Ethereum's 'Ember Sword' Is the Latest in a Growing Wave of Crypto Game Shutdowns

Key points of the news: Ember Sword announced its definitive closure after failing to secure funds to sustain its operations, shutting down servers and official channels. The game raised $203 million in NFT land sales in 2021, but never consolidated a solid base or fulfilled expectations. The collapse of EMBER token and the closing of other crypto games confirm the sustainability crisis that the sector is going through. Ember Sword, one of the m…

Ethereum-based game Ember Sword shuts down due to lack of funding

Only a few months after it launched its early access, the team behind the blockchain-based game Ember Sword announced that the project is shutting down to due to lack of funding. On the game’s official website, the developer team behind…

Ember Sword Shuts Down, Cites Lack of Funding

Web3 MMO Ember Sword has shut down on short notice, with the development team citing an inability to “secure the funding needed to keep building.” Announced via a statement in the Ember Sword Discord, this follows news in December 2024 of increasing financial challenges – and unfortunately, after exploring “every possible way forward”, the developers [...] The post Ember Sword Shuts Down, Cites Lack of Funding appeared first on NFT Insider.

Ethereum’s ‘Ember Sword’ shuts down, leaving investors in disarray

Developers of the Ethereum blockchain-based video game Ember Sword announced its closure early Thursday, weeks after news of another title, The Walking Dead: Empires, revealed it will be shut down at the end of July. Both titles had attracted millions in funding but are now winding down operations d...

Ethereum's 'Ember Sword' Is the Latest in a Growing Wave of Crypto Game Shutdowns

Another high-profile crypto game is toast. This time, it's Ember Sword, which racked up huge funds via NFT land sales.

Crypto game Ember Sword shuts down after 7 years of development

This is a segment from The Drop newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Ember Sword, a crypto MMORPG in development, has been cancelled. They say it’s because the team couldn’t get more funding for the game. Ember Sword once used Polygon, then the Immutable X chain, then Mantle, asking early NFT buyers to migrate their assets from chain to chain over the years. “In today’s market,” the team wrote in a message, all that’s left of its now-wi…