An independent game development studio, Spacetime Studios, made up of industry veterans from Wing Commander, Privateer, and Star Wars: Galaxies, now fully owns all the tools, technology and intellectual property from their previous publishing deal.

Spacetime Studios, LLC today announced it has acquired the rights to the Blackstar IP from its previous publisher NCsoft.

Blackstar, set in the far future, is a a highly stylized science-fantasy universe full of wildly original space fighters, horrifying demonic enemies and epic drama. Creative director and co-founder of Spacetime Studios, Cinco Barnes, explained: "The IP lends itself to almost any kind of gameplay that one could ask for, and was specifically designed to be a long-term franchise". "It's a nice sweet spot when you own all the puzzle pieces and we now have extraordinary flexibility in where to take the game universe next."

Executive producer and co-founder of Spacetime Studios, Gary Gattis, commented: "After two years of development, the Blackstar universe is quite near and dear to our hearts". "Owning the IP as well as the engine and tool set puts a tremendous amount of potential in our hands. With all the developed components under the Spacetime team's control, the options for the IP are diversified."

Based on the single-player traditions of "Wing Commander" and the multiplayer feel of "Descent", the new "Blackstar Chronicles" development underway is a space fantasy combat game. Art director and co-founder of Spacetime Studios, Jake Rodgers, declared: "The Blackstar Chronicles is a very powerful product". "The Blackstar universe has the potential to be something special and it's great that we are able to bring the IP to fruition."