Stormgate
{{short description|Upcoming video game}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2022}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Stormgate
| image = Stormgate cover art.jpg
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| developer = Frost Giant Studios
| publisher =
| engine = Unreal Engine 5{{cite web |last1=Wutz |first1=Marco |title=Stormgate is mechanically promising, but lacks the character of its inspirations |url=https://www.si.com/videogames/features/stormgate-steam-next-fest-demo |website=Video Games on Sports Illustrated |language=en |date=8 February 2024}}
| platforms = Windows
| released =
| genre = Real-time strategy
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
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Stormgate is a real-time strategy video game developed by Frost Giant Studios.
Gameplay
Stormgate is a real-time strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world. As standard for the genre, players concurrently gather resources, build bases and troops, and upgrade assets. The game will be free-to-play with free and monetized content. It is being developed to make a typically complex genre accessible to new audiences while providing the option of balanced, competitive one-on-ones for more advanced players.{{r|IGN announce}}
Development
Former Blizzard developers Tim Morten and Tim Campbell founded Frost Giant Studios in October 2020 with intention to build an accessible real-time strategy game. Morten previously was StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void{{'s}} production lead, and Campbell had been Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne{{'s}} campaign lead designer. They raised nearly $5 million in seed funding,{{Cite web |last1=Sinclair |first1=Brendan |title=Blizzard vets form Frost Giant Studios |work=GamesIndustry.biz |date=2020-10-20 |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-10-20-blizzard-vets-form-frost-giant-studios |language=en |access-date=2022-06-11 |df=mdy-all }} an additional $5 million in March 2021,{{Cite web |last1=Dealessandri |first1=Marie |title=Frost Giant Studios raises $5 million |work=GamesIndustry.biz |date=2021-03-24 |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-24-frost-giant-studios-raises-usd5-million |language=en |access-date=2022-06-11 |df=mdy-all }} and $25 million in its January 2022 Series A funding.{{Cite web |last1=Rousseau |first1=Jeffrey |title=Frost Giant Studios raises $25m in Series A funding round |work=GamesIndustry.biz |date=2022-01-25 |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-25-frost-giant-studios-raises-25m-in-series-a-funding-round |language=en |access-date=2022-06-11 |df=mdy-all }} Frost Giant debuted Stormgate in June 2022. A closed beta started during December 2023.{{r|IGN announce}} Stormgate is in Early Access on Steam since July 30, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Stormgate on Steam |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2012510/Stormgate/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}} A full release of the game is expected one year later in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/after-a-dollar2m-kickstarter-on-a-fully-funded-game-the-strategy-game-from-former-warcraft-and-starcraft-devs-is-now-looking-for-even-more-funding/|title=After a $2m kickstarter on a fully-funded game, the strategy game from former Warcraft and StarCraft devs is now looking for even more funding|last=Cryer|first=Hirun|website=GamesRadar+|date=February 19, 2024|access-date=May 18, 2024|quote=Stormgate's early access period [...] will kick off at some point later this year, and Frost Giant plans for it to last right around one year in total. After this, Stormgate will fully launch.}}
References
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{{Cite web |last1=Purslow |first1=Matt |title=Stormgate Is an RTS Built for 1v1, Co-Op, Casual Play, Esports and, Well, Anyone |work=IGN |date=2022-06-09 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/stormgate-rts-interview-frost-giant-co-op-campaign-social-esports |language=en |access-date=2022-06-11 |df=mdy-all }}
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External links
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Category:Upcoming video games scheduled for 2025
Category:Real-time strategy video games
Category:Free-to-play video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Kickstarter-funded video games
Category:Unreal Engine 5 games
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