Gryphus
27.12.2007, 01:06
In einem Interview auf Tentonhammer wird Perpetual Entertainment ins Fadenkreuz gestellt. So soll der Grund für die Einstellung von Gods & Heroes nicht wie angegeben die unerreichbaren Ziele sein, sondern die bei Vollendung des Spiels zu bezahlenden Summen von bis zu 280.000 US Dollar an Kohnke Communications, Inc.. <br> <br><ul><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="85%"><tr><td width="100%"><div align="justify" style="font-size: 10px; font-family: ARIAL, VERDANA; color: #4F4F4F;">December 11, 2007 - Details surrounding Perpetual Entertainment´s dealings subsequent to the cancellation of Gods & Heroes are coming to light as Ten Ton Hammer uncovered court documents of a new complaint just submitted to California´s Superior Court last week. The allegation: the San Francisco-based developer fraudulently transferred valuable assets (like the Star Trek Online license) to an insider-owned corporation at a loss, leaving those with a financial stake in the now-defunct MMORPG Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising without hope of payment save legal recourse. <br> <br>According to documents received last Friday in California´s Superior Court for the County of San Francisco, public relations firm Kohnke Communications, Inc. – best known for promoting the efforts of numerous MMORPG developers like EA Mythic, Red 5, Turbine, and NetDevil – is suing Perpetual Entertainment, Inc. for breach of contract, fraudulent transfer, fraud, and various other charges for damages between $80,000 and $290,000, perhaps much more in terms of punitive or exemplary damages. <br> <br>The complaints stem from allegations that Perpetual sold valuable assets like the Star Trek Online (STO) license to P2 Entertainment, Inc., a thinly veiled yet separate corporate entity, before executing the Perpetual ABC or "Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors" (a liquidation mechanism allowed by states like California as a less expensive alternative to the extensive litigation surrounding bankruptcy). The case could have drastic implications for future of the pre-alpha Star Trek Online title.</div></td></tr></table></ul> <br> <br>Link: <a href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/15616" target=_blank>Zum Interview</a>