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• Jumpgate:  Playable in late 1999, beta phases 2000-2001, official release July 2001 (EU), 21 September 2001 (NA). Shut down by NetDevil's purchaser Gazillion on 30 April 2012.  

  in Oldest space MMO? Comment by Aristides April 2012
• The way I heard it from the NetDevil guys, JGE was shut down by their owners (some company in SF) when the NetDevil studio was closed in 2011.  It had been going nowhere since Draker left anyway.

  in Jumpgate finally shuts down. Comment by Aristides April 2012
• Originally posted by syrusmag3 I think they are taking a smart apporach to making a game then seeing if it is sucessful instead of spending years working on a game and a year later it goes down the toliet You mean like Auto Assault did? I hav…

  in General: E3 2011: END Games Meeting Comment by Aristides June 2011
• Talked to the guy I knew who was at NetDevil.  This game is dead.  Not because particular creative people left, not because of some lawsuit, but because its whole dev team was laid off by Gazillion sometime in Feb. Money or not, it looks like Gazi…

  in Dead game? Comment by Aristides March 2011
• Actually, NetDevil hardly exists anymore except on paper.  I knew a guy who worked there, and apparently Gazillion pretty much destroyed the studio after they took over.  There have been a bunch of layoffs lately, and it sounds like Fortune Online i…

  in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online: Gazillion Entertainment Comment by Aristides March 2011
• Yah, this looks bad.  I heard from a friend at NetDevil that the JGE team was laid off about 2 weeks ago.  What you've found sounds like the same thing.  He also got laid off with a bigger group last night.

  in Netdevil lay offs and the fate of JGC Comment by Aristides February 2011
• Kiss off Jumpgate Evolution, I'm sorry to say.  I was looking forward to the game, too.   I know a guy who was at NetDevil, and he said the JGE team got laid off by Gazillion about two weeks ago.   He just got laid off last night, too, with a lot of…

  in Jumpgate Evolution Sold to Koreans Comment by Aristides February 2011
• OK, I've got something.  Guy I know at NetDevil changed his LinkedIn to say he's not at NetDevil anymore.  I mailed him to ask what was up, and he says there were layoffs. Guess which team got hit hardest?

  in Dead game? Comment by Aristides February 2011
• Originally posted by Mystik86 Originally posted by eyeswideopen Tyring to make another game while being sued by Codemasters for failing to make Jumpgate Evolution. Priceless.   A shitty FB game at that... For shame.  …

  in General: You be the Detective: What is Fortune Online? Comment by Aristides February 2011
• I remember in some interview years ago the original Producer Hermann was talking about fast, inexpensive development with a small team.  Now that they seem totally bogged down, I don't think their process is cheap anymore.  That will depend on how b…

  in Dead game? Comment by Aristides February 2011
• I think the potential is exceptionally interesting.  The trick is to have something worthwhile in-game for those governing players to manage, without giving them the potential to damage the core infrastructure systems the game requires to operate. …

  in POLL: Political system run by players: potential problems ahead? Comment by Aristides February 2011
• Yah, JGE seems to have a stake in its heart, but if you go here and click on "Update Center" you can see their recent patchlog.  "Dev Activity" shows tweets too. Too bad there's no blog for Jumpgate here like there was for JGE.

  in JGE going free2play??? Comment by Aristides February 2011
• "Short end of the stick" is almost the definition of Jumpgate.  No, not Jumpgate Evolution, the 'who knows if it'll ever release spiffy new game' by the same company.  I mean the real, original Jumpgate that's been kicking around since 2001. This …

  in General: Five Underappreciated MMOs Comment by Aristides January 2011
• It would be nice to see Rift do well on the basis of the innovative features it brings us.  However, I've been disappointed in Rift since I learned that it was in fact going to be a watered-down version of the innovative, dynamic world that the desi…

  in A Telling Sign as to How Rift Will Do Post Launch Comment by Aristides January 2011
• Depending on how strong your need for "RPG" is, there are a number of MMO space games around, many of which are small and need players: Taikodom, Black Prophecy, Jumpgate Evolution, Vendetta Online, and Jumpgate all exist right now or are supposed…

  in Y-Wing, Tie Fighters? Comment by Aristides January 2011
• I have to agree with those who say the writing and the rating in this review do not seem to coincide.

  in Dynasty Warriors Online: The Official Review Comment by Aristides January 2011
• The EVE we play today is NOT the EVE that released in June 2003.  That is part of why keeps winning awards like this, and deservedly.  The game has been enhanced dramatically, has grown and evolved successfully over the years.   EVE is the oppos…

  in General: 2010 Awards: Most Innovative Comment by Aristides January 2011
• What kinds of new changes are you waiting for?

  in Jumpgate Bump Comment by Aristides December 2010
• Well, the game was in development before it was announced in 2007. Maybe iffy because different people are doing this Jumpgate than did the original one?  Or that could be a good thing.  The original game was a pretty simple spaceflight sim, not m…

  in Vaporware. Comment by Aristides December 2010
• K.  Guess I'm still hoping for Black Prophecy to be decent then, since who knows if JGE will ever see the light. The suit document mentions the "Prequel Game".  Guess that's still running.  Wonder is it going to be screwed too because of this liti…

  in Jumpgate Evolution: Codemasters Suing Gazillion & NetDevil Comment by Aristides December 2010
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