As Splitgate 2 prepares to release for a second time, design director says the team has handled "a challenging situation with honesty, humility, and grit"

A thumnail crop of Splitgate 2 key art showing orange and blue portals and teams of shooters running between them.

1047 Games is preparing to undo the un-launching of its portal-hopping arena shooter Splitgate 2, and the game's design director says the studio handled the controversies around overpriced microtransactions, free-to-play grind, and divisive hats with "honesty, humility, and grit."

Splitgate 2's design director as of this summer, Josh Watson, recently penned a letter posted to social media ahead of the free-to-play shooter's relaunch, introducing himself to the community as a lifelong Halo buff, Unreal Tournament modder, and former Rocket League lead.