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Gaming-focused chat platform Guilded secures $7 million in funding
Yep, another chat platform is seeking to take Discord's crown, but in the case of Guilded, it's doing so with what it purports...
Cryptocurrency-monetized sandbox MMO Ember Sword gets $700K in funding, opens pre-registration
Anyone here remember Ember Sword? It's an upcoming sandbox MMORPG that touts a number of the usual features like PvE and PvP and...
Eden Falling clarifies its funding situation after investor rep disputes press release
On Sunday, we covered the news that multiplayer RPG Eden Falling had resurfaced with new development updates and and a major investment...
Dauntless dev Phoenix Labs leads financing round to secure ‘a couple years of runway’
Indie developer Phoenix Labs, creator of cooperative action MMO Dauntless, announced this week that it has secured substantial funding thanks to "a...
Roblox secures another $150 million in funding
Consider this your regularly scheduled reminder that Roblox makes money and also serves as an attractive investment for making more money. Yes, the...
Fractured is just over 40% funded as the developers show off more of the game
The earliest moments of a Kickstarter can be the most nail-biting, as doing well early on can often determine whether or not the project...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever regretted funding a Kickstarted MMO?
Look, if you want to call me a doomsayer or a pessimist or whatever when it comes to Kickstarter and MMOs, you have every...
Chronicles of Elyria hunts for a publisher, enables store gifting, and battles ‘harbingers’
A year ago, Chronicles of Elyria had crossed $2 million in fundraising. Today, that amount sits at over $3.4 million. Still,...
Funcom gets $10.6M investment, signs deal to handle Conan and other RPG properties
Funcom's not quite done with Conan just yet, not by a long shot.
The Conan Exiles studio announced today that it has signed a...
Meta: Patreon has rolled back plans to change fee structure
Hello MOP readerbase! As you are likely aware, Massively OP's funding is a hybrid, coming both from advertising and from reader donations, most of...
Colony MMO Seed secures additional funding
Last week we reported that Klang Games is making an interesting-looking colony survival game called Seed that is utilizing SpatialOS to...
Ashes of Creation passes the 8,000 backer mark
It's fun times when a Kickstarter is doing so well that the number of backers alone can unlock stretch goals. Ashes of Creation...
Roblox is taking the online kid world by storm with 48M monthly users and $92M in new investment
Have you ever heard of this game Roblox? If not, you probably will be in the future, because this title has come out...
Ship of Heroes posts a Kickstarter countdown on its main page
Whenever we here bring news about a new indie title, there's always at least one person asking in the comments about when the Kickstarter...
Pathfinder Online in talks with anonymous ‘game agency’ for further development
Saying that 2016 was a year of "exciting promises" and "disappointing letdowns" for Pathfinder Online, Goblinworks Acting CEO Lisa Stevens said
Crowfall reaches a funding stretch goal and aims for one last target
Back in November, Crowfall studio ArtCraft joined Indiegogo's fledgling equity crowdfunding platform, which makes use of brand-new laws that allow non-accredited investors...
Dual Universe’s Kickstarter has successfully funded
Yes, you read the header; Dual Universe has officially funded with over 8100 backers pledging over $630,000 toward a $556,421 goal. If someone registered...
Worlds Adrift gets a huge injection of funding
Worlds Adrift is laying on the ground amid a carpet of cash and making money angels today as Bossa Studios has received...
Shroud of the Avatar prepares for its final wipe and another telethon
The last data wipe for Shroud of the Avatar is coming very soon. On July 27th, the final wipe will take place, new...
Kickstarter is pulling in less video game money in 2016
If you're still hoping for Kickstarter as the new future for video game funding, you may well be disappointed to know that it seems...
