Spacetime Studios
posted some sad news last week, announcing that it was letting half its staff go. The company has been self-funded while it sought a publishing deal for
Blackstar, its sci-fi MMO space/ground action game. The company says it is scaling down from 32 to 16 employees while it tries to get a prototype and a publisher lined up. If you're a studio looking for good talent, Spacetime has urged you to
contact them.
The developer has been going through a rough patch since
NCSoft decided not to be Blackstar's publisher back in January. For a basic idea of what the gameplay looked like at GDC, check out the video after the break.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jerk Face @ Aug 6th 2008 8:08PM
I think the fact that this post has been up for an hour and a half and no one commented on it is a sad testament to how little people were affected by this title. It is the epitome of Meh.
jettoki @ Aug 6th 2008 8:38PM
I don't think you watched the same video that I did.
WedgeTalon @ Aug 6th 2008 8:32PM
Give it single player, then we'll talk.
I don't understand why everyone thinks they can throw out some half-assed (no offense towards the above studio) MMO and expect to rake in big bucks every month. I understand the lure of the idea of a steady paycheck, but an MMO is a very hard venture for a company who can't put forth the proper capital for it.
Shiaoran @ Aug 6th 2008 11:20PM
Agreed.
You can't just make a game and go about asking 'hey, anyone wanna spend tens of thousands of dollars in servers to host my MMO?'. I think you should first make an independent release and make it known enough for someone to want to host it.