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   The folks from NetDevil are keeping themselves awfully busy these days. Aside from Warmonger and that LEGO MMO announced a few months ago, they're also striving to revive their dying - albeit supposedly still profitable - space MMO game from 2001, Jumpgate. They have already expressed this intention last year, but it's only now that we're beginning to hear and see more about it, following the studio's 10th anniversary press event. This was the perfect occasion to announce Jumpgate Evolution, the remake of their first MMO, with much-improved graphics and plenty of new features.

   Visually, you'll know what to expect from Jumpgate Evolution once you see the first set of pictures added in the local gallery. They seem to be a mix of screenshots and artworks, but you should be able to tell them apart fairly easily.

   FiringSquad was among those attending NetDevil's press event, and they have some details about the gameplay changes planned for this remake - which they say will be released as an upgrade to the original Jumpgate, not a distinct game. It's still not clear when that will happen, but at least the devs are already accepting sign-ups for the upcoming beta testing phase, on the new Jumpgate Evolution website. So that's gotta be a good sign.

   Nevertheless, it will be mighty hard to challenge EVE Online at this point, especially after CCP's space MMO has just expanded with the Revelations II chapter. And speaking of which, Jim Rossignol published another one of his great articles, called "The Invasion", in which he retells the story of an epic 48-hour battle in EVE Online...

   How come [random fantasy MMO] stories never sound so majestic?

UPDATE: We got the official press release announcing Jumpgate Evolution, and here are its main features:
- New rendering engine scaling from fixed function to pixel shaders for maximum market reach.
- Engaging and responsive AI, creating the feeling of a living, changing universe.
- Several new missions across multiple types including: combat, patrols, mining, and delivery.
- A real supply and demand economy - responsive to player trading activity.
- Engaging PvP system with factional peace and war rating, significantly affecting game dynamics.
- New user interface to make the game more engaging and accessible.