Third-person MOBA 'Gigantic' to close on July 31st
Gigantic 's long and troubled development cycle is finally over. The colorful, hero-based MOBA will be shut down on July 31st, developer Motiga announced in a blog post yesterday. Ultimately, the game "did not resonate" with as many players as the studio had hoped, limiting the viability of future updates and support. As a result, the January Update — which contains new hero T-Mat, various skins and computer-controlled bloomer creatures — will be "the final content update." Microtransactions have been switched off, making all heroes free to unlock, and store items will be heavily discounted for anyone who has leftover cash to spend. Gigantic was unveiled in 2014 as an alternative to League of Legends , Dota 2 and Smite . Heroes of the Storm wasn't around back then and the glut of hero-based arena shooters, including Overwatch , Lawbreakers and Battleborn , didn't exist either. Gigantic, then, was still an intriguing proposition. Two teams of f...