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New 4x4 from Kalypso Media http://forum.kalypsomedia.com/showthread.php?tid=10325The announcement in German but according to Gamasutra site has this English one.http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/75816/Kalypso_Announces_4X_SpaceSim_ndash_Legends_ofPegasus.php
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Ridgewood, NJ, August 11, 2012 - Kalypso Media is taking players into the depths of space in 2012, with the announcement of Legends of Pegasus for Windows PC. The 4X space simulation will put players in control of the last surviving humans, as they explore space in a quest to expand their galactic empire. Players will conquer and explore an incredibly detailed 3D universe as they use economic, diplomatic and scientific means to expand their empires. Through a deep technology tree, players will unlock new technologies to customize their ships and prepare their fleets for the next alien encounter…be it hostile or friendly.Features of Legends of Pegasus include:A complete 4X science fiction gaming experience- eXlore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate your way to galactic conquestTactical space combat – featuring a unique mix of turn-based and real-time strategy gameplayA realistic, immersive universe – three races and 12 playable factions exist in a living-breathing universe populated by a huge variety of non-player civilizationsPlay alone or dominate with friends – an extensive single-player campaign coupled with a strong multiplayer focus ensure an engaging experienceMassive customization options – design, build and deploy ships created from research into hundreds of technologies based on an extensive tech treeMake it yours – modding options will be available, allowing players to customize missions, maps and more

Wow, you're quick. I saw this at Blues News. It's being developed by a start-up called Novacore. Hopefully publisher Kalypso won't get our expectations up too high like they did with Dark Star One.[url]http://www.novacore-studios.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=57&lang=en[/url]

Judging from the info available it will be a bog-standard 4x game which is a shame. I also have my reservations when it comes to the developer. Reading the press release I found several errors and inconsistencies, but this one is down right glaring:"The 4X space simulation will put players in control of the last surviving humans, as they explore space in a quest to expand their galactic empire. "I mean wtf, they are the last surviving humans but they have a galactic empire and they want to expand ?

darthspacer wrote:
"The 4X space simulation will put players in control of the last surviving humans, as they explore space in a quest to expand their galactic empire. "I mean wtf, they are the last surviving humans but they have a galactic empire and they want to expand ?
Maybe they are clones I also thought that the game seemed a bit bog standard in that it doesn’t appear to offer any thing new.

Well regardless it's a 4x games so it's definitely on my radar. I just wouldn't hold my hopes too high.

Watched a video on Gametrailers.com (which I can't find anymore) that went over the alpha and a lot of the features of Legend of Pegasus.

New screen shots for Legends of Pegasus showing some ships in battle.annoyingly you have to be a member of the Kalyso forum to see them. http://forum.kalypsomedia.com/showthread.php?tid=12791

Game has a release date for “Legends of Pegasus” of the 25 of Mayhttp://www.game.co.uk/en/legends-of-pegasus-163287?attributeName1=Preorder_EN_GB&pageSize=100&categoryIdentifier=10210&pageNumber=3&attributeValue1=4294966323&sortBy=MOST_POPULAR_DESCThis will be for the UK and Euro not seen anything for a US one.

Heres a better look at some of those pics: http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/63271/New-Battle-Screens-For-Legends-of-Pegasus

Some impressive explosions in these pics.

Some more screen shots from Pegasus on the Kalypso forum.http://forum.kalypsomedia.com/showthread.php?tid=13418

Teaser trailer for Pegasus and a new website for the game.http://legendsofpegasus.com/en/

New trailer for Pegasus.

You can pre-order it on steam.[url]http://store.steampowered.com/app/205590/[/url] date of 10 of August.

oh my this is another 4x game for 2012 - cant believe itaccording to teaser trailers - they have planet management like in ascendancy and galciv2and imo much better : shipcustomizing like in spaceempires starfury <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//yahoo.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':yahoo:' />

Game has been released into the wilds of space and can be download from the usual digital suppliers, not sure if the box one is out as well.[url]http://www.legendsofpegasus.com/en/[/url]

there seem to be some displeased customers:look on their forum thread "Refund Request thread" that has 11 pages as of this posting[url]http://forum.kalypsomedia.com/showthread.php?tid=15831[/url]

Wow that looks like it's turning into another Sword of the star shenanigans.

Looks like Novacore have gone burst.[url]http://www.novacore-studios.de/[/url]
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We very much regret to inform that the Novacore Studios UG has to quit the operation and further development work because of insolvency. We thank all of our employees and partners for their cooperation during the last two years.

Yes, it is official.The developer will be shut down and they are not able to release the source code of the game. So community patches are also very unlikely.The game looked so promising and all previews were very positive. And what did we get? Pretty much nothing for 40€ <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//suicide.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':suicide:' />I still hope Kalypso won't let that game just die but if they do I can add another publisher to my 'do-not-buy' list.And the German forums of Kalypso are full of frustrated customers.