"Stargate Worlds" Licences Graphic Engine
Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment has licenced the Unreal 3 engine from Epic Games. The game developer intends to use this engine for the "Stargate Worlds MMORPG," as well as other projects.
"Stargate Worlds" is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) based on the "Stargate SG-1" and "Stargate Atlantis" franchises. The game is scheduled for release in late 2007, which in MMO terms means 'sometime in 2008' (no offense, "Stargate Worlds" developers...it's just the truth).
I stumbled upon this game while visiting MMORPG.COM and I think it has a lot of possibilities. There is very little information posted about the planned gameplay. However, since it's Stargate, it is likely that it will be a team game with varied environments that can be accessed through the gate. And there will be projectile weapons.
I suspect MMORPG.COM will add this game to their official list very soon. When they do, the 'Hypemeter' should provide a good indication of the anticipation level for the game. If it is ranked highly, the MMO community has a strong interest in the design and development of the title.
If you are interested in finding out more, check out the developers blog site, as well as the links above to track the game development. There are not a lot of SciFi games in the world, so when one is in production, it deserves a little effort to check it out. Besides, the continued effort to grow the "Stargate" universe slightly softens the blow of the "SG-1" cancellation, doesn't it?
