Kohnke Communications, former PR firm for Perpetual Entertainment's Gods & Heroes, is challenging PE's recent actions in open court. Maybe you guessed there was more than meets the eye behind the demise of Gods & Heroes, and maybe you were right.
But what do you think about the case?
Do you believe Perpetual cancelled Gods & Heroes to prevent money from being funneled away from Star Trek Online to creditors like Kohnke? Does Kohnke have a case for fraudulent transfer because Perpetual transferred significant assets before entering liquidation? Do you smell a rat, or do you believe Perpetual is acting in good faith with new majority ownership to move forward?
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Jeff "Ethec" Woleslagle Editor-in-Chief - The Ten Ton Hammer Network
I don't doubt it at all.....after these recent incidents with layoffs and this new lawsuit, Perpetual is in a bad place. I'd guess that some of the key members may stay on board, but they'll have to completely rename their company in hopes that other individuals won't see their bad reputation before they come on board.
Days like this serve to remind me that the games industry is a business, first and foremost. With so many creative types trying their hand in it, it doesn't surprise me there are a lot of poor business decisions or mis-managed projects. As time goes on, however, the creative types are learning their lessons and hiring the brains and managerial brawn they need to ship. Not everyone has learned this but... on days like this it is a great reminder.
The problem here is that a lot of the people involved with this lawsuit WERE the business minded people. These weren't just the folks in Art trying to deal away their company.
You're right though, the Star Trek fans may get the real short end of the stick here.
For the players, it might be better to discover sooner, rather than later, what sort fo people they are dealing with, with regards to PE. IF they have gone to such lengths to shift/hide assets to avoid repaying previous investors, then they are hardly the sort of people mmo companies are going to want to do business with in the future.
This makes me sad. I was looking forward to Star Trek Online. This news makes me doubt whether or not the game will ever get published.
What if any company currently running a MMOG besides Blizzard were sued for $300,000? I mean, that is is a big chunk of change--equivalent to 20,000 monthly subscriptions.
Losing a $300K lawsuit would likely sink Dungeons & Dragons Online. I bet it'd make SOE have to think about shutting down some of its less popular games (EverQuestOnline Adventures, Matrix Online, Star Wars Galaxies, Planetside, Vanguard).
What if any company currently running a MMOG besides Blizzard were sued for $300,000? I mean, that is is a big chunk of change--equivalent to 20,000 monthly subscriptions.
Especially a company whose product is 'in development' with no income, save the funds from investors.
Kohnke v. Perpetual - What's your take?
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