Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, the Mesa-based software developer currently working on the MMORPG Stargate Worlds, says that despite funding problems the game is still being produced. Read the rest of this entry »
 Archive for the 'Stargate' Category‘Stargate’ producer dials in on MMO troublesApril 3rd, 2009, 11:48 pm by Jayson Peters
Is the second attempt to field a computer game based on the hugely successful Stargate saga about to fall flat? In an interview with the unofficial fansite GateWorld, Stargate executive producer Brad Wright discusses the delays faced by Stargate Worlds, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game from Mesa-based Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment. Report: Mesa developer of ‘Stargate’ game in serious troubleMarch 17th, 2009, 10:32 pm by Jayson PetersSpeaking of SyFy Portal Airlock Alpha founder Michael Hinman, the journalist has a scoop on further woes for Mesa developer Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry » Robert Picardo to sign autographs March 7 at ‘Trek’ exhibitFebruary 28th, 2009, 11:33 am by Jayson Peters
You’ll have to pay museum and exhibit admissions, as well as any autograph fees. For more information about pricing, see www.azscience.org/star_trek. For $20 you can get an autographed photo from Picardo. He is bringing shots of himself in character from both Voyager and Atlantis. A purchase also lets you pose for a photo with the actor, if you wish. Savings alert! Anyone with a Phoenix Public Library membership can present their library card at the science center’s front counter to get $2 off general admission. Star Trek: The Exhibition runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through May 10. The science center is located at 1600 E. Washington St., Phoenix.
Star Trek: The Experience returns to Vegas Lou Diamond Phillips, Ming-Na join ‘Stargate Universe’ castFebruary 24th, 2009, 11:26 pm by Jayson Peters
UPDATED with full press release from NBC Universal on the jump. Sci Fi Channel to air ‘Stargate SG-1′ DVD moviesFebruary 6th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
The Sci Fi Channel will air the two direct-to-DVD Stargate SG-1 movies for the first time this fall. The Ark of Truth, which picks up where the series left off and concludes the war with the tyrannical Ori, will air March 27 and Continuum, which reunites the show’s original cast in a time-twisting adventure, will air April 3. Read on for descriptions of each movie. Read the rest of this entry » ‘Stargate Universe’ delayed to fall; more cast, crew announcedJanuary 18th, 2009, 2:44 pm by Jayson PetersThe cast of the upcoming Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe is quickly shaping up, and the series’ premiere has been pushed back to the fall from its planned summer date. Also, sci-fi novelist and freelance writer John Scalzi (Old Man’s War, The Android’s Dream) has been recruited as a creative consultant, according to Stargate Atlantis executive producer Joseph Mallozzi’s blog. In addition to last month’s announcement of The Full Monty star Robert Carlyle as an expedition leader on the starship Destiny, four other male characters have been cast; at least two female roles remain to be announced. The fan site GateWorld has a full rundown with pics and character bios, or you can click on the jump to check out NBC Universal’s full press release. Read the rest of this entry » ‘Atlantis’ expedition ends — in more ways than one (spoilers)January 12th, 2009, 11:43 pm by Jayson Peters
With last week’s series finale of Stargate Atlantis bringing the show full circle and dropping the Ancient city right off the coast of California, it’s pretty obvious there was meant to be more. In fact, producer Joseph Mallozzi’s blog reveals what would have been in a sixth season, and what might still be in the promised TV movie. [Update: Between the series finale of Atlantis and the first season finale of alumna Amanda Tapping's (pictured above) new series Sanctuary, Sci Fi channel had a strong showing in Friday nights ratings.] Read the rest of this entry » State of the ‘Gate’January 5th, 2009, 11:38 pm by Jayson Peters
Carlyle tapped to command ‘Stargate Universe’December 15th, 2008, 11:04 am by Jayson Peters
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Robert Carlyle, star of Trainspotting and The Full Monty, has been cast as the lead in the upcoming Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe. A native of Scotland, Carlyle also appeared in the recent Fox TV movie 24: Redemption. He took a villainous turn in the Pierce Brosnan “James Bond” movie The World is Not Enough and in the film adaptation of Christopher Paolini’s book Eragon. Production on the series is slated to begin in February in Vancouver, Canada. It is set to launch in the summer with a two-hour premiere. Read the rest of this entry » Bad times for Mesa-based game developer Cheyenne MountainDecember 8th, 2008, 2:10 pm by Jayson Peters
Mesa-based Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, the developer of the upcoming MMORPG Stargate Worlds, seems to be having financial difficulties. A disgruntled employee has set up a Web site counting the number of days since payroll has been made: days-since-cheyenne-mountain-employees-have-been-paid.com. ‘Stargate Worlds’ MMO signing up Beta testersOctober 5th, 2008, 2:13 am by Jayson Peters
Beta sign-ups have gone live for Stargate Worlds, the MMORPG from Mesa-based Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment. The first group of testers will be unleashed Oct. 15. Get a free beta key for ‘Stargate’ MMOAugust 23rd, 2008, 10:00 am by Jayson Peters
mmolecule, a forum for fans of MMORPGs, is giving away 200 free beta keys to Stargate Worlds, the upcoming immersive computer game set in the universe of the long-running Sci Fi Channel series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. All you have to do is register — for free — as a user. Related content: As one ‘Gate’ shuts, another opens: ‘Stargate Universe’ in early ‘09August 22nd, 2008, 9:52 am by Jayson Peters
Sci Fi Channel may have canceled the Stargate SG-1 spinoff Stargate Atlantis — the company announced it would end after its current fifth season and be followed by at least one telefilm — but they’re moving forward with a long-teased third series. And they’re moving fast! Expect to see a two-hour premiere for Stargate Universe in “early 2009,” with a regular series following in the summer. ‘Stargate Atlantis’ canceled; TV movie plannedAugust 21st, 2008, 12:13 am by Jayson Peters
According to the always well-informed fan site GateWorld, Stargate Atlantis will end its run on Sci Fi Channel after the current season — its fifth — and return as at least one TV movie. Read the rest of this entry »
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Robert Picardo, who played the Emergency Medical Hologram, aka “the Doctor,” for seven seasons on Star Trek: Voyager and more recently appeared as Richard Woolsey on Stargate Atlantis, will sign autographs noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Arizona Science Center’s Star Trek exhibit.
The cast of the upcoming Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe has been completed, with Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns, Numb3rs) and Ming-Na (
The third direct-to-DVD movie based on the defunct Sci Fi series Stargate SG-1 will film this summer for a 2010 release, and it will return to the show’s roots by focusing on original star and executive producer Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver). Claudia Black (Farscape), who joined the cast of SG-1 in its 10th and final season as the roguish Vala Mal Doran, will not be a part of the production. All this according to the well-connected fan site GateWorld 
