Jumpgate Evolution and Sci-fi’s Road Ahead
Posted on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 and filed under Game News, MMORPG Issues.
Jumpgate Evolution is the sequel to 2001’s Jumpgate. In 2001, when this game came out as one of the first MMORPG’s in the sci-fi realm, it did fairly well with the sci-fi community. Now with eight years between Jumpgate’s release and Jumpgate Evolution’s (JGE) upcoming release, I’m sure we can expect to see improved graphics, game play, social capabilities, and an increased player driven economy. Sci-fi games have had a rough go at it so far; certainly Star Wars Galaxies has made one of the best runs at tackling the sci-fi fan base, and EVE Online really changing the spectrum of game play with its intellectual and business minded necessity for success. A couple of years ago we saw a great deal of hype for Tabula Rasa which came and went as quickly as it was released. The question remains, will JGE incorporate the successes of past endeavors and flee from the mistakes of other developers?
We can’t really answer that question just yet, but JGE has been in the works for some time now, with ample time to learn from other projects released and seemingly dead in the water. Originally it was to be released in June of 2009, now it looks like fall 2009, just in time for competition with Stargate Worlds and Fallen Earth, but watch out for 2010 when Star Trek Online comes out and I’m sure tentative release dates for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic and the free to play 2029 come out. There are all kinds of new sci-fi games on the horizon here, I hope they all don’t cancel each other out, of course who am I kidding Knights of the Old Republic should steamroll anyone trying to compete in the sci-fi market, with the exception of EVE Online. For the time being, JGE should have some moderate success as a sci-fi MMOG if it can get released before the hurricane of franchised based games with huge fan followings comes roaring into the sci-fi market. Sci-fi games will probably continue to have a difficult road ahead, but we wish you all well and look forward to seeing how it all pans out.
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