Concord
Defunct 2024 video game
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May 2025 | A commemorative release plaque from developer Chelsea Grace was given to a Goodwill and put up for auction, with the origin of the plaque remaining unclear. |
May 2025 | A lead developer donated her commemorative release plaque to Goodwill. |
2024 | Game was estimated to have sold around 25,000 total units (10,000 on Steam, 15,000 on PlayStation), marking a significant commercial failure. |
2024 | Concord won the Anti GEMA 2024 award at the 1st GEM Awards, recognizing it as the Worst Game of the year. |
2024 | Ryan Ellis stepped down from his game director role and moved into a support role following the game's commercial failure. |
December 17 2024 | Amazon Prime Video's Secret Level anthology series releases an episode titled 'Concord: Tale of the Implacable', which adapts the Concord video game and focuses on the founders of the Freegunner faction, despite the game having been shut down. |
October 29 2024 | Sony officially announces the closure of Firewalk Studios and the halting of Concord's further development, ending the game's short-lived existence. |
September 6 2024 | Concord is shut down just two weeks after its launch, with all sold copies being refunded due to extraordinarily low sales and poor reception. |
August 29 2024 | Steam player count for Concord dropped to 162 players, indicating severe player retention issues. |
August 23 2024 | Concord is released for PlayStation 5 and Windows, marking the launch of the multiplayer first-person hero shooter game developed by Firewalk Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. |
July 2024 | A beta version of Concord was released, which received underwhelming player numbers and initial reception. |
May 24 2023 | Concord was officially announced during the PlayStation Showcase with a CGI trailer, revealing the game to the public for the first time. |
April 2023 | Firewalk Studios was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment, marking a significant milestone in the studio's corporate history. |
2022 | Concord entered full production at Firewalk Studios after years of prior development. |
2018 | Firewalk Studios was founded in Bellevue, Washington, establishing the studio that would develop Concord. |
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