Here is the Stargate Worlds trailer that was shown on SciFi channel on Friday night during the season premiere of Stargate: Atlantis. Courtesy of Sweet Flag and Massively.
The one thing I am really happy about is that the developers are not limiting themselves to the stories as presented in the series.
That’s not to say that the game won’t tie in. There will be strong story links and quests related to the Replicator war, the conflict with Apophis, the Jaffa civil war and other ‘known’ events.But the gate offers infinite possibilities.The only stories we really see in the series are those related to the adventures of SG1. However, there are 15 SG Teams that regularly patrol, and sometimes get caught out by Black Holes, and other nasties.
When the game releases there will be way more than 15 teams going through the gate, and lots of opportunities for possibilities. This game sounds cool. (Yes I’m an optimist.) There’s even talk that the first expansion will take players to the Pegasus galaxy. Watch out for those Wraith.
The beta is supposed to occur in the northern spring, with the release happening in the fall. The pricing is being set at a standard fifteen dollars a month.
I reckon this is one to look forward to.
If you’re looking forward to it, what species do you intend to play; Human, Goa’uld, Asgard, Rebel Jaffa, or Loyal Jaffa?
A few days ago, I wrote that I had signed up for the beta of Lord of the Rings Online. At the end of that post I mentioned that there were a bunch of other impressive MMOs on the horizon. A reader commented, asking me what they are.
Age of Conan is set in the universe of Conan the Barbarian at the time in the novels where Conan has become king. This is going to be a very violent game with a MA rating. It is also the only game I’ve seen where the character creation allows you to configure the shape of your arse.
Tabula Rasa is a Sci-Fi MMO being developed by Richard Garriot, the man behind the Ultima games including Ultima Online. This game plays more like a FPS, but has the character development of a RPG.
Warhammer Online is being produced by the developers of the online game, Dark Age of Camelot, and is being set in the Warhammer universe. The graphics seem to be a little reminiscent of World of Warcrafts style, but the game as I understand it, will be substantially different.
Huxley
Developer: Webzen, Inc. (No Website) Release: 2007
Another Sci-Fi MMO that has the leveling system of most MMORPGs, but from what I understand is more of a FPS action style. I saw some gameplay video a few months ago on the G4 TV site, and this game looks awesome. Unfortunately, as yet they don’t seem to have an official site for the game.
Star Trek Online
Developer: Perpetual Entertainment Official Website Release: 2007?
Supposed to go to beta sometime in summer 2007. It will include starship combat as well as PvP and solo play. STO will deliver the essential experiences associated with Star Trek: shipboard and starbase life, away-team missions, holodeck activities, and encounters with other starships. And the best thing about this game is that I can be a Klingon. Scrape ‘em of Jim!
Stargate Worlds
Developer: Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment Official Website Release: Unknown
One of my favorite TV series, so I really hope they do a good job. Stargate Worlds will let you play as a Human, Jaffa, Goa’uld, or Asgard. It looks like they will include the Atlantis worlds as well, which creates almost infinite possibilities for missions. I don’t really see a warrior class for the Asgard though.
Final Thoughts
Including LotRO, this makes seven big online games in development that will soon be released. There are a few other games out there that I haven’t mentioned that are imminent. Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is one that I’ve only recently heard about. Just about every other week I see a report of another MMORPG being announced. It seems every man and his dog is getting into the business. This is not to mention the latest announcements of MMORPGs set in the Firefly and Fallout universes which can also be considered reasonably hefty licences.
I was going to include more information on each of these games, but as I was writing this article, I became aware that I couldn’t do each of these games justice with a single paragraph. If anyone is interested, I’ll do more complete articles on each of these games in the coming weeks.
