Chronicles: Medieval developer Uncooked Energy Video games posted a chilling warning on its social media pages, warning that the studio may shut earlier than it might launch the Early Entry model of its medieval open-world motion/technique sandbox as a result of funding for the group is “now not in place.”
In a message on X (with a hat tip to Insider Gaming), Uncooked Energy laid out its unlucky predicament: “Resulting from circumstances outdoors our management, the required funding behind Uncooked Energy Video games is now not in place. With out it we will not maintain constructing Chronicles: Medieval, and proper now the studio is at actual danger of closing. We’re not going to sugarcoat. You deserve to listen to it plainly, and straight from us.
“What makes it damage is how shut we’re,” the message continued. “Early Entry is inside attain. The world we have been constructing for years is lastly beginning to really feel alive, and we have now a lot we have been thrilled to point out you. Daily within the studio – in Copenhagen and distant – we have seen individuals put every part they’ve into this sport, usually far past what anybody requested of them. They’re those carrying the heaviest weight proper now, and we could not be prouder of them. We do not know but how this ends. However within the spirit of our sport we’re not taking place with out a struggle!”
Chronicles: Medieval’s Tom Hardy-narrated announcement trailer drew a whole lot of curiosity, netting greater than 2 million views on IGN’s YouTube channel. It was revealed at Summer time Sport Fest 2025, and we have now since previewed it not once however twice. In our most up-to-date hands-on, we famous that it nonetheless felt fairly early on the time, but in addition stated, “The dimensions and element of the battles concurrently could be very spectacular,” and, “With the ability to leap right into a commander at floor degree for extra of a third-person motion mode is absolutely cool.”
Uncooked Energy Video games instructed followers, “If you wish to stand with us, maintain Chronicles: Medieval in your wishlist and maintain speaking about it. It issues extra proper now than you may suppose. Thanks for believing in us. Thanks for believing on this sport. We actually hope you will get to play the world we have been creating.”
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s government editor of previews and host of IGN’s weekly Xbox present, Podcast Unlocked, and a co-host of Next-Gen Console Watch. He is a North Jersey man, so it is “Taylor ham,” not “pork roll.” Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.