Make My MMO: Crowdfunding December 15 - 28, 2013
'Tis the season... but not for news! With minds focused on the holidays, it looks as if not much happened in the realm of crowdfunding since our last Make My MMO update. Just how slow was it? It was so slow that Star Citizen did not announce earning another $2 million.
A few tidbits did, however, did trickle out. Novus AEterno met its goal within 102 hours and still has a month of funding ahead. On the other hand, Empires of Tahn followed what seems to be the new norm: cancel the project before getting the dreaded "unsuccessful" label. And one title that is already strong in its development has jumped back into the crowdfunding realm; The Repopulation aims to incorporate even more features into the sandbox. There are also a couple dev blogs to speak of and a few odds and ends, all of which you will find rounded up for you below.
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.
Antilia (Right Brain Games): Kickstarter campaign ends January 28, 2014
Fantasy sandbox with unique animal races (with dragons coming soon)
Skill-based with fishing, cooking, crafting, and player housing
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
2013 year-end briefing
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
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios): Kickstarter campaign ends January 27, 2014
Persistent sci-fi MMORTS
Appearance of investors led to relaunching Kickstarter with a lower goal
Each backer who re-pledges gets a Ring Planet
Met its goal
Space Unfolding: Kickstarter campaign ends January 18, 2014
Cross-platform space sim with planetary travel
Open alpha version available now
The Repopulation (Above and Beyond Technologies): Kickstarter campaign ends January 27, 2014
Sci-fi sandbox looking to add more features, from mounts to traveling shops to space flight
Also running a Steam Greenlight campaign
Success has its privileges, like a spot in this section! Games that have reached their crowdfunding goals and are in current development are listed here. Once a game reaches the closed testing stage, it will move to the hallowed halls of Betawatch.
Camelot Unchained (City State): Official site
- Recent news: December producer's letterCity of Titans (Missing Worlds Media): Official site
Embers of Caerus (Forsaken Studios): Official site
- Recent news: Drastic development changesEpic Space (EpicSpace.net): Official site
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions): Official site
- Recent news: Targeting womenFace of Mankind (Nexeon Technologies): Official site
HEX: Shards of Fate (Cryptozoic Entertainment): Official site
Pathfinder Online (Goblinworks): Official site
- Recent news: Reputation dev blogShadowrun Online: (Cliffhanger Productions) Official site
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (Portalarium): Official site
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium): Official site
- Recent news: Dogfighting module delayed; Robert's talks Elite alpha; massive livestreamStarCraft Universe (Upheaval Arts): Official site
The Mandate (Perihelion Interactive LLC): Official site
Like few platforms before it, Kickstarter puts the power to determine the fate of fledgling MMOs in the hands of gamers themselves. Which will live and which will die? Check the pulse of all things crowdfunded in the MMO-sphere with Massively's MJ Guthrie every two weeks in Make My MMO. And for a look at non-MMOs in the crowdfunding realm, don't forget Joystiq's Crowdfund Bookie.