Micro Forte cancels Citizen Zero, announces new spy-themed MMO

There’s this MMO game called Citizen Zero from Australian developer Micro Forte that has been in development for more than seven years now. The company mentioned that the game is to sport middleware BigWorld Technology, the same software that powers Stargate Worlds.

Sadly, Micro Forte just announced that it is abandoning the project altogether without explaining why. The last thing known about Citizen Zero is that it’s “deep in development hell,” as reported by gaming site IGN back in 2004. The head of Micro Forte studios Steve Wang commented that there’s something fans can look forward to from them.

Although we were sad to stop working on Citizen Zero, we are extremely excited about the progress of our spy project. We are at an exciting crossroads where many new game-play styles and experiences have become possible in virtual world environments.

Wang added that the spy project is an MMO as well but deals more with the genre’s social aspect. The company’s lead designer shared also shared this:

We’re not giving too much away at this stage. Obviously our new project is a spy-themed MMO, but it incorporates new game-play elements and technologies that we are really looking forward to delivering to the public.

So goodbye Citizen Zero, hello spy-themed MMO.

There’s this MMO game called Citizen Zero from Australian developer Micro Forte that has been in development for more than seven years now. The company mentioned that the game is to sport middleware BigWorld Technology, the same software that powers Stargate Worlds.

Sadly, Micro Forte just announced that it is abandoning the project altogether without explaining why. The last thing known about Citizen Zero is that it’s “deep in development hell,” as reported by gaming site IGN back in 2004. The head of Micro Forte studios Steve Wang commented that there’s something fans can look forward to from them.

Although we were sad to stop working on Citizen Zero, we are extremely excited about the progress of our spy project. We are at an exciting crossroads where many new game-play styles and experiences have become possible in virtual world environments.

Wang added that the spy project is an MMO as well but deals more with the genre’s social aspect. The company’s lead designer shared also shared this:

We’re not giving too much away at this stage. Obviously our new project is a spy-themed MMO, but it incorporates new game-play elements and technologies that we are really looking forward to delivering to the public.

So goodbye Citizen Zero, hello spy-themed MMO.