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Stargate Worlds Beta Signups Begin

When the Stargate SG-1 based MMORPG Stargate Worlds was first announced from Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, I had my doubts it would ever even reach the beta stage, yet here we are. The newly-formed publisher FireSky has announced that registrations for the closed beta of Stargate Worlds is now officially open. Hopeful players can head over to their website at www.StargateWorlds.com, register for an account, and have their name thrown into a giant hat from which beta testers will be chosen. They aren't asking for tech specs, so I can only assume the selection process is to be random, or perhaps by which names they like the best. Testers will be the first to enter the Stargate, and perhaps the first MMO players to utter the phrase, "Draw their fire while I complete this mini-game." My only question is can I be the James Spader Daniel Jackson, or am I going to be shoehorned into the Michael Shanks portrayal? This sort of thing keeps me up at night. More »

8:40 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Mike Fahey
5,096 views, 37 comments

Latest by StuiWooi: I so hope this game is good...I would buy it though if there was a single offscreen 'indeed' from chris judge, damn I love teal'c! Shanks > Spader more »

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Joe Ybarra on Stargate MMO, Free To Play, Licensing

It's hard to fault people for being really ambitious, and Joe Ybarra (producer of games ranging from The Bard's Tale to the Matrix Online, and now of Stargate Worlds) certainly sounds ambitious. Ybarra talked to Gamasutra about the problems of licensing IP, the MMO industry today, where Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment is headed. First, though, there's the Stargate MMO to worry about:

We have a lot of investors, because our company has all been privately funded with a range of investors, and of course our job is to make sure that they make a lot of money out of this process.

So, Stargate is actually, of course, our first product, and it's the one that's the most visible product, but if you look at what it takes to be a real player in our industry, part of what's made the better companies successful is the fact that they have scale.


It's an engaging interview that covers a wide variety of topics. We'll find out if a Stargate MMO is going to fly.

Y Control: Joe Ybarra On Cheyenne Mountain's Massive Plans [Gamasutra]

5:00 PM on Sun Mar 30 2008
By Maggie Greene
3,910 views, 29 comments

Latest by n/a: " Uh, they made THE Bard's Tale, which came out in 2004 " [en.wikipedia.org]'s_Tale_(1985) Original FTW. more »

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Stargate Worlds Debut Teaser

In case you weren't listening on Friday or - like me - don't have cable, here is the teaser trailer for Cheyenne Mountain's Stargate Worlds MMO. Not too much to report, other than the fact that there is indeed a Stargate featured in the trailer, which means that they got at least that one detail right. What is interesting is the selection of people passing through the Stargate itself. Playable alien characters perhaps? Call me crazy, but ever since I was a little boy I've always wanted to be a relatively nondescript little grey dude. Is it finally my time?

9:20 AM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Mike Fahey
6,483 views, 62 comments

Latest by n/a: To everyone nitpicking about "OMG BUT TEH AZGARD": SGW is set in pre-Ori continuity. That means the Asgard are still around and that you should go outside *right now*. With that out of the way: Pardon me while I emit a more »

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Stargate Worlds Debut Trailer Airs Tonight

Stargate fans who managed to find some small sliver of something reminiscent of the excellent SG-1 series in Stargate Atlantis (not me) are in for a treat this evening, as the first trailer for the upcoming MMO Stargate Worlds airs tonight with the mid-season premier of said show. Currently in development at Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, Stargate World promises an evolving galaxy filled with strange and exotic cultures you can shoot at.
"Stargate Worlds is about instant adventure in an epic, evolving universe," said Stargate Worlds studio head Dan Elggren. "That's what fans and gamers are going to see in this trailer."
After giving you some time to recover from the clip, on January 18th the Unlock The Gate sweepstakes begins, which will feature special codes given out during Atlantis every Friday that give fans a chance to have their name or likeness incorporated into the game. Look for the trailer tonight on SciFi at 10PM Eastern. More »

10:00 AM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By Mike Fahey
4,116 views, 35 comments

Latest by taomaster99: i like atlantis! more »

