Official Site: Hero’s Song
Studio:Â Pixelmage Games
Launch Date: Planned for October 2016
Genre:Â Open-world online sandbox action roguelike RPG
Business Model:Â Pure B2P with expansions (No Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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The Daily Grind: How often do you claim refunds on MMOs?
Chargebacks were a big deal in 2016: Black Desert, ArcheAge, and No Man Sky were all embroiled in community drama thanks to perceived chargeback...
Make My MMO: Refunds for Hero’s Song (January 7, 2017)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, refunds continue for Hero's Song, which was canceled the day after Christmas with the promise to reimburse all...
MMO Year in Review: Turbine gave the ring to the eagles (December 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
The best Massively OP streams of 2016
The number of games our wee little Stream Team covers in the span of a year is staggering. If you ever wanted to know...
Betawatch: Hero’s Song abruptly stops the music (December 30, 2017)
This kill-happy year of 2016 has claimed a lot of lives, and the last week has also killed another game. Hero's Song has been...
The Daily Grind: Will you Kickstart any video games in 2017?
I backed only one Kickstarter in 2016: Hero's Song, which you'll recall didn't fund. While I'm generally suspicious of Kickstarter and have regretted a...
Hero’s Song wants you to take your money back
As Hero's Song transitions into Hero's Swan Song following this week's announcement of the game and studio shutdown, John Smedley and Pixelmage Games are...
Smed has canceled Hero’s Song, offers everyone refunds
Pixelmage Games, the indie studio headed up by MMO veteran John Smedley, announced today that it is folding up, which means Hero's Song is...
Make My MMO: Shards Online’s January alpha, Star Citizen’s Star Marine (December 24, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Shards Online announced it'll kick off its alpha early in the new year, on January 13th. "Based on the...
Betawatch: Revelation Online does the beta warp again (December 23, 2016)
It was bound to happen. No, really, it was; we were told that Revelation Online would head into its second round of closed testing,...
Massively Overthinking: Our 2017 MMORPG predictions
With 2016 drawing to a close and 2017 rushing up to meet us, the Massively OP team has regrouped for another round of bold and...
MMO Year in Review: Blade & Soul reaches western shores (January 2016)
December's many article roundups and awards always remind us that it's hard to remember what happened last month, let alone what happened way back...
Smed says Hero’s Song is ‘working through some things’
We've had several tips this week from players concerned about Hero's Song. One, for example, suggested that several employees had left Pixelmage Games and...
Perfect Ten: All the MMORPGs coming in 2017
Right now we are in a strange place in MMORPG history. Following the backlash of WoW clones and several high-profile titles that underperformed, major...
Make My MMO: Crowfall’s big world playtest, Star Citizen’s alpha 2.6 (December 3, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, ArtCraft says over 9000 gamers have been invited to try to break the three alpha servers active during Crowfall's "Big...
Hero’s Song adds dungeon boss encounters, friends list, and roadways
It's always important to keep in mind that early access is quite often just an alpha in need of a great amount of construction...
Make My MMO: Camelot Unchained likes big bots and it cannot lie (November 19, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, City State Entertainment posted a happy update for Camelot Unchained: Not only has the studio fixed the chat server problems...
Make My MMO: Hero’s Song’s early access, Ascent’s presidency (November 12, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Hero's Song launched into early access on Steam, allowing anyone with 20 bucks into the alpha test phase....
Betawatch: Hero’s Song enters early access (November 11, 2016)
The crowdfunding campaigns for Hero's Song might have run short of their goals, but that didn't stop the game from reaching a state of...
Hero’s Song goes into early access on Steam
Following an intense alpha weekend test, Hero's Song is going into early access on Steam today as planned. The title is scheduled to go live at...
