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Make My MMO: October 5 - 11, 2014

Jef Reahard
- Managing Editor
Updated ·3 min read
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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Ascent got itself a new Kickstarter. The sci-fi title's been playable for a while now, but Fluffy Kitten Studios is aiming to improve both its visuals and its UI.

Star Citizen surprised a few people by condoning the grey market surrounding its pricey pretend spaceships, and chairman Chris Roberts made additional headlines by reiterating his desire for a virtual world as opposed to a virtual shoot-'em-up.

You'll find the rest of this week's crowdfunding wrapup after the cut.



Current campaigns

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.

Ascent (Fluffy Kitten Studios): Kickstarter, ends November 1st

  • a fully-interactive world where the deeper you go, the more you see

  • two modes of play (Combat and Industrialist)

  • science fiction backed with real science

  • playable right now

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

  • Massively interview

Contested Space (Zon): Kickstarter coming soon

  • Player-design spaceships and stations

  • Action-oriented combat, territory expansion and defense

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

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms): Open donations, no end date

Trials of Ascension (Forged Chaos): Open donations, raised $60,000 so far

  • Skill-based sandbox MMORPG

  • Dynamic spawning

  • Player structures, settlements, kingdoms, playable dragons


Fully funded

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.

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.