Breaking News: P2 Out As Star Trek Online Developer - Scifi-Meshes.com

gwiber · 01-15-2008, 09:46 PM

P2 Entertainment - formerly Perpetual Entertainment - has ceased development on Star Trek Online, according to multiple sources at the San Francisco based developer. The news does not, however, mean that the game is canceled. The license, as well as the game's content - but not the code - have been transferred to another Bay Area development studio where work will continue. It is not entirely clear at this time what this means for the individual developers who worked on the project at P2.

As a company, P2 Entertainment will continue on with their profitable Perpetual Platform, which has been licensed to industry leaders like BioWare, and refocus their core business on the casual games market.

Without the code, whoever takes over Star Trek Online will be faced with a lot of work to complete the project, which means that fans may have longer to wait for a completed Star Trek Online.

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It's not so much the death (apparent) of this game that interested me, or brought me over here to post this. It was the ships on this advertisement for the game that I thought might interest the modeler types around here.

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http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...1200434951.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...1200434951.jpg

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Images are links because I am not HTML savvy enough to figure out how to post them as anything else.

AdmGillis · 01-16-2008, 07:01 AM

*sigh*

Looks like another Starcraft: Ghost. An awesome game that is too good to be true, that will never be completed...just there to taunt us perpetually(pun intended)

volkov · 01-17-2008, 12:22 AM

There is a rumor that Cryptic Studios (City of Heroes) is taking over the project.

AdmGillis · 01-17-2008, 01:45 AM

hmm..that wouldn't be such a bad idea. I like CoH.

Falin · 01-17-2008, 02:52 AM

rumour is very strong, cryptic has been comntacting "Hailing frequencies" and othr Star trek orientated news sites with questions.

this is actually good news, I was 95% sure PE would up and just cancel the project, there were a lot, and i mean a lot of warning signs that it was going to happen. so I'm exzuberant any one at ll picked it up. guess that just means 2 more years till we see something good.

**kaden** · 01-17-2008, 03:44 AM

maybe with the new developer it wont take a casual approach and go back to those original character designs lol

**Guerrilla** · 01-17-2008, 06:13 AM

Moving to Gaming.

Aresius · 01-17-2008, 08:29 AM

Sounds interesting. I'm looking forward for the game since a long time.

**IRML** · 01-17-2008, 10:57 AM

the artwork on those 2 attachments is fantastic

Aresius · 01-17-2008, 12:24 PM

indeed. Matching the mood of Star Treks exploratory philosophy.
I like the Tahoe.

01-15-2008, 09:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
gwiber SFM Nugget Join Date: May 2006 Age: 36 Posts: 119	Breaking News: P2 Out As Star Trek Online Developer P2 Entertainment - formerly Perpetual Entertainment - has ceased development on Star Trek Online, according to multiple sources at the San Francisco based developer. The news does not, however, mean that the game is canceled. The license, as well as the game's content - but not the code - have been transferred to another Bay Area development studio where work will continue. It is not entirely clear at this time what this means for the individual developers who worked on the project at P2. As a company, P2 Entertainment will continue on with their profitable Perpetual Platform, which has been licensed to industry leaders like BioWare, and refocus their core business on the casual games market. Without the code, whoever takes over Star Trek Online will be faced with a lot of work to complete the project, which means that fans may have longer to wait for a completed Star Trek Online. ----- It's not so much the death (apparent) of this game that interested me, or brought me over here to post this. It was the ships on this advertisement for the game that I thought might interest the modeler types around here. ----- http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...1200434951.jpg http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...1200434951.jpg ----- Images are links because I am not HTML savvy enough to figure out how to post them as anything else.

01-17-2008, 12:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
volkov SFM Nugget Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15	There is a rumor that Cryptic Studios (City of Heroes) is taking over the project.
volkov SFM Nugget Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15

01-17-2008, 02:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Falin SFM Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 38 Posts: 326	rumour is very strong, cryptic has been comntacting "Hailing frequencies" and othr Star trek orientated news sites with questions. this is actually good news, I was 95% sure PE would up and just cancel the project, there were a lot, and i mean a lot of warning signs that it was going to happen. so I'm exzuberant any one at ll picked it up. guess that just means 2 more years till we see something good.
Falin SFM Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 38 Posts: 326

01-17-2008, 03:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
kaden How did I slip into . . Realname: Andy Join Date: May 2006 Location: new zealand Age: 25 Posts: 274	maybe with the new developer it wont take a casual approach and go back to those original character designs lol
	And when the day arrives, i'll become the sky And i'll become the sea and the sea will come to kiss me. For I am going home nothing can stop me now

01-17-2008, 06:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
Guerrilla Worldwide Phenomenon Realname: Mika Join Date: May 2006 Location: Helsinki Age: 25 Posts: 2,910	Moving to Gaming.
	WIP: Semi-Random Projects Comco: i entered it manually in the back end

01-16-2008, 07:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
AdmGillis SFM Nugget Realname: Ken Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 25 Posts: 37	sigh Looks like another Starcraft: Ghost. An awesome game that is too good to be true, that will never be completed...just there to taunt us perpetually(pun intended)

01-17-2008, 01:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
AdmGillis SFM Nugget Realname: Ken Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 25 Posts: 37	hmm..that wouldn't be such a bad idea. I like CoH.

01-17-2008, 08:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
Aresius SFM Oracle Realname: Alexander Weber Join Date: May 2006 Location: Schatthausen, Germany Age: 22 Posts: 5,339	Sounds interesting. I'm looking forward for the game since a long time.
	See the Shadows of Darkness, Hear the Scream of Cruelty... That's why I've became a Warrior of Heart, Defend the one you like, Guard the one you love...

01-17-2008, 10:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
IRML GRRRRR!!!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,551	the artwork on those 2 attachments is fantastic
	I pity the fool!

01-17-2008, 12:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
Aresius SFM Oracle Realname: Alexander Weber Join Date: May 2006 Location: Schatthausen, Germany Age: 22 Posts: 5,339	indeed. Matching the mood of Star Treks exploratory philosophy. I like the Tahoe.
	See the Shadows of Darkness, Hear the Scream of Cruelty... That's why I've became a Warrior of Heart, Defend the one you like, Guard the one you love...

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