Back to the drawing board.
In a move almost unheard of in the gaming industry, Relentless is regressing Crucible, its recently launched free-to-play hero shooter, back to closed beta state. The Amazon backed title released in May to lukewarm response. Crucible‘s popularity immediately waned after launch, dropping from 120,000 viewers on Twitch the day it came out to just 69 as of writing.
The move back to closed beta is part of Relentless’s response to the lack of enthusiasm around Crucible. The studio has hosted a public roadmap on Trello and is cutting the game’s scope to concentrate on the most popular mode, Heart of the Hives.
