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WELCOME
November 26, 2007
It's been three months since our last update, so this is a good time for one.
The team has been very busy further refining our space flight dynamics and implementing new game features. We've added 5 gameplay videos to the Gallery which showcase our Thanerian Fighter in action, camera fly-bys of our capital ship and escort fleets, camera pans through a space environment, and a Thanerian Fighter navigating an asteroid field in tight proximity to a capital ship.
Hope everyone in the US had a great Thanksgiving holiday!
August 17, 2007
A new Thanerian Fighter Rampage video that includes an orchestral score has been posted to the Gallery, thanks to our friends at Screaming Tigers Music.
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August 14, 2007
Those of you interested in keeping tabs on the progress of our development will be happy to know that we've set up a means for you to do just that. Simply enter your email address into the form on our Contact page, and you'll be notified automatically when we release new company information and updates.
There have been some good discussions on the game over at our Fansite, so feel free to join in. Until we set up our official forums here, we visit the Fansite to spread the latest gossip and news.
- The Colonists
COLONY STUDIOS RELEASES NEW UNIVERSE ONLINE VIDEOS
RENO, NEVADA – AUGUST 2, 2007 -- Colony Studios, which announced its formation in April with a team of MMOG veterans, today released a new video and screen shots of their new MMOG codenamed Universe Online.
Early last week the company exclusively released three short “teaser” videos followed at week’s end by three longer videos, all of which are available at www.colonystudios.com starting today.
Colony Studios CEO Mike Wallis attributes this rapid rate of content creation to a talented, experienced team, and their use of Simutronics’ Hero Engine.
“Our team has an extraordinary level of MMO development experience, having worked on some of the most popular MMOs including World of Warcraft, EVE Online, City of Heroes, Dark Age of Camelot, Lord of the Rings Online, Everquest, and Ultima Online,” says Wallis. “The Colony team has been able to take someone else’s technology and customize it quickly & successfully in order to suit our design needs. Much of this is due to the team’s level of experience, but it is also due to the Hero Engine’s ease of use and robust capabilities. Simutronics has not only provided top tier support when needed, but they helped our staff hit the ground running with their extensive training sessions.”
“HeroEngine changes the way MMO titles are built, greatly accelerating the process and eliminating the speed bumps like stopping for builds,” says David Whatley, CEO of Simutronics and visionary behind HeroEngine. “HeroEngine is designed, from the bottom up, to enable to an intensely collaborative, real-time process. This powerful new paradigm allows large teams, regardless of where their personnel are located, to work together on even the most elaborate and complex MMO projects.”
Wallis continues, “The goal of
Universe Online is to provide online gamers the experiences we believe
they are looking for. Universe Online provides the perfect blend of
strategy, twitch, and turn-based combat mechanics making each class of ship a
unique and visceral experience where player skill and sound tactical thinking
make the difference.”
"Another goal of Universe Online is to provide players with a deep and
meaningful existence within the game. Players form the universe they play in by
taking an active role in the success of their faction. Everything a player
does, from the smallest mission run to colonization or annihilation of a planet,
weighs in on how their faction views them. In Universe Online, war is
everything and everywhere; you’re in it to win!"
Universe Online is currently scheduled for a late 2009 release.
For more information, players can visit www.colonystudios.com.
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Media Contacts:
Michael Wallis, Colony Studios, at mwallis@colonystudios.com and 650.619.3615.
Doug Mealy, Online Marketing and Public Relations, at dmealy@om-pr.com.
COLONY STUDIOS ANNOUNCES MMOG CODENAME AND RELEASES FIRST GAMEPLAY VIDEOS
Colony Studios announces the working title of its MMOG: Universe
Online. The team's first three videos, along with some screenshots, are
now posted exclusively at
IGN RPG Vault PART 1 and
PART 2. We hope you
enjoy watching the videos as much as we did creating them!
Development continues on our space-based sci-fi themed MMO. Stay tuned within the next few weeks as we will be releasing several screen shots and gameplay videos of the development thus far.
We have also lined up two key strategic partnerships that, going forward, will help to revolutionize the way MMO players and developers interact with one another. These are both incredibly exciting partners and we are extremely happy to have been chosen to be among the first to integrate their technologies into our product.
It's been very busy here at Colony Studios, but the Colonists press forward with some stunning breakthroughs on the game development front. This week's E3 Media & Business Summit will not slow us down!
Since our last update, we had a chance to sit down and talk with Gamasutra and MPOGD. Both interviews were well received by our fans, and we thank you for your kind words of support and praise. Believe it when we say we cannot wait to release more information about the game for you!
Finally, we are also working on building an official community section here that will comprise forums and informational newsletter releases.
Until next time...
- The Colonists
We are proud to announce our first FANSITE! Head on over there and take a look--we recently completed an exclusive interview with TBK and will be working with him in the future when we release new screens shots and other information about our upcoming MMO.
We have also given a few more interviews:
Our team was given the opportunity to chat with Play™, Virgin Worlds, MMO-Gamer, Amped News, and Hollywood Reporter Online.
Don't forget to check out our exclusive interview with RPG Vault Network's Richard Aihoshi.
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