Trion World Network today announced a partnership wtih Star Wars: Empire at War developer Petroglyph to create an MMORTS using Trion's proprietary technology.

Though no details of the game are available, Trion's technology was said to be comprised of "advanced server architecture, designed to enable massive scalability, dynamic content evolution and cross platform development."

Petroglyph, best known for its RTS titles Star Wars: Empire at War and Universe at War: Earth Assault, was founded in 2003 by former employees of the now-defunct Command & Conquer developer Westwood Studios.

"Petroglyph is extremely excited to be working with a visionary publisher like Trion World Network", said Petroglyph president Michael Legg. "Combining Trion's platform and industry expertise with our GLYPH game technology and our development pedigree will allow us to unleash a groundbreaking MMORTS gaming experience to the world."

Independent developer Petroglyph, best known for RTS titles Universe at War and Star Wars: Empire at War, and publisher True Games Interactive today unveiled Mytheon, the free-to-play PC strategy game the duo initially announced back in April.

In lieu of a one-time purchase or a subscription fee, the customization-heavy title will be supported by micro-transactions. The extent of these transactions was not specified.

Set to arrive in fall 2009, Mytheon is said to combine the "best elements of action, strategy and RPG game-play with a heavy emphasis on collectability and combat." Three character classes will be available, with each class focusing on a different type of "Power Stone" to collect and glean unique spells from.

"There really isn't a game on the market today that someone could compare to Mytheon," boasted True Games founder Jeff Lujan. "The game truly creates an entirely new genre offering a combination of features that gamers would normally have to play several different games to get."

Publisher True Games Interactive today announced that it has partnered with independent developer Petroglyph to create a free-to-play real-time strategy game that will be supported by micro-transactions.

Founded by ex-Westwood employees, Petroglyph is best known for its Star Wars: Empire at War (PC) and Universe at War: Earth Assault (PC, X360) RTS titles. Micro-transactions commonly refer to in-game items sold at a low sum of actual currency.

The studio marks the latest established developer to pursue the lucrative free-to-play market. Battlefield creator EA DICE is currently prepping its free-to-play effort Battlefield Heroes, which will be supported by out-of-game advertising and micro-transaction revenue.

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