Gods and Heroes delayed

By Ellie Gibson Published 24 September, 2007

Perpetual staff laid off.

Perpetual Entertainment has confirmed that Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising, an MMORPG in development exclusively for PC, has been delayed.

The studio also revealed it will be making between 30 and 40 members of staff redundant now that development on the title is complete and playtesting has begun.

Speaking to Gamasutra Perpetual boss Chris McKibbin said, "The size and bar of content creation is very high and requires a pretty sizeable team. The process of really play-tuning and balancing takes a much smaller, more focused and agile team, and so that is the transition right now."

McKibbin said Perpetual will help laid off staff to find work with other developers or may stick them on its other project, Star Trek Online.

He didn't give a firm release date for Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising but did say it will arrive in early 2008, attributing the delay to a need for more beta testing.

"We put a high value on listening to our beta community and then reacting and making those changes," McKibbin explained.

"We want to continue and give ourselves more time to do that, and give the community more time to play the game."

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Comments (6) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • Danoxth #1 4 years ago

    Bit of a kick in the teeth having just finished your product to be told "sod off mate, we don't need you now."

  • FortysixterUK #2 4 years ago

    It's likely they all knew it was coming and their contracts reflected the fact.

    EA do a similar thing with their testers, taking them on for a short period of time for a specific project. It's a crap way of doing business and generally companies that follow this practice don't earn much loyalty or good will from their staff.

    Frankly, why bother with another MMO, theres lots out there, but only a few worth playing...

  • viper_h #3 4 years ago

    Everyone's been jumping on the MMO bandwagon since WoW took off. People think it's an easy money maker. Thing is it would be if their games didn't suck ass.

  • urban #4 4 years ago

    meaning its shit.

  • Cyclone #5 4 years ago

    Shitty thing to do to your staff. Well, I suppose it just means we can feel completely justified in making tasteless jokes about the company when it goes down in flames.
    Edited by 1 at 24/09/07 @ 19:40

  • AHiFi #6 4 years ago

    As long as it's not a Gods and Generals spin-off. The worst game ever. But also the funniest. Which is why I shamefully own a copy that I bought for £1.60. =P