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SOE Partners with Perpetual Entertainment

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the end-of-times dept.

jkdove writes "In a surprising move coinciding with the launch of the new Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising site, Perpetual Entertainment announced its new publishing partner, industry powerhouse Sony Online Entertainment. From the announcement: 'Today has been a most exciting day with the announcement of Sony Online Entertainment Platform Publishing as our Co-publisher for 'Gods & Heroes' and a complete re-launch of our website! I know that I have talked about Publisher/Studio relationships before in previous posts, but with this announcement, I feel that it is important to let you know how this relationship will affect you, the players of Gods & Heroes.""

27 comments

  1. hehe by BitterAndDrunk · · Score: 1
    Well at least I know to avoid the game now. After Planetside and EQ I was skeptical about ane SOE title, and after the pain and suffering of the Galaxies crew my decision was cemented.

    Thanks, SOE, for giving me a reason to stay away!

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    1. Re:hehe by s0abas · · Score: 1

      Except that with this game SOE is not the developer, Perpetual is. SOE is simply distributing the game.

      I can't think of something bad that SOE has done as a publisher that would make me steer from this game.

    2. Re:hehe by BitterAndDrunk · · Score: 1

      good point. Now I kind of want it. Hold me.

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    3. Re:hehe by Gojira+Shipi-Taro · · Score: 1

      I'll avoid it simply because the game's home page requires FLASH 8. If it's not possible to tell me about the game without unnecessary animations, it can't be that good a game to begin with.

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      "Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked."; ~ Donald J. Trump
  2. Star Trek: Galaxies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Now, what are the chances that they will wreck StarTrek:Online like they did SWG?

    http://www.startrek.perpetual.com/

    1. Re:Star Trek: Galaxies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      That would be 0 there Bob. See they are the publisher, not the developer.

    2. Re:Star Trek: Galaxies by L7_ · · Score: 1

      Just like microsoft was the publisher of Asheron's Call and Turbine was the developer...

      yeah right. MS's influence fucked up that game soo hard.

    3. Re:Star Trek: Galaxies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      What?

      No.

      Microsoft didn't need to fuck that game up.

      Toby Ragaini is quite capable of doing that himself.

    4. Re:Star Trek: Galaxies by cspariah · · Score: 1

      No, this is not a good parallel. This is more like Sony's Station Publishing (which I guess is Platform Publishing with a different name) being the publisher and distributor of AC's Throne of Destiny expansion pack. MS was the full publisher of the original AC, they had design oversight. Station Publishing just put the game on shelves, they had nothing to do with the development process beyond that and marketing.

    5. Re:Star Trek: Galaxies by will_die · · Score: 1

      Not a good example.
      The Turbine engine was the main product Turbine was selling. AC was work they had originally done but for funding they sold to Microsoft. After release Turbine won a contract to continue work on AC.
      AC2 was the same way Microsoft owned the IP of the AC world, they then contracted out to Turbine to use the new Turbine Engine to make a new game with the specifications they requested.

  3. No thanks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    After being burned by SWG and EQ2 no more Sony games for me. How many more promising franchises will they ruin?

  4. Publishing by triptogn · · Score: 1

    What are you people talking about, they are PUBLISHING the game, not making it. The developer still remains the developer, SOE just probably has a bigger publishing network to get games on the shelves than a smaller company does.

    1. Re:Publishing by Hitto · · Score: 1

      The problem is, they will sooner or later have some say in the way the game evolves. Patches, new direction, gameplay fixes, nerfing shit left and right...
      So it wouldn't be far-fetched to speculate whether this is going to be the next SWG.

    2. Re:Publishing by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 1

      What are you people talking about, they are PUBLISHING the game, not making it.

      Sony also PUBLISHED music, not make it. That doesn't mean I have to be happy about getting a free rootkit surprise on every disk.

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    3. Re:Publishing by triptogn · · Score: 1

      Oh, I could have sworn that was Sony Music not Sony Online.

    4. Re:Publishing by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 1

      Hey, if the money goes into the same pockets....

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      Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?
  5. Please, please, please... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    $OE, leave Perpetual's Star trek Online alone. PLEASE!!! DO NOT WANT!!! /cry, /sob, /losefaithinhumanity

  6. These guys seem proud... by jshackles · · Score: 1
    ..to be working with Sony. I understand that Sony's distribution channels for getting games on the shelves is better than a trying to get that done as an independant developer. However, it also gives your product the stigma of being "Sony".

    Because of the rootkit incident, a large number of the fan-base for this game (computer users with an active internet connection) will be the same demographic affected by the rootkit.

    Granted, I'm sure the developers are going to make money hand over fist, but at what point is someone going to come out with a direct-download distribution system for Windows that will allow, neigh REQUIRE, that you burn the ISO files off before playing the game?

    I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that if you sell me a downloadable ISO file AND a CD-Key that you would have my sale. It would be the perfect channel for online distribution, and then we would see less and less of these small developers having to share their profits with the likes of large publishing companies just so that their product will be sold in Wal-Mart.

    1. Re:These guys seem proud... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Whatever.

      SOE is just a speck in SPE's books. Smedley's boss probably doesn't even know what the hell SOE does. Point being, SOE has no interest it rootkitting you.

      I was a senior programmer at SOE for quite some time, and as much as I hated working there, they really are trying to make things better even if they get sold bad ideas from people named Dan.

  7. As a SWG player... by WCMI92 · · Score: 1

    AVOID SOE AT ALL COSTS... They are so ethically challenged they make Enron executives look like saints. Yes, they are that bad...

    They release stuff half finished, make earth shattering changes to games overnight (right after charging you for the expansion of course), and have managed to revamp and nerf SWG to the point where it has barely 50,000 subscribers.

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    1. Re:As a SWG player... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      don't you mean : as a SWG player... avoid SWG at all cost ?

      I saw a really bad movie from Paramount this weekend... let's boycott Paramount !!

  8. *expeletive deleted* by Admiral+Justin · · Score: 1

    Well, I was looking foward to Star Trek Online, because SoE had nothing to do with it... but... ... ...

    *sobs*

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  9. An unbiased opinion ^ ^ by Chaffar · · Score: 1

    of SOE at Penny Arcade!!!

  10. Smedly brougth his kneepads by Jestor+Rodo · · Score: 1

    Meanwhile later in the same article "As the recognized leader in online multiplayer gaming in North America, partnering with SOE's Platform Publishing division to publish Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising was an easy and obvious choice," said Chris McKibbin, co-founder and president of Perpetual Entertainment. "Nobody understands the retail channel for online games better than SOE."
    Was Mr Mckibbin receiving sexual favors while making these remarks? Currently working on Star Trek on-line ,Perpetual Entertainment was going to be the "New Hope" for the disreguarded Sci-fi MMO players that SOE left high and dry after two years of game play pulling the plug on the game and replace it with a kiddie Kandy-ass version aka NGE.
    Someone From Lucas Arts better wise Mr Chris up . I see an immediate ban by the veteran players of SWG if Smedley and his fellow incompentences get their hands on Star Trek MMO. Maybe we should warn him? developer@perpetual.com , its time to take actions before another famous franchise gets F'ed over by SOE.

  11. Crazed /.ers by Why's_This_Fish_So_B · · Score: 1

    Heh, I see /. hasn't changed much. Just mention "SOE" and the flamethrowers turn on. Of course, this is the same userbase that bent over backwards convincing itself that waiting 30 minutes to start playing a competing game is a feature. If the queue were found in an SOE game the complaining thread here would top the 1000 post mark.

    Not saying SOE is pure as driven snow, but hey, try and see past your bias, guys.