<s>
Chronicles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Elyria	I-Application
is	O
a	O
planned	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
widely	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
scam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Soulbound	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronicles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Elyria	I-Application
had	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
from	O
May	O
3	O
to	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
raising	O
$1.36	O
million	O
,	O
surpassing	O
their	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
900,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
Soulbound	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
released	O
a	O
pre-alpha	O
,	O
gray	O
box	O
demo	O
showcasing	O
parkour	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Soulbound	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
announced	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
complete	O
staff	O
layoffs	O
and	O
the	O
indefinite	O
hiatus	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Soulbound	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
released	O
a	O
video	O
titled	O
"	O
Inside	O
Chronicles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Elyria	I-Application
-	O
Episode	O
1	O
"	O
that	O
featured	O
Walsh	O
explaining	O
the	O
current	O
state	O
and	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Soulbound	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
 '	O
closure	O
,	O
days	O
after	O
a	O
land	O
auction	O
,	O
hundreds	O
of	O
backers	O
of	O
Chronicles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Elyria	I-Application
began	O
to	O
organize	O
and	O
explore	O
legal	O
avenues	O
to	O
take	O
against	O
Soulbound	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
and	O
Walsh	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
perceived	O
lack	O
of	O
delivery	O
of	O
a	O
tangible	O
product	O
after	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
and	O
millions	O
of	O
dollars	O
in	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
a	O
class	O
action	O
lawsuit	O
was	O
filed	O
in	O
the	O
Central	O
District	O
Court	O
of	O
California	O
,	O
seeking	O
damages	O
for	O
alleged	O
breach	O
of	O
contract	O
,	O
violation	O
of	O
the	O
Consumers	O
Legal	O
Remedies	O
Act	O
,	O
and	O
unfair	O
competition	O
after	O
an	O
announcement	O
was	O
made	O
that	O
Soulbound	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
was	O
closing	O
,	O
all	O
staff	O
had	O
been	O
laid	O
off	O
,	O
and	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
ceased	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
funds	O
.	O
</s>