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Stargate Worlds Next Year

Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment has been industriously tooling away in their secret underground bunker to bring us an MMORPG based off of the hit television show Stargate: SG-1. Originally announced back in January 2006, MMO supersite TenTonHammer reports that the game is now scheduled for a fourth quarter 2008 release. From Kevin Balentine, Cheyenne's senior marketing manager:
"We've got a playable version of the game inside of our building. I'm not prepared to release our beta schedule yet, but I can say that we're going to be releasing the game in the fourth quarter of next year. You can do the math and figure out when our beta program will be."
But math is hard! Tell you what, you guys send us a press release when the beta program info is available, and we'll go back to geeking out over the possibilities of an MMO with the potential to span an entire universe. More »

10:20 AM on Fri Oct 19 2007
By Mike Fahey
4,765 views, 49 comments

Latest by That Girl Hates You: @Cad06: They've been trying to get this game up since I think 2001, when instead it was an FPS.... ... then the company went bankrupt and who made the decision changed to an MMO. more »

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Public Beta for Stargate TCG

The Stargate Trading Card Game for the PC I mentioned late last month has now entered the public beta phase, and SOE Denver wants you to put it through its paces. You can head over to the web site right now and sign up for a beta account, download the client, and get started defending the Earth from alien threats that wouldn't have been an issue had we just left the damn Stargate alone in the first place. More »

1:20 PM on Thu Mar 22 2007
By Mike Fahey
571 views, 17 comments

Latest by ElijahDProphet: I had fun playing it for the last couple of hours instead of working. Unfortunately I really don't think I will be willing to pay for the 'digital cards' Still though, the beta will offer a few weeks of sloth more »

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Gallery: Stargate SG-1 TCG Online

Ever since the release of the sub-par SNES game based off of the original movie, Stargate fans have been clamoring for a new game. The popularity of the SG-1 series has only fanned those fires. Now, after many start and stop attempts, PC gamers will finally be getting their Stargate SG-1 game. Unfortunately it is a card game that ties in with the physical release of the SG-1 Trading Card Game. Still, at least it's something, and Sony Online Entertainment promises robust organized play support and a feature that allows you to trade in virtual cards for real ones once you collect a full set. If you haven't dozed off by now, this might just be the game for you. Check out the action-packed (lies!) pictures to get a feel for what's in store for us come April. Michael Fahey

10:20 AM on Fri Feb 23 2007
By Mike Fahey
3,349 views, 19 comments

Latest by Shnyzx: Stargate began to suck after the movie. And CCGs are for little kids and. more »

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Stargate MMO Details Surface

While there's still no confirmation on Richard Dean Anderson's involvement in the project, Cathode Tan directs readers to a Stargate site that's scored some details about the upcoming (and by upcoming we mean years away) MMO. Here's the scoop: The game will have multiple classes, will not be an FPS, a grouping system for missions/quests, a guild system and no death penalty. This is all pre-production/storyboard/conference room talk so how the Stargate MMO shapes up and changes remains to be seen. More »

8:40 AM on Thu Feb 16 2006
By lsmith
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Stargate SG-1 Goes MMO

Fittingly on the heels of mentioning the debate between using existing IPs for an MMO or creating a new, living, breathing world comes the announcement that Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment reached a deal with MGM Interactive that will bring Stargate SG-1's universe to MMOs in the form of Stargate Worlds. Please, please, please let Richard Dean Anderson be a hero class. More »

1:40 PM on Tue Jan 31 2006
By lsmith
684 views, 10 comments

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Stargate Game Continues Long, Slow Death

Some late breaking news in the on-going pissing match between JoWood and Perception over the fate of the half-completed Unreal-powered Stargate SG-1 game. More »

12:25 PM on Thu Sep 1 2005
By Brian Crecente
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Stargate Game Not Quite Dead, Lawsuits Fly

stargate11111.bmpStargate SG-1: The Alliance isn't dead after all. Perception PTY, the Sydney-based developer that was working on the game, is pursuing legal action and continues to try and turn the game into something fans of the TV series will enjoy. More »

2:21 PM on Fri Aug 12 2005
By Brian Crecente
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Stargate Game Flatlines


Stargate SG1: The Alliance has been canned because of general sucktitude, according to an insider forum poster. More »

11:32 AM on Mon Aug 8 2005
By Brian Crecente
234 views