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Camelot Unchained is a counter-revolutionary RvR-focused MMORPG from Mark Jacobs and CSE set in a post-apocalyptic yet familiar world.

Camelot Unchained

Camelot Unchained is a counter-revolutionary RvR-focused MMORPG from Mark Jacobs and CSE set in a post-apocalyptic yet familiar world.
Camelot Unchained is a counter-revolutionary RvR-focused MMORPG from Mark Jacobs and CSE set in a post-apocalyptic yet familiar world.
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Live from beautiful, downtown Fairfax, Va. it is us!

Folks, 

    Live from beautiful, downtown Fairfax, Virginia, it is City State Entertainment! As per our update last night, we are Live Streaming from our office as we attempt... Read more

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Afternoon Update - October 16th, 2014

Folks,

Today’s Kickstarter update is a rather special one for Camelot Unchained™ and for City State Entertainment. Yesterday, we entered the Pre-Alpha Testing period, and I wanted to share some... Read more

5 Comments 24 likes

Afternoon Update - Thursday, August 21st, 2014

Folks,

    I’m pleased to welcome you to our first official newsletter for the Camelot Unchained™ community. We will initially be creating these newsletters as monthly peeks and updates... Read more

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Update #100 - The Bat S*** Crazy Days are here!

Folks,


After a bit of a delay in May/June, the BSC Days of July will be starting at 10AM EDT/2PM GMT today. For those who haven't seen our previous updates,... Read more

1 Comment 14 likes

Afternoon Update - Friday, May 2nd, 2014

Folks,  

Today is a very special day for both City State Entertainment and our Backers. It was a year ago that our Kickstarter successfully closed its campaign. Since that... Read more

12 Comments 17 likes

Afternoon Update - Friday, April 18th, 2014

Folks,

Well, it’s been another great week for CSE. Lots of work getting done, new folks joining the team, new hardware showing up in boxes, etc. There’s a lot to... Read more

3 Comments 20 likes

Afternoon Update - Friday, April 11th, 2014

Folks,

   Well, it's been a great week here in the studio. We've gotten a lot of work done; posted a couple of updates on our website (more on this... Read more

4 Comments 17 likes

Afternoon Update - Monday, March 17th, 2014

Folks,

Sorry for missing last Friday's update but it was a very busy day in the studio. Everything goes well here, lots of candidate interviews and the game is moving... Read more

2 Comments 11 likes

Evening Update - Friday, February 14th, 2014

Folks,

Wow, it has been one heck of a week for us here. First, we had to fight the ravages of a SnowStorm (still better than a VeilStorm). Surviving that... Read more

5 Comments 18 likes

Afternoon Update - Friday, February 7th, 2014

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Internal Testing Begins - Friday, January 31st, 2014

Folks,

Today is a great day for all of us at City State Entertainment and for the backers of our game, Camelot Unchained™. I’m very pleased to announce that Internal... Read more

12 Comments 38 likes

Afternoon Update - Friday, January 24th, 2014

Folks,

   Three big bits of news for this Friday. First, a new version of our website is now online. Thanks to the hard work of everybody here and abroad... Read more

25 Comments 48 likes

Morning Update - Friday, January 17th, 2014

Folks,

It's time for this Becoming™ story to come to a close. At seven parts, it is certainly the longest single piece of fiction that I have written for Camelot... Read more

9 Comments 8 likes

Afternoon Update - Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

Folks,

As we enter the final week of updates centering around this Becoming™ tale, it's important to point out how far not only has Nuada traveled but how far we... Read more

2 Comments 9 likes

Afternoon Update - Monday, January 13th, 2014

Folks,

Happy Monday to you all! For those of you who have survived the first day of the work week, ding gratz! For the rest of us, well, we're getting... Read more

1 Comment 10 likes

Afternoon Update - January 8th, 2014

Folks, 

Welcome to Part V of the Becoming™: The Trials of Nuada Airgetlám. Poor Nuada, he is certainly on a losing streak. Maybe not as bad as the Chicago Cubs... Read more

1 Comment 6 likes

Morning Update - Friday, January 3rd, 2013

Folks,

First, from everyone here at CSE, we hope that you had a happy and safe New Year's Eve! Secondly, we're back in the office happily working our way towards... Read more

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Morning Update - December 27th, 2013

