https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:45:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/mmo-week-in-review-skull-bones-departs-drydock/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/mmo-week-in-review-skull-bones-departs-drydock/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 01:00:25 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479295 Skull & Bones finally drifted into its soft launch open beta after eleventy billion delays and do-overs, and… it’s actually not terrible? And it’s actually somewhat MMO-ish? Huh. Well then. Meanwhile, Scars of Honor is angling for $200K on Kickstarter, Xbox thinks people will pay two subs to play Final Fantasy XIV on Xbox, and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/mmo-week-in-review-skull-bones-departs-drydock/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2024-feb-3/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2024-feb-3/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 01:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478268 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! It’s been pretty hoppin’ for Kickstarted MMOs lately, as Elite Dangerous is back from its deathbed, Ashes of Creation dropped a PvP preview video, Dual Universe is actually shipping Kickstarter physical rewards, Embers Adrift has big noob-onboarding plans for 2024, Fractured Veil […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2024-feb-3/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/13/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2024-jan-13/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/13/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2024-jan-13/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2024 01:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475191 Welcome to our very first Make My MMO of 2024! When we last checked in on the crowdfunded games of our genre, we were recapping the entirety of Kickstarter MMOs in 2023, but now we’re back to our regular format to scoop up everything from the last few weeks we haven’t tackled yet! Most notably, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/13/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2024-jan-13/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/30/make-my-mmo-the-biggest-mmo-crowdfunding-stories-of-2023/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/30/make-my-mmo-the-biggest-mmo-crowdfunding-stories-of-2023/#respond Sun, 31 Dec 2023 01:00:09 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=471555 Welcome to a special end-of-the-year edition of Make My MMO, the MassivelyOP column where we – well, I – keep tabs on all of the crowdfunded MMOs in our genre, as well as all the ones that attempted some form or other of crowdfunding. And as readers probably know, this segment of the genre is […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/30/make-my-mmo-the-biggest-mmo-crowdfunding-stories-of-2023/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/09/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-dec-9/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/09/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-dec-9/#respond Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=471022 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Indie Afrofantasy sandbox MMORPG The Wagadu Chronicles launched into early access this week, sticking hard to its planned schedule since its successful Kickstarter three years ago. Studio Twin Drums boasts everything from a player-driven economy to turn-based combat in the current build […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/09/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-dec-9/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/18/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-nov-18/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/18/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-nov-18/#comments Sun, 19 Nov 2023 01:00:57 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=467992 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Pantheon has fully backtracked on its plans to launch the 247 extraction mode as a standalone game, vowing to return to full development on the MMORPG players backed. “The Pantheon community made it clear that the 247 test mode is not the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/18/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-nov-18/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/28/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-oct-28/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/28/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-oct-28/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=464124 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Indeed, these last few weeks have been packed with wild stories about crowdfunding games, topped by Star Citizen’s CitizenCon, where Cloud Imperium announced that Squadron 42 is “feature complete” and moving into a “polishing phase.” There’s no release date, however. Then there […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/28/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-oct-28/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/07/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-oct-7/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/07/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-oct-7/#comments Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:00:05 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=461096 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Interestingly, there’s actually been kind of a lot of nice forward motion on some of the big in-development crowdfunded MMOs this round; we’re on the cusp of several early access releases in particular. Notably, Ship of Heroes is planning a free demo […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/07/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-oct-7/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/16/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-sep-15/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/16/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-sep-15/#comments Sun, 17 Sep 2023 00:00:17 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=457953 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Star Citizen, an alpha MMORPG Kickstarted in 2012 ahead of a planned 2014 launch, has had one hell of a past couple of weeks as it reached over $600,000,000 in player crowdfunding, punctuated by layoffs, leaks, and a sullen refusal by CIG to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/16/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-sep-15/feed/ 18 https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/27/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-aug-26/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/27/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-aug-26/#comments Sun, 27 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=454782 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Loftia is on track to be the biggest MMO Kickstarter of the year, having pulled in over $850K as we type this with less than a week to go. This past week, the tiny indie team sat for a live group Q&A […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/27/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-aug-26/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/05/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-aug-6/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/05/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-aug-6/#comments Sun, 06 Aug 2023 00:00:10 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=451917 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Loftia isn’t due to finish out its Kickstarter until the end of August, but it’ll be smooth sailing for the indie “medium-ly multiplayer” solarpunk title as it’s already surpassed its $150,000 ask with plenty of cash to spare – in fact, it […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/05/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-aug-6/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/15/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-july-15/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/15/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-july-15/#comments Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:01 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=448903 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! A Star Citizen player who applied for a refund finally got it earlier this month – but he also got a bizarre boilerplate legal letter in which Cloud Imperium’s lawyers deny all obligation to deliver the refund they were agreeing to deliver; […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/15/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-july-15/feed/ 48 https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/24/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-june-242/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/24/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-june-242/#comments Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:46 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=446073 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Following Gamigo’s end-of-2022 chaos, few gamers really ever thought we’d be seeing Dynamight Studio’s Kickstarted sandbox Fractured coming back alive – the chances just didn’t seem high. But this week, that’s exactly what happened, as the studio pushed the revised post-Gamigo MMO […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/24/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-june-242/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/03/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-june-3/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/03/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-june-3/#comments Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:08 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=442973 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Star Citizen has made headlines lately thanks to the fact that Cloud Imperium had silently pulled SC’s sister game, Squadron 42, from sale. This week, a CIG staffer finally admitted it pulled the game to institute price hikes on both it and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/03/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-june-3/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/13/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-may-13/ Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:19 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=439727 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! We don’t often hear the word “never” from MMO developers as studios usually like to keep their options open and their players dangling forever. But Embers Adrift didn’t beat around the bush in response to player inquiries about when the game would […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/22/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-apr-22/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/22/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-apr-22/#comments Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:30 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436665 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! The chaos still trailing behind the failed Kickstarter MMO TitanReach continued through April; readers will recall that TitanReach was covered in red flags long before it went belly up after its angel investor caught its lead dev embezzling from the company, and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/22/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-apr-22/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/01/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-apr-1/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/01/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-apr-1/#comments Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=433544 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Is it a great idea to set devs to crunching for the next patch when the last patch is still a mess? Star Citizen sure thinks so, and it’s working on intermediary updates in the meantime: “In order to increase our efficiency […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/01/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-apr-1/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/11/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-feb-18-2/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/11/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-feb-18-2/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2023 01:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=430319 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! While our own experience with Embers Adrift has been a bit of a struggle, the Kickstarted indie MMORPG is nevertheless picking up a small cult following in the genre – helped along by the fact that Stormhaven Studios lowered the price of […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/11/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-feb-18-2/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/18/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-feb-18/ Sun, 19 Feb 2023 01:00:48 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=427354 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Embers Adrift is building out a new zone: a three-tiered canyon-encrusted zone for players to explore. In fact, they can already explore it on the game’s new QA server. Meanwhile, The Wagadu Chronicles planned its next alpha for March, Fractured plans to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/01/28/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-jan-28/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/01/28/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-jan-28/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2023 01:00:34 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=424340 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Kickstarted VR MMO Zenith rolled quietly into its first anniversary since launching; while the game has become an indie darling, its PC version has yet to materialize, contrary to its Kickstarter promises. The studio is, however, promoting preorders for its PSVR2 launch. