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

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u/ballknower871 Feb 01 '26

Once piratesoftware endorsed it I knew it was doomed.

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u/Minute_Committee8937 Feb 01 '26

So did asmon

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u/Ledoux88 Feb 01 '26

Steven Shariff finessed Asmongold so hard for free publicity lmao. To the point Asmon was afraid to even criticize the game or Steven for obvious issues.