It is time to verify in on a couple of MMORPG tasks which have been making the information rounds for some time, however appear to have gone eerily silent in latest instances. I imply, a few of these have not had any up to date information in months and even years. Growing MMOs takes time, after all, and that point will definitely embody intervals of silence. Nonetheless, a few of the video games listed beneath had not solely revealed F2P or subscription cost fashions, however some had even introduced launch home windows which have come and gone.
A few of these could also be completely useless tasks and a few might but nonetheless see the sunshine of day, however here is the place they sit as of proper now. I will not be citing video games just like the Riot MMO or Ghostcrawler’s “Ghost” right here. First, these video games nonetheless do have some exercise from the groups with the neighborhood. Certain, the “information” portion could also be gentle, however they’re nonetheless energetic. Second, we realized about these video games so early within the improvement course of that numerous information is not anticipated but. I am speaking about video games that appeared to be nearing a launch or had began their very own hype trains and even beta exams however then appeared to go darkish.
In no specific order:
Good New World
Some players might overlook simply how massive Good World Worldwide was again within the day. Hell, it was the sport featured within the very first piece of video content material I ever produced for a gaming web site. Sure, watching that First Look video again now I do cringe a bit, however hey, all of us have to begin someplace. Its darkish cousin, Forsaken World, was a tad smaller, but it surely was my private favourite of the 2 video games.
These video games, and some others, made Good World an enormous within the F2P MMORPG house for years to return. Whereas that energy has dwindled/shut down/been bought over time, it was good to see the corporate doing one thing with the IP a couple of years in the past. Again in 2021, we reported on new bulletins for “Good New World.” Whereas the title was actually a poor one on condition that not solely was there “Good World” on the market, however Amazon Video games’ “New World” MMO was now a factor, we had been curious.
Poor title apart, Good New World wasn’t going to be a remake, but it surely actually was capitalizing on the basic MMO IP of yesteryear. The sport billed itself as an “Motion” MMO and touted the power to grasp all class expertise and tame creatures whereas clearing PvP and PvE content material.
Checks got here in late 2023 and the sport beginning hinting at a late 2024 launch window. These exams, nevertheless, weren’t all that properly obtained. Since then, the sport’s Steam web page hasn’t obtained any information, the official web site has no new updates for the reason that recap of the November 2023 check, the Fb web page hasn’t been up to date since February 2024, and the final video on the sport’s YouTube web page was posted over a yr and a half in the past.
Now, Good World as an organization didn’t have a terrific 2024. After a dip in income by 64%, the corporate laid off a ton of employees and cancelled a number of tasks. Experiences on Good New World, at the moment, various. Some bulletins mentioned the MMO was nonetheless in improvement, whereas different unofficial posts mentioned the sport was cancelled.
Surprisingly, the sport’s Steam web page has obtained an replace as not too long ago as final month. It wasn’t a very significant replace, however somebody’s nonetheless engaged on it someplace, I suppose.
Chrono Odyssey
Chrono Odyssey from Kakao Video games is a little bit of an odd one. Technically, this MMORPG nonetheless has a reasonably energetic (if not-really-information-filled) X (previously Twitter) and has posted an “replace” on their web site as not too long ago as this month. Why do I embody it right here then? As a result of the “replace” actually simply recaps a couple of staple items from a February check and, though the submit sports activities the title “What we’ve been as much as,” it actually doesn’t cowl something moreover stating that the crew is engaged on enhancing each side of the sport and may have the option “current Chrono Odyssey” quickly.
Chances are you’ll say “nice” to all of that, however Chrono Odyssey was revealed to us means again in 2020 with the shiny trailer proven above. That trailer will have a good time its fifth birthday later this yr. It is honest to suppose that this will likely simply be a case of the sport being introduced far sooner than it ought to have been, however virtually 5 years is a very long time. Since then, Chrono Odyssey has talked monetization and Steam wishlisting over a yr in the past, and has stayed far-off from even hinting at a possible launch date.
Whereas we probably will not cowl the sport a lot except it rolls its “field price” resolution again sooner or later and goes F2P, it is nonetheless one which continues to make “upcoming MMO” lists time and again, together with ours.
