This week in MMO crowdfunding news, City State Entertainment stunned pretty much everyone by announcing that it will open a satellite studio on the other side of the country in Seattle, which will support a much-expanded team of programmers working on Camelot Unchained. Funding for the second studio is provided by the game’s unnamed uber-investor and matched by none other than Mark Jacobs himself.
Meanwhile,
- The Kickstarter for post-apoc survival MMORPG Edengrad successfully funded at £41,535 (just under $60,000 US), and Polish developer Huckleberry Games is planning early access this September;
- Shroud of the Avatar released another excerpt of the audio book for its novelization coming later this summer;
- Fragmented pushed out another patch, this one fixing bugs and localizing for German players;
- ECO announced its next big patch, which is focused on the economy and is due out at the end of June;
- the folks behind the Elite: Dangerous novelization Kickstarter explained the results of its legal battle and delay;
- and HEX announced plans for a ladder system and tournament cleanup.
We’re also bummed to report that Vigor Roads’ Kickstarter ended this morning unsuccessfully with only $9,735 pledged toward its $25,000 goal. Developer NeuronHaze said it partly blamed itself for overconfidence and failing to prepare a game build for backers to see in time. That build is promised for late summer or autumn, the studio says, and early access is still planned for 2017.
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!
Edengrad videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I7V1Yq2dE4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfb18Z1ugYM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2CrqzK_dS8
Recent MMO crowdfunding news
Camelot Unchained is opening a second studio in Seattle
AdventureQuest 3D preps its ‘biggest update ever’
Star Citizen: Around the Verse and the community concept ship debate
Pantheon previews the Shaman and plans a new livestream
Camelot Unchained says farewell to community manager, preps big stream
Lifeless enters early access today with a fresh trailer
Albion Online plans massive world revision to better serve casuals and hardcores alike
Crowfall’s Confessor turns up the heat with improved animations
The Reliant and Caterpillar will be Star Citizen’s next hangar-ready ships
Gloria Victis puts its best foot forward following early access launch
Shroud of the Avatar’s novelization arrives June 21
Crowfall’s seventh class is the mighty minotaur
Shroud of the Avatar novelization excerpt
Campaigns and crowdfunded MMOs we’re watching
AdventureQuest 3D (Artix Entertainment) – Raised 368k; plans October launch.
Ascent: The Space Game (Fluffy Kitten Studios) – Fully launched!
Camelot Unchained (City State) – Open donations/packages.
Caribbean Conquest (Invenio) – Kickstarter canceled (site has been taken offline).
Contested Space (Zon)
Crowfall (ArtCraft) – Open donations/packages
Chronicles of Elyria (Soulbound) – Kickstarter successful.
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) – Successful Kickstarter.
Eco (Strange Loop Games)
Edengrad (Huckleberry Games) – Kickstarter funded June 2016; early access coming Sept.
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, multiple times now.
Grim Dawn (Crate Entertainment) – Funded and launched.
Guns of Icarus (Muse) – Funded and launched.
Hero’s Song (Pixelmage Games): Kickstarter canceled; game launches in October.
Infinity: Battlescape (I-Novae Studios)
HEX (HEX Entertainment)
Life is Feudal (Bitbox): Indiegogo ended.
LUX (Chimera) – Kickstarter canceled.
Midair (Archetype Studios) – Kickstarter successful.
Neo’s Land (NeoJac Entertainment) –Â Open donations, no end date.
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios)
Overpower (Hydrant Games) –Â Kickstarter unfunded; heading to early access.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms) –Â Open donations, no end date.
Pathfinder Online (GoblinWorks)
Planet Nomads (Craneballs) – Successful Kickstarter.
Pixel Starships (SavySoda)
Project Gorgon (Elder Game, LLC)
Pumpkin Online (Monique)
The Realm: Reawakened (Stephen Nichols) – Ongoing GoFundMe.
The Repopulation (Above & Beyond Technologies) – In middle of engine do-over.
ROKH (Darewise) – Kickstarter canceled; early access planned for Sept. 2016.
The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Abandoned.
Sacrament (Ferocity Unbound) – Kickstarter failed; Patreon ongoing.
Shadow’s Kiss (Clockwork Throne) – Ongoing Patreon.
Shards Online (Citadel Studios)
Shroud of the Avatar (Portalarium)
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium) – Ongoing donations/packages.
TUG (Nerd Kingdom) – In middle of year-long revamp after funding surge.
Vigor Roads (NeuronHaze) – Kickstarter unsuccessful; early access planned for 2017.
ECO patch video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0tUmI0Bbw4
