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Stellar Dawn 
The Stellar Dawn logoDeveloper(s) Jagex Games Studio Publisher(s) Jagex Games Studio Platform(s) Java Platform Genre(s) Sci-fi MMORPG Mode(s) Multiplayer Media/distribution Web interface (Java) Stellar Dawn is an upcoming browser-based sci-fi themed MMORPG under development by UK game developer Jagex.
Originally known as MechScape[1], the project was scrapped and renamed after it was decided that the completed project did not meet the standards of the original design brief.[2] The project was overhauled and formally announced as Stellar Dawn on 14 July 2010[3] when Jagex released the official Stellar Dawn website.[4] On 10 August 2010 the first official Stellar Dawn teaser was released.[5]
The game is slated for a 2011 launch.[3] As of November 2011 the most recent change to Stellar Dawn's homepage was on 18 November 2010,[6]
MechScape
In 2007 Jagex registered UK trademarks and various related domain names for the term MechScape.[7]
At the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit it was announced that Jagex were working on a new MMO to be called MechScape, expected in the first quarter of 2009.[8] Henrique Olifiers, Lead Developer at the time, announced that it would be browser-based like RuneScape, but would be one or two steps beyond RuneScape HD's level of technology, that it would have a science fiction theme and that it would be aimed at an older audience.
In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, then CEO Geoff Iddison stated that Jagex have "got a very, very big investment into another MMO" and that it was expected to be released "early next year, Q1 2009" - when asked if he was referring to MechScape, he replied "I can't say too much more, I'm afraid."[9]
On 29 October 2009, Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard announced that MechScape had been cancelled prior to its release, describing the decision as costing "tens of millions of pounds."
Much of the game, including its engine, was intended to be reused in Stellar Dawn,[10] however everything in Stellar Dawn was reinvented with the exception of some concept art.[11]
References
- ^ "Jagex reveals first MechScape details". Eurogamer. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/jagex-reveals-first-mechscape-details. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ "Jagex Cans MechScape at Enormous Cost". Eurogamer. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/jagex-cans-mechscape-at-enormous-cost. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ^ a b "Jagex: Stellar Dawn 2011, We Swear". Massively Multiplay Fallout. http://mmofallout.com/2010/07/14/jagex-stellar-dawn-2011-we-swear/. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ "Stellar Dawn". 2010. http://services.stellardawn.com/m=news/sign-up-for-the-beta. Retrieved 2011-5-15.
- ^ "YouTube - Stellar Dawn - Brace for Impact". YouTube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgcxNTwtuxs. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- ^ "Stellar Dawn - Free Multi-player Sci-Fi Game - Coming soon from Jaview/pressreleases/76816/JAGEX_GAMES_STUDIO_APPOINTS_CHIEF_OPERATING_OFFICER_AND_CHIEFMARKETING_OFFICER.php". http://www.stellardawn.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Intellectual Property Office - Results". Jagex. 2011. http://www.ipo.gov.uk/tm/t-find/t-find-number?detailsrequested=C&trademark=2403672. Retrieved 2011-5-15.
- ^ "E308: Jagex teases sci-fi successor to Runescape, Mechscape". Jagex. 2008. http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/07/15/jagex-teases-sci-fi-successor-to-runescape-mechscape/. Retrieved 2011-5-15.
- ^ "MMO Week: Jagex's Geoff Iddison". Jagex. 2008. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/mmo-week-jagex-s-geoff-iddison. Retrieved 2011-5-15.
- ^ "Gamasutra - News - Jagex Confirms 'Expensive' MechScape Cancellation". Jagex. 2009. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25861. Retrieved 2011-5-15.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Jagex. 2010. http://www.stellardawn.com/faq.ws. Retrieved 2011-11-2.
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