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• Camelot Unchained concept art and animation test show the Helbound class

  Camelot Unchained concept art for the Helbound class and tease for the Giant race of the Tuatha Dé Danann have been revealed on the game’s official website. According to a post from City State Entertainment’s Mark Jacobs, who also posted an animation test for the Helbound character, the model nor the animation cycles “are final […]

• Camelot Unchained contains the character aging feature cut from Warhammer Online

  Camelot Unchained will feature a character aging feature which Mark Jacobs had planned for Warhammer Online.

• Camelot Unchained's internal testing seems to be going well

  Camelot Unchained is currently being tested internally, according to a Kickstarter update posted by City State Entertainment’s Mark Jacobs.

• Camelot Unchained Q&A unearths details on stretch goals, add-ons & more

  Camelot Unchained developer City State Entertainment has posted a Q&A update for its Kickstarter-funded realm v realm successor to Dark Age of Camelot. In it, the game’s creators talk stretch goals, physical copies and the ability for users to create custom add-ons.

• Camelot Unchained takes on new staff, promises more frequent updates

  Camelot Unchained developer City State Entertainment has made three hires, and pledged to keep fans and backers in the loop with regular production roadmaps.

• Camelot Unchained Kickstarter succeeds with 19 hours left

  With around 19 hours to go, Camelot Unchained has garnered $2,023,932 towards its $2 million goal, making it a success.

• Camelot Unchained dev: free-to-play headed towards an "apocalypse" in 3-5 years time

  Camelot Unchained creator and long-time MMO veteran Mark Jacobs has warned of an impending free-to-play “apocalypse” in three to five years time, thanks to a rush towards unsustainable free-to-play models. He predicted to VG247 that developers will close and publishers stand to lose a lot of money.

• Camelot Unchained demos show 500, 1,000 characters on-screen at once

  Camelot Unchained’s engine can do some pretty special things, even at this very early stage.

• Camelot Unchained concept art shows the Tuatha De Danann

  The Kickstarter page for Camelot Unchained has been updated once again, with concept art for the Tuatha De Danann. Shots are below. A video has also been released which features lead artist Scott Trolan along with a look at early work on the Tuatha De Danann. You can view the video on the page. The […]

• Camelot Unchained engine supports 10,000 characters on screen

  Camelot Unchained has a custom engine, a bold move designed to support its core conceit: genuinely massive player battles. In a Kickstarter update, Mark Jacobs shared a video showing off how the early engine tech can already support 10,000 characters on screen with no frame-rate drop. It comes at the cost of fancy lighting and […]

• Camelot Unchained Kickstarter is live

  The Kickstarter for Camelot Unchained, the RvR-focused MMORPG from Mark Jacobs and CSE set in a post-apocalyptic world, has gone live. The firm is seeking $2,000,000 in funding and so far 920 backers have pledged $217,288. The game has been in the news quite a bit since February and you can find the Kickstarter video […]

• Camelot Unchained won't have any XP boosts or limited time items

  Camelot Unchained designer Mark Jacobs is adamant Camelot Unchained won’t allow any premium items that give one player an advantage over another.

• Camelot Unchained will have "sandbox" RvR combat, no storyline

  Former Mythic leader Mark Jacobs plans for Camelot Unchained to be written entirely by players, in what he hopes will be a sandbox-like PvP experience.

• Camelot Unchained will use RvR to generate "server pride"

  In the latest Camelot Unchained developer blog, Cuty State Entertainment founder and former Mythic lead Mark Jacobs said that he hopes the unusual MMORPG can foster all kinds of “pride” among its users – pride in the race, class, guild, realm and sever they choose to play with. “This is not something that CSE can […]

• Camelot Unchained to create "interdependency" between players

  In his latest developer diary, Mythic co-founder Mark Jacobs goes into detail on how he hopes to foster “Realm pride” and “interdependency” among Camelot Unchained players. Jacobs bemoaned the rising prevalence of solo-focused play in modern MMORPGs, and while promising that everyone will be able to play alone should the wich, discussed various methods for […]

• Camelot Unchained to embrace "randomness" and "chaos"

  Camelot Unchained will very rarely reward or punish players in spectacular ways.

• Camelot Unchained: player actions will affect character's looks

  Camelot Unchained will have a Fable-like character appearance system where players can change the way they look through various actions.

• Camelot Unchained dev refuses to take the safe route

  Camelot Unchained’s developers are willing to alienate the mass market if it results in a better game for a niche audience. In a developer blog, City State Entertainment’s Mark Jacobs said he’s willing to embrace features which appeal only to hardcore players, like slow levelling and a day-night cycle – things publishers wouldn’t take a […]

• Camelot Unchained Kickstarter to launch in March, announces CSE's Mark Jacobs

  Ex-Mythic boss and co-founder Mark Jacobs has announced his studio, City State Entertainment, will launch a Kickstarter campaign in March to help fund the creation of the MMO Camelot Unchained.