Folks,

I hope everybody who celebrates Christmas had a happy and safe one. As a little bit of post-Christmas cheer, here's the third part of The Becoming™ tale, The Trials... Read more

2 Comments 10 likes

Mea Culpa#1 - December 23rd, 2013

Folks,

   As long-time Dark Age of Camelot™ players might remember, anytime something major went wrong with that game I would post a "Mea Culpa" update. Well, I'm not going... Read more

4 Comments 14 likes

Afternoon Update - December 23rd, 2013

Folks,  

As Christmas draws near, the studio will be officially shut down until the New Year. While some of us will be on forums, working from home, etc., it’s... Read more

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December's Producer Letter

Folks,

Today's update is our December's Producer Letter from Tyler Rockwell. The link on our website can be found here.

Enjoy!

Mark

_____________________________________

December’s Producer Letter - A Game begins... Read more

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Afternoon Update - December 18th, 2013

Folks, 

Today’s update marks the end of our current race cycle for Camelot Unchained™. As such, we won’t be working on any new races until Spring 2014 at the earliest.... Read more

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Afternoon Update - Bring Out Your Devs™ - Mark Jacobs - December 16th, 2013

Folks,

Wow, you folks really got our inaugural Bring Out Your Devs™ off on the right (or left) foot with all the great questions! Because of the sheer volume, I’m... Read more

10 Comments 18 likes

Afternoon Update - December 11th, 2013

Folks,  

Today's update is a strange and quite unusual one for me. As many of you know, I’m not shy about doing interviews but I rarely talk about personal... Read more

19 Comments 14 likes

Afternoon Update - December 6th 2013

Folks,  

It’s been a long three weeks and while we had to shift gears a bit on a few items (especially me, as our forum Founders can attest), it... Read more

7 Comments 18 likes

Morning Update - Piercing The Veil™ #4 - December 4th, 2013

Folks,

Today's morning update is the fourth Piercing the Veil™ Q&A, led by our Community Manager, Renée Machyousky. You can also find this PtV on our website here.

As per... Read more

3 Comments 9 likes

Afternoon Update - November 22nd 2013

Folks,

It has been another fun sprint for us here at CSE. Even though Tyler had the plague and we had a fair amount of lost time among the team,... Read more

6 Comments 17 likes

Afternoon Update - November 14th 2013

Folks,

Today’s update is to announce a bit of news that won’t come as a surprise to anyone who has joined us on our forums. Even though we are still... Read more

10 Comments 23 likes

Morning Update - November 11th 2013

Folks,

First, a nod, bow and respect to all the Veterans out there (including one who is part of our team) who might be reading this. Growing up, my father,... Read more

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Afternoon Update - Piercing The Veil™ #3 - November 8th, 2013

Folks,

Today's second update is the third Piercing the Veil™ Q&A, led by our Community Manager, Renée Machyousky. You can also find this PtV on our website here.

As per... Read more

5 Comments 9 likes

Morning Update - November 8th 2013

Folks,

It is time for another “end of sprint” update. Unfortunately, this sprint was not as successful as the last one. Due to illness and travel, a number of items... Read more

7 Comments 11 likes

Afternoon Update - November 1st 2013

Folks,

I hope everyone, at least in countries where the holiday is celebrated, had a safe and fun Halloween! It’s on my personal top three favorite holidays list. It’s also... Read more

9 Comments 27 likes

Afternoon Update - October 30th 2013

Folks,

 

For today’s update I’m pleased to share a bonus tale; one that I initially hadn’t planned on writing. It is also the first Becoming™ tale for a creature... Read more

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Afternoon Update - Piercing The Veil #2 - October 25th, 2013

Folks,

Today's update is the second Piercing the Veil™ Q&A with us, led by our Community Manager Renée Machyousky. You can also find this PtV on our website here.

As per... Read more

5 Comments 27 likes

Afternoon Update - October 24th 2013

Folks,

It’s that time again and today’s update will be chock full of wonderful game development news. While there is no Becoming™ story and no fabulous concept art, instead we... Read more

11 Comments 32 likes

Afternoon Update - October 17th 2013

Folks,  

Today’s update is for the last Viking race in this cycle, the Valkyries. Before reading any further please be aware that this is a very mature story and... Read more

37 Comments 56 likes

Afternoon Update - October 15th 2013

Folks,

Today’s update is the promised Becoming™ tale for the Bean Sidhe (Banshee). As I mentioned on our forums, I wasn’t planning on writing this story yet but after reading... Read more

14 Comments 32 likes

Afternoon Update - Piercing The Veil #1 - October 11th, 2013

Folks,

   Today's update is the first Piercing the Veil™ Q&A with us, led by our Community Manager Renée Machyousky. You can also find this PtV here.

