Zynga has introduced that it will likely be shutting down Star Wars: Hunters, regardless of the sport solely having come out final summer time.
The free-to-play PvP area fight sport was launched on June 4, 2024 on Nintendo Change, iOS and Android, and was set between the occasions of Star Wars Episode 6 and seven.
The sport was launched to blended suggestions from critics, nonetheless, with the Change model receiving a Metacritic rating of 57.
It will seem that the sport didn’t take off as anticipated, which is why Zynga has now introduced that the sport’s closing content material replace will likely be launched on April 15, adopted by a whole shutdown of its servers on October 1.
“Thanks on your unimaginable help and for being a part of the world of Vespaara,” Zynga’ s assertion reads. “After cautious consideration, we need to let you understand that the ultimate content material replace for Star Wars: Hunters on all platforms will likely be on April 15. The sport will stay playable till October 1, 2025, when the sport’s on-line servers will likely be shut down.
“We perceive this information could also be disappointing and need to guarantee you that this determination was not made flippantly. Your ardour and dedication to the sport and its group have meant the world to us, and we’re dedicated to offering visibility and updates all through the transition course of.”
Zynga says it would flip off all in-app purchases on April 15, and is citing this as the rationale it gained’t be refunding any season passes or paid forex gamers have purchased.
In an FAQ asking whether or not gamers will obtain a refund for getting an Enviornment Move for Season 5, the writer says: “The intention of the 30-day discover we’re giving between March seventeenth and turning off in-app purchases on April fifteenth is to present gamers sufficient time to max out the Enviornment Move earlier than the tip of the Season.”
As for any Crystals, the sport’s premium forex which is purchased with actual cash, Zynga says: “Crystal purchases is not going to be refunded. The intention of the 30-day discover we’re giving between March seventeenth and turning off in-app purchases on April fifteenth is to present gamers ample time to arrange and spend the in-game forex they’ve bought.”
Star Wars: Hunters soft-launched on Android in India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia, and Indonesia again in 2021, however quite a few delays meant it didn’t totally launch till the summer time of 2024.
