Wardogs developer Bulkhead admits Season 2 went too fast and says the studio needs to slow down. The team says it made a “huge mistake” by focusing too much on adding content instead of improving the core multiplayer experience. “We’ve got to slow down. We can’t do monthly seasons. We can’t keep up.” Bulkhead is now considering roughly three-month seasons with a smaller update halfway through. Season 3 is currently targeted for November 12 and will bring another economy reset, plus limited “primitive” servers designed to recreate the low-to-mid game experience by removing power weapons and vehicles. The team also acknowledged problems with progression, including players repeatedly encountering the same powerful vehicles shortly after destroying them. “We didn’t predict the numbers. The whole season was too fast.”

WARDOGS is region-locking players to fight cheaters, and the community isn’t happy. BULKHEAD has introduced a 175ms ping limit, which effectively blocks players from distant regions, the studio says it’s protecting the majority from regions “more prone to cheating.” Chinese Steam reviews went Mostly Negative compared to Mostly Positive English reviews. Players who play with friends overseas are also angry and asking for refunds. BULKHEAD says stricter region locking is still coming.

WARDOGS is paying players to join its losing team. Season 2 gives Lonestar players bonus cash and XP as the developers try to fix the blue team’s “notoriously lower win rate.” Players who win as Lonestar now get bonus cash and XP, plus extra rewards for helping teammates. The update also changes uniforms and spawn locations, adds discounts for losing teams, and restricts team switching. The developers call it a “social experiment.”

WARDOGS has sold more than 3 million copies, all on PC with over 54,000 “Very Positive” Steam reviews, putting heavy pressure on the developers. CEO John Brammer said the team has been “a bit overwhelmed.” They’ve faced “bottom feeder cheaters and constant DDOS attacks” while keeping up with rapid growth. After weeks of intense work, much of the team was given mandatory time off to recover. Brammer said they’re “finishing a sprint and taking a breather to prepare for a marathon.” He warned the next stage could get “spicy.” Some issues won’t be fixed immediately, and criticism is expected as the team keeps changing and improving the game. Console versions aren’t expected until 2028 at the earliest.

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Deadlock set a new Steam concurrent peak of 228,208, according to SteamDB. The invite-only beta is at 184,122 players right now. The 24-hour peak and the all-time peak are the same number, 228,208, hit 23 hours ago. SteamDB had it third for a stretch, behind Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2, so Valve briefly held the top three spots on its own platform. WARDOGS has since passed it. The climb lines up with the “The City Never Sleeps” update and the addition of the Rat King. The game is still not openly available.

The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past a DLC for an 11-year-old generated more Steam wishlist activity than any new game shown at Gamescom. According to Alinea Analytics, the expansion added an estimated 451,000 Steam wishlists between August 23 and August 30, well ahead of other games at the event. Warlock ranked second with about 379,000 new wishlists, followed by the open-world anime RPG Ananta with 302,000. -Lego: Skylines — 273,000 -Heroes of Might and Magic 3 — 189,000 -Wardogs — 146,000 -Afterworld — 121,000 -Metro 2039 — 110,000 -The Blood of Dawnwalker — 108,000

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