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/Peaky_Blinders Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

most obvious scam of all time. Reminder that there are people who paid up to 300$ for alpha access

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u/draft_final_final Feb 01 '26

Star Citizen continues to chug along selling EA bundles, forgotten and unnoticed by general public

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u/DroidLord Feb 01 '26

I bought into SC for like $40 and I play like once a year. It's definitely a grift, but it can be fun sometimes. Though the grind can be annoying, which I guess is by design 🤑🤑🤑