Godus Funding

Aug 6, 2014 1:46:22 GMT earlparvisjam said:

...Should the mobile release continue to flounder, it's clear that all we've been told will go out the window and it's doubtful this project will last much past next March.  We know the Kickstarter money was gone by last September.  The last 11 months have been entirely from Steam EA, whatever DeNA gave them, and the trickle they've gotten from the limited mobile release so far.  To believe this project has the backing to keep over 22 people employed much longer than next spring is faith bordering on fanaticism.  They've already spent more than twice what they asked for on Kickstarter...

Have I missed something, has the mobile release really floundered? I just checked the NZ apple website here and they have over 778 reviews, and  197which are from the latest version. They are averaging at 4 stars.

Now on the face of it that seems good [doesn't it], but then it is a f2p game. I suppose I would like to know how many people are playing the mobile version regularly, and how many are investing in the f2p ingame purchases - since I assume that is currently their only source of revenue, also assuming the steam sales are now insignificant? Or have 22canns found someone to advertise in their mobile game? It is interesting to note how different the reviews are, on the whole, for the mobile game than the PC game. Maybe it's time simply to admit the PC version won't work as it is, focus on making a money spinning f2p game and as far as PC games go either start again, or look at another project/experiment, Peter has already suggested he has something else in mind. I think some frank and honest statements about the PC situation, the mobile market, and the financial situation would go a long way, even if it is disappointing news.