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Sydney-based development studio, Perception, has cancelled all work on its near-finished Stargate SG-1 game, with the permanent closure of the studio now a distinct possibility.
According to recent forum posts by administrators on the game's official website, the much-troubled title has been cancelled for all formats (PC, PS2, Xbox) and a resurrection of the game with a new publisher is looking extremely unlikely.
Based on the hit television show of the same name, Perception's latest project has already suffered a number of set-backs, which began when original publisher JoWooD dropped the title last year, citing that the game satisfied "neither our quality requirements nor the fans expectations." The accusations were immediately refuted by Perception, who issued a counter claim, accusing JoWooD of a number of breaches of contract and the withholding of various payments owed.
Whilst Namco had appeared to step in as a new publisher for the game, which has amassed a huge community following and recently underwent Alpha-stage user testing, forum posts suggest that license holders MGM had never approved Namco's intervention and the resulting financial instability was largely to blame for Perception's closure.
A new deal, whilst unlikely, is still possible, and lies in the hands of license holders MGM. An official statement from the studio and MGM is expected shortly.
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alimokrane
24/01/06 @ 12:56
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This news is about 5 days old ... but what a shame, That game was looking very promising.
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reality_cheque
24/01/06 @ 13:38
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Well it looks like I'll have to stick with GR:AW for my 4 player co-op goodness.
Motherfuckers. |
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reality_cheque
24/01/06 @ 13:56
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Why do people feel the need to point out that some other site somewhere else had this news days ago? If it doesn't bother you, why say anything? If it DOES bother you, why the hell are you still here?
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captain-future
24/01/06 @ 21:55
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well and this happens just when I really started to like the TV series of SG-1.
/silly. |
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Triggerhappytel
25/01/06 @ 08:07
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'You know when a game is in trouble When this kind of shit is flying about, and who the fuck are Perception anyway? why didnt MGM sign up some proper talent like ubisoft or some other respected developer?'
Oh right, so just because you haven't heard of Perception you assume they must be a rubbish development studio? Had you heard of Criterion before Burnout? Or Bungie before Halo? You shouldn't be so quick to dismiss these companies. |
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So does this mean that the mod that was being developed on Source can restart?
It seems pretty fucking stupid to have closeed down a mod made up of people working in their spare time when full time "game developers" (and I use that term loosely since they haven't produced anything past an alpha) can't finish a game despite having had two different publishers. Death to corporate sellouts and thier money grabbing overlords! |
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