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Blue Scarab, Led By Craig Morrison and Industry Vets, Announces $7M Seed Funding For New MMORPG | MM

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited July 18 in News & Features Discussion

imageBlue Scarab, Led By Craig Morrison and Industry Vets, Announces $7M Seed Funding For New MMORPG | MMORPG.com

Blue Scarab, a new studio based in Stockholm, Sweden, has announced a $7 million seed funding round to develop its first game, an MMORPG blending "cozy escapism and true crime".

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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    edited July 18
    "With a unique blend of cozy escapism, true-crime, and horseback riding"

    You have to admit that is pretty damn unique, the question is will it me more My Little Pony (Cosy) or Dick Francis (Horse Racing Crime). The fact I am putting those two concepts in the same sentence indicates how bizarre this may turn out. But bizarre does not mean bad game, will be interesting to see the "runners and riders".

    See you in 2030 for early access. ;)
  • sabrefoxxsabrefoxx Member UncommonPosts: 234
    What is with this trend of "cozy" games? Let alone cozy mmorpgs.
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273

    sabrefoxx said:

    What is with this trend of "cozy" games? Let alone cozy mmorpgs.



    It's not a trend, more a fully fledged "must have", it is even starting to overtake "survival" as the must have buzz word for a studios new MMO.
  • DattelisDattelis Member EpicPosts: 1,674
    edited July 18
    7M lol lets not forget Ashes supposedly had 25M in funding and its been in development for 7+ years, so the chances of these guys having something out any time soon is near 0. Plus with NetEase involved, its either gonna have some kind of mobile component or end up being mobile
  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,378
    sabrefoxx said:
    What is with this trend of "cozy" games? Let alone cozy mmorpgs.

    It's just a label/tag people add to games, across genres, that are chill. The trend is popular with a lot of people who like games without hardcore soulslike sweaty challenge and penalties. Of course mainstream game studios see money on the table and are trying to chase that like they have done with WoW.

    If we go by how predatory and slimy other Euro GAAS publishers are, we can expect a heavy and expensive cash shop loaded with gacha and pay to win.
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  • VagabondoVagabondo Member UncommonPosts: 93
    Dattelis said:
    7M lol lets not forget Ashes supposedly had 25M in funding and its been in development for 7+ years, so the chances of these guys having something out any time soon is near 0. Plus with NetEase involved, its either gonna have some kind of mobile component or end up being mobile
    That is my question too. 7m seems a lot, but is it even enough to start a MMO project nowadays?

    Not an expert by any means, but i don't think so.
    Kyleran
  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,975
    ValdemarJ said:
    sabrefoxx said:
    What is with this trend of "cozy" games? Let alone cozy mmorpgs.

    It's just a label/tag people add to games, across genres, that are chill. The trend is popular with a lot of people who like games without hardcore soulslike sweaty challenge and penalties. Of course mainstream game studios see money on the table and are trying to chase that like they have done with WoW.

    If we go by how predatory and slimy other Euro GAAS publishers are, we can expect a heavy and expensive cash shop loaded with gacha and pay to win.
    Just the latest sucker's bait term to get investors open their wallets now that VR, NFT, Blockchain, AI, and the like have started to lose some of their charm.
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  • NasaNasa Member UncommonPosts: 749
    At the time this game gets released Unreal Engine 6, have already been around for some years
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