Update: Publisher apologizes, citing “astronomical” server costs, COVID-19, and Vainglory All Stars as reasons for shutdown. Vainglory publisher Rogue Games
has decided to quit supporting the mobile MOBA
, but developer Super Evil Megacorp is keeping it going anyway.
Did Vainglory shut down?
Unfortunately, the game is now at a pivotal junction of its life, as its publishers
Rogue Games have decided to shut down Vainglory servers outside of China
, forcing the game developers to move the game over to a Community Edition model.
Is Vainglory dead in 2021?
FAQ. So, is Vainglory dead now?
No! The game will continue to be accessible in its present state
for the indefinite future.
Is Vainglory a dead game?
The game is officially dead
. Like many others, even if it continues being played, after a certain limit is crossed the game is considered dead.
What replaced Vainglory?
San Mateo, California-based Super Evil Megacorp is announcing its next game, code-named
Project Spellfire
. It has been in the works for the past 18 months. CEO Kristian Segerstrale said in an interview with GamesBeat that Spellfire will launch in 2020 and Rogue Games will take over Vainglory as its publisher.
How much does Vainglory make?
Mobile MOBA Vainglory has earned
$50 million in gross revenue worldwide
across both Andoid and iOS since its launch in 2014. The game is the third most successful mobile MOBA in terms of player spending, ranked behind Arena of Valor and Mobile Legends.
What does Vainglory mean in the Bible?
1 :
excessive or ostentatious pride especially in one's achievements
. 2 : vain display or show : vanity.
Are MOBA games dying?
Tencent/Riot made 2.1 billion dollars in revenue in 2017 with LoL, up 15% from 2016s 1.8 billion. This is clear evidence the
moba genre is far from dying
, it's actually growing at a decent rate.
Is Arena of Valor dying?
Is Arena of Valor dying? The western regions of Arena of Valor have been struggling for months now. … Nonetheless, the queue times for the majority of players are still short; although other games like Mobile Legends outshine AoV in terms of the player base,
the servers are far from dead
.
Is there a vainglory for PC?
Vainglory 4.0 launched today with a bunch of fun new features. … Most importantly – we're now live on Steam so whether you and your friends play on a PC, Mac, iOS or Android, you can all play Vainglory together.
Is vainglory a Chinese game?
NetEase, China's number 2 biggest gaming company, today announced that its MOBA title Vainglory is
shutting down
on 28 July. Developed by Super Evil Mega Corp as its first game, Vainglory famously did not make any profits which forced the team to pivot.
Where did my vainglory account go?
Your account
will go into CE
, and all your historical data will be removed but they plan on enabling us to import our historical data back at a later date.
What are the ranks in vainglory?
- Ask again later (Skill tier 1)
- Working on it (Skill tier 2)
- Getting there (Skill tier 3)
- Not bad (Skill tier 4)
- Decent-ish (Skill tier 5)
- Pretty good (Skill tier 6)
- The hotness (Skill tier 7)
- Simply amazing (Skill tier 8)
What happened to SEMC?
SEMC has decided
to shift focus away from esports
, according to the blog posts. … The developers will continue to support esports initiatives while the main focus will be the development of the gameplay experience. The developers also revealed what happened to the game's API, which has been out of service for a while.
Did rogue games buy vainglory?
Rogue Games will take over from Vainglory as its publisher
as well as live ops, with a 2020 release date cited. More details will be released at a later date but the company did confirm that the title will be cross-platform, include multiplayer and will be larger in scale than Vainglory.
Where is super evil megacorp located?
Super Evil Megacorp is based in
San Mateo, CA
.
