Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inboxKnockout City was one of many casualties in the wave of online games that are scheduled for closure this year. So the studio made the decision to sunset Knockout City – the question was: when?The team wanted to gain a few more months of experience with free-to-play and live service games, and also do right by the community that had already been investing in the game. 'James BatchelorEditor-in-ChiefGI DailyGI Market Report What does a wave of closures mean for live service games? Analysts and publishers discuss the challenges studios face in running an ongoing online titlesJames BatchelorFeature Knockout City to shut down in June "It’s simply impossible for us to make those kinds of systemic changes in the live game while continuing to support it," Velan saidMarie DealessandriNews Report: EU likely to approve Microsoft deal for Activision Blizzard Building a Myst-ery | Why I Love Sony's third-party plan to make PlayStation the best place to play How do you monetize Minesweeper? Bigmode's journey, from YouTubers to publishers What kind of studio does Electric Saint want to be? Rovio gives fans the bird | This Week in Business What does a wave of closures mean for live service games? Copyright © 2023 Gamer Network Limited, a ReedPop company