Although the idea was from some independent guy with a lot of money, DOG just made the game for him. Take that as a good or bad thing
From what I can tell DoG just did the technical stuff. They already had a guy that did all the balancing, etc. before DOG ever got involved.
copyright infringement? http://www.kongregate.com/games/matty/spacewars btw when the hell is this thing going to be ready? tactical turn based space combat games are hard to find. also, DAAAAMMMNNN theres some serious hotness goin on at comic con.