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The official Jumpgate Evolution website has re-launched and contains loads of new content for fans of the game to enjoy. It even includes some videos of the re-make of NetDevil's space MMO classic.

Check it out here.

Jumpgate Evolution is a new MMORPG based off the classic Jumpgate MMO from NetDevil. The original game shows its age, but confident in the design, NetDevil has decided to rebuild and expand it into a modern MMO. Today we have three screenshots of a Solrain Fighter.

In this article format interview, we get a preview of what NetDevil's re-make of their original space MMO Jumpgate has to offer. Producer Hermann Peterscheck talks about the game, its high-action combat, advanced AI and more.

"We created a separate AI server that handles all the behaviors of all the opponents in the game," Peterscheck said. "It's a way for us to make the world more engaging."

"Advanced AI" is a tagline most every game ever launched has thrown on the box, so what does it really mean for Jumpgate: Evolution? Peterscheck explained how they did simple things. For example, if one station is low on a particular product, it calls out for it and then other stations send cargo ships, loaded with the stuff. These ships must physically fly from station to station and that fact does more than just make the world seem alive, it created content for players.

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NetDevil is a busy company these days. To go along with LEGO, Warmonger and Auto Assault, they've decided to do a full update of Jumpgate, calling it Jumpgate Evolution. They're taking the classic game and hoping to bring it up to par with competitors like EVE Online.

Interested? You can sign up for beta here.