{"rewrite":{"id":"r_361733f49aa93dadd0982905","clusterId":"c_ea22f6fe9fb267fee0c78ebd","slug":"gloria-victis-medieval-mmorpg-returns-after-three-years","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG Returns After Three Years","summary":"Publisher gamigo announced the official renewal of Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG on June 17, 2026, reviving the game three years after it ended service in 2023. The revived version has already recorded a peak concurrent player count of about 2,800 on Steam, though early reviews are mixed due to bugs and communication issues.","whyItMatters":"The revival of a dead MMORPG by a new publisher, with a free-to-play model and a quick player base return, tests whether a second life can sustain a title that failed financially once.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGamigo acquired the license for Gloria Victis after the original developer Black Eye Games shut down the servers in October 2023. The game was originally a paid title costing about 2,000 yen; the renewed version is free-to-play. Two playtests preceded the June 17 official release. The first season is called \u0026#39;Season of the Phoenix.\u0026#39;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn launch day, SteamDB recorded a peak of roughly 2,800 concurrent players. Reviews so far are \u0026#39;Mixed\u0026#39; (52% positive of about 100 reviews). Players praise large-scale battles and detailed crafting but report firewall errors and bugs. Gamigo announced server maintenance within 24 hours of release to address communication issues.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Gloria Victis' revival hit 2,800 concurrent players on Steam, but mixed early reviews suggest the community is testing whether the relaunch fixes the issues that led to its 2023 shutdown.","twitterPost":"Gloria Victis' 2,800 peak players show demand, but mixed reviews indicate the relaunch hasn't yet solved the problems that killed it in 2023.","threadsPost":"Gloria Victis is back on Steam with a 2,800-player peak, but early reviews are mixed. The community is testing whether this revival addresses the bugs and communication problems that ended the original run in 2023.","newsletterBlurb":"Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG has been revived by publisher gamigo three years after its servers closed. The free-to-play version launched June 17 and drew about 2,800 concurrent players on Steam. Early reviews are mixed, with praise for battles and crafting but complaints about bugs.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260618-450527/\",\"title\":\"Medieval MMORPG 'Gloria Victis', which ended service on Steam 3 years ago, 'revives' and servers restart as 'official release', already bustling with activity\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4202,"outputTokens":570,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781799679,"createdAt":"2026-06-18T16:14:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-18T16:18:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T16:18:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ea22f6fe9fb267fee0c78ebd","canonicalTitle":"Steamで3年前にサービス終了した中世MMORPG『Gloria Victis』が“復活”、「正式リリース」としてサーバー再開される。さっそく熱い賑わい","representativeArticleId":"a_54004eab02688716f3801cf4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Gloria Victis\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-18T09:30:27.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-18T09:30:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T16:18:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260618-450527/","title":"Steamで3年前にサービス終了した中世MMORPG『Gloria Victis』が“復活”、「正式リリース」としてサーバー再開される。さっそく熱い賑わい"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Gloria Victis"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Publisher gamigo revived Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG on June 17, 2026, three years after the original developer shut down servers in October 2023.","The revived version is free-to-play, replacing the original paid model that cost about 2,000 yen.","On launch day, the game reached a peak of roughly 2,800 concurrent players on Steam, according to SteamDB.","Early Steam reviews are 'Mixed' (52% positive out of about 100 reviews), with praise for large-scale battles and crafting but complaints about firewall errors and bugs.","Gamigo announced server maintenance within 24 hours of release to address communication issues."]}