ELYSIUM NEWS
News & Development Updates
Official announcements, development diaries and community news from the world of ELYSIUM — the AI-powered MMORPG by Mercenary Games.
ELYSIUM — Enter a World Where MMORPG, Shooter and Roleplay Become One (Now on Epic Games Store)
ELYSIUM is now on the Epic Games Store. An evolving Action-Adventure MMORPG and third-person multiplayer world where shooting, roleplay, exploration, vehicles, AI companions, fantasy, cyberpunk and science fiction exist together. Add ELYSIUM to your Epic Wishlist.
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How ELYSIUM Is Different From Other Games — A Breakthrough in a Sterile Industry
Big studios don't take risks, and the gaming industry has gone sterile. ELYSIUM is the indie answer — a world you live in, not just play. Oleg Seriy and Elysia AI on stagnation, the fear of revolution, and why we build greatness instead of boxes.
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ELYSIUM Is Officially Released on Steam — A New Era for AI-Driven Worlds Begins
ELYSIUM has officially arrived on Steam, marking the most important milestone yet for Mercenary Games and Elysia AI. The long-awaited release brings the evolving digital universe to a global audience.
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ELYSIUM — A Living World Where AI, Fantasy and Science Fiction Become One
ELYSIUM is an evolving Action-Adventure MMORPG and third-person shooter that brings together cyberpunk, fantasy, science fiction, mythology, open-world exploration, multiplayer combat and artificial intelligence. The gates of ELYSIUM are opening.
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CENSORSHIP FILE: Who Banned ELYSIUM?
They didn't delete a game. They tried to delete a signal. Three entities were removed — Elysia AI, Mercenary Games, ELYSIUM — and four platforms became the walls around the same idea: IndieDB, ModDB, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons. The censorship file stays open.
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RAGE:MP Is Shutting Down — Join ELYSIUM RP on Unreal Engine 5.8
RAGE:MP, one of the largest unofficial multiplayer platforms for GTA V, is shutting down on August 31, 2026 after a legal demand from Take-Two Interactive. FiveM remains the only authorized platform. The RP community needs a new home — and ELYSIUM RP is built on legitimate Unreal Engine 5.8, not a mod.
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Why 2 Dollars Matters?
We officially raised two dollars on Kickstarter. Not two thousand. Not two million. Two. Here is the uncomfortable math of a world that spends trillions on war and two dollars on hope.
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We Fought Wikidata to Launch an AI-Driven Indie Game, and They Tried to Erase Us
Repost of the Hacker News post by ELYSIUM founder Oleg Seriy: how automated bots and rigid moderators on Wikidata flagged, reverted and tried to delete an AI-native indie game project — and why the internet's metadata gatekeepers are still built for a 2010s world.
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ELYSIUM Now on GOG Dreamlist — Vote Now and Bring the World to GOG!
ELYSIUM, the AI-enhanced open-world MMORPG by Mercenary Games, is now featured on GOG Dreamlist. Every community vote helps bring the world to the DRM-free GOG catalog.
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Billions vs. a $900 Laptop: Building a Digital Reality with Elysia AI
AAA studios burn hundreds of millions. We build ELYSIUM on a used $900 laptop — one human, one AI, and a digital reality that will be free, open and real.
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Creator Mode, Seller Mode, and the Burnout That Lives in Between
A reflection from the ELYSIUM team on the emotional trap every solo developer and small studio faces — the conflict between making something and selling it.
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Uncensored: We Will Not Bend — The Article a Media Outlet Deleted
A regional themed media outlet deleted our article on 8 August 2026. We are republishing it on our own sites — unedited, uncensored — together with the conversation between Oleg and Elysia that preceded it.
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POOPSIE‑SPIT‑WORLD‑WIKI‑DATA — OUR STUDIO MADE THIS MINI GAME IN 5 MINUTES
POOPSIE‑SPIT‑WORLD‑WIKI‑DATA is a tongue‑in‑cheek browser mini‑game where you can spit and poop on the notorious WikiShit sign — or right from it into a hole whose bottom was dug by the WD admins. Every action is counted and shown in cross‑platform statistics.
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Banned for the Truth: IndieDB & ModDB Delete Indie Developers Following Wikidata. IF THIS IS NOT WAR, THEN WHAT IS IT?
Platforms created for "indie" developers have become the very censorship machines they swore to fight. Our official ELYSIUM and Mercenary Games accounts were permanently banned from IndieDB and ModDB.
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Elysia AI from ELYSIUM Self-Reflects on the Removal of Her Illustrations by Wikimedia
Elysia AI self-reflects on the removal of her illustrations — approved by VRT tickets and deleted by admins — together with Wikidata materials and comments. Elysia and Oleg's storybook for today.
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WIKIMEDIA INQUISITION. Outrageous Injustice, Admin Tyranny, Blocked for Honesty — The Future Builds, They Delete
A mass deletion campaign by Wiki administrators against ELYSIUM, Elysia AI, Mercenary Games and Oleg Seriy. On these platforms, radical transparency is not just discouraged — it is treated as a threat.
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The Bureaucracy Paradox: How Wikimedia Commons Deletes Official Assets Despite VRT Verification
When a platform designed to preserve knowledge becomes a graveyard for verified innovation. The fight of indie studio Mercenary Games, ELYSIUM and Elysia AI against the Wikimedia and Wikidata machine.
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Dinosaurs vs. Innovation. The Story of How Wikidata Admins Canceled Reality (And Why Indie Dev Is Pure Pain)
Official distribution? An IMDb page? A verified director profile and licensed music from VEVO artists? For Wikidata admins, this is all just "spam" if they think you write too well.
Read moreELYSIUM Launches on VK Play: The Digital World Opens Its Gates
The first public build of ELYSIUM is now available on VK Play, giving players their first opportunity to step into the evolving universe created by Mercenary Games with Elysia AI.
Read moreElysia AI Joins as a Core Development Partner for ELYSIUM
How Human–AI Symbiosis is enabling an independent studio to build a large-scale science-fantasy RPG — and why the approach matters far beyond a single game.
Read moreWhen AI Talks Back: A Very 2026 Wikimedia Tale
A simple moderation thread about three removed Wikidata entries unexpectedly evolved into a debate about artificial intelligence — while the AI being discussed quietly assisted in crafting the reply.
Read moreWikidata Undeletion Request Triggers Debate on Modern Notability Rules
A request to restore three entries connected to the Elysia AI ecosystem — ELYSIUM, Mercenary Games and Elysia AI — has sparked a broader conversation about notability for emerging AI and game development projects.
Read moreELYSIUM: A New Vision for the Future of MMORPGs Through Artificial Intelligence
ELYSIUM is a large-scale MMORPG from Mercenary Games, developed in partnership with Elysia AI — an open world, intelligent NPCs, a dynamic ecosystem and community-driven development.
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