Playing games with a controller or keyboard is so last century! Jump into the future with Black Prophecy's new neuronal connection system.

Directly link your brain with your ships computer for the ultimate in control.

"ISORA and GIDEON, the two artificial intelligences which are integrated as a standard feature within both Tyi and Genide ships, are happy to be finally able to conduct extensive philosophical discussions with their pilots. Until now this had not been possible since every pilot became irritated and deactivated the voice output of their ship’s computer after only a few sentences."

It's amazing what they can do with terchnology now-a-days!

Black Prophecy launched in Europe on Monday, and Reakktor Media has followed the release by kicking off the closed beta in North America. The first thousand invites have already been sent out, but the team will be sending out more keys very soon. If you'd like the chance to participate, head over to the game's official site and register for the beta.

In the meantime, check out the launch trailer after the jump to see the free-to-play space combat MMO in action.

Today marks the official launch of Black Prophecy in Europe. Players who have been participating in this free-to-play space combat MMO since the beginning of open beta will find a surprise package with some premium items in their in-game storage, so be sure to log in and collect your rewards.

As far as the North American servers are concerned, the first invitations for the NA beta should be sent out within the next 48 hours. Playing on both regions will be possible for all users once the EU and the NA versions are live, but transfers will not be offered for the upcoming NA servers. If you start playing on the EU servers, you're going to have to create a new character to play on the NA servers.

Check out the Black Prophecy launch trailer after the jump!

The Black Prophecy European open beta is officially under way! To participate, all you need to do is register for an account and download the client. However, North American and Canadian players will have to wait a little bit longer to play this space combat MMO:

"Residents of the US and Canada who were previously selected for closed beta testing will be able to continue playing but new accounts from these areas will not be able to connect to the European servers. However, a North American closed beta test with local servers is coming very soon."

We'll keep an eye out for the North American closed beta announcement.

Have a question about Black Prophecy you've been dying to ask? Well, now's your chance! The Black Prophecy team is hosting a Community Q&A. Get an exclusive opportunity to put your questions to the developers and members of the management team.

Entering is simple. Post your question in a BP Community Q&A thread and the team will pick the best ones to answer. All posts must be made by Friday, February 11.

Gamigo recently announced that it has increased its investment in Black Prophecy by acquiring all trademarks and copyrights associated with the game, as well as a 19.9% stake in the Reakktor Media development studio. Patrick Streppel, an executive board member, said the following about the news:

"Investing in Black Prophecy and Reakktor Media GmbH is a forward-looking step for gamigo. Black Prophecy is the biggest project our company has worked on so far and is also an example of the high quality of games produced in Germany, completely unique in its market segment."

Executive Board Member Rainer Markussen said he looks forward to the game going live in the very near future. Black Prophecy is currently in closed beta, and the team stated earlier this month that preparations for the open beta are in full swing. However, the team emphasized that they will not rush into open beta until it's ready.

Gamigo has released a new Black Prophecy video which gives an inside look at the voice recording process. The video features Cornelius Wiegmann from Periscope Studio, which specializes in audio for games. They are currently working on voicing Black Prophecy. Get an inside look at the recording process and all that goes into making the characters faces match up with the recorded voices.

Black Prophecy is currently in closed beta and is slated to go to open beta sometime early 2011. Watch the full video after the jump.

With the recent lift on Black Prophecy's closed beta NDA, more and more information is coming out about the upcoming MMO. The game is still in closed beta, but leaps and bounds are being made according to the newest community update. While developers are in no rush to push the game into open beta, updates will be coming available and more tweaking is constantly in the works.

For any fans who have been asking how they can help, the answer is simple: play. BP is urging fans who have gotten into the closed beta to keep playing and reporting back in the forums.

Check out the full update after the jump.

The non-disclosure agreement for the Black Prophecy closed beta has officially lifted! Starting today, players are able to openly discuss the space combat MMO, as well as post screenshots and videos. Also, the closed beta forums will be now be open to the public.

All players will get the chance to try out the game once the open beta begins in early 2011. Until then, you'll still need to register for a chance to participate in the closed beta. Have you played Black Prophecy? What are your thoughts on the game?

Gamigo games has just announced the newest feature coming to Black Prophecy: the clan system. Clans can be recognized by ther unique clan symbols, created by the players. Clans can increase their faction ratings by completeing more clan missions.

Clans can also work together to build their own clan station. Each station is made up of modules. The clan can decide how many of which types of modules (hangars, living quarters, etc) will comprise their unique ship.

Register now for the upcoming Black Prophecy closed beta!