break. It’s been thirteen years since there’s been a sequel in the wonderful vampire series. We’ve seen thirty minutes of the cancelledDead Sun, which at least led to the asymmetrical spinoffNosgoth, but now Square Enix and Psyonix have announced that come May 31, the battle between humans and vampire-kind will be coming to an end.
A post on the Square Enix forums fromNosgoth‘s community manager titled “A Farewell To Arms –Nosgoth‘s Final Days Are Upon Us” heralds the end of the game’s development. Any in-game purchases made after March 1 of this year are refundable, and people can still play until the end of May. This timing is odd, as Psyonix (now working onRocket League)spoke to Gamereactorlast month about future plans for the game and taking it out of Steam Early Access, where it’s been available since early last year.
It’s always a shame to hear that a game with an active playerbase is shutting down. I haven’t personally playedNosgoth, but I’ve heard positive chatter about this. The community manager also mentioned that “any futureLegacy of Kainproject will be considered independently ofNosgothand on the merits of the proposals alone.” I wonder if we’ll see another developer pick up the series through Square Enix’s Collective, as we saw withFear Effectyesterday.
A Farewell To Arms –Nosgoth‘s Final Days Are Upon Us[Square Enix Forums]
