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Islands of Nyne

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Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale
Developer(s)Define Human Studios
Publisher(s)Define Human Studios
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Steam
ReleaseJuly 12, 2018 (early access)
Genre(s)Battle royale
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale is a sci-fi-themed first person shooter battle royale video game by American developer Define Human Studios.[1][2] The game launched in early access on Steam on July 12, 2018. On December 19, 2018, Define Human Studios stopped development of the game and made the game free to play.

History

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The game was crowdfunded on Kickstarter in 2016, raising $50,000.[3][4] Islands of Nyne was released on Steam early access on July 12, 2018; the game reached a peak of over 7,200 concurrent players that month.[5] On December 19, 2018, the game's development was halted due to financial issues, although the game was made free-to-play and servers were kept live for any players to continue playing.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Saed, Sherif (July 19, 2018). "Islands of Nyne: the fast-paced battle royale shooter for people who don't like Fortnite". VG247. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Brown, Fraser (July 31, 2018). "Premature Evaluation - Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Clayton, Natalie (December 21, 2018). "Islands of Nyne developer calls it quits and removes the price tag from the sci-fi battle royale". PC Games Insider. Steel Media. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  5. ^ Tarason, Dominic (June 20, 2018). "Islands of Nyne royally battles into early access in July". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Tarason, Dominic (December 19, 2018). "Islands Of Nyne: Battle Royale ends development, becomes free". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale - The Future of Islands of Nyne - Steam News". store.steampowered.com. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2022-04-08.