Knockout City studio announces two more titles — but not Knockout City’s return

Velan Studios promises it hasn’t forgotten about Knockout City.

The live-service game, published in 2021, was an arena shooter presented as a zany, colorful, and futuristic brand of dodgeball. It had plenty of fans, but not enough to keep the lights on. Originally published by Electronic Arts, Velan took the game back in the summer of 2022, turning it into a free-to-play title. But the audience was by that point saturated and not growing.

A year later, it was all gone, though with a promise that Velan...