Stargate Worlds trailer offers chance for eternal fame

by Griffin McElroy { Jan 5th 2008 at 3:45PM }

You might have forgotten the announcement of a Stargate-based MMORPG that's in production under MGM Interactive and Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment -- and we don't blame you. For nearly two years, the game has been in development, and we've heard little to no news on release or beta dates, nor have we seen any gameplay footage at all. But fear not, Gateheads, the above trailer shows that the developers are still hard at work. You'll be deciding whether to roll Asgard or Jaffa soon enough.

Don't forget -- diehard Stargate fans can also enter a sweepstakes to put their likeness in the final version of the game, a distinction that we're sure will win you all the ladies.

Tags: Asgard, CheyenneMountainEntertainment, Jaffa, MGM Interactive, MgmInteractive, MMO, MMORPG, Stargate

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

jynxycat @ Jan 5th 2008 4:19PM

'You might have forgotten the announcement of a Stargate-based MMORPG that's in production'

I've never heard of it to begin with.

Andy @ Jan 5th 2008 4:21PM

I personally cant wait for this. I'm a big (not huge) stargate fan, and this that this has the potential to be exceptional. I've never liked MMORPG's either :S

ryan @ Jan 5th 2008 11:17PM

oh ui cant wait for this one... im planning on canceling my tabula rasa account when this one comes out...

love the stargate series i got season 1-10 on dvd and 1-3 of sg: atlantis

hvnlysoldr @ Jan 5th 2008 4:40PM

I can't wait to grief people just to bring them back to life with a sarcophagus just to kill them again.

Monkeydog @ Jan 5th 2008 5:32PM

Stargate Atlantis is broadcasted live now?

LaughingTarget @ Jan 5th 2008 6:52PM

That would suck. SFX don't work well live.

Cgrus @ Jan 6th 2008 3:00PM

Watching it live means watching in live mode on your DVR or Tivo. Tivo'ing or DVR'ing a show leads to ratings loss.

sqwarlock @ Jan 5th 2008 5:47PM

My teacher for Game Modelling last quarter at the Art Institute of Phoenix is one of the character modelers working on this.

Here's hoping for a trial of some kind.

samekila @ Jan 5th 2008 6:37PM

I can't wait for this game and I don't play MMORPG. I love my stargate though.

CubeGuy @ Jan 5th 2008 6:42PM

It's a shame that the other Stargate games got canned. I'd rather have played the FPS than an MMO.

SonicRift @ Jan 5th 2008 8:03PM

I agree with CubeGuy. I'm a diehard Stargate fan, but I'd prefer an FPS or 3rd person shooter because, well, I just prefer having fun. I probably won't play this.

Kael @ Jan 5th 2008 10:17PM

They make this game in a small business plaza only about a mile from my house. I pass by it almost every day on my bike rides, and I always peer into the second-story office to catch a glimpse of the huge, ornate, lighted Stargate that dominates their reception room. It's so awesome at night, especially. I love games, I love Stargate, and they're just down the street. That's fantastic. It'd be a dream come true to work there, let me tell you.

waynski1457 @ Jan 6th 2008 1:22AM

hell, you should see about an internship

t_m @ Jan 6th 2008 8:35AM

Stargate seems to be the most popular sci-fi series out there, even outdoing the trek franchise recently.

Which has me in a state of permanent confusion... its probably the laziest and worst written scifi series for years, yet everyone seems to love it.
Series with more originality, intelligence and wit in one episode than stargate has produced in its entirety seem to fail on a regular basis.. but the stargate juggernaut rolls one.

this'll probably be voted down, but can anyone enlighten me as to the appeal?

LaughingTarget @ Jan 6th 2008 12:52PM

I used to be able to say it was because of MacGuyver, but now...

I actually enjoy it. I think it seems to do a decent job of bridging the gap between reality and sci-fi. Other sci-fi shows tend to tell stories about distant places we never have been to in a far off future. While Stargate still has that distant place we never heard of, it talks about how it could be going on right now. I think that is the major difference between Stargate and other sci-fi shows.

I do agree, other shows should have lived on as well, particularly Firefly, but I can see why that one failed. Bad marketing, which something Stargate does very well.

That_One_Guy @ Jan 6th 2008 10:07AM

Lol, my sister is a real SG addict. I think she'd swoon over this.

The Ninth Doctor @ Jan 6th 2008 10:52AM

When this was anounced I was very excited. It sounded to me like a primarily mission based mmo, with you playing as members of lower sg teams. Now it looks like you'll play as random aliens, who just go from planet to planet, with little to no role playing involved. (and is that a PC Asgardian in the trailer? Aren't they all dead?)