You can't play Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising without delving into the history and culture of Rome itself. It's part of the title after all, and you'll be spending a lot if time in the city once the game arrives so a quick look into the heart of the city won't hurt. Unless when you're fighting of course.

In Rome, you'll be able to align yourself with two gods (there are plenty to choose from, don't worry). Each class quarter in Roma has two temples, one for each god of that class. Each class quarter has its own Skills and Feats trainers where you can train for new abilities, moves and skills.

You can also give offerings to your gods in the temples to keep yourself in their favor. In fact, it's a must. Training your skills will be essential in fighting, but you must have the favor of the gods or you will not last long. Here's a brief overview of the gods you can find in Roma.

Caelius is the Scout quarter of Roma where you you can train for archery and hunting in the temples of Apollo and Diana. Capitolium is the Priest quarter, where the temples of Pluto and Juno reside. The Colosseum district houses the gladiators and you can train in weaponry at the temples of Fortuna and Jupiter.

In Palatinus lies the temples of Trevia and Bacchus. It is the district where the legendary Romulus and Remus were said to have first established the city. Vallis Murcia is the Soldier quarter, where the barracks of the city can be found. The temples of Minerva and Mars are in this district. In Viminalis, the Nomad quarter, you can find the darker side of the city. Within lies the temples of Mercury and Nemesis.

Gamasutra reports that the release of Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising, the upcoming MMORPG from developer Perpetual Entertainment, has once again been pushed back, this time due to the need for further beta testing. The game was already delayed back in December 2006.

Perpetual will also reportedly be laying off around 30 to 40 people, similar to what happened when the game was first delayed. In an interview with Gamasutra, Perpetual CEO Chris McKibbin said that while content creation requires a sizable team, "the process of really play-tuning and balancing takes a much smaller, more focused and agile team", hence the layoffs.

McKibbin further stated that the company will be helping its former employees in finding new jobs within Perpetual or with other developers. McKibbin declined to give a specific release date for Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising, but mentioned that the company is looking at an early 2008 release.

 

The upcoming MMORPG Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising has a very interesting backstory. Long ago, the gods of Olympus banished a race of evil demi-gods, these beings have returned seeking retribution. They have went about this task by capturing Rome's heroes. With the Roman lands unprotected, various beasts and rival nations from Hesperia Magna have begun to march on the city. Thrust into this situation, Rome needs new heroes to take up the mantle. This is where you come in.

As interesting as the game may sound, it has been causing quite a ruckus among the community lately. The developers of the title, Perpetual Entertainment, has announced that they will be self-publishing the title. This is a big surprise considering Sony Online Entertainment was originally listed as the publisher of the game.

SOE Senior Brand Manager Debysue Wolfcale noted that this move was made to clarify the roles of both companies in this project. SOE will still be handling marketing as well as retail distribution for the Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising. In addition to this, she gave word that since this is Perpetual Entertainment's first project, the company should be given as much publicity as possible.

Now that's all cleared up, we can look forward to this game's release this October 30. Be sure to keep checking back here for more updates on Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising.

Perpetual Entertainment's upcoming MMORPG, Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising, is shaping up to be a topnotch title that you'd want to invest hundreds of hours on. Not only do you get amazing spells, but also various minions to control. Like other games on the online market though, Gods and Heroes features different character classes to choose from. Design Director Stieg Hedlund found out which class is closest to his heart, and picked the gladiator.

In this video, the man Hedlund himself introduces his favorite warrior. It turns out that gladiators have good stun abilities to make your foes' heads spin, leaving them defenseless. Coupled with the god Fortuna, Hedlund's choice for the critical attack bonuses, a gladiator in the hands of someone capable can dispose enemies quickly before they can even act.

 

Perpetual Entertainment has released a new trailer for their upcoming MMORPG title, Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising. The video should be quite a treat for action fans, as it's essentially a collection of some pretty cool action-packed fights.

That said, the squeamish should probably stay away though, as while there's no blood spilled in the vid, the fight animations are quite brutal at times. If that's more your thing, then by all means check out the trailer below.

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising is slated for release sometime this summer (September 25, according to some sources).

What we have below is an interview video about MMO video game Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising. It features Design Director Stieg Hedlund from development studio Perpetual Entertainment as he discusses the title's "Minions" feature and how these can be customized to fit any player's style of play.

Think of Minions as your very own party while wandering around the ancient city and nearby areas. According to Hedlund, there are many ways to obtain Minions. Some of these guys will join you simply by giving them money while some others will require you to perform quests first before they render their services to you.

It's quite a simple feature but it can get very complicated if that Minion you are trying to obtain is playing hard-to-get. To know more about this feature, just watch the video clip below. Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising is currently in closed beta testing and Perpetual Entertainment currently still have open slots for those who want to participate.

In the MMO video game Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising, players are tasked to venture to an epic journey and help save Rome and the Olympian Gods themselves. With this kind of endeavor in hand, players sure do need some practice.

That's why Perpetual Entertainment just announced the closed beta testing for the title. Now, closed beta doesn't always mean the community gets left out. You can actually participate as the developers put up an official dedicated sign up page.

All you have to do is go to Rome Rising's official site, register, and pray to the gods that you get chosen. Perpetual Entertainment Co-Chairman and President Chris McKibbin said,

By identifying what works and what does not, our closed beta testers will help shape the final version of the game. It's an exclusive opportunity to help us polish the final version of Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising, thus making it a truly legendary experience.

One of the good things about Rome Rising is its rather unique squad combat system. Here, players will have the ability to command the powers of the gods and their own custom squad to battle larger-than-life enemies such as Cyclops, Minotaur, Hydra, Medusa, and the other creatures from the Roman pantheon.

What are you waiting for would-be heroes of Rome? The sign up page awaits via our Read link below!

A new bunch of screenshots from Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising have been released into the wild Internet jungle, but before we get to them, let's bring out the fact sheet first.

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising is a new MMOPRG from Perpetual Entertainment that puts players on a heroic journey to save Rome and the Olympian Gods. Along the way, players will get to command the gods' incredible powers as they do battle against a myriad of mythical creatures.

Reminiscent of an action RPG, Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising lets players link combat moves together and even include finishing moves for that extra "oomph". Squad-based combat is also present in the game. Players will earn the command of a custom group of NPC warriors that can be deployed in a variety of strategic groupings.

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising is slated for a Summer release. The screenshots are below.

More screenshots after the jump!

Where else can you slay mythical beasts (hopefully not the other way around) and wear some shiny armor? Perpetual Entertainment's Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising brings all that and more.

Beat down the bull-headed Minotaur (excuse the pun), nasty three headed dog Cerberus, the multi headed Hydra, and other Juggernauts bigger than the Colossus of Rhodes. Or you can choose to battle royale in the Colosseum and shout, "Are you not entertai-" err, we mean you can play gladiator.

Anyway, we have here a few screens and a video of combat for Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising.

See the screens after the jump!

 

From ten screenshots of Perpetual Entertainment's Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising a couple of weeks ago, we have Ten Ton Hammer's seven screens of the same game. These feature big, out-of-the-scroll mobs that make your squad wish they had listened to mom and become humble oppressed grain farmers instead.

There has to be something said about fighting a creature that's as big as the statue inside the Temple of Jupiter Stator, breathes fire, and eats legionnaires for dinner.

That, and a squad that will salute you on command. Ah, the joys of creating your own FOXHOUND - er, XXVII Legion.