Demigod Delayed until 2009
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Posted by DuMonde [Tuesday, 08 April 2008 - 08:22]
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Gas Powered Games' RTS-RPG hybrid Demigod will be published by digital and retail distributor Stardock. Word is:
Demigod is a team-based action game with RTS and RPG elements. Players
take control of a massive Demigod with the goal of annihilating their
opponent’s position in a given arena while preventing the opponent’s
Demigod from doing the same to them. Although the game supports superb
one-on-one duels, the title will truly shine in team play either with
other human-controlled Demigods or with ones controlled by a
sophisticated computer AI. As the game progresses, the player’s Demigod
will acquire items, attributes and experience.
Gas
Powered Games, having become one of the leading PC game developers with
hit titles such as Dungeon Siege and Supreme Commander chose Stardock
as its exclusive worldwide PC publisher in part because of Stardock’s
tremendous success with the award-winning Sins of a Solar Empire and
Galactic Civilizations.
“Forging our new partnership
with Stardock is a big deal for all of us at GPG, and we couldn’t be
more excited about it,” said Chris Taylor, founder and CEO of Gas
Powered Games. “Not only do we have a proven retail publisher, but we
get to partner with a pioneer in the digital distribution space… a
company that totally understands what kind of experience our customer
wants and the quality game they demand. The whole proposition is truly
refreshing.”
Stardock’s most recent release, Sins of a
Solar Empire was the top selling PC strategy game at retail according
to NPD, and the second highest selling PC game overall despite selling
immense numbers of copies digitally which are not counted in sales
rankings. The game has received universally high reviews in the media
and many have noted how seamlessly Stardock and developer Ironclad
worked together.
“We’re very excited at the opportunity
to work with Gas Powered Games,” said Brad Wardell, president and CEO
of Stardock. “By integrating our teams and working together, we will be
able to create something that represents the best of both teams.”
To fully support a public beta that will launch this summer, the launch
date for Demigod has been moved to February 2009. This will give the
development team sufficient time to incorporate feedback from the beta
players while polishing the game. Like Stardock’s other games, Demigod
will be released without any on-disc copy protection and has been
budgeted to receive many months of free post-release feature updates.
The official website for Demigod is in the works, but users who want to
begin discussing the game can visit http://www.demigodthegame.com.
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