Read the full news story on Stargate: Timekeepers here. What follows is the publisher’s official press release.
PRESS RELEASE:
First-Ever Stargate Strategy PC Game
Stargate: Timekeepers
Epsom, UK – May 11th, 2021.
In collaboration with leading entertainment company Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Slitherine, a world leading producer and publisher of digital strategy games, is proud to announce that it will develop and publish Stargate: Timekeepers, the first-ever strategy PC game based on the fan favorite series, Stargate SG-1. Stargate: Timekeepers departs from the end of season 7 of the Stargate SG-1 main plot to create a wholly original story starting during the Battle of Antarctica, where Command Eva McCain and her team are tasked with supporting the SG-1 against Anubis’s fleet. The aftermath of the battle sees Commander McCain and her squad face an epic adventure that spans multiple original locations.
In Stargate: Timekeepers, players will travel through time and space, save civilians from the threats of their system lords, rescue their friends and allies from danger, and much more.
Over the course of 25 years, Stargate has become a cultural phenomenon, capturing the imaginations of sci-fi lovers and inspiring legions of fans around the world. The franchise includes three films, three TV series broadcast in 64 countries, an animated series, and a web series. More than 56 million Stargate DVDs have been sold as well. Living well beyond the screen Stargate has found its way to graphic novels, games, and more.
“Working on an IP like Stargate is an honor and a testament to our continued effort to reach a wider audience,” said Marco Minoli, Slitherine Marketing Director. “We strive to capture players’ imagination by creating our own worlds or by forging experiences based on existing, influential franchises. We look forward to bringing Stargate: Timekeepers to life and creating a long-lasting legacy of Stargate strategy games”.
Robert Marick, Executive Vice President, MGM Global Consumer Products & Experiences, said, “We’re thrilled to work with Slitherine to bring a new Stargate PC game to market, and provide fans the opportunity to experience the Stargate universe well beyond TV and movie screens.”
Stargate: Timekeepers is a Real-Time-Tactics game developed by Creative Forge Games, an independent studio based in Warsaw, Poland, makers of Phantom Doctrine and Hard West. The game will release on PC distribution platforms.
STARGATE SG-1 is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. © 1997 – 2021 MGM Television Entertainment Inc. and MGM Global Holdings Inc. Stargate: Timekeepers TM & © 2021 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slitherine – Home of Wargamers
The Slitherine Group is the world’s leading producer and publisher of digital strategy and wargames.
Under the Slitherine (www.slitherine.com) and Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) brands, it has published literally hundreds of games, with many award-winning titles in its portfolio and spanning all digital platforms, from home consoles to smartphones and tablets. Slitherine also works with a wide array of key licensing partners, such as NBC Universal®, Games Workshop®, Sony Pictures, BBC, Osprey, and many others.
Matrix Games specializes in COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) physics-based simulations and strategy video games. Through careful research and development, commercial simulations are turned into modern and powerful programs that can replicate complex multi-domain military operations, from tactical to operational scale, for future force, COA, analytical, and training purposes. COTS clients include United States Air Force, DSTL, Luftwaffe, Royal Navy, United States Army, and more.
For more information contact Slitherine press office – [email protected]
About MGM
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and television content across all platforms. The company owns one of the world’s deepest libraries of premium film and television content as well as the premium pay television network EPIX, which is available throughout the U.S. via cable, satellite, telco, and digital distributors. In addition, MGM has investments in numerous other television channels, digital platforms, interactive ventures, and is producing premium short-form content for distribution. For more information, visit www.mgm.com.
Why are they doing small things..Stargate deserves games on the level of Assassins creed… Not small cheap games…
Nothing about this says it’s small or cheap.
Maybe he mean that Stargate deserves a AAA game like CoD with a big singeplayer campaign and a lot of content.
Whoa! I’m no good at strategy games like this but I’ll deffo play it to let them know people are interested in stargate games!!!!!
Looks fascinating and I’m sure there will be an audience for it. Unfortunately, that doesn’t include me. I’m a) not a PC gamer and b) not interested in strategy games.
Make.. this.. game!! I am not believing anything until I see this in my steam library, fully downloaded, installed.. well lets just say until I am stepping through the gate.
These guys did a great job with their BSG game, and lovingly supported it long after release with multiple “seasons” of additional single player campaigns.
I would normally be very skeptical based on that 1minute ‘nothing burger’ of a teaser but it’s definitely worth some enthusiasm IMO.
Admittedly I do find it a bit jarring when different audio is used for gate functions, as we are all so used to the gate from SG1.
Honestly, it’s probably due to the fact that a lot of Stargate projects have been kinda… tentative when it comes to MGM? I would love a more cinematic-feeling unstable-vortex coming out of it, but still.
This has me at least hopeful. Maybe we’re not just one team, but working as the head of the SGC. MAYBE.
Cautiously optimistic.
Jesus Christ, finally a PC game about Stargate! Looking forward for it and instant buy on release!
Time travel, eh? Then I hope this game is a Heroes fix-it. Not fond of strategy games normally, I’m more of an open world, rpg or puzzle fan. But I’ll play and support this if it’s a Heroes fixer. I’ll keep my eyes open for more info.
Hoping this will come to playstation…..
just hope they wont cut it in the midel of production lol like they have don with alliance
does anyone know the relies date steam seas it is coming soon i keep checking I don’t see it I love star gate that why I’m asking.
We have some new intel on this that I’ll try to get posted ASAP, Richard. Slitherine is now saying the game should be out this July.