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\nUntamed Isles, a Pokémon-like MMORPG with “optional” play-to-earn elements, has been placed on indefinite hiatus.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe game had been set for an Early Access release date of 6th October, which will no longer be happening.\n<\/p>\n

“There’s been a lot going on in the last 72 hours. This has been a wild rush,” is how Joshua Grant, CEO of Phat Loot Studios, opened his Twitch stream on 12th August. The stream<\/a> was held to address the statement<\/a> that had just been published by Phat Loot, in which Untamed Isles’ hiatus was announced, and to field questions from the community. <\/p>\n

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Untamed Isles, a Pokémon-like MMORPG with “optional” play-to-earn elements, has been placed on indefinite hiatus. The game had been set for an Early Access release date of 6th October, which will no longer be happening. “There’s been a lot going on in the last 72 hours. This has been a wild rush,” is how Joshua Grant, CEO of Phat Loot Studios, opened his Twitch stream on 12th August. The stream was held to address the statement that had just been published by Phat Loot, in which Untamed Isles’ hiatus was announced, and to field questions from the community. 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