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/01/28/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-jan-28/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/01/07/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2023-jan-9/ Sun, 08 Jan 2023 01:00:03 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=418596 Welcome to the 2023 edition of Make My MMO, MOP’s long-running MMO crowdfunding column. We’ve already rounded up all the big MMO crowdfunding news narratives of 2022, so now, it’s time to recap the more granular news from just the last few weeks. At the end of December, we became deeply concerned for the future […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/12/17/make-my-mmo-the-biggest-mmo-crowdfunding-stories-of-2022/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/12/17/make-my-mmo-the-biggest-mmo-crowdfunding-stories-of-2022/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2022 01:00:31 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=416218 Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP’s column keeping track of all the crowdfunding MMOs in our genre. Last year, the column got a big refresh with a handy tracker for games we’re watching – in some cases, we’re watching malingering, but it’s still watching. And this year, we put that tracker […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/12/17/make-my-mmo-the-biggest-mmo-crowdfunding-stories-of-2022/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2022/12/03/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-dec-3/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 01:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=415266 Crowfall went offline this week, possibly for the last time, as new owner Monumental pulled the game back into development without a clear plan, repeating again that nothing is off the table for the do-over version. Crowfall, of course, was crowdfunded back in 2015 and saw millions of dollars and seven years of work before […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/11/12/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-nov-12/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/11/12/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-nov-12/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2022 01:00:18 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=413295 Nobody in the MMORPG community was particularly surprised to learn this week that Crowfall’s new – and very quiet – owners have decided to pull the crowdfunded throne war MMO offline later this month as they purportedly put it back into development and “map out the future of the game.” Needless to say, that isn’t […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/11/12/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-nov-12/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2022/10/22/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-oct-22/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/10/22/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-oct-22/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2022 22:00:50 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=410989 Embers Adrift launched this past week with a surprisingly smooth rollout; while its design is going to suit most MMO gamers, it’s still a welcome sight whenever a Kickstarted MMO, especially one that’s overcome a rocky development history, formally launches. We also saw a new patch for Fractured Online, Ilysia popped up with a dev […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/10/22/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-oct-22/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2022/09/24/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-sep-24/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/09/24/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-sep-24/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:32 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=406668 Star Citizen continues making history as this week it reached the lofty heights of $500,000,000 in crowdfunding from gamers, players, and donors. Of course, in just a few months, the game will also be celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Kickstarter as it pushes well into its second decade of seemingly eternal development. As we […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/09/24/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-sep-24/feed/ 26 https://massivelyop.com/2022/09/03/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-sep-3/ Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:37 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=403439 A whole bunch of Kickstarted MMORPGs are launching or heading into their last legs of testing this month. A slew. A plethora. A lot! Fractured Online rolled onward with an open beta test ahead of its September early access. Temtem is making its final preparations to launch next week. Genfanad got a September 27th launch […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/08/13/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-aug-13/ Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=400494 This week in crowdsfunded MMOs, Kickstarted sandbox Fractured Online dropped a new dev talk video this week, deep-diving the game’s city conquest system and how its developed over the course of the beta. Gamigo is still slated to publish the indie MMO later this year. Meanwhile, Elite Dangerous’ David Braben stepped down as CEO of […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/07/23/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-july-23/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/07/23/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-july-23/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:25 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=397783 Pantheon Rise of the Fallen’s Visionary Realms got a welcome blast of new funding this week with a haul of $2.4M in Series A fundraising, bringing the company to over $5M raised from investors on top of incomes from player backers. Meanwhile, Ship of Heroes opened up a fresh round of its housing beta, Occupy […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/07/23/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-july-23/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2022/07/02/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-june-11-2/ Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=394737 Indie MMORPG Genfanad became the latest MMORPG to fully fund on Kickstarter this week, pulling in almost $20,000 to finish the game and get it launched into beta in the middle of July. Meanwhile, Ship of Heroes dropped a new housing video, Ashes of Creation previewed its melee combat, Dual Universe released its Mercury update, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/06/11/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-june-11/ Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:34 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=391789 