Make My MMO: December 21 - 27, 2014
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, The Repopulation dropped its NDA and thrust itself firmly into the middle of Steam's Early Access conga line. This was a pretty big deal, given how the game is channeling a certain late great sci-fi sandbox and given how many people responded with their alpha tester opinions in the announcement thread.
Some other stuff happened, too. Christmas, for one thing. But, really, this week was all about TR when it comes to crowdfund happenings. If you simply must know what else was up, click past the cut for our roundup.
Dream a little dream, get a little green, and before long you'll have your very own MMO... at least that's what these developers are hoping! Games seeking funding to make their plans a reality are listed in this section.
Citadel of Sorcery (MMO Magic, Inc.): Open donations, no end date
A vast, dynamic world where nothing is set in stone and each player will experience the game in very different ways
Contested Space (Zon): Kickstarter coming soon
Player-design spaceships and stations
Action-oriented combat, territory expansion and defense
Enklave (Enklave Mobile LLC): Kickstarter ends December 29
Augmented reality game with real-world maps and locations
Three-faction PvP
No level cap, dynamic skill system
Clans, territory control
"You can craft everything!"
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
Latest news: March 30 -- PvP raid and new screens
Neo's Land (NeoJac Entertainment): Open donations, no end date
A sandbox where the community decides development by round table discussions
Massively news: Voxel-based building demo available
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
Race/class combos revealed
back in "full development mode"
Trials of Ascension (Forged Chaos): Open donations, raised $60,000 so far
Skill-based sandbox MMORPG
Dynamic spawning
Player structures, settlements, kingdoms, playable dragons
Success has its privileges, including a spot in this section! Games that have reached their crowdfunding goals and that are currently being developed are listed here. Once a game reaches the closed testing stage, it will move to the hallowed halls of Betawatch.
Camelot Unchained (City State): Recent news: Player-built structures, Official site
City of Titans (Missing Worlds Media): Official site
Divergence: Online (Ethan Casner): Official site
Elite Dangerous (Frontier): Recent news: The ultimate cockpit Official site
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net): Official site
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions): Official site
The Mandate (Perihelion Interactive LLC): Official site
The Repopulation (Above & Beyond Technologies): Recent news: NDA drop, Official site
MyDream (MyDream): Official site
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios): Official site
Pathfinder Online (Goblinworks): Recent news: End of stress test, early enrollment prep, Official site
Pumpkin Online (Monique): Official site
Shadowrun Online: (Cliffhanger Productions) Official site
Shards Online: (Citadel Studios): Official site
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (Portalarium): Official site, Recent news: Release 13, Winning at PGC
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium): Official site Recent news: Arena Commander 1.0 release
Stash (Frogdice): Official site
TUG (Nerd Kingdom): Recent news: New investment deal, Official site
Kickstarter puts the the fate of fledgling MMOs in the hands of gamers. Which will live and which will die? Check the pulse of MMO crowdfunding with Massively's Jef Reahard every Wednesday in Make My MMO. And for a look at non-MMO crowdfunding, don't forget Joystiq's Crowdfund Bookie.