Vanguard: Saga of Heroes To SOE

Sigil Games and Sony Online Entertainment have announced that SOE will taking over the publishing rights to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, Sigil's upcoming MMORPG. Back in 2004, Microsoft cancelled the MMORPG Mythica in favor of Vanguard, but now the company says it is "in the best interest of the long-term goals for the title" that a different company will publish it.

As co-publisher of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, Sigil assumes greater control of marketing and PR, while maintaining responsibility for game development, community relations, media relations, customer support, and quality assurance. Under the terms of the agreement, SOE will provide distribution, marketing, hosting and back-end support -- including billing and technical support -- for the game. Additionally, SOE is tentatively planning on adding Vanguard, upon its release,to SOE's Station Access subscription plan. Station Access allows players to enjoy all of SOE's MMO titles for one low monthly price.