Our latest coverage of Shroud of The Avatar.
Richard Gariott's Crowdfunded MMORPG Shroud of the Avatar is officially launching on March 27th, 2018. It's been a long and tiring journey for Shroud of the Avatar (Original Kickstart was March, 2013), but the Ultima Online esque MMORPG is finally happening. The launch is coinciding with release #52 which introduces a lot of changes to the game including framerate improvements, [...]
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After four long years in development & early access, fantasy sandbox MMORPG Shroud of the Avatar is (almost) ready for prime time! In a lengthy forum post, executive producer Starr Long laid out SoTA's early 2018 schedule. The most important piece of news from the post was regarding Release 52, scheduled for March 27, 2018. This Release will serve as [...]
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Shroud of the Avatar is set to launch its Release 49 update tomorrow on December 14th, 2017. The highlights of the update include tweaks to the game to improve framerates, UI tweaks, new side quests, and changes to NPC behavior. A full list of changes can be found over on the game's Release 49 Patchnotes page. This is a BIG [...]
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Over the past couple of months, Portalarium has been giving fans numerous chances to try out The Shroud of the Avatar for free with free-trial runs ranging from a few days to a few weeks. The devs have once again opened SoTA’s doors to anyone who wants to take a stab at the game, albeit with a few restrictions. The [...]
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In case you missed the last few free trial periods, Shroud of the Avatar is running yet another free trial (their 5th) which runs from August 9th - August 30th. As with previous Shroud free trials, non paying users do face some restrictions but can still get a good idea about what the game is all about. Shroud of the [...]
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Shroud of the Avatar is inching its way to final release later this year and the devs are hard at work to get the game done in time for official launch. The latest update, Release 44, is scheduled to go live on July 27th and will include new Viking-inspired Norgard and Verdantis clothing, along with new and improved Etceter and [...]
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Earlier today Portalarium, the studio behind Shroud of the Avatar, announced their partnership with Neverdie Studios and their Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Neverdie Studios is led by Jon 'NEVERDIE' Jacobs, a virtual real estate magnate in the sandbox MMORPG Entropia Universe. He is best known for his Club NEVERDIE which he built on virtual land purchased for $100,000 in 2005. [...]
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Shroud of the Avatar held a special fundraising telethon yesterday to commemorate the birthday of none other than Richard “Lord British” Garriot himself. Lord British’s birthday was on July 4th but since everybody was probably busy with barbecues and fireworks, Portalarium opted to hold the telethon on July 6th instead. Lord British’s birthday telethon ran from 1pm to 7pm PT [...]
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Missed the last few free trial periods for Shroud of the Avatar? Want to test out the game before you invest your life savings into it? Well now you can. Portalarium is holding their 4th free trial period and it's set to run from July 3 - July 26th. According to Portalarium the game is aiming for a July launch [...]
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While Shroud of the Avatar raised money on Kickstarter in the past it looks like Portalrium, Shroud's developer, is expanding their fund raising efforts to SeedInvest, an equity crowd funding platform. Unlike Kickstarter, people who fund Shroud of the Avatar on SeedInvest will get an ownership stake in the company and profit if the game succeeds. The game is looking [...]
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