This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Project Gorgon continued to feel the Kickstarter love thanks to the realization of its $30,000 stretch goal. Star Citizen acquitted itself well with a spiffy Gamescom presentation, and fellow space sim Elite: Dangerous announced planetary landings before becoming embroiled in one of those zomg-someone’s-getting-a-better-deal-than-me drama explosions.
The rest of this week’s crowdsourced MMO news is rounded up for you just past the break.
Current Campaigns
Citadel of Sorcery (MMO Magic, Inc.): Open donations, no end date
– A vast, dynamic world
– “Nothing is set in stone; each player will experience the game in very different ways”
Contested Space (Zon): Kickstarter coming soon
– Player-designed spaceships and stations
– Action-oriented combat, territory expansion and defense
Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games): Open donations, no end date
– Fantasy medieval setting with a classless system and unrestricted character development
– Realistic weather system
– Greenlit on Steam
Neo’s Land (NeoJac Entertainment): Open donations, no end date
– A voxel-based sandbox where the community decides development by roundtable discussions
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms): Open donations, no end date
– Old-school fantasy MMO with focus on group content
– The return of corpse runs
– Back in “full development mode”
Project Gorgon (Elder Game, LLC): Kickstarter ends August 24th
– Fantasy sandpark built with immersion in mind
– Skill-based leveling
– Battle Chemistry, Mentalism, Unarmed combo system, and more
– Player-managed shops and housing
– Player-created quests
– Story-focused live events
Fully Funded
Ascent: The Space Game (Fluffy Kitten Studios)Â
Camelot Unchained (City State) – Recent news: Philosophy and dev status, community modding
Crowfall (ArtCraft)Â – Recent news:Â The Confessor, guild structure
City of Titans (Missing Worlds Media)
Descent Underground (Descendent Studios)
Divergence Online (Ethan Casner)
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net)
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions)
Greed Monger (Greed Monger) – Project abandoned
The Repopulation (Above & Beyond Technologies)
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios)
Pathfinder Online (GoblinWorks)
Pumpkin Online (Monique)
Shards Online (Citadel Studios) – Recent news:Â The persistent online world
Shroud of the Avatar (Portalarium)
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium) – Recent news:Â Gamescom and monthly report, New patch and launcher
The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Project abandoned
TUG (Nerd Kingdom)
Launched
Elite: Dangerous (Frontier Developments) – Recent news: Planetary landings, Reddit boohoos
Guns of Icarus (Muse)
