It's been a long, strange trip for Stargate Worlds thus far, yet everything seems to have fallen together for the game and Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment. The game now has an official publisher, FireSky, which is owned by the same people working on SGW. With a publisher firmly in place, most games can begin to really set their sights on the finish line. However, this announcement is even larger for SGW then a simple publishing deal, and it's in a gamer's best interest to get all the details about the operation. Thankfully, the Ten Ton Hammer staff has posted the entire press release (you can read it below), which includes pictures of all the executives involved. Also, make sure you check in with us later this week to get all the details concerning this deal! Enjoy!

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MESA, Ariz. –
April 17, 2008 – FireSky, a new video game
publisher dedicated to improving how gamers play and interact online,
announced today that it would publish style="font-style: italic;">Stargate Worlds, a
massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) based on
MGM’s  award-winning style="font-style: italic;">Stargate franchise.
FireSky will also publish other unannounced titles as it paves the way
for SNAP games.

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FireSky Logo

FireSky is pioneering the development and publishing of games for
Social Networks At Play™ (SNAPs), a unified theory of online
gaming that combines social interaction, economies and game play across
a variety of titles. The FireSky team calls this evolution
“Project: Ascension.” This project –
currently under wraps – will bring gamers together in new and
unprecedented ways.

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Tim Jenson

“We don’t intend to be another garden-variety games
publisher,” said FireSky CEO Tim Jenson. “We are
focused on publishing high quality social gaming experiences online. As
the industry moves online, more and more people will be turning to
games as a way to spend time with friends. With a few notable
exceptions, game developers and publishers haven’t done a
great job of marrying quality games with social experiences. Project:
Ascension and SNAP games will change that dynamic forever.”



FireSky Senior Vice President of Product Development, Rod Nakamoto, has
launched more than 80 titles over his 25-year career in game
development. Mr. Nakamoto leads FireSky’s four internal
development studios and oversees the progress on Project: Ascension.

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Joe Ybarra

“There is a degree of pressure to play a title after the fun
factor has gone, simply because the investment is too great,”
explained Mr. Nakamoto. “Gamers who invest time building
characters, making friends and gathering resources typically have no
ability to transfer this investment to a new experience.
We’re working on a new set of ideals that will push online
gaming past these barriers and into an era of portability.”

Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations Joe Ybarra, a 25-year
veteran of the video game industry and one of the founding members of
Electronic Arts, is heading up FireSky’s publishing
operations. Mr. Ybarra has extensive experience publishing products
worldwide, handling licensed material and managing business development
with third-party developers.

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Rod Nakamoto

“From a business perspective, publishing is the logical next
step for FireSky,” said Mr. Ybarra.
“We’ve got the chops to do it and we’re
assembling a great team here in the desert. I can’t wait to
get our flagship up and running to show off our operation.”



FireSky, a subsidiary of Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, currently has
four studios working on a variety of interactive titles.



“It’s almost time for us to lift the veil and show
the world some of the unique projects we’re working on in
addition to Stargate Worlds,” said Mr. Jenson. “Our
studios are filled with talented game designers, world builders and
engineers and we’ll be announcing several products over the
course of the summer and fall that will lay the foundation for SNAP
games and Project: Ascension. We have projects that span a variety of
game genres as well as proven and emerging business models.”



About FireSky



FireSky is a publisher
for Social Networks at Play or SNAP games. FireSky’s flagship
product is Stargate Worlds, based on the longest-running U.S. science
fiction television series Stargate SG-1® and Stargate Atlantis
™ which are officially licensed by MGM Interactive. For more
information, visit the company's website www.firesky.com and the
Stargate Worlds community site at www.stargateworlds.com.
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FireSky, the FireSky
logo and Social Networks at Play are trademarks of Cheyenne Mountain
Entertainment, Inc.  All other products or services mentioned
in this document are trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks
or registered service marks of their respective owners.

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