    It's been... Read more

4 Comments 94 likes

Afternoon Update - October 9th 2013

Folks,

    Yep, it's time for another bifurcated update (which can be found here). Unfortunately, given the number of updates that we've had to do in this manner, it... Read more

25 Comments 60 likes

Afternoon Update - September 27th 2013

Folks,

It's Friday and time for our latest two-part update. Today's update marks the end of another cycle in our road map.   We lay out the road map for... Read more

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Morning Update - September 19th 2013

Folks,

Time for another two-part update. Today's update focuses on the first "class concept reveal" for Camelot Unchained™. The class is called HelBound™ and they are a Viking class. You... Read more

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Producer's Letter #1 - September 9th 2013

Ah jeez where to start? The team has slowly introduced me to all the burger joints in the area so I am currently sleepy with bacon'y burger goodness. But I... Read more

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Afternoon Update - September 6th 2013

Folks,

   Today's update is a weird one as it is a two-part update.  We've been having some issues with the Kickstarter update editor (we let the fine folks at... Read more

10 Comments

Afternoon Update - August 30th 2013

Folks, 

Today’s update will be heavy on the visual side and very light on the textual side (<The crowd cheers wildly!>). First up we have a video presentation by Tim... Read more

54 Comments

Afternoon Update - August 16th 2013

Folks,

Today’s update revolves around the unveiling (see what I did there!!) of another possible Arthurian race. Reading through the tales & legends of our three realms reveals a great... Read more

60 Comments

Afternoon Update - August 13th 2013

Folks,

Sorry for the delayed weekly update; it has been a busy week. First, Tyler Rockwell has joined our crew as CSE’s Producer. He has an interesting “welcome to Virginia”... Read more

18 Comments

Afternoon Update - August 9th 2013

Folks,

Time for a smallish Friday afternoon update. First, our new folks have had a great first week here. James has hit the ground running and not because we are... Read more

21 Comments

Afternoon Update - August 5th 2013

Folks,

Another goodness filled update for you on this beautiful Monday morning (well, at least here in Fairfax, Va.).  First, let’s review last week’s road map.

  • Complete deployment of a... Read more
19 Comments

Afternoon Update - July 29th 2013

Folks,

Happy Monday all! While Monday is not most people’s favorite day of the week, I’ll try to make it just a little bit better with today’s update. We got... Read more

75 Comments

Afternoon Update - July 15th 2013

Folks,

Hey Hey Hey! It’s time for a big update from your friends at City State Entertainment. Today’s update will talk about some hiring news, lots of new and awesome... Read more

32 Comments

Afternoon Update - July 9th 2013

Folks,

June ended up being a very busy month for us, filled with both highs and lows. On the sad side, one of our team suffered a tragic personal loss... Read more

16 Comments

Evening Update June 19th, 2013

Folks,

   Today's update has lots of goodness in it. First up is a new render of the St'Rm in a full and glorious animation test. Not finished by any... Read more

91 Comments

Afternoon Update - June 18th 2013

Folks,

The countdown has begun! In one week from today we will no longer offer Founder’s level pledge tiers for Camelot Unchained. Once those tiers pass into the Veil, their... Read more

24 Comments

Afternoon Update #2 - June 5th 2013

Folks,  

Today is another “Two for one day” and for our second update we have some new concept art, a video with some new St’Rm animations, some early models... Read more

47 Comments

Afternoon Update June 5th 2013

Folks, 

As most of you know our forums have been rocking steadily since they went LIVE last month. As of this writing the vast majority of our Kickstarter backers have... Read more

7 Comments

Afternoon Update May 31st 2013 - Here we go!!!! Part II

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Afternoon Update May 31st 2013 - Here we go!!!!

Folks,

   We're opening the floodgates now to all of our Kickstarter backers to let them into the forums. It's going to be a very interesting weekend and don't be... Read more

22 Comments

Evening Update May 30th, 2013

Folks,

It’s been a couple of weeks since my last update but that doesn’t mean things haven’t been happening here at CSE. Here’s a rundown of all the fun and... Read more

87 Comments

Evening Update May 15th, 2013

Folks,

Today turned out to be a lot longer day than I expected (plus, I fumbled the video portion of this update more than the NYJ’s Mark Sanchez on a... Read more

100 Comments

Ding!

