Despite the fact that Stargate Worlds gameplay footage was used in the first episode of "Stargate Universe" and Cheyenne Mountain’s Shane Hensley told MMORPG.com in August that the company had received new funding, the future of the game still seems in doubt.

The official Stargate Worlds site was taken down on Oct. 9 to change DNS server providers. The site was down for a few days and has since been restored, but the absence prompted Massively to contact Timothy N. Jenson, the president and CEO of Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, for a response. "While there continues to be a lot of desire, enthusiasm and excitement about the project from our employees, investors and fans, we will not be able to provide any updates on the development of Stargate Worlds until sufficient funding is available," he said.

You can read the full statement after the jump. It looks like only time will tell if Stargate Worlds will become a reality.

The stargateworlds.com site is owned by MGM and went down on Friday due to a change in DNS server providers. Cheyenne and MGM are working on getting the site back up and it is expected to be back up this week. [Ed. note: the site has already been restored.] As for the Stargate Worlds game and Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, Inc., our company has struggled in the current economic climate to raise the funding needed to successfully develop and publish our MMORPG. While there continues to be a lot of desire, enthusiasm and excitement about the project from our employees, investors and fans, we will not be able to provide any updates on the development of Stargate Worlds until sufficient funding is available.