A couple of updates to the PaleStar website offers word on the publishing situation and plans for an open beta for Dark Space, their upcoming space-based massively multiplayer game currently undergoing closed beta testing. Here are the updates, which also mention an IRC chat tomorrow:

It's official, Palestar and UbiSoft have now signed an agreement allowing Palestar to continue development and seek a new publisher for DarkSpace. "DarkSpace" is now the official title, "Battle Isle" has been dropped from the name. This happens just in time for the planned Open Beta scheduled to begin near the beginning of July. The planned Open Beta will use GameCQ, Palestar's own server backend and lobby software which will be available for download soon.

A chat discussion concerning the open beta will occur on the BBGC in the DarkSpace chat room on June 27th at 1:00 PM CST. We will discuss the details of the Open Beta coming around the end of this month.

If you do not have the BBGC lobby software, you can download and install it from Blue Byte