Star Trek: Infinite Space Canned

Star Trek: Infinite Space has been cancelled.

The game was been overseen by German publisher Gameforge, which has decided to shut down production on the free-to-player browser-based MMO after it was unable to find new partners.

Gameforge said in a statement (translated by GamesIndustry International), "Since autumn 2011 we made many efforts to find a publishing and marketing partner for Star Trek: Infinite Space.

"Unfortunately, our efforts were not successful. So we have decided with a heavy heart to finally abandon the project Star Trek: Infinite Space. The discontinuation is very regrettable. Unfortunately it happens from time to time that a good concept for a game cannot be implemented as originally planned."

The game was announced back in 2010 with late 2011 mooted as a potential release date. When we spoke to Gameforge last year, it said that Infinite Space would standout from other free-to-play MMOs because of "the epic storyline written by Star Trek screenwriter Lee Sheldon and the support of the renowned Star Trek advisors Michael and Denise Okuda, the game gives players a remarkable Star Trek experience." Sadly, we'll never find out.

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Source : ign[dot]com