News Archive for February, 2010

Feb 21 2010

Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Resistance Still Supported

Published by Stargate Archive Team under Games

It’s official the development Studio behind the long-awaited and overdue Stargate Worlds and the recently released Stargate Resistance has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the United States of America.

This recent announcement and declaration throws into doubt the release of Stargate Worlds, with the game still several months away before completion it looks increasingly likely this will become yet another defunct Stargate games release. However fans do not need to fear the development studio FireSky has announced it will continue to support Stargate Resistance.

Here is the official Statement from the studio:

Hi guys, in light of recent events this is the official statement from FireSky:

Cheyenne Mountain’s corporate structure has undergone some dramatic changes in the last few weeks, and that has resulted in various actions such as the filing for Chapter 11. Certain parties believed that was the right thing to do, other parties do not and this is still being evaluated and may be rescinded. Even if the bankruptcy should go through, however, Chapter 11 simply allows a company to restructure its debt to a manageable plan approved by the courts. It does not absolve a company of debt, and it does not shut it down or otherwise affect its daily operations.

This will all be sorted out in the legal and proper manner, and all of us on the development side of things hope it’s done as quickly as possible.

That said, our entire staff is in-house working on upgrades and expansions for Stargate Resistance, and we continue to be motivated and excited by the response we’ve received from our customers.

See you on the battlefield!

FireSky

Feb 18 2010

Customise Your Mobile / Cell Phone With Stargate Cases

Published by Stargate Archive Team under News

The many ways in which we can customise our personal lives with Stargate Merchandise has just got that little bit bigger today with the official launch of, mobile / cell phone customisations.

Now you can design your own customer cover or case for your phone, iPhone, BlackBerry, iPod or other personal electronic device.

Get Started and Coveroo today »

Feb 14 2010

Lou Diamond Phillips Places A Bet For Cancer Charity

Published by Stargate Archive Team under News

FILM star Lou Diamond Phillips placed a £10 charity bet for the Teenage Cancer Trust at a Bournemouth betting shop.

The 47-year-old star of La Bamba and the Young Guns is here for this weekend’s Science Fiction Ball at the Carrington House Hotel in Knyveton Road, Boscombe.

He plays Colonel David Telford in the TV show Stargate Universe and will be signing autographs and taking part in a question and answer session.

Phillips, a keen poker player, backed Festival Dreams in the 3.10pm at Kempton.

He liked the name because he hopes his most recent film will do well on the film festival circuit.

Sadly, the 12-1 each way bet did not pay off, and the horse came in eighth from the field of 17, well behind the winner Lady Bling Bling and runner up Bobble Hat Bob.

The SF Ball is a not for profit organisation and is this year supporting the Teenage Cancer Trust

Feb 14 2010

The Ladies Of Stargate Universe Are Interviewed In The 32nd Magazine Edition

Published by Stargate Archive Team under Interviews

An interview with Ming-Na (Camille Wray) featured in issue #32 of The Official Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/SGU Magazine.

Longtime fans of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis are familiar with the International Oversight Authority (IOA), a group of bureaucratic busybodies who love poking their noses into our heroes’ comings and goings through the Stargate.

On Stargate Universe, IOA representative Camille Wray finds herself a long way from home onboard the Ancient ship Destiny. Given the IOA’s reputation, she is trying to balance her professional instincts and compassionate nature, especially as one of the mediators between the military and civilians. It is not easy, but actress Ming-Na, who plays Camille, is enjoying the challenge.

“The hardest thing when you’re playing a strong female character is not having her come off as a bitch and someone who everyone wants to hate, and being an IOA official, that’s especially important for Camille,” explains Ming-Na. “Robert Cooper [series co-creator/ executive producer] and I had a conversation where I mentioned this, and they decided to change my character’s job with the IOA from accounting to something else. They suggested human resources and I said, ‘Oh, that would be fantastic, because then she’s a people person.’ I immediately latched onto that.

I think that makes her interesting, because she’s ambitious and you’re not quite sure where she’s coming from, which I love. At the same time, I hope the viewers like her enough to want to keep figuring her out, just as I’m figuring her out.”

An interview with Elyse Levesque (Chloe Armstrong) featured in issue #32 of The Official Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/SGU Magazine.

As an actor, it helps to have plenty of moral support and positive karma when going out for a new job, no matter how big or small. Elyse Levesque is all for that. In fact, prior to her audition for the role of Chloe Armstrong on Stargate Universe, a little voice told the actress in no uncertain terms that the part would ultimately be hers.

“When I initially got the [audition] sides [pages] for this role, my roommate said to me, ‘You’re going to get this,’” recalls Levesque. “She says that all the time, and maybe she has some crazy type of intuition, but in this case she told me, ‘This is going to happen. I feel really good about this.’

