Grimlands – MMO Fallout

Grimlands has had a rocky life, and the game hasn’t even been released yet! Those of you who read our coverage of games still in development will know that Grimlands had its development shuttered by Gamigo, who are in the process of transitioning to solely publishing games rather than attempting to develop them in-house. The folks at DRAGO Entertainment in Poland decided that they were going to see the game to release regardless of Gamigo’s funding, and started up a Kickstarter to raise the $650 grand required.

Well the bad news is that the Kickstarter has been cancelled. The good news is that the Kickstarter was cancelled because DRAGO managed to secure offers for funding from several outside investors. The crew are in talks to get Grimlands fully funded and out the door. Sorry folks, no free Humvee.

(Source: Kickstarter)

Gamigo’s upcoming MMO shooter Grimlands has announced that it is setting development. In a news post on the game’s website today, Gamigo has revealed that Grimlands is the unfortunate victim of a shift in company focus, with less priority placed on high-risk and in-house developed projects, and putting more focus on publishing games. The announcement in its entirety:

The intensified focus on publishing and distribution and reduction of high-risk development projects has been pushed further forward. With this in mind the decision has been made not to proceed with the development of the MMORPG, Grimlands. The game still requires substantial additional funds to be brought to completion. Even other games in the “development pipeline” are to be critically assessed anew according to opportunities and risks.

With luck, Grimlands might be picked up by another developer and brought to completion.