From the start, data has been sparce and it continues to be that means, but it surely is a little more energetic than different video games on this listing, so it is one I maintain out a bit extra hope for going ahead. I THINK we’ll see it sometime…however when? I’ve no clue.
ArcheAge Chronicles
ArcheAge Chronicles is one other bizarre one. We have “technically” identified about this one being in improvement since 2020 when it was introduced as ArcheAge 2. In 2022, sequence creator after which XLGames CEO Jake Music mentioned the MMO was coming “comparatively quickly.” He additionally identified that the follow-up to the unique sandbox MMORPG ArcheAge had “excessive expectations.”
Since then? Oof.
Jake Music stepped down as CEO to give attention to the sport, then later simply left the corporate solely to associate up with a gaming blockchain endeavor. In between these occasions, ArcheAge 2 was delayed, then revealed at a Sony State of Play to be “ArcheAge Chronicles.” The newly renamed recreation was shifting away from the unique’s PvP focus and sliding extra in the direction of the PvE expertise. It will additionally come to consoles. They referred to as it the “subsequent evolution” of MMORPGs.
Within the final six months, nevertheless? Not a peep on the recreation’s YouTube channel or web site, and their X account actually simply retains displaying off asset artwork. Whereas the present final yr claimed it was releasing in 2025, there nonetheless is not any information on this one with regards to precise launch home windows, even on the recreation’s Steam web page.
All of this says nothing concerning the firm’s personal NFT endeavor, ArcheWorld. It is also bizarre that that is the second recreation that Kakao is concerned with (they’re the currently-listed writer) that we simply do not get information on.
Ashfall
Initially revealed in September of 2022, Ashfall was proven to be a post-apocalyptic shooter MMORPG being developed by Legendary Star Studio. Monsters from Chinese language folklore, a ruined surroundings, mainly it wished to be a Fallout-like MMO. It was slated as being F2P and it could embody a cellular launch. That preliminary IGN reveal did not go over properly. It regarded sloppy, individuals had been screaming that it regarded like a cellular recreation, and even the injury quantity fonts grew to become an enormous matter surrounding the sport.
The shooter began holding closed betas in July of 2023, however introduced that launch could be delayed till the summer time of 2024 on the similar time. Whereas the crew did recap that check and promise one other check in December of 2023/January of 2024, that check by no means materialized.
That was actually the final we heard from the crew. YouTube has no new movies since October of 2023 (and even that was only a single music observe), the location and X account share related “final up to date” dates, and even the crew’s TapTap replace board hasn’t seen a submit since late 2023. Whereas there’s nothing official I can discover on the market, that is the one on this listing that I might think about probably the most “useless” out of all of those tasks. I believe if it had been nonetheless a factor, we’d have heard SOMETHING by now.
The Lord of the Rings (Amazon Video games)
Okay, this one is likely to be SLIGHTLY unfair to place right here on condition that when Amazon Video games introduced its second try at a Lord of the Rings MMO in Could 2023, they did level out that it was on the very begin of issues. This was after their first try at an MMO within the IP was blown out of the water when Tencent (who owns Leyou) and Amazon could not agree on issues.
Nonetheless, when your CEO needs it to be the “largest MMO on the market” after which tells IGN a yr later (in August of 2024) that it is “nonetheless early” to speak concerning the challenge, that raises an eyebrow. Add to that that it is now been and extra 7 months of silence since then and we’re closing in on two years of no information. That mentioned, if you wish to mentally strike this from the listing and put it into the identical bucket as Ghost or the Riot MMO (which I excluded in my intro), I would not blame you. It is simply too massive a deal to not have ANY information in 2 years in my e-book…perhaps we’ll name this one an honorable point out, then.
In case you’ve heard something about these video games that I’ll have missed, toss me an replace within the feedback beneath. I am positive there could also be fine details of stories on websites in different international locations that perhaps I simply have not seen but. Fingers crossed we see a few of these tasks come to fruition. Is there one other MMO that is gone silent that might make your listing?
