Jumpgate Evolution Preview

Jumpgate Evolution is the planned remake of NetDevil's 2001 debut dogfighting space MMOG. We spoke to Herman Peterscheck at the 2008 Game Developers Conference about the game and their plans for it.

"My rule is to try and keep the rules simple and let the complexity come from the interplay of the rules," explained Hermann Peterscheck, the producer of Jumpgate Evolution.

Jumpgate Evolution is about dogfights and real-time, player-skill-driven combat, while EVE is a higher level, tactical experience. Or to use the ultimate space-geek example, Jumpgate is to Star Wars as EVE is to Star Trek. The guns are aim and shoot, the world completely three dimensional (people can fly "upside down") and advancement unlocks new toys, but it is still up to the player to use them.

Read more after the jump.

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