In the first great space race, world super powers competed to achieve
milestones in space exploration. Fifty years later, the world as a
whole (those of us with broadband anyway) is gearing up for a new space
race. At stake this time is which space-themed MMOG can get a foothold
in a market dominated by fantasy games. Ten Ton Hammer's Danny "Ralsu"
Gourley offers his predictions for href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/306">Jumpgate
Evolution, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/117">Star
Trek Online, href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/1422">Star
Wars: The Old Republic, and href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/tid/940">Stargate
Worlds:

BioWare, the force (tee hee) behind style="font-style: italic;">Star Wars: The Old Republic
(SW:TOR or TOR), is famous for making quality games that deliver
compelling
plots. From Baldur's
Gate to Knights
of the Old Republic to style="font-style: italic;">Neverwinter Nights
to Mass Effect,
BioWare produces hits, so the potential for TOR is high.

Read the full editorial to find out who Ralsu thinks will win href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/50388">The New Space
Race.