Thus, we’ve maintained this status quo, where we were basically left alone dealing with the game and continued our own attempts to promote it.
We knew pretty well that there is no way we can force them to do what they had to but didn’t want to do. In the end, we had to make our own attempt to establish operations in the CIS region, work by ourselves with a PR agency, and try to grow our own marketing department. It resulted in some hectic marketing and PR attempts, partly misused marketing budget, and failing to fulfill some of their obligations. From our perspective, we believed in them and thought that a publisher who is making its first steps will be more motivated and more flexible in a way how they can publish and market our hardcore niche MMO. Especially in a situation where our own hard-earned money will be most probably used against us.īack in 2016, this company was preparing its first steps as a publisher and a video games investor. There is nothing much we can do in a legal way since we do not have the required funds to pay for the costly legislation in the US. A couple of days ago we received an official letter from a certain company that basically says that they will stop paying us our share from LiF: MMO. Yes, that’s it, we have to close it, and we have to do it because of the reasons that are beyond our control. We are forced to close Life is Feudal: MMO. I’ve added the deadline to the Watch List calendar and will have a page up on the site soon. For anyone now intrigued by the game, Life is Feudal: MMO went free-to-play in 2019 and is still available until the server shutdown.
Their full post and FAQ follows, confirming that Bitbox’s other Life is Feudal titles will remain online and that the team still has plans for them and new developments in 2021. Based on the announcement and discussion on the game’s forums, some legal complications and tough decisions have led to Bitbox being “forced” to shut the game down. Developer Bitbox announced on December 18th that Life is Feudal: MMO, their Early Access game of medieval crafting, construction, and combat, will be shut down on January 18th, 2021.