Stargate MMORPG Announced

Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment today announced the development of Stargate Worlds, an MMORPG based on the TV series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. According to the Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment management page, the start-up employs veterans from EA, Blizzard and Hollywood. Here's a bit from the product page describing the project.

Stargate Worlds provides players with a form of ranged combat unique to MMORPG that will take full advantage of modern and science fiction weaponry, cover, and terrain. Players will be able to form squads with their friends or use bots for players who want to go solo. Squad leaders will control maneuvers and objectives through an innovative combat control interface. Players may choose to create characters that are members of either the SGC (the Good Guys) or the System Lords (the Bad Guys). Characters are equipped with varied and mixed skills, with the choice to form such classes as Research, Combat Marine, Medical, Scientific, Diplomatic, Engineering, Archeological, and Exploration. PVP will be possible between the two alliances on many contested worlds, actually swaying the balance of power on those planets, and unlocking hidden content. Cooperative play will also be possible, and players will be encouraged to forge temporary alliances to deal with greater threats, such as the Ori.