{"id":15648,"date":"2026-10-20T12:47:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=15648"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:36:25","slug":"techland-ceo-addresses-fans-as-dying-light-the-beast-support-comes-to-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/10\/20\/techland-ceo-addresses-fans-as-dying-light-the-beast-support-comes-to-an-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Techland CEO Addresses Fans as Dying Light: The Beast Support Comes to an End"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Techland\u2019s founder and CEO, Pawe\u0142 Marchewka, recently hosted a Discord AMA with fans of the company\u2019s parkour-fueled zombie series, during which he announced the end of support for Dying Light: The Beast. The game landed last year as a standalone release, despite its original positioning as an expansion for Dying Light 2.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Beast recently got the Restored Land update, which allowed players to clear out the zombies across the map and bring civilization back to the world. But now support is ending for The Beast, which Techland never planned as a game the company would support long term. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Dying Light: The Beast is a complete game, and that\u2019s how players should approach it \u2014 much like Dying Light 1 is today,\u201d Marchewka said, via Insider Gaming. \u201cWe\u2019re not planning substantial new content for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Dying Light: The Beast &#8211; Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/techland-ceo-addresses-fans-as-dying-light-the-beast-support-comes-to-an-end.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Marchewka went on to say that The Beast was planned as a \u201ccomplete, self-contained game from the start.\u201d The company never made a commitment to it, but still put out substantial free updates over the past year, including Restored Land, new weapons, and more. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cThe five-year support model hasn\u2019t worked as well for us as we hoped,\u201d Marchewka continued. \u201cWe\u2019re an AAA studio. With each new game, we want to deliver an unforgettable experience and push the boundaries of what games can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The CEO went on to explain how supporting multiple games can impact development on the studio\u2019s next release. \u201cSupporting existing games for years with smaller teams can seriously disrupt work on new projects,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cAt the same time, players expect frequent, substantial, high-quality updates \u2014 sometimes several times a month, and usually for free. With limited resources, we can end up disrupting production and still disappointing players.\u201d <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The team will continue to support Dying Light 2, which still has a larger team working on updates than Dying Light ever had. Techland\u2019s next game was supposed to be its fantasy RPG project, but that was canceled last year. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Xbox One and PS4 versions of The Beast were also canceled earlier this year. What Techland is working on next remains a mystery for now.<\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kirk McKeand Avatar\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/techland-ceo-addresses-fans-as-dying-light-the-beast-support-comes-to-an-end.jpg\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Kirk McKeand is a Contributor on IGN News. 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