Make My MMO: Crowdfunding February 9 - 22, 2014
In the world of MMOs, no news is not necessarily good news -- especially when it comes to crowdfunding. Silence often denotes a lack of progress on a game, and that can certainly make investors nervous. Thankfully, many games provide players with updates that we, in turn, provide for you here.
If no news is bad, then news is good, right? Unfortunately, this doesn't hold true. In the case of Star Rider and Hot Rod Hustle, the news is that neither met its funding goals. So we say farewell to these two games from Make My MMO. And Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's campaign was chock-full of news, but in the end, its Kickstarter didn't succeed either; Pantheon, however, is continuing the fundraising effort on its official site.
At least some news is good! War of Omens also leaves this round up, but for different reasons: Players can hop in and play the game! Likewise, HEX: Shards of Fate and StarCraft Universe move on now that both have moved into testing. Another sandbox, Terrayn, also joins the Kickstarter ranks. To hear other good news, keep reading.
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
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
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
Terrayn (Code Mushroom): Kickstarter campaign ends March 17th, 2014
Sandbox with fully modifiable persistent world
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: PvP looting Q&A, meets stretch goal; stretch goals won't hinder progress; internal testing going wellCity of Titans (Missing Worlds Media): Official site
Embers of Caerus (Forsaken Studios): Official site
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net): Official site
- Recent news: Official trailer with capital ships
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions): Official site
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios): Official site
- Recent news: What's in store livestreamPathfinder Online (Goblinworks): Official site
Shadowrun Online: (Cliffhanger Productions) Official site
- Recent news: Short storyShroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (Portalarium): Official site
- Recent news: Multiplayer featuresStar Citizen (Cloud Imperium): Official site
- Recent news: Hanger module patch, $38 million (and rising)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.