Stormgate, the new real-time strategy game created by a team of former Warcraft and StarCraft 2 developers, is finally here, but players' reactions to it so far suggest that it's not quite living up to the hype generated by its massive fundraising efforts.
Developed by Frost Giant Studios, there was never any doubt that Stormgate had got strategy fans' attention, with many showing their support with their wallets. It raised over $2 million on Kickstarter thanks to prospective players' donations, smashing through its initial $100,000 goal, and then the studio went on to seek equity funding – encouraging fans to invest in the studio itself to help support the game. At the time of writing, Frost Giant has been able to secure over $1 million this way from 419 investors. This came after the studio received $34.7 million from other investors, including Riot Games, via Seed and Series A funding.