Folks,

Our 30-day journey has ended but our real journey has just begun. It has been an exhilarating roller-coaster ride that has seen us weather the power of the ServerStorms,... Read more

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Successfully raised $2,232,933 with 14,873 backers

We're live streaming now!

Folks,

   We're up and running on live stream! The plan is to keep this going either until tomorrow or until we all pass out!

   Here's the linkage!

Mark

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Morning Update - May 1st 2013

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Folks,

The clock is really ticking now! We’ve got 24 hours to go and we’re still $152,000 away from our goal. While that may seem like a lot, it... Read more

60 Comments 1 like

Evening Update April 30th 2013

Folks, 

It's been an interesting day. From PA to KS to Amazon, it's been quite a ride. Let's have a recap of today's events: 

First, Penny Arcade Report's Ben Kuchera... Read more

114 Comments

Post Midnight Update April 30th 2013

Folks,

Sorry that today’s update isn’t as rich, gooey and filled with Camelot Unchained deliciousness as always but it was a rather busy PR/interview day here. That and of course... Read more

68 Comments

The Mark-A-Thon is over!

Folks,

   Wow, what a day. Thanks to your generous support we had another great day and thanks to your questions, my mailbox is overflowing! :) You sent in over... Read more

78 Comments

Evening Update Mark-A-Thon Part 9

Folks,

   Another RvR update and this one has a BSC idea...

-Mark

71 Comments

Evening Update Mark-A-Thon Part 8

Folks,

   RVR time!

-Mark

29 Comments

Evening Update Mark-A-Thon Part 7

Folks,

   Getting bored yet?

-Mark

42 Comments

Evening Update Mark-A-Thon Part 6

Folks,

  More user questions. I just recorded another segment (#9) that has some more intel for RvR including a possible BSC concept. :)

-Mark

29 Comments

Afternoon Update Mark-A-Thon Part 5

Folks,

   As requested, the new "Twin Homes with a View" tier just went up and is available.

   Here's Part 5 of the Mark-A-Thon.

-Mark

23 Comments

Afternoon Update Mark-A-Thon Part 4

Folks,

   More questions. In Part 8, I turn back to game design (progression system). 

Mark

P.S. As to the reason for doing updates instead of a live stream, it... Read more

21 Comments

Afternoon Update Mark-A-Thon Part 3

And the info just keeps on coming...

39 Comments

Afternoon Update Mark-A-Thon Part 2

This one focuses on the first 7 questions that I was asked.

-Mark

56 Comments

Afternoon Update April 27, 2013

Folks,

    The video explains everything. 

    The Mark-A-Thon begins now (well, actually it began here hours ago but)...

-Mark

P.S. Please pay especially close attention to the... Read more

33 Comments

Evening Update April 26, 2013

Folks,

    Well, it's been an interesting 24 hours hasn't it? Last night I talked about two, that's two BSC ideas for the price of one! First was the... Read more

99 Comments

Evening Update April 25, 2013

Folks,

Okay, it's time to take a ride on the BSC train but before we do that, a couple of quick bits. First, another great day for our Kickstarter! We're... Read more

342 Comments 1 like

Evening Update April 24, 2013

Folks,

It’s been a good day for our Kickstarter (more than 200 backers), a great update from Tim and now it is time for the first lore update from me.... Read more

94 Comments

Afternoon Update April 24, 2013

Folks,

Today will be a “two for one” day in terms of updates; so lots of information and tech will flow. In the usual housekeeping stuff, thanks for the additional... Read more

139 Comments

New Tiers Incoming

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Evening Update April 22, 2013

Folks,

It’s time for Part Two of my “Building a world” update. Before we proceed however, a little housekeeping stuff. First, we’re getting close to that all-important final week for... Read more

79 Comments

Afternoon Update April 21, 2013

Folks,  

From what I can tell, you are enjoying Michelle’s live streaming today, great! Thanks for taking time out of your day to participate in her event.  

Yesterday... Read more

67 Comments

Afternoon Update April 20, 2013

Today has been a lot of fun hasn’t it? 

