Rebellion, the studio behind the Sniper Elite series, recently shed light on why a planned battle royale game in the franchise was abandoned after a public playtest last year. While Rebellion focused on promoting its single-player title, Sniper Elite: Resistance, which launched in January, details about the battle royale’s cancellation remained scarce until recently. With titles like Fortnite, PUBG, and Apex Legends dominating the battle royale scene, Rebellion and Tencent concluded that a Sniper Elite battle royale might not capture the attention needed to succeed.