Anyone remember that MMORPG that was in development for years based on the Stargate franchise, Stargate Worlds? I wouldn’t be surprised if it slipped your mind since it has been 4 years. I believe it actually entered a closed beta phase at one point though…but now it is on hold per an email. The producer, Cheyenne Mountain, is restructuring in the hopes of finishing the game. This forum post however is a little more bleak, with zero developers, zero web site maintenance, everything on hold.

There is however a bright spot – an alternate project, Stargate Resistance, is a third person shooter developed as a “proof of market” vehicle, to show there is life in the franchise. There is an indication that if this game proves popular, development on Worlds might resume.

Unfortunately I think this falls in the bucket of “great projects that came too late”, with SG-1 done for several years, Atlantis gone, and Universe still seeking the audience of the previous efforts. But then again you can’t develop a tie-in too early without knowing the stability of the franchise…

The Roller Coaster Tycoon computer game franchise by Chris Sawyer could be the next game to become a movie. David Ronn and Jay Scherick (The Smurfs) are tagged for the script, with Harald Zwart (The Karate Kid) producing/directing. Other than it being planned for a mixed live-action/CGI, nothing else is known.

So it looks like there is a Battlestar Galactica massive-multiplayer game in development. There is little known about the studio supposedly doing it, but regardless,the track record on MMOs, or games in general, on SF titles that have left the TV already isn’t very high…I’m still waiting for Stargate Worlds, still listed as “Coming in 2009″…

Asteroids is already on its way. Missile Command is also an apparently possible Fox franchise. So what’s next? The venerable Space Invaders, leader of the modern video game movement, looks to get set up at Warner Bros.. So, what could be next? Monster movie Centipede? Dig Dug saved the world from an underground mega-quake?

The Thunder Child received a press release from Taverncraft, advertising their new line of “warsteins”, beer steins decorated with World of Warcraft themes. They attached photos of their whole line. The steins are scheduled to go on sale in April 2010.

If you’re interested in looking at the steins, http://dailyspace.blogspot.com/2010/03/world-of-warcraft-decorative-steins.html

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The Thunder Child is proud to present its interview with Matt Sanford, whose Call of Cthulu RPG book Arkham Now will be coming out shortly. Another Cthulu RPG, Haunted Salem, will be out next year. The busy Sanford is also busy writing articles on the Tom Baker season arc, The Key To Time, and a host of other projects. Please check out the interview at: http://thethunderchild.com/Interviews/Books/MattSanbornInterview.html

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It’s not cheap, but it looks like it could be fun for a few hours – the Star Wars Force Trainer is expected to retail for $120 starting in August, and uses a headset that measures brain waves to allow you to control a fall floating in a column. This is the toy you are looking for…

Could a game resurrect a franchise? That could possibly happen with Ghostbusters. A long-in-development game is set to release on Tuesday (Formats: Standard Edition Windows, PS3, XBox 360, Wii, PS2, DS, Amazon Exclusive Slimer Edition: XBox 360, PS3, Wii), and it has renewed the interest in another film, not only from the producers but the actors as well.

D&D co-creator Dave Arneson, who along with Gary Gygax (who passed away 13 months ago) created Dungeons and Dragons, passed away Tuesday peacefully. Another d20 roll in his honor.

Want to take the world on with a phaser, but don’t have one? Got an iPhone (or iPod Touch) instead? Problem solved with the Star Trek Phaser app, available in the iTunes store. It has both 1-player and 2-player (via Wi-Fi) modes, along with trailers and images from the upcoming movie. And its free. Now I just need a free iPod Touch…