Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment was a software development company based out of Arizona. It was formed in July of 2005 and obtained a license from MGM in September 2005 to create the MMORPG Stargate Worlds based on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis. The game was using Bigworld Technology for the development. Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment amassed some of the industry's biggest talents, which included Joe Ybarra, one of the founding members of Electronic Arts, now the largest publisher in the PC Game industry.
The name of the company came from Cheyenne Mountain, a real life Air Force installation and the fictional home of Stargate Command.
Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment had ownership in Cheyenne Mountain Games which had expanded into four studios. Stargate Worlds, Handcranked Games, Superstition Studios, and a yet to be named studio. Details of projects in production at the three new studios had not been released to the public.
Bankruptcy[]
On February 19, 2010, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment filed for bankruptcy, which its employees attributed to the "shady dealings" of the company's (now former) CEO, Gary Whiting. The statement released by the company noted that the filing "may be rescinded" and that that Chapter 11 provided for the reorganization of a company's debt into a manageable plan.[1]
They then released a statement that revealed that shareholders had filed a complaint against Gary Whiting in Arizona court. Cheyenne Mountain alleged Whiting put the company on the hook for a payment to a shell company he controls, and that Whiting's dealings with that company have also exposed Cheyenne Mountain to a lawsuit in Utah. They also say that Whiting and his company bought stock from Cheyenne Mountain and its subsidiaries but failed to honor the purchase terms or make payments.[2]
On January 17, 2011, the company revealed they were no longer able to sell or operate Stargate Resistance.[3] MGM didn't renew its license with the company.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Official Statement on the Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment website.
- ↑ Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment Joins Litigation
- ↑ CME 2011 Update (Backup link)
- ↑ [Gateworld: CME loses Stargate video game license, Resistance to end in January]
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