Yesterday. October 10.
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Yup. It is true.
Perpetual Entertainment who will be bringing you Star Trek:Online, was also working on releasing
Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising very soon.
It has been put on hold and there seem no plans to release it at all now.
There was a rumor at the same time this news broke that Perpetual was being bought by another company. This does not seem to be true but is very interesting if even partially true.
There does seem to be something going on with investors though and while some wonder why anyone would want PE (Perpetual)...I think it would be a wise move for anyone with the cash.
Trekmovie.com jumped in quickly and got ST:O's Executive Producer to comment.
From Daron Stinnett at TrekMovie.com on Wednesday, October 10th:
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Originally Posted by Daron Stinnett
It is a testament to our commitment to quality and the strength of our Star Trek and Platform efforts that has enabled us to endure such a difficult decision. Perpetual Entertainment is now more focused and Star Trek Online is going stronger than ever and we’re looking forward to sharing the results of our hard work and revealing more about Star Trek Online in the coming year
From TrekMovie.com (the text was so small I had no choice but to rip all the text from the page to present it. here it is)
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Perpetual Puts Launch Title On Hold To Focus On Star Trek Online October 10, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek Online , trackback
Looks like there is a bit of trouble over at Perpetual Entertainment, the young company that is building the "Star Trek Online" MMORPG slated for early 2009. Their launch title, the Roman-themed "Gods & Heroes" game, was to premiere sometime this year but has suffered from various delays and now it appears it is being put on indefinite hold. According to an official announcement the move was to allow the company to focus on Star Trek Online, and TrekMovie.com has been told that STO is still on track and will actually benefit from the move.
From the official announcement on the Gods and Heroes site:
The Perpetual team is faced with a unique challenge of simultaneously developing both Gods & Heroes and Star Trek Online in addition to growing our Online Game Platform business. After assessing all of Perpetual’s opportunities, we have made the decision to put the development of Gods & Heroes on indefinite hold.
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Moving forward, we’re shifting our collective focus, resources and development efforts to Perpetual’s Platform Services division and Star Trek Online, thereby ensuring that the game lives up to the high level of expectation set by the dedicated Star Trek fan base.
Daron Stinnett assures TrekMovie.com that the decision will be to the benefit of STO, saying:
It is a testament to our commitment to quality and the strength of our Star Trek and Platform efforts that has enabled us to endure such a difficult decision. Perpetual Entertainment is now more focused and Star Trek Online is going stronger than ever and we’re looking forward to sharing the results of our hard work and revealing more about Star Trek Online in the coming year
As has been stated before on TrekMovie.com, this game is the second largest Trek project outside of the new film. On one hand the news is a bit worrying to Trek gamers. It may be hard to get worked up over the upcoming new Trek game if the company behind it pulled the plug on their first game just a few months before launch. On the other hand it may be good news for STO which will now be the sole game being developed by the Perpetual and it may get the focus and resources it needs to be a successful game. Let’s hope that Star Trek Online doesn’t become another "Secrets of Vulcan Fury"
