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The continuing saga of the Stargate game license took yet another left turn this week as a judge ruled that the assets of the multiplayer third person shooter Stargate Resistance be returned to the game's original developer Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment. The company released the digital download game earlier this year and then just a few days later filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Not long after that a group of former Cheyenne team members claimed to have taken control of future support and updates to Stargate Resistance. The group, which called itself Fresh Start Studios and then Dark Comet Games, indeed did release a number of patches and content updates to the game. However in August Cheyenne slapped the companies with a lawsuit saying the transfer of the game's assets was "improper" which the judge apparently agreed with this week.

The web site Nerdvana reports that even as Cheyenne wins this court case it is still under Chapter 11 and has a new receiver in place to handle its ongoing financial issues. There's no word on if Stargate Resistance will continue to be updated under its new-old owner. Adding to the problems is that the company's Stargate game license has now expired with its owner MGM althought Cheyenne's chairman and CEO Gary Whiting is claiming that the receiver is working to get that license back.

[Via Massively]

Last week we reported that the TV show based multiplayer action game Stargate Resistance was now in the hands of new developer Dark Comet Games. Now the developer has issued its first update to the game via Steam and it adds a new "planet" (i.e. map) called Leonops to the title.

In addition to the new map, the update has some bug fixes and changes. It also allows players to get credit for "kill assists" (although not an actual kill score). Players who take on one of the game's healer classes will also get credit in their player score for healing other players.

[Via Blue's News]

The fairly confusing saga surrounding the release of the multiplayer shooter game Stargate Resistance took another turn today as it was revealed that a new game developer, Dark Comet Games, has taken over the continuing development of the title.

In a press release, Dark Comet Games said its company was formed by the original developers of Stargate Resistance under the direction of Firesky. The new company will continue to update the game with a new map and other new content planned for release "in the coming weeks". The game was first announced and released by Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment who later filed for bankruptcy last March. Previously Cheyenne stated the game's development would be moved to a new company called Fresh Start. It's likely Dark Comet Games is simply the final name for Fresh Start.

The press release makes no mention of the status of Stargate Worlds, the MMO game that Cheyenne was developing until it turned its attention to Stargate Resistance.