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Also known as: Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising [UK]

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Dec 12, 2007

Star Trek Online Dev. Perpetual Sued by PR Firm, Charged with Breach of Contract, Fraud

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Public relations firm Kohnke Communications has filed charges against Star Trek Online developer Perpetual Entertainment, alleging the company of breach of contract, fraud, intentional interference with contract, and other similar charges. The charges stem from Perpetual's recent shift in ownership, in which most of its assets were transferred to another company and its Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising project was placed on indefinite hold.

Kohnke alleges that Perpetual owes it $10,675 in outstanding invoices, in addition to fees for its work promoting Gods & Heroes. Depending on the game's success after launch, Kohnke would be entitled to a minimum of $70,000 and a maximum of $280,000. The complaint alleges that Kohnke's work on promoting the game should entitle it to the maximum amount.

"Kohnke's public relations campaign was successful in creating pre-release 'buzz' around Gods & Heroes, and in convincing reviewers to write positive reviews about the game," the text reads. "Kohnke is also entitled to punitivie and/or exemplary damages due to P2, Keen and McKibbin's conduct, which was fraudulent, oppressive, and with malice."
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Nov 26, 2007

Report: Perpetual Entertainment Liquidating Assets

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In an SEC filing, Korean-based developer Gravity (g) disclosed that in October, it received a notice that U.S.-based online game developer Perpetual, in which Gravity invests, would be liquidating all of its assets.

The date on which Gravity stated the notice was sent, October 10th, is the same day that Perpetual announced that its PC MMORPG Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising would be put on hold indefinitely.

It is unclear whether this announcement also affects Star Trek Online, Perpetual's other MMO, which was still believed to be in development.
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Oct 10, 2007

Goodbye Gods and Heroes

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Oct 10, 2007 Its official: the hemorrhaging MMO Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising is no more. The folks over at Perpetual Entertainment have confirmed via an online statement that between their Star Trek Online license and their Platform Services project, there just werent enough resources to produce an MMO up to modern standards. You can read the entirety of Perpetual president Chris McKibbins gracious bow-out statement ... » Read More

Oct 10, 2007

Breaking News: Perpetual Acquired, Gods and Heroes Likely Canceled

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WarCry reports that Perpetual Entertainment has ceased operations. The company sold its game development platform and Star Trek Online to a major independent game developer, who will continue its operations in the same San Francisco studio under the same management. Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising does not appear to be part of the deal and thus appears to be canceled.

WarCry's source tells them that the majority of the Gods and Heroes development team has been let go as part of the move, which comes only a few weeks after they had downsized and pushed back the release date. The Star Trek Online team, those who worked on the Perpetual Platform (which was recently licensed to BioWare) and a small number of people from the Gods and Heroes team will be rehired into the reformed studio where development will continue on the two remaining projects.
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Sep 22, 2007

Gods and Heroes delay; employees laid off

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Perpetual Entertainment announced a delay to their MMORPG Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising, due to further beta testing. In addition, Perpetual announced they'll be laying off another 30-40 employees.
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Jun 29, 2007

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising - day five

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Despite some compelling solo play - featuring multi-character parties - and a diverse collection of interesting architecture and landscapes, Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising is still a dungeon crawler at heart. And with lead designer - of Diablo and StarCraft fame - Stieg Hedlund steering the ship, it looks like Gods and Heroes' dungeons are heading in the right direction. We dove deep into one of the first group instances you'll encounter, the Volcanic Vents with Hedlund, and his co-worker at ... » Read More

Jun 29, 2007

Roma victa

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Sometimes we miss the gods of old. With scandals aplenty, reading up on Greek and Roman mythology feels like flipping through the ancient equivalent of those titillating, yet trashy, rags near the cash register at the supermarket. "Cephalus kills wife by accident." "Tereus tricked into eating own son." The headlines scream out with tragedy soaked in bloody betrayal and irony. They sure knew how to weave a good tale, but gaming's fascination with toga-clad history and legends are nothing new. ... » Read More

