BIZARRE: Ian proulx - You Need To See This

Splitgate studio 1047 Games is working on something new: 'If you're a fan of games like Titanfall or Black Ops 3, we would love to hear from you'

CEO Ian Proulx says the studio hopes to begin playtesting soon.

PC Gamer · Mar 25

After its 'make FPS great again' controversy, Splitgate 2 is relaunching with a humbler tone: 'The goal is to grow over time, not aim for a massive splash on day 1'

Splitgate 2 is also coming back sooner than expected: Instead of early 2026, the relaunch is now slated for December.

PC Gamer · Nov 25, 2025

With Steam players down over 90%, Splitgate 2 dev un-releases the game, lays off more staff, and plans to shut down OG servers as fans fear another live service death: "We understand it's our last chance"

"Some people may never come back, and that's on us"

GamesRadar · Jul 22, 2025

"I would have done things differently": Splitgate 2 director would be "less controversial" if given the opportunity to repeat his Summer Game Fest antics

He hopes fans put off will "reconsider"

GamesRadar · Jun 13, 2025

"Basically everything in our store was way overpriced until 2 months ago," admits Splitgate 2 director, who says he "would never have allowed" unpopular $80 bundle to go live

Props for saying it, I guess

GamesRadar · Jun 12, 2025

Splitgate 2 boss blames a former Call of Duty developer for $80 bundle, says he 'didn't intend for it to come off as shifting blame'

1047 Games head Ian Proulx says he has implemented a new process so that it doesn't happen again.

PC Gamer · Jun 11, 2025

Splitgate 2 boss apologizes for the 'division' caused by his MAGA-style hat but still insists it wasn't meant to be political: 'There's division in the community, and for that I am truly sorry'

1047 Games chief Ian Proulx is now here to apologize, and he's sorry you took it the wrong way.

PC Gamer · Jun 10, 2025

The ‘Make FPS Great Again’ Splitgate 2 guy put out a 3-minute video apologizing for his hat

"I'm not an idiot," he said.

Destructoid · Jun 10, 2025

Splitgate 2 CEO apologizes again, says "I'm not an idiot" and expected "some" controversy, but wasn't being political with his hat at Summer Game Fest: "We needed something to grab attention"

"This is what we came up with," Ian Proulx says

GamesRadar · Jun 10, 2025

Splitgate 2 director says it was "news to me" that the FPS launched with $80 bundles, blames former monetization head "who happened to come from Call of Duty"

How did that get there?

GamesRadar · Jun 10, 2025