Browser-based MMORPG Genfanad is having a great month, as it began its Kickstarter and almost immediately funded. Of course, it’s asking for only $10,000, which will “fund the last leg of development and polish the game for release,” with additional perks and content if players drive up the tally for stretch goals. We’ll be keeping […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/22/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-may-21/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/22/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-may-21/#comments Sun, 22 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=388709 This week in MMO crowdfunding, Ethyrial Echoes of Yore canceled its Kickstarter, unfortunately. As we’d noted, the game was a throwback indie sandbox seeking only $63,000, but it threw in the towel on Thursday with just under $10,000 raised. Game development will continue on. “We have decided to cancel our Kickstarter as we are currently discussing […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/22/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-may-21/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2022/04/30/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-apr-30/ Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=385877 This week in MMO crowdfunding, Embers Adrift is trying to break the world – OK, not literally. As of this morning, the Kickstarted MMO once known as Saga of Lucimia has begin its open beta stress test. Meanwhile, Ship of Heroes is gearing up for its player housing beta next week, Project Gorgon added a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/04/09/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-apr-9/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/04/09/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-apr-9/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:15 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=382609 This week in MMO crowdfunding, SpatialOS MMORPG sandbox Fractured Online pushed its way into closed beta under Gamigo’s publishing banner, with Dynamight’s Jacopo Gallelli talked to us about how the persistent beta is going to run until Dynamight is good and ready to move on. Meanwhile, Wagadu Chronicles (above) dropped a sweet alpha trailer, Crowfall […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/04/09/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-apr-9/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2022/03/19/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-mar-19/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/03/19/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-mar-19/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:48 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=379618 It’s been a relatively quiet couple of weeks in the MMO crowdfunding scene, and we’re not entirely sorry to see it, given what a trainwreck the last report turned out to be. Still, Elite Dangerous busted out to disappoint everyone by first admitting it was canceling all console development in favor of PC, meaning Odyssey […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/03/19/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-mar-19/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/26/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-feb-26/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/26/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-feb-26/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2022 01:00:18 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=376918 This edition of MassivelyOP’s MMO crowdfunding column is a tale of three MMOs that remind everyone why you should be extremely careful putting money into any untested project. Shroud of the Avatar SeedInvest investors who’ve been waiting for legally required communication ever since Portalarium folded in 2018 finally got some… but from SeedInvest, not Portalarium. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/26/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-feb-26/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2022/01/29/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-jan-29/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/01/29/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-jan-29/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2022 01:00:13 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=372766 The last few weeks in MMO crowdfunding have been wild and punctuated by the release of Zenith, which Kickstarted several years ago – but only on VR and not yet on PC, which was also promised in the Kickstarter. Meanwhile, we’ve had our eye on Fractured’s development since the Gamigo publishing takeover, Ship of Heroes’ […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/01/29/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2022-jan-29/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2021/12/18/make-my-mmo-the-biggest-mmo-crowdfunding-news-of-2021/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/12/18/make-my-mmo-the-biggest-mmo-crowdfunding-news-of-2021/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2021 01:00:13 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=364622 Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP’s intermittent check-in on all the crowdfunding MMOs in our genre. You might have noticed that our Make My MMO column changed format a bit this year as we found a new way to display all of the games in our tracker with icons to give […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/12/18/make-my-mmo-the-biggest-mmo-crowdfunding-news-of-2021/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2021/12/11/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-dec-11/ Sat, 11 Dec 2021 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=366871 This week in MMO crowdfunding, we fretted over the future of Crowfall, as rumors that ArtCraft is already considering a sunset were floated and then seemingly rejected by a community manager. “If the game was going to shut down, we’d let you know,” the ArtCraft rep wrote. Meanwhile, we checked in on Elite Dangerous Odyssey, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/13/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-nov-13/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/13/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-nov-13/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2021 01:00:12 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=362533 Star Citizen’s 3.15 alpha went live this week, news that was a bit overshadowed by the fact that studio Cloud Imperium also announced plans to relocate to Manchester and significantly expand its workforce. The alpha update overhauls the game’s death, healing, and corpse mechanics and has been met with both cheers and jeers so far. