Chronicles Of Elyria Studio Starts Alpha Testing A Feedback Form Instead Of The Game

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Soulbound Studios, one of the most controversial indie studios in Kickstarted MMO history, has started alpha testing not for Chronicles of Elyria as promised, but for a feedback form of all things. The form is supposedly meant to help CEO Jeromy Walsh “understand community sentiment and priorities” as he works on a 2024 development roadmap for the still-in-development-to-avoid-another-lawsuit MMORPG. “So [...]

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Soulbound Studios Scraps ‘Quick Release’ Plans Following New Licensing Deal

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As if Chronicles of Elyria’s development hasn’t been controversial enough, Soulbound Studios has decided to once again postpone the release of the long-delayed MMORPG and its city management sim Kingdoms of Elyria. Studio founder Jeromy Walsh cites Baldur’s Gate 3 as the inspiration for the delay, saying that he doesn’t want to rush the launch and wants to polish the [...]

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Soulbound Studios Spent Nearly $7 Million On Chronicles Of Elyria In Just Three Years

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Running a video game development studio is obviously a very daunting task, especially if you’re a small startup studio. Over the past few years, we’ve seen multiple studios fail to rise to the challenge, but probably none as controversial as Soulbound Studios. The Chronicles of Elyria developer ended up spending all of its crowdsourced funds and going bankrupt with nothing [...]

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Chronicles Of Elyria Class-Action Proceeds In Washington, Xsolla Arbitration Deferred

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The Chronicles of Elyria legal drama continues to play out after the class-action suit was divided into two separate complaints back in July. For those following the proceedings, you’ll remember that the Xsolla part of the lawsuit was moved to non-class arbitration in California per the company’s Terms of Service, while Soulbound Studios’ part was moved to the studio’s home [...]

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Chronicles Of Elyria Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Split Into Two Separate Cases

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The class-action suit against Chronicles of Elyria developer Soulbound Studios and third-party payment processing company Xsolla has been split into two lawsuits after the presiding judge approved Xsolla’s motion for non-class arbitration in California under the company’s original terms of service. Meanwhile, the now separate lawsuit against Soulbound Studios, whose headquarters is in Bellevue, Washington, has been transferred to the [...]

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Soulbound Studios Responds To Pre-Litigation Letter, Insists That Chronicles Of Elyria Has Just Been Delayed

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Here’s the latest update on the class action lawsuit against Chronicles of Elyria developer Soulbound Studios. The lawsuit was filed against Soulbound Studios and Xsolla, a third party payment processing company, back in July following reports that Soulbound Studios CEO Jeremy Walsh had cancelled the game and fired all of the studios’ staff. As part of the process, the backers’ [...]

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