This week in MMO crowdfunding news, two studios spoke to Massively OP in-depth about their major crowdfunding decisions in 2016. Pixelmage Games’ John Smedley told us that Hero’s Song is full-steam ahead after its Kickstarter cancellation last month and explained just why his team went with Kickstarter in the first place. And Above & Beyond’s JC Smith sat down with us to discuss The Repopulation’s new engine and spin-off survival game and what it all means for the crowdfunded sandbox.
Meanwhile, two of the City of Heroes-inspired crowdfunded superhero MMORPGs, City of Titans and Valiance Online, both saw updates this past week, and Star Citizen blasted one last reminded that tomorrowday really truly is the last time to buy into the games cheaply before Squadron 42 becomes a standalone product.
Read on for more on what’s up with MMO crowdfunding this week and the roundup of all the crowdfunded MMOs we’ve got our eye on, plus some bonus news at the end!
Recent MMO crowdfunding news
City of Titans gives a sneak peek at four iconic heroes
Shards Online delays alpha, early access; adds new stretch goal
Interview: The Repopulation’s lead dev on its new engine and survival spin-off Fragmented
The Culling crafts a bloody battle royale
Crowfall talks about the connection between currency and skill
Elite Dangerous revamps its mission system
How Shroud of the Avatar is making a fortune on the housing market
Crowfall explains its testing status and testing invitation patterns
Interview: John Smedley on Hero’s Song crowdfunding and the future
Eternal Crusade on the Eldar faction and the Warhammer curse
Star Citizen clarifies the persistent universe and Squadron 42 split
Pantheon’s Cleric is the ultimate team player
Nerd Kingdom is ‘strongly considering’ making TUG free in some form
Star Citizen’s 10 for the Devs on the shooters that influence its combat
Shroud of the Avatar previews structures, templates, and regions
Valiance Online’s pre-alpha is available for testing
Campaigns and crowdfunded MMOs we’re watching
Ascent: The Space Game (Fluffy Kitten Studios)Â
Camelot Unchained (City State)
Contested Space (Zon)
Crowfall (ArtCraft)
Citadel of Sorcery (MMO Magic, Inc.) –Â Open donations.
City of Titans (Missing Worlds Media)
Descent Underground (Descendent Studios)
Divergence Online (Stained Glass Llama)Â –Â Three campaigns; now in KS early access.
Dogma: Eternal Night (Prelude Games Factory): Kickstarter over, donor preorder packs.
Dragon of Legends (Thrive Games): Live Kickstarter, ends February 21st.
Eco (Strange Loop Games)
Elite: Dangerous (Frontier Developments) – Funded and launched.
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net)
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions)
Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games) – Open donations, no end date.
Greed Monger (Greed Monger) – Abandoned.
Guns of Icarus (Muse) – Funded and launched.
Hero’s Song (Pixelmage Games): Kickstarter canceled.
Infinity: Battlescape (I-Novae Studios)
HEX (HEX Entertainment)
Life is Feudal (Bitbox): Indiegogo ended.
Neo’s Land (NeoJac Entertainment) –Â Open donations, no end date.
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios)
Overpower (Hydrant Games) – Live Kickstarter, ends February 19th.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms) –Â Open donations, no end date.
Pathfinder Online (GoblinWorks)
Planet Nomads (Craneballs) – Live Kickstarter, ends February 18th.
Pixel Starships (SavySoda)
Project Gorgon (Elder Game, LLC)
Pumpkin Online (Monique)
The Realm: Reawakened (Stephen Nichols) – Ongoing GoFundMe.
The Repopulation (Above & Beyond Technologies)
The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Abandoned.
Shards Online (Citadel Studios)
Shroud of the Avatar (Portalarium)
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium)
TUG (Nerd Kingdom)
Bonus stuff
Massively OP reader Darkwalker tipped us off to this fan-made video that’s basically Star Citizen for dummies. Enjoy!
