With all the good news lately, it figures that it just had to balance out. Looks like the IC Mod for the HW Universe, Homeworld: Eternal Vengeance has been cancelled by its mod crew. I will let them do the talking.
Subliminal Games announced today the cancellation of their RDN Level 2 MOD for Impossible Creatures due to lack of finances. “Its a sad thing when a project has to be cancelled. Financially speaking, we simply had no other reasonable option.”, said SG Creative Director, Eric Dieter. “We simply didn’t have what we needed when we needed it and the reality of the modding scene is that you’re doing work for free while the bills keep mounting so time is of the essence. Time is money and without an infusion of cash assets or financial sponsorship to keep these talented people from becoming homeless, we simply could not continue.”Subliminal Games had begun its relationship with Relic Entertainment as far back as December 2000 and had been working on the team-based strategy MOD in cooperation with the Vancouver game developer for the last 6 months. “As early as February we knew we were sitting on a powder keg and had begun talking with Relic about various possibilities that might keep the project going, unfortunately we just weren’t able to come up with a workable solution.”, said Dieter.
As far as the modding scene goes, Dieter is hopeful for the future. “Eventually a game developer will provide a turn-key program that incorporates the realities of modding.”, he said. “A comprehensive program that covers these realities is required to usher in a new age of ‘Retail Mods’. My current bets are on Valve and their forthcoming Half-Life 2 as they have the strongest track record in the industry for modding but you never know who’s going to step up to the plate. I’m hopeful that someone is going to have an epiphany and realize the inherent benefits of such a comprehensive program. The FPS genre seems to be the strongest area of growth for modding and thus has the most potential for that to happen.”
Subliminal Games has ceased all production on the MOD and has officially closed its doors effective Friday April 25th.
Zeus did attach some of their concept work, which you can check out here.
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