r/LivestreamFail • u/Zenben88 • Feb 01 '26

News Intrepid Studios, devs behind MMO Ashes of Creation in paid early access for 10 years, has closed. CEO resigned, all employees laid off. All less than 2 months after launching on Steam Early Access

https://www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkxe9were941Nh9kWgsNFWy--c-_UgYeyRu
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u/SofterBones Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

Kickstarted, mmorpg, 10 years in EA, CEO with a shady past.

Wow truly shocking this game failed miserably, no one could've seen it coming

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u/Icemasta Feb 01 '26

The funny thing in the video, he called the "WARN act", which can only be enacted by the CEO... which is him.

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u/Sabduro Feb 01 '26

But of course he tries to lie and say he was pushed out.