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/13/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-nov-13/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/23/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-oct-23/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/23/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-oct-23/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:00:25 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=359262 Kickstarted “Tiny MMO” Book of Travels landed in early access this month to the confused delight of cozy-game players everywhere. MOP’s own Justin called it “beautiful yet baffling” which seem like fair modifiers for the title. It’s got plenty of testing – at least two years of it – to go before a full launch, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/23/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-oct-23/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/02/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-oct-2/ Sun, 03 Oct 2021 00:00:33 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=356234 If you’ve ever wanted to ride around on a ghost bat, your time has come in Albion Online, as its October challenge offers harvest-themed unlockables, including the grand prize of the spectral bat mount. “In addition to its spooky appearance, this winged menace comes with a powerful Flicker spell that allows you to jump to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/09/11/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-sept-11/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 00:00:34 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=353367 Crowfall’s layoffs dominated the crowdfunding headlines this week, as the Kickstarted MMORPG admitted that it had downsized, attributing the move to a transition to “live service” operations in spite of contradictory comments from at least one laid-off developer. Meanwhile, the last few weeks have been… interesting all around, as Star Citizen was taken to task […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/21/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-aug-21/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/21/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-aug-21/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2021 00:00:21 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=350608 This last few weeks in crowdfunded MMOs, were actually surprisingly light, which is a good or bad thing, depending on how you look at it. Among the highlights: Ship of Heroes is well into its mission beta (and we had a surprisingly good time when we checked it out. Star Citizen is running a free-fly […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/21/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-aug-21/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/31/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-july-31/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/31/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-july-31/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=347618 This week in crowdfunded MMOs, YouTuber MadR built a parody version of Chronicles of Elyria to rib Soulbound Studios for its ongoing shenanigans. And they are indeed ongoing, between dodgy NDA, crypto, and the lawsuit. (Cheers for alerting us to this vid, Pepperzine!) The last few weeks were just as wild: Ashes of Creation hit […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/31/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-july-31/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/10/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-july-10/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/10/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-july-10/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2021 00:00:08 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=344392 This week in crowdfunded MMOs, we celebrate the official launch of one of the biggest crowdfunded MMOs: Crowfall, which originally raised $2.3M between Kickstarter and Indiegogo but with investors pulled in over $35M in total funds by our count. So far, while its population is on the low side and its launch was marred by […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/10/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-july-10/feed/ 17 https://massivelyop.com/2021/06/26/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-june-26/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/06/26/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-june-26/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2021 00:00:18 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=342221 This week in crowdfunded MMOs, MMO sandbox Fractured explained why it’s not kept pace with its roadmap, but fortunately, it’s all good news: The game’s development team is doubling in size, thanks to what at least sounds like fresh investment into the game and the company. Meanwhile, Dual Universe previewed its VFX, TitanReach previewed Glimmermore, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/06/26/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-june-26/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2021/06/05/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-june-5/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/06/05/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-june-5/#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2021 00:00:15 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=338984 This week in crowdfunded MMOs, the big news was Crowfall – yes, the MMORPG everyone Kickstarted way back in 2015 is has a real launch date, now set for July 6th. Gamers can currently access the beta freely through June 23rd using the code MOPCROWCODE. Meanwhile, Albion Online teased next week’s mobile launch and next […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/06/05/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-june-5/feed/ 17 https://massivelyop.com/2021/05/08/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-may-8/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/05/08/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-may-8/#comments Sun, 09 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=335324 This week in crowdfunded MMOs, we’re less than two weeks away from Elite Dangerous’ Odyssey launch, which means Chris did his final look-see in the alpha… on his stream, by popular demand, which ought to give you a pretty good understanding of whether you should buy it. Meanwhile, Ashes of Creation raised eyebrows with plans […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/05/08/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-may-8/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2021/04/24/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-apr-24/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/04/24/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-apr-24/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=332027 This week in crowdfunded MMOs, you could win a slice of $25,000! Or you could if you’re a badass in crowdfunded beta MMO Crowfall, which is in the midst of its Eternal Champions Series event. There’s still a few days left for teams to apply for the 3rd through 6th qualifiers, with cash and prizes […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/04/24/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2021-apr-24/feed/ 3