WarCr and FiringSquad both have comments NetDevil CEO Scott Brown about Auto Assault, the company's vehicular MMORPG which is shutting down soon. NetDevil has tried to acquire the game from publisher NCSoft, but the two companies have not been able to reach an agreement.

NCSoft Answers Some Questions on WarCry offers some info NCSoft's David Swofford about the recently announced closing of Auto Assault. There's also a retrospective on GameZone.

A brief announcement on the official Auto Assault site reveals that NetDevil's vehicular combat MMO will no longer be supported past August 31, 2007. Publisher NCsoft will not be billing any existing subscribers past their current billing periods; the company plans to release more information on how players will be affected. There was no indication as to whether new subscriptions are being honored, though Shacknews was able to successfully sign up for and download the game's free 14-day trial. Launched last April, Auto Assault was met with generally positive, if not wildly enthusiastic, critical reception. NetDevil recently announced plans to heavily revamp one of its other MMOs, JumpGate. The company is also creating LEGO Universe, an MMO based on the popular plastic interlocking bricks. Inquiries have been sent to NCsoft on the matter, but a response had not been received at the time this story was published.

There's a new Auto Assault Q&A on Ten Ton Hammer, asking NetDevil's Scott Brown about the vehicular MMO game which launched a year ago.

NCSoft sends along word that content update 4 for Auto Assault is now available. The patch introduces the auction house, new vehicle chassis and a new tournament schedule as well as several "quality of life system improvements".

New at the WarCry today is a Q&A on Auto Assault. NetDevil's Chris Sherland and Andrew Wagner are asked about the disappointing sales, reasons people should give this game another look, the auction system, Update 4, the tournament schedule and more.

MMORPG.com has a new Auto Assault Q&A, asking NetDevil's Matt Shaffer about plans for the game's Update 3. This update will include new missions, a new set of weapons and items and new Ground Zero bosses among other things.

The friendly folks at NCSoft let us know that a second Auto Assault update is now available. According to NCSoft, "this latest installment for Auto Assault introduces a new arena tournament map and the Coliseum for higher level players. In addition to many new missions in the world, the new arena map, Emergence, contains six types of power-ups players can find and use, and features death matches designed to make player-versus-player combat more fun and promote movement across the map".

Auto Assault is struggling mightily but its still being supported, with Update 2 being released soon. GameZone has a Q&A about the new content and features.

NCSoft passes along word that a second update for Auto Assault will be released soon, offering a new Arena map, a new Colliseum Map, improved performance and more. We have a high level summary of changes here.

There's an Auto Assault Q&A on Strategy Informer this morning. NetDevil's Hermann Peterscheck is asked about the game's launch and update plans.

With abysmal subscriber numbers for Auto Assault, the game's official website now has word that the two servers for the game (one in Europe, another in the US) will merge into one US server. According to the same post, NetDevil is still working on new content for the game.

The guys at MMORPG.com have a new Q&A with some of the Auto Assault peeps. Lead Designer Dan Russett, Lead Systems Designer Brian Booker and Project Lead Harmann Peterscheck answer questions about the newly released Update #1 for the game.

As noted on the game's official website, the first update for Auto Assault is now available. The update includes a respec option, new missions, loot linking, additional trims and more.

The Rocky Mountain News website has a new feature on Auto Assault, taking a look at the development of the newly launched vehicular MMORPG. Thanks FiringSquad.