"satisfy neither our quality requirements nor the fans expectations", going on to state that JoWood had lost confidence in Perception's ability to finish the game "in time and sufficient quality". In JoWood's statement, they announced their expectation of "repayment of their investment in development and further expenses" and that rights to the title and game assets would be transferred to JoWood where they would review the possibility of continuing work with another developer. The following week on August 12, 2005, Perception put out their own press release stating that as the licensee, they were continuing development of the game writing "any suggestion that JoWooD has rights to Stargate SG-1: The Alliance upon termination of the contract is incorrect and not based on commercial or legal fact". They went on to announce that they would take legal action against JoWood CEO Albert Seidl and the companies chairman of the supervisory board, Andreas Rudas for libel. On August 29, 2005, the hearing began in the regional court of Leoben, Austria, with Perception seeking to have JoWood declared bankrupt. JoWood CEO Dr. Albert Seidl meanwhile countered he had the right to terminate the contract and that Perception owed them EUR 5.5 million for the development of the game. The motion to have JoWood declared bankrupt was rejected by the judge on September 7, 2005. JoWood announced that they had filed a fraud report against Perception on October 3, 2005, and were seeking to reclaim the EUR 5.5 million they had invested in the game, citing that Perception had been unable to delivered the game to the desired quality in the agreed time frame. According to Lenzo, Namco had still been happy with distribute the game in the United States until JoWood continued to claim ownership over the game which lead Namco to cut all ties. Perception then had 3 publishers interested in taking over, but Lenzo commented that MGM wouldn't approve them. In January 2006 Perception ceased development of Stargate SG-1: The Alliance having run out of money and been unable to have MGM approve a new publisher. Perception then filed another lawsuit against JoWood in November 2007 for damages of EUR 8 million. In the private prosecution of Albert Seidl and Andreas Rudas for alleged credit-damaging statements, the Vienna Regional Court found Perception's allegations to be inaccurate in June 2008, although this was not final. Early reception and legacy Reviewing the preview