Last year, Electronic Arts and developer Velan Studios launched a competitive dodgeball game called Knockout City for Switch and other platforms.

Now, just a little over half a year later, Velan Studios has announced that the game will be going free-to-play in Spring 2022. Alongside this reveal is the announcement that Velan Studios will be parting with Electronic Arts, taking over publishing responsibilities and working more closely with the community moving forward.

“We couldn’t have introduced Knockout City to the world without the incredible support of EA Originals, but now as we switch to free-to-play, the natural next step is for us to take over publishing responsibilities and work even more closely with our community. We have exciting plans for Knockout City, and bringing publishing in-house will allow us to fully realise our vision for the long-term future of this game. There’s so much to look forward to, because this is just the beginning.”

You can read up on the full details in their official blog post here, and watch a trailer for Season 5 below:

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