I have some sad news to report on Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising today. Perpetual Entertainment’s oft-delayed MMORPG is now all but canceled. Via a message on the game’s official website, Perpetual Entertainment’s President and Executive Producer Chris McKibbin has announced that development on the game is on “indefinite hold” as the team shifts focus to developing Star Trek Online and growing their Online Game Platform business. Reading the entire message, though, it sure sounds more like the game is officially dead rather than merely being put on hold, and that’s a damn shame (and quite a shock seeing as it seemed to be nearing the finishing line). Continue reading for the official statement:
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears…
Loyal and faithful community members and Beta testers, thank you for your support, help, and understanding during the Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising development process.
The development team established some very lofty and ambitious goals when the initial work was started on Gods & Heroes. Recently, we took a step back to evaluate the competitive landscape, the game’s current state, and the overall goals for our organization. And while we are truly proud of and pleased with what we have created in Gods & Heroes, we also realize that achieving the level of quality and polish that we are committed to will take a significant investment.
The Perpetual team is faced with a unique challenge of simultaneously developing both Gods & Heroes and Star Trek Online in addition to growing our Online Game Platform business. After assessing all of Perpetual’s opportunities, we have made the decision to put the development of Gods & Heroes on indefinite hold.
I want to express my overwhelming gratitude to the community, engineers, designers, artists, animators, and the game services team for the support and effort that has gone into Gods & Heroes.
Moving forward, we’re shifting our collective focus, resources and development efforts to Perpetual’s Platform Services division and Star Trek Online, thereby ensuring that the game lives up to the high level of expectation set by the dedicated Star Trek fan base.
Again, I would personally like to thank all of the Gods & Heroes supporters who have been with us from the beginning. Hopefully, your continued support will be as valuable to our future endeavors as it was with Gods & Heroes..
Vade in pace,
Chris McKibbin
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