This article on WarCry reveals that Perpetual Entertainment has laid off as many as 40 employees while reassigning an unspecified amount of staff as they refocus on Gods & Hereos: Rome Rising, their upcoming MMORPG.

This does not affect the release date of the game as it had no date to start with. However, it is now schedule d for release in early 2008, with company cofounder Chris McKibbin going on to say that they have done this reorganization to “deliver a polished and high-quality game.” He also mentions that they are trying to find new homes for the displaced employees.