“I did the audition, and at the time I didn’t know how it went. But then I’m my own worst critic,” she jokes. “I thought, ‘I could have been better. I didn’t get there emotionally.’ So I flew back to Vancouver and two days later I was out shopping with my mom when my agent called to tell me that things were looking good. It was another two months, though, before I received the official word that I had the job.

“It’s funny, I had all these preconceptions about sci-fi and in particular Stargate. I wasn’t super-familiar with the franchise, but when I read the sides, it was like I knew this woman. Some of the things that Chloe was speaking about in the scene were, quite honestly, things I was going through at the time in my life. So I thought, ‘Yes, this is something I can relate to and sink my teeth into.’”

An interview with Alaina Huffman (Tamara Johansen) featured in issue #32 of The Official Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/SGU Magazine.

At the age of 12 most girls spend a great deal of time hanging out with their friends, going shopping, and day-dreaming about the cute boy in class. However, when Stargate Universe actress Alaina Huffman was that age, she had her heart set on other things.

I was scouted by a modeling agency, and at 14 I began traveling around the world as a model and figured that would be my career. When I got older, I moved with my parents from Vancouver to Texas, and was modeling there when an audition came up for a film [Pendulum]. I went in to read, got the job, and realized, ‘This is way cooler than modeling.’ So acting stuck, and I’m very thankful. I’ve been able to work fairly solidly since, and I have a great support system—my husband is amazing, my parents are terrific, and my kids are wonderful—so it’s awesome and I love it.”

Read the full interviews in Issue 32 of The Official Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/SGU Magazine – on newsstands now!

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Feb 12 2010

Ming-Na Interviewed By Celebrity Babyscoop

Published by Stargate Archive Team under Interviews

Not only does Ming-Na make time for her busy acting career, and two wonderful children she’s also taken a few minutes out of her busy and hectic day to sit down and answer a varied selection of questions with popular online Celebrity Babyscoop.

You can read an excerpt of the interview below:

CBS: You are mom to daughter Michaela, 9, and son Cooper, 4. How has motherhood changed you?

MN: “My core personality is the same, but my focus and views on what’s important has changed. I still love acting and pursuing my dreams, but my ultimate focus now is to be best mom I can be and raising my children to be happy and being the best of who they are.”

CBS: What are your greatest joys as a mother? Biggest challenges?

MN: “My greatest joys as a mom is a long list! I love when my son enters our bedroom in the morning wanting to snuggle, or reading them bedtime stories, playing and laughing with them. I love being a kid again and going to amusement parks or watching cartoons with them. Watching them enjoy the meals I make, becoming little persons forming their own ideas & opinions, etc.

The challenges is figuring out what to filter from our information age and how to age-appropriately protect them. Teaching them to appreciate what they have and NOT BE BORED!!”

CBS: What are your kids into? Tell us a funny story about each of them.

MN: “My daughter loves horses. She wants to own her own horse, so she’s currently saving up money so she can buy one. We went on the internet so I could show her how much horses cost and that it would take her awhile to save up to buy one.

Unfortunately, because of the economic downturn, there were many horses online for FREE or only a few hundred dollars. Michaela was very excited. ‘SEE MOM!! We can get a horse for FREE!’ So I had to then change strategy and explain that even with a free horse, it’s expensive to keep one with the cost of food, stable, vet bills, etc. She’s not deterred and is determined to own her own horse.

My son loves trains and the Wii or DS games. We only allow them to play the Wii or DS on the weekends. Many Monday nights, Cooper will ask, ‘Is tomorrow the weekend yet?’ Then every Friday he’ll cheerfully exclaim, ‘IT’S FUN FRIDAY!!’”

CBS: You play openly gay character, Camile Wray, in Stargate Universe. Are you proud to play a gay person and to represent a minority group? Do you receive support from the gay community?

MN: “I’m proud to be playing a well-written and complex role. Camile Wray is a gay Asian woman with a high ranking position in the government among mostly powerful men.

I have received great support from the gay community and really appreciate that! But I am playing a role, not a role model. Camile can go in many directions depending on the situations and I hope to honor the storytelling of the character. She can turn to the darkside due to some plot point. I’m not limiting where she can go!”

CBS: Your ethnicity is also underrepresented in films and TV. Would you like to see more diversity in both arenas?

MN: “This is such an easy one. Yes, of course! It always pisses me off when I see TV series where it’s ALL caucasian characters, especially if it takes place in a major city. It’s 2010 for crying out loud!! That why I’m so proud to have been in series like ER and now SGU where there is such diversity. I thank these wonderful writers, producers and casting folks for showcasing the reality of America.”

You can read the full interview courtesy of Celebrity Babyscoop here »

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