A thread called "As Promised on the DropShipCommand messageboards (thanks mantis) offers news that MechCommander2, the follow-up to the RTS game based in the BattleTech universe, is now gold. The update also includes a release date of 7/19/01, though there's no indication as to whether or not this is region-specific. In further business developments, 3DO gets JumpGate on GameSpot confirms a report on Adrenaline Vault last month (that we missed in the E3 scuffle) that 3DO is jumping on the JumpGate bandwagon, and has signed a deal to publish NetDevil's upcoming space-based MMORPG, which is currently undergoing beta testing. Also, Interplay announces that Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates is now shipping. Finally, Gone Gold reports that Conquest: Frontier Wars is on track for an August 16 release as long as this space-based RTS by Fever Pitch Studios manages to gold on July 21 as intended.