Jun 27, 2007

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising - day three

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For those who prefer soloing to forming large parties with strangers, MMOs can be a lonely experience at times. What's a healer with no one to heal? What's a warrior with no cloth covered casters to defend? By throwing situations that require multiple players to cooperate and combine their individual niche strengths, successful MMOs have been able to funnel players together, encouraging socializing, guild building, and the sense of community that makes enveloping oneself in an MMO such a ... » Read More

Jun 26, 2007

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising - day two

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Sometimes you need to know where you're going before you can decide where to begin. The choices you make during your first few minutes with Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising's character creation system have some long-lasting implications on what Feats and God Powers you'll have at your disposal as you near the game's current level cap of 40. Pick a heal-centric Priest, and you might find yourself pining for a Nomad that can heal and score some stabby damage later on. The god you choose to align ... » Read More

Jun 25, 2007

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising - day one

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There's so much that a new MMORPG has to prove in the game's starting area. Besides establishing the plot, setting, and introducing your role in its massively multiplayer world, the starting zone is your first impression of the game, and sets a strong precedent for everything that will follow. That being said, there were no idyllic fields of level one butterflies to kill for butterfly wings - of which you need ten - so the buttercup fairy can make you a butterfly potion that gives you plus ... » Read More

Jun 21, 2007

What SOE is showing at E3

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PSN@Home has decided to go on a journey. One that will take us quite a bit of work, one where we may have to "bribe" some companies! Although luckily we have spoken with a Rep for Sony Online Entertainment and they made it very easy for us to know what is going on with them at E3 this year.
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Jun 9, 2007

Gods And Heroes: Rome Rising Hands-On Impressions

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While it's never faded into obscurity the way some other ancient civilizations have, it seems Roman history is enjoying an especially popular revival these days. From the HBO series to games such as God of War, it seems as though creative types are more than happy to mine the culture of that era for inspiration. Now you can add Perpetual Entertainment's Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising to the list.

Chris McKibbin, the company's co-founder and president, and Stieg Hedlund, lead designer, are keenly aware of just how much they have to work with. "There's almost too much," Hedlund said during a recent demonstration of the game, referring to the vast amount of mythology he has to work with in the game.
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Jun 1, 2007

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising

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The closed beta for the massively mythical online role-playing game, Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising has just opened up to the public. Although you can expect a lot of the usual kill quests and delivery errands, the game's designers are keen to improve on two important aspects of the MMO genre: partying and combat. As a servant of one of twelve Roman gods, you'll eventually be able to enlist over a hundred different NPC minions to your cause over the course of the game. While details are still ... » Read More

Jun 1, 2007

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising Recruiting Beta Testers

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Perpetual Entertainment announced today that aspiring heroes can now sign up for an exclusive opportunity, the chance to enter the closed beta play test of the upcoming Roman mythology-based online game, Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising. With co-publishing partner, Platform Publishing, the San Francisco based game developer recently launched a sign-up page where visitors can register for the chance to get access, play and provide feedback on the game during its final testing phase.

Sign-up URL: http://community.godsandheroes.com/betasignup
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Jun 22, 2006

New screens of Gods and Heroes

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A titanic glut of new shots blasted us in the face today, riding on a lightning bolt from Mount Olympus. Featured in these screens are all the Greek staples of legend including a Cyclops, a tiny harpy, Cerberus (guardian of the gates to the underworld) and a few scantily clad Grecian hotties. While we didn't see Medusa in this most recent batch, you can be sure that she and her stone-infusing stare appear somewhere in this Greek god-packed epic. June 22, ... » Read More

May 15, 2006

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising

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Sony Online Entertainment has released a massive load of new screens of Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising, its new online RPG, which will be released for PC this winter. Set in a fantastical vision of ancient Rome, Gods & Heroes charges gamers with the defense of the Empire, which is constantly under threat from neighboring civilizations and mythical creatures such as Gorgons and ... » Read More

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