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Lords of the Fallen II – Important Publishing Update! Independent developer CI Games today announced that it has signed a separation agreement with Epic Games Publishing. As a result, CI Games has regained full open distribution rights for the PC version of Lords of the Fallen II, moving away from the previous PC-exclusive publishing arrangement signed in June 2024. Lords of the Fallen II remains scheduled to launch later this year on PC via Epic Games Store and other PC storefronts, as well as on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. CI Games will self-publish the title across all platforms, while PLAION continues as the global physical distribution partner. CI Games will continue to utilise Epic’s technologies, including Unreal Engine 5 and Epic Online Services (EOS), powering cross-platform play, matchmaking, friends list, and seamless shared-progression co-op. Like many in the industry, CI Games faced challenging market conditions in 2023 and 2024, and Epic Games provided significant funding and strategic support that helped ensure Lords of the Fallen II could fully realise its ambitions. This partnership enabled CI Games to meaningfully expand upon community feedback from the original Lords of the Fallen, while substantially advancing the sequel across gameplay, technical performance, world design, and online functionality. “Epic was there for CI Games exactly when we needed them most. Their support and belief in the project made a real difference, and for that we are truly grateful,” said Marek Tymiński, CEO of CI Games. “Epic has been an outstanding supporter of Lords of the Fallen II. With Unreal Engine, EOS and the rest of Epic’s world-class technologies, we’re going to ship a performant game in a massive world that players can explore together across PC and console,” added Tymiński. With the new agreement now in place, Lords of the Fallen II will launch with open PC distribution on day one, including the Epic Games Store.

We want to celebrate this beautiful milestone with you: 300,000 wishlists. Knight’s Path is a game we are making for ourselves, the kind of game we have always wanted to play. It was never designed to chase trends or expectations, which makes seeing it resonate with so many of you even more heartwarming and incredibly meaningful to us. We made a conscious decision to remain fully independent, so we would never have to compromise our vision. We declined publishing offers and even donations, choosing to stay a 100% independent small team driven purely by passion. At the same time, we started hearing from people who felt the same way. The exposure, love, and support you showed this project reached far beyond wishlists. Talented voice actors, modelers, designers, animators, writers, and more reached out on their own, simply because they believed in the vision and were passionate enough to want to be part of it. We are incredibly grateful for that, and we do not take it for granted. Because of you, Knight’s Path is in the strongest place it has ever been. All of this lets us focus on what truly matters: taking the time, care, and effort to make the best game we possibly can. Thank you for believing in this journey and for walking this path with us.