Splitgate

**Splitgate**は、1047 Gamesが開発・公開したオンラインマルチプレイヤーFPSゲームである。本作は当初、2019年5月24日にMicrosoft Windows向けにプレベータ版が無料配信され、2021年7月13日にベータ版がリリースされた。2021年7月27日、SplitgateはプラットフォームをXbox One、Xbox Series X、PlayStation 4、PlayStation 5に拡大し、すべてのプラットフォームでクロスプレイ機能が利用できるようになった。

当初予定していた7月27日のリリースは、プレイヤーの急増によりサーバーのアップグレードが必要となり、延期されたが、2021年8月下旬にベータ版状態を脱し、正式リリース予定。

2021年8月現在、ピーク時にはSteamで毎日5万人のアクティブプレイヤーをコンスタントに記録している。

## ゲームプレイ

Splitgate's base mechanics are similar to those of Halo 3's multiplayer mode, with no classes and no perks, setting it apart from many other popular FPS video-games. The game's unique core mechanic is the ability to spawn Portals onto Portal Walls. These gateways can be used strategically to outsmart and outplay the player's opponents by flanking them from behind, navigating to a better position for combat or to quickly flee from a dangerous position. Splitgate uses standard FPS controls, which allows people who have gameplay knowledge in other FPS games to easily learn how to play Splitgate. The skill cap is unlimited.

> The developers of Splitgate describe themselves as “passionate fans of Halo”, and it’s easy to see the influence. Guns... are uninspired analogues to weapons that have appeared in the Halo series.
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> IGN

開発
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Splitgate began as a Stanford University school partner project between Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian. The pair came up with the idea to "put portals into a first-person shooter", and once they both graduated, they continued to work on their project until it was a proper video game playable by the general public. Bagamian also turned down a full-time job offer from Amazon to pursue development work on their game, convinced by Proulx that the game would be a big success.

The 1047 Games company was named after the pair's dorm room, which was numbered 1047. They hired multiple skilled programmers, designers and artists to assist them on the game, eventually adding up to make a 25 person development team. The entire team was working large amounts of hours to get the game polished during the week before launch, especially Bagamian who apparently stayed up for 62 hours straight just to work on what would become Splitgate: Arena Warfare.

Splitgate: Arena Warfare was initially meant to be launched at an earlier date, but one member of the team had tested the game resulting in a program crash, therefore the team delayed the release to fix these issues and finally released the game on Friday, May 24th, 2019.

## トリビア

* Before the name 'Splitgate' the game went through different iterations of its title; 'Splitgate: Arena Warfare', 'Portal Wars,' 'Portal Warfare,' & 'Wormhole Wars.' The executable file for Splitgate is still named 'PortalWars.exe', which was the game's original internal name.
* A female Metro UK journalist created a fake hoax surrounding the Teabag Confirmed game mode to ruin the games reputation (read more).

## Media

### Videos

**2021**

* Splitgate In 2020 Has Changed (Free To Play Arena FPS)
* SPLITGATE IN 2021
* Splitgate Pro Tournament Recap - June 5th
* Splitgate - Official Visual Overhaul Trailer

## References

### Citations

The Story Of Splitgate (OMEN Esports Report)

Splitgate: Arena Warfare Review