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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