In early 2010 Heatwave Interactive acquired the intellectual property rights and all assets for Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising, the Roman mythology themed Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game. As part of the transaction with PlayGrid, Heatwave also obtained a source code license to the PlayGrid Platform, their online game publishing technology as well as acquiring two game development engines.

The newly acquired game engines, previously developed by Perpetual Entertainment for in-development titles Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising and Star Trek Online, will serve as the technology foundation for Heatwave’s planned roster of MMOs.

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising is a full scale action adventure MMO that immerses the audience in Roman mythology. Players step into a hero’s sandals to battle monsters and command minions while seeking favor from the gods.

Prepare to command the gods and the upcoming USTREAM Chat from Heatwave Interactive, developers of Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising. Key members of the development team will be chatting live on USTREAM from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Dec. 21. Gamers will have the opportunity to steer the session by asking questions they want to hear most and will get answers directly from the masterminds behind the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game. To participate in the chat, log on here.

To submit questions and get them on the chat's agenda ahead of time, visit the Gods & Heroes Forum, Twitter or Facebook page (links for all three can be seen below).

• Forum: http://hwp-alpha-ext.godsandheroes.com/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=83  
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/GodsAndHeroes  
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/godsheroesromerising#!/event.php?eid=134093403314713