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CaptainCox
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 Posted: Sat, 19th Jan 2008 15:40 Post subject: Confirmed: Star Trek OL crew laid off |
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| Quote: | In September 2004, the game industry was taken aback when a small developer acquired one of the most coveted licenses in gaming. That's when indie shop Perpetual Entertainment announced it had landed the massively multiplayer online role-playing game license for the Star Trek film and television series.
However, after an early bout of promising announcements, development of Star Trek Online became more cloaked than a Klingon Bird of Prey. Then, in late 2006, came the first of a series of layoffs, followed one year later by suspension of Perpetual's other title, the mythology-inspired Gods & Heroes. The following month, Perpetual was beamed up by a mystery buyer, which unconfirmed reports claimed wanted Star Trek Online to become "more casual."
Finally, this week saw reports surface on MMORPG-centric site Warcry.com that Perpetual was shutting down Star Trek Online entirely. Sadly, GameSpot has learned this report is completely true. A source with knowledge of Perpetual's inner workings confirmed that today is the last day of work for many game designers, programmers, and other developers at the company's San Francisco office.
The source also confirmed to GameSpot that Perpetual was indeed shopping the game license and art assets for Star Trek Online to "a number of interested" MMORPG developers. The source could not confirm or deny reports that City of Heroes developer Cryptic Studios was bidding on the game. However, one MMORPG developer has apparently passed on the project.
GameSpot can also confirm that Perpetual, now officially known as P2, will remain in business as an "engine-only" company. It is holding onto its proprietary MMORPG technology, which it has licensed to BioWare for work on its unnamed massively multiplayer project, which is rumored to be based on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
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Was not really waiting for this game...though I am a Trekkie  |
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Jan 2008 15:44 Post subject: |
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Well i was courius of what it came out. A good space mmo will be great especially based on star trek. But maybe some one else is picking up the project.
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Jan 2008 19:06 Post subject: |
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hmm too bad.. im waiting for a good star trek game still
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rejer13
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Jan 2008 19:19 Post subject: |
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Star Wars - Strar Trek, bah junk
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Cohen
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Jan 2008 21:24 Post subject: |
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lmfao
troll detected by SiN
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Jan 2008 22:15 Post subject: |
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| S.S.S wrote: | | Suicide rate in Trekkie land just went up by 307 %... |
...placing it at 11307% above the global average.
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Jan 2008 22:46 Post subject: |
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The people interested in a star trek MM will get one eventually.
Maybe blizzard will pick it up roflz.
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mYslead
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| Posted: Sun, 20th Jan 2008 04:39 Post subject: |
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| tainted4ever wrote: | | S.S.S wrote: | | Suicide rate in Trekkie land just went up by 307 %... |
...placing it at 11307% above the global average. |
ahah
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| Posted: Sun, 27th Jan 2008 20:18 Post subject: |
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While I wouldn't even call myself a star trek fan I always did like watching it whenever I caught it on TV. I really like the concept of Star Trek and actually hope mankind finds a similar future... and to be honest I was looking forward to this game as well and was assuming this game would take allot of team play and even politics. Of course this was just personal hopes of mine about the game hoping that ships would actually have crews of real players and such. (Unlikely I know but i can dream) Instead of A ship = 1 Player.
You have to admit as well some situation in the game would be very humorous such as a star fleet ship full of newbies running into a pack of enemy faction ships with half the crew freaking out and taking off in emergency escape shuttles with the other half quoting warf "Today is a good day to die" (Because you know it would be said every 3 seconds in the game) as they are blasted into nothingness.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 03:28 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Cryptic Studios announced today that it has secured the global rights to develop and publish Star Trek Online, a massively multiplayer online game based on the legendary Star Trek franchise, from CBS Consumer Products.
Cryptic will unveil the first Star Trek Online gameplay footage as well as details about this highly anticipated MMO at the annual Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas on Sunday, August 10, 2008. Trek fans from around the globe can also view the event live via webcast at the game's official site. |
It's Alive!
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 03:59 Post subject: |
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NICE!!! This and Stargate World Im gunna have to play. God I hope you can play along side Picard and Kirk. That would be to fuckin cool. Archer, Sisko and Janeway can die for all I care, as long as they put picard and kirk in the game
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SycoShaman
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| NuclearShadow wrote: | While I wouldn't even call myself a star trek fan I always did like watching it whenever I caught it on TV. I really like the concept of Star Trek and actually hope mankind finds a similar future... and to be honest I was looking forward to this game as well and was assuming this game would take allot of team play and even politics. Of course this was just personal hopes of mine about the game hoping that ships would actually have crews of real players and such. (Unlikely I know but i can dream) Instead of A ship = 1 Player.
You have to admit as well some situation in the game would be very humorous such as a star fleet ship full of newbies running into a pack of enemy faction ships with half the crew freaking out and taking off in emergency escape shuttles with the other half quoting warf "Today is a good day to die" (Because you know it would be said every 3 seconds in the game) as they are blasted into nothingness. |
hahaha  that'd be my warcry for sure  |
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Jul 2008 03:16 Post subject: |
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Considering the Gamespot article reported that the mystery buyer instructed Perpetual to go more 'casual' all I can say is good-fucking-riddance. The last thing we need is another casual game or MMO for that sake. Hell I'm still playing EVE after all these years.
Give us some bloody substance already. When are they going to learn that you can only have so many World of Warcrafts out there. EVE is still highly successful after all these years because it dares to be different.
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Sin317
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Jul 2008 09:18 Post subject: |
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"more casual" sounds like EA to me ....
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