Faelor
09-22-2007, 01:43 PM
Got this from FOH, here (http://www.fohguild.org/forums/mmorpg-general-discussion/30871-perpetual-delays-gods-heroes-layoffs-commence.html). I would say post there but you are all lazy. LAZY!
Gamasutra is reporting that Perpetual Entertainment has delayed Gods & Heroes yet again, and will be laying off between 30 and 40 employees.
Gamasutra - Exclusive: Perpetual Announces Gods and Heroes Delay, Layoffs (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15587)
San Francisco-based developer Perpetual Entertainment has pushed back the release of its PC MMORPG Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising, due to the need for further beta testing.
This is the second time the target launch has been delayed; the prior incident coincided with layoffs at Perpetual in December 2006.
However, in an exclusive interview with Gamasutra, Perpetual CEO Chris McKibbin maintained that a formal ship date has never been solidified. "We have been targeting a fall launch and we are extending the time in beta to focus on quality and polish," he explained. "From our standpoint we want to give our game more time to get to [that level] of polish, rather than rush to a ship date."Thoughts? Seems like all of these upcoming MMO's are being pushed back to early next year, except for Tabula Rasa. Initially it seems like a good move for polish and proper testing, but then you think about the Blizzard train that will be leaving the station early next year too and it doesn't look so promising.
Gamasutra is reporting that Perpetual Entertainment has delayed Gods & Heroes yet again, and will be laying off between 30 and 40 employees.
Gamasutra - Exclusive: Perpetual Announces Gods and Heroes Delay, Layoffs (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15587)
San Francisco-based developer Perpetual Entertainment has pushed back the release of its PC MMORPG Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising, due to the need for further beta testing.
This is the second time the target launch has been delayed; the prior incident coincided with layoffs at Perpetual in December 2006.
However, in an exclusive interview with Gamasutra, Perpetual CEO Chris McKibbin maintained that a formal ship date has never been solidified. "We have been targeting a fall launch and we are extending the time in beta to focus on quality and polish," he explained. "From our standpoint we want to give our game more time to get to [that level] of polish, rather than rush to a ship date."Thoughts? Seems like all of these upcoming MMO's are being pushed back to early next year, except for Tabula Rasa. Initially it seems like a good move for polish and proper testing, but then you think about the Blizzard train that will be leaving the station early next year too and it doesn't look so promising.