StarCraft-Inspired RTS From Former Blizzard Devs Losing Online Multiplayer Because Server Partner Was Bought By AI Company
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Key Points:
- Frost Giant Studios announced that their game Stormgate will lose online multiplayer support next month due to their game server partner Hathora being acquired by an AI company and shutting down its service.
- Stormgate will be patched to allow offline play, but online multiplayer will be unavailable until Frost Giant finds a new server partner.
- The game has struggled to maintain a strong player base, with mostly negative recent Steam reviews and fewer than 100 peak concurrent players this year.
- Frost Giant confirmed limited AI use in development for ideation and asset enhancement but emphasized that no developers were replaced by AI.
- Hathora, previously providing server infrastructure for several live-service games, is now part of Fireworks AI, reflecting a broader industry shift from game services to AI-focused ventures.
