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[โ€“] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

As I understand it, the game bombed beyond the point of being salvageable - tens of millions of dollars and around a decade in development, but it only peaked at a few hundred concurrent players, then fell off rapidly.

[โ€“] Thordros@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

tens of millions of dollars

Several hundreds, based on the estimates I've heard. The whole project was a grift, and once again a former gaming exec already absconded to let the workers hold the bag.