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Dual Universe News - Novaquark has announced that it has pulled in private investment funds in the amount of $3.7M that brings the total amount generated to develop Dual Universe to $7.4M. This is great news for the company as it proceeds in development ahead of a Q4 2017 alpha launch.
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Every little bit helps, I suppose, so it's encouraging to see that someone had enough faith in the DU team to make such an investment. Perhaps I should upgrade my pledge too...
Yeah 3.7m doesn't get you much, especially for the MMO reality, but it should boost them up being them a small team.
But I think this is investors interested in their engine technology
Nothing new, Second Life does this. Though this seems a lot cooler than SL.
(Promise-ware: a bit like software only it has a habit of breaking down even before the power switch is turned on.)
Show me the money - well there it is. Now show me a long term game, not a six month closed/open beta then the game disappears with the all too familiar "unfortunately we have had to take the decision that the game is no longer sustainable" - "but thanks for all your money".
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Perhaps that will change later, but their funding drive has been very low-key up to now, which sets them apart from the current crop of crowdfunded MMO's.
It remains to be seen whether gamers will balk at the plans for a monthly sub though.
I guess you and I have different ideas for what constitutes a product that is "largely vaporous". Here is a full hour of gameplay.
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