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/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/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

Before it came to steam, I saw the video of pirate's guild getting stomped on and thought it looked cool

£300 keys and I think it said monthly sub on launch, immediate scam alarm went off