Dawngate

Dawngate
Developer(s)Waystone Games
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
ReleaseCancelled
Genre(s)Multiplayer online battle arena
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Dawngate was a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed by Waystone Games and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows. It was meant to be a free-to-play game likely to be supported by micro-transactions.[1] News about the game began to leak during early-mid April 2013 with few details on mechanics, gameplay, or other elements.[2] Testing period began on May 24, 2013,[3] and the community beta was released on April 9, 2014.[4] The open beta was released on May 19, 2014; on November 4, 2014, it was announced that because the beta was not shaping up as they had hoped, all development would stop and the game would be fully shut down in 90 days.[5] In 2015, it became a registered trademark of EA.[6] In June 2020 a development team of fans reached out to EA in a means to acquire the rights to the name to release their fan remake as "Dawngate". A Kickstarter has been set up as a means of gathering part of the funds required to obtain the rights and bring it back to life. Despite successfully raising the sought after funds, the project was abandoned when the cost to acquire the IP was determined to be prohibitively high.

  1. ^ "Dawngate Monetization FAQ". Waystone Games. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. ^ Savage, Phil (16 May 2013). "Dawngate site trails EA's new unannounced DoTA-like". PC Gamer. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  3. ^ Grayson, Nathan (21 May 2013). "EA's Dawngate MOBA Detailed, Beta This Friday". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. ^ Pitcher, Jenna (9 April 2014). "EA's lore-driven MOBA Dawngate enters community beta". Polygon. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  5. ^ "AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE FUTURE OF DAWNGATE". 19 October 2016.
  6. ^ "DAWNGATE Trademark - Registration Number 4682283 - Serial Number 86384266 :: Justia Trademarks".