First, there was the SmackHammer stress test and it was glorious! The server never crashed (only the Unity Web Plugin) and... Read more

145 Comments

Evening Update April 19, 2013

Folks,

We had a small setback with a character named Wart today, so instead of having our building & mining systems reveals, tonight’s update will have a text teaser, a... Read more

88 Comments

Evening Update April 17, 2013

Folks, 

Tonight’s update will consist of two live streaming events. The first and biggest event will be Andrew Meggs showing off the latest build of our engine tech, herein and... Read more

68 Comments

Evening Update April 16, 2013

Folks,

It’s been another great day here at CSE.  First, we got more ducks!  So thank you Matthew Kramer for those little quackers.  Secondly, our backers continue to prove why... Read more

246 Comments

Evening Update April 15, 2013

Folks,  

There’s an old saying about “Calm before the storm” and well, tonight’s update would qualify for that.  However, I would rework it by saying “Calm before the St’rm”.... Read more

88 Comments

Evening Update April 13, 2013

Folks,  

I hope everyone is having a good weekend!  Ours got off to a fine start with a Live Stream of our latest build of SmackHammer.  For those who... Read more

64 Comments

Afternoon Update April 12, 2013

Folks,  

    First, sorry for the delay in releasing this update. Unfortunately our video guy (who is also our lead artist & lead animator) had his back go... Read more

226 Comments

Evening Update April 11, 2013

Folks,

   This is going to be a quick update. It was a busy day again and though there is not a lot to report I'm glad to see that... Read more

80 Comments

A More Epic Battle, and a Technology Mini-Roadmap (April 11, 2013)

Good afternoon from Andrew! Thanks to all of you for checking out the video last night. Here’s a small update, showing the same engine demo but with 1000 characters instead... Read more

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Real-time Armies (Evening Update #2, April 10, 2013)

Hi everyone! Andrew here.

In my first update last week, I showed off some of the rendering tech we want to use for Camelot Unchained, and talked about why we... Read more

156 Comments

Evening Update #1 for April 10, 2013

Folks,

   Time for a three-part evening update. Part one is more "talking head" stuff from me, a lead-in to Andrew's two-part engine demo and of course, the Aloha shirt.... Read more

96 Comments

Evening Update April 9, 2013

Folks,  

    So, another good day here at CSE and with our Kickstarter. I’m truly sorry I’ve been a bit pre-occupied the last two days but I’m almost... Read more

103 Comments

Afternoon update April 7, 2013

Folks,  

     Good afternoon everyone! Time for part two of my “talking head” chat about my thoughts on combat in CU and I’ll also talk about what’s coming... Read more

196 Comments

Afternoon Update April 6, 2013

Folks,

    Hello everybody! Here's part 1 of a two part "talking head" update on some of my thoughts for the combat system. Originally it was going to be... Read more

190 Comments

Evening Update April 5, 2013

Tonight's update features a first look at a Viking female complete with concept art (from initial work to final) and her walk cycle. We hope you enjoy it!

Another fine... Read more

250 Comments 1 like

CSE Smackhammer! (and some server code) - April 5, 2013

Good morning from City State, and thanks to all the people who backed us overnight! Today’s update is a little different: It’s not Camelot Unchained, but it’s part of why... Read more

61 Comments

Evening Update April 4, 2013

Tonight’s update is a really good one.  First, you will get to see some additional concept art for our Tuatha De Danann.  After that, you get to see a video... Read more

115 Comments 2 likes

Morning/Afternoon Update April 4, 2013

Folks,

   Well, today's update took a little long than it was supposed to but I think you'll find it well worth your time to watch the video, especially the... Read more

81 Comments

Evening Update - April 3, 2013

Folks,

   As the day turns to dusk and our Kickstarter continues to grow, it's time for a recap of today's events. First, we had our first Dragonwhale sightings. Those... Read more

39 Comments

Fast and Light: Meet the Engine - April 3, 2013

Good afternoon from Andrew! Today’s Kickstarter update is a demo of some graphics tech. And it’s pretty neat, but more importantly it’s necessary. I want to talk a little about... Read more

83 Comments 1 like

Morning Update - April 3, 2013

Good morning backers! This is our first morning update (Woot!) and in it Mark talks about what to expect later in the day from CSE:

1) Add-ons - We will... Read more

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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

We just passed the $500,000 mark on our Kickstarter campaign! That is 25% of our funding goal in roughly 8 hours! You guys ROCK!

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