Massively late, massively huge, Massive Update for August 16th – 30th is now up.

The Big Story.

It’s a strange tale, from this past week. You’ve probably heard of Gods and Heroes, the upcoming MMOG set in Roman times developed from Perpetual Entertainment. It’s going to use this neat minion system and has a boatload of interesting animations. It was looking good on the business side, too, with a publishing deal all worked out with Sony Online Entertainment’s “Platform Publishing” imprint. And now … the official word from Perpetual is that they are the sole publisher of Gods and Heroes.

“Perpetual Entertainment has replaced SOE’s Platform Publishing as the official publisher of Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising. Previously, the two companies had been in a co-publishing agreement. SOE Senior Brand Manager Debysue Wolfcale characterized the move as clarification of the actual roles each company play in the development of the game. SOE continues to handle marketing and retail distribution for the title, the same roles they held before this move. The altered relationship clarifies for the community and the press that SOE has no active role in the development of Gods and Heroes, SOE explained, and that all credit should go to Perpetual Entertainment.”

There’s plenty of commentary to be had, from angsty snark at Warcry to some considered words from Lum.

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