DECIPHER TEAMS UP WITH WORLDS APART PRODUCTIONS TO MANAGE ITS STAR TREK™
ONLINE CUSTOMIZABLE CARD GAME™
New System, Organized Play in Development
(NORFOLK, Va., September 4, 2002) – Decipher announced today it will
be ending its distribution and development relationship with Digital Deck
and working with a new developer to enhance its STAR TREK Online Customizable
Card Game (CCG). The company – Worlds Apart Productions, based in Denver,
Colorado – has been widely recognized for the creation of the critically
acclaimed online roleplaying game "The Eternal City."
Decipher launched the STAR TREK Online Customizable Card Game in May 2001
experiencing tremendous success with the online version of its popular trading
card game. Worlds Apart, which will manage the continued development of
the online version of the game, has already begun work on redesigning the
web site (decipher.com/onlineplay)
and on creating new software for the product. The gameplay will retain its
one-on-one format and allow players to compete with other players around
the globe, but new features will eventually be incorporated into the site.
Decipher's Chairman and CEO Warren Holland said, "We are delighted to
be working with Worlds Apart, an online game developer with an incredible
reputation within the gaming industry. We plan to expand our online game
offerings starting immediately and Worlds Apart will be our key developer
for these projects," Holland said.
"Decipher is the industry's leading innovator in TCG design and quality,"
said Scott Martins, president, Worlds Apart. "Our production team has just
returned from meeting with the staff at Decipher, and the energy and enthusiasm
across the board for this project is remarkable. We're very excited to be
working with such a quality-minded company," Martins added.
The next big event for the STAR TREK CCG Online will be the Online Territorial
Open Championship for the STAR TREK CCG on September 21. As previously announced
on decipher.com, this will be one of the final opportunities to qualify
for Day Two of the World Championships to be held at DecipherCon 2002, October
31-November 3.
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