As the Big Bad of 2024 – Final Stage Capitalism –continues its merciless provocationsome developers are looking for more innovative approaches to avoid the publishing industry’s self-sabotaging need for impossible endless growth. The storm door creator Frost Giant – a studio created by the former StarCraft 2 devs — is now following up on its recent Kickstarter success by inviting gamers to invest directly in the company.
People have good reason to be excited The storm door. Big-name RTS games have been few and far between lately, and given the popularity of esports scenes and an increasingly desperate audience, the people who make them are the new name. StarCraft 2 it’s a big deal. demo released during the latest Steam Next Fest proved to be very popular, the second most played in the eventonly beaten Dungeonborne.
Through Start the engine, The storm door wants to bring in more money by giving people the opportunity to “own a piece of the Frost Giant”. Considering how much money Frost Giant raised for an RTS that reportedly received over half a million wishlists, why exactly is an interesting question. On Steam. According to its campaign page, the former Blizzard team raised $34.7 million from investors including big names like Riot Games this February alone. a very successful Kickstarter.
Generally, when you see a project running more than one investment scheme at once, it is a warning sign. cough-Star Citizen –cough But all the signs The storm door they even look good is just finishing its first broadcast championship despite the early code. The Startup Engine page, though, has few details on exactly what investors will be getting. Currently, you can only “reserve”, which means that if you register your interest in the $494 investment, no actual money will be received, with the option to roll over at some unspecified point in the future.
according to VG247Frost Giant says this is done by “major publishers [are] laying off hundreds of game employees every day and making decisions that prioritize short-term profits over employee and player happiness. The press release continues: “We choose to control our own destiny and self-publish our game in the West, with direct support from our player community.”
The scheme attracted just eight people at the time of writing, which isn’t exactly a huge success to have paid nothing. But it’s also incredibly vague and uncertain, especially as to what kind of returns are on offer here for your pseudo-shares. It would also be interesting to know how much of the company is owned by the developers after the $34 million foreign investment. A little more clarity and a yet-to-be-happened social media push will likely garner more attention, and we’ve reached out to Frost Giant to find out more.
The game will enter Early Access in Q3 2024 and will be free to play. If he can really hold his soul StarCraft 2, but with a more modern mindset, it could be a huge revival of the RTS esports scene. Although it is up to you whether you want to invest in it or not.