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Illuvium confirms six months of cuts snapped up it another year as MMO becomes its main remaining bet
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Illuvium co-founder and CEO Kieran Warwick said Aug. 21 that six months of cost reductions and a further wage cut had restored more than 12 months of operating runway for the web3 gaming studio.
Key facts
- Capital Brief reported about $60 million in cumulative funding in 2024, while an Immutable release reported $72 million in gross NFT land sales in 2022
- Illuvium last published a monthly burn figure in December 2024, putting the cost at about $900,000 after its administrators stopped taking salaries and cut overall wages by another $85,000
- Illuvium is +2.14% over the past 24 hours and currently sits at rank # 579 by market cap
- Illuvium co-founder and CEO Kieran Warwick said Aug. 21 that six months of cost reductions and a further wage cut had restored more than 12 months of operating runway for the web3 gaming studio
Summary
01 Illuvium says six months of cuts and another wage reduction have restored more than 12 months of operating runway. 02 The studio’s survival now depends on a narrower MMO plan and additional releases, but current cash and monthly burn remain undisclosed. 03 Illuvium has not disclosed whether new financing supported the estimate, while confidential governance records leave its current finances unclear. Warwick said the remaining workforce is now almost entirely focused on an MMO and that most team members have been with Illuvium for more than three years.