Pixelmon shuts down game development after inconclusive publisher test

Pixelmon has ended all game development and cut its gaming team after a three-week publisher-led test failed to produce results strong enough to secure a long-term commercial offer. Summary Pixelmon has ended all game development after a three week test by external publishers produced inconclusive results and failed to secure a long term offer. The publishers asked Pixelmon to polish its games and run another test, but management decided against continuing after more than two years of similar results. Members of the gaming team have received notice, severance and other applicable benefits, with the games set to be taken offline and their systems dismantled. A smaller group of senior and multidisciplinary staff will remain to explore non gaming business models, with further details expected at Thursday’s town hall. Pixelmon said refunds are not an option because of its corporate and shareholder structure, and the remaining funds will be used to pursue a viable business model or the company will close. Pixelmon said in an announcement on its official Discord that external publishers had spent their own marketing budgets on its games over the past three weeks, using their tools to stu...