Steam News19 December 20196y ago

Ira has been awarded a MegaGrant! (No exclusivity)

Ira has been awarded a MegaGrant! My apologies for the lack of updates over the last few months. We’ve been waiting on some big news and it’s finally here!

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changedWhat the MegaGrant is not.The MegaGrant is not an exclusivity deal with Epic Games and comes with no strings attached. That means as of this moment, we will be releasing on the same platforms as before. Steam is still our first release platform . Nothing has changed in that department.

addedWhat are we using the MegaGrant for?As most of you know, our goal was to wrap Ira up by the end of the year and then release. In order to make that deadline we had to cut content that would have really added to the overall experience. Basically we had the best parts version of Ira we were looking to release. Would it have been the best Ira possible? It would not, but it still would have been enjoyable.

Ira Act 1: Pilgrimage changes

changedThe MegaGrant is not an exclusivity deal with Epic Games and comes with no strings attached. That means as of this moment, we will be releasing on the same platforms as before. Steam is still our first release platform . Nothing has changed in that department.

addedAs most of you know, our goal was to wrap Ira up by the end of the year and then release. In order to make that deadline we had to cut content that would have really added to the overall experience. Basically we had the best parts version of Ira we were looking to release. Would it have been the best Ira possible? It would not, but it still would have been enjoyable.

Ira has been awarded a MegaGrant!

My apologies for the lack of updates over the last few months. We’ve been waiting on some big news and it’s finally here! I’m happy to announce that after a long time and a lot of hard work, Ira Act 1: Pilgrimage is now the recipient of an Epic Games MegaGrant.

What is the MegaGrant?

The MegaGrant is a grant awarded by Epic games to UE4 game developers of all sizes with funds to make their projects a success.

What the MegaGrant is not.

The MegaGrant is not an exclusivity deal with Epic Games and comes with no strings attached. That means as of this moment, we will be releasing on the same platforms as before. Steam is still our first release platform. Nothing has changed in that department.

What are we using the MegaGrant for?

This grant covers the remainder of Ira’s development costs. That means we have funding for better assets, more help, and our most important resource - time. Time to increase the overall quality of the story, game play, and in-game assets.

As most of you know, our goal was to wrap Ira up by the end of the year and then release. In order to make that deadline we had to cut content that would have really added to the overall experience. Basically we had the best parts version of Ira we were looking to release. Would it have been the best Ira possible? It would not, but it still would have been enjoyable.

Now that we have the MegaGrant, we will be able to release the version of Ira that is the best that we can possibly make it. One with all the intended scenes, story elements, quality, and nuance it deserves. This is really a dream come and could not have come at a better time.

Ira’s Release date?

Instead of releasing January of 2020 we will be looking to finish Ira up sometime in mid 2020. We are sorry about the delay but at this point we can’t pass up the opportunity to make Ira the game it was always meant to be.

Where to now?

Looking forward to 2020, we will be sharing a lot more content and our team will be hard at work making Ira the best it can possibly be!

I look forward to sharing more with you folks soon. - Zachary

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Steam News / 19 December 2019

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