The wait is almost over for the legions of Stargate and MMO fans waiting to experience the Stargate Worlds Closed Beta test. The gate opens Oct. 15 for the first group of testers.

Stargate fans can pick up their assault rifles and join Op-CORE as they take their first steps in Stargate Worlds. Beta sign ups are live at register.stargateworlds.com/Registration/. More testers will be invited to sign up over time, so it’s not too late to put your name in the selection pool.

At launch, PvP dueling will be an option. There will also be PvP Servers. Then during our first big content push (that would be episode #3) the Jaffa Civil War will erupt. Then we will 'layer' in battlegrounds in all the worlds. Set up by the war. Take a good luck at the character on the box cover, my friends. A good luck.

-Ledaye

StargateWorlds.com is now taking registrations for closed beta, publisher FireSky announced in a press release this morning!

This is what devoted fans of Stargate and online games have been waiting for for over two years -- the opportunity to get an early look at the upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online game for the hit sci-fi franchise!

As was promised months back by Senior Community Manager "Khatie," Stargate Worlds Forum members got the very first chance to register last week. Our servers have been fighting to acquire the sudden influx of registrants. Now we're gearing up for more of the general public!

A brand new screenshot from the Castle has been posted in Stargate Worlds Forums! You have to be a member in order to view the image. Fortunately, an account is free! Register here.

About three months prior to graduating I was speaking with some guy named Josh Kurtz who worked on some game called World of Warcraft and who was now working on some game called Stargate Worlds. We kept in contact, meaning, I sent him about 800 emails between then and December with updates to my demo reel and so on. Just a tip to those who are interested in the game industry: research companies and research the people who work there -- it helps! December 20-something 2006 I moved across the country from my home to even sunnier and WAYYY hotter Phoenix Arizona. January 2, 2007 was my first day at Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment working on Stargate Worlds.

StargateWorlds.com has just posted ten images into the gallery (9 screenshots and 1 concept) revealing more details about the landscape behind Tollana!

Art Director Howard Lyon's latest concept art piece pictures a Tollana recreational area (featuring the Statue of Shar'mal). These new screenshots feature the city in both intact and damaged states, during the day and after dark. Broken buildings, ruined bridges and a scarred landscape are vividly detailed in these shots!

Our tactical combat system will be something completely new in the MMORPG segment, yet it will be familiar to anyone who has played one before. Two things that really set our system apart are the importance of cover and the capability of the AI.

Cover has to form the core of any system trying to model modern combat in any sort of realistic manner. Standing out in the open during a firefight is suicide, and that will be reflected in Stargate Worlds where even high-level characters will hesitate to take bullets from low-level characters.

Cover will be especially important to defeat the smart MOBs in Stargate Worlds that will use firepower and maneuver to take you out. Players will have to fight smart if they want to win.

GateWorld has received the first piece of concept art for an Ancient planet which will appear in the upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online game, Stargate Worlds!

The architecture is distinctly Ancient in origin, with the familiar spires of Atlantis, but the environment itself is very alien. Plasma and electrical discharges light the surface, with crystalline formations jutting out from below.

"Hi Stargate fans! I have the cool job of managing the marketing for the launch of this incredible new game. With all the hard work the development team are putting into making this game amazing we are going to make sure we make a huge splash onto the scene! "

- Jeremy Taylor, Senior Product Manager