Overview
- Fantastic Pixel Castle has not secured new backing after NetEase cut funding and publishing support earlier in October.
- Street says his team is cohesive with a proven track record, stable tech, and the game about halfway through development, yet funding remains unavailable.
- He writes that almost nobody is making deals right now and that the few happening are very small.
- He confirms active pitches to publishers and notes a contingency for a downscoped launch that would not be a full MMO at first.
- Veteran developers including Raph Koster, Bill Roper, Rich Vogel, David Gaider, and John Romero have voiced similar funding struggles, pointing to a broader industry contraction.