The folks over at Codemasters Online have announced that beta sign ups for Jumpgate Evolution have finally gone live! What are you waiting for? Get over there and sign up!

26th June (2pm GMT) – Codemasters Online & NetDevil are pleased to announce that BETA signups for their hotly anticipated MMO Jumpgate Evolution are now live alongside the brand new global community portal at www.jumpgateevolution.com

Launched this week, the global community portal is the premier destination for all news and information on Jumpgate including access to the hotly anticipated BETA which will be going live in the coming months.

‘We are excited to launch our new global community destination for fans of Jumpgate Evolution,” commented Edward Relf, Director, Marketing, Codemasters Online. “Since its announcement earlier this year, we have been overwhelmed by the support for the game and are pleased to be working with NetDevil to bring something truly unique to the MMO market. We are expecting unprecedented levels of demand for BETA and urge anyone interested in playing the game to sign up as quickly as possible at the new website www.jumpgateevolution.com.”

Jumpgate Evolution developer Scott “Scorch” Brown has a developer log up on their main page.  It's great to see that NetDevil is taking what they learned with their other games to make this one a success.  More to the point, what they've learned from Auto Assault's poor support.

While Auto Assault didn’t perform to everyone’s expectations, it did teach us a lot about what it takes to make better games. We realized that if we wanted to make a successful game, it needed to be done on our own terms and without the pressure of development milestones. So, we went to work.

Developing Jumpgate Evolution is a great opportunity. Because we funded the development ourselves, we needed to make sure that - given the limited resources - we had the best possible people working on it.

The idea that they've taken their lessons to heart and are moving forward with it in a new direction is heartening, and should encourage MMO'ers everywhere!

In an awesome move for NetDevil, they've partnered with Codemasters for the publishing and operation of the upcoming MMO, Jumpgate Evolution!

29th January (2pm GMT) – Codemasters Online have today unveiled their next generation MMORPG, Jumpgate. Developed by the US-based experienced MMOG developer Jumpgate is a space-based MMO incorporating all-new action style gameplay like never seen before in any previous online game.  set for release in 2008.

‘We are very pleased to be working with NetDevil to release this exciting project across North America & Europe. Jumpgate brings something new and fresh to the online persistent space,” commented David Solari, Vice President, Codemasters Online. “The all-action approach and thrilling, twitch-based space combat really sets it apart from other MMOs in the market and we are very much looking forward to releasing this space epic in late 2008.”  

Jumpgate is the definitive space combat MMO allowing players to choose from one of three playable nations and engage in an intense action-packed universe. Embarking on an immersive and accessible space adventure players can trade valuable commodities, take part in dangerous outer-space raids, meet and play with friends and live out the dream to become an elite hero or infamous space pirate. The game features both a rich and varied universe to explore and has been designed for experienced and novice MMO players alike.

Codemasters will run the exclusive operation in Europe and will work with NetDevil for the North American release and operation!  WOO!