Attention space cadets: we have an incoming communique from Lord Big Daddy General British. Put down your space keyboards and pay attention. The General never repeats himself, unless he's playing two characters at once.

Do you think you have what it takes to live forever? Do you have any idea what an honor it is to be immortalized by General British himself? Do you have any "spare DNA" he could put "into space"?

Of course you do. This is Operation Immortality. Begin transmission, bitches.

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When Ultima and Tabula Rasa creator Richard Garriott ventures into space this fall, he will deposit a "digital time capsule" on the International Space Station that packs the digital DNA of certain Tabula Rasa (PC) subscribers.

Dubbed Operation Immortality by publisher NCsoft, the capsule will contain "the digitized DNA of select video game players and space aficionados" along with copies of all active Tabula Rasa characters as of September 2, 2008.

"I've been able to do some very exciting things in the games business, but nothing of this magnitude," said Garriott. "A select few will have their DNA digitized and sent. And, theoretically, if anything happens to the human race, it could be their DNA that is used to resurrect humanity."

The promotional campaign extends to those who don't play Tabula Rasa, with OperationImmortality.com hosting online polls regarding humanity's greatest achievements, though only active Rasa players will have the "chance" of their DNA being sequenced, digitized and sent into space for all .

Despite disappointing sales, NCsoft's space-age MMO Tabula Rasa has been infused with some new blood by a 1.5 patch.

Check out this new trailer for a look at some of the creature changes included with the update.

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TenTonHammer has been updated with a Tabula Rasa Q&A, asking community manager April Burba about the game and reactions since launch.

GameZone has the latest Tabula Rasa Q&A, asking lead designer Paul Sage about the soon-to-be-launched sci-fi MMO Tabula Rasa.

New at GameSpot this evening is this Tabula Rasa Q&A. Designer Rebekah Tran answers questions about the mission design in the game.

MPOGD.com has the latest Tabula Rasa Q&A posted. April Burba is asked about the beta, player reaction, combat, clone system and more.

Tabula Rasa, the Richard Garriott-helmed, Destination Games-developed PC MMORPG, has been pushed back by a few weeks. Originally announced for an October 19 release, the game will now arrive November 2. Those who pre-order the game will gain access to the final servers on October 30.

"This short but critical amount of time will give us time to address several issues including stability and balance as well as allowing our players to test the continent of Ligo (L38+) and our major changes to crafting for a few weeks rather than a few days," producer Starr Long wrote on the offical community site. "Our entire development staff feels this extra time is needed as does our beta community. We feel confident that this extra time will make a difference on launch day."

In addition to putting the finishing touches on the mystical sci-fi MMO, Richard Garriott, the man behind the title, is busy preparing for his journey into space. For more on the game itself, check out Nick Breckon's hands-on impressions.

GameSpot has been updated with the fourth Tabula Rasa development diary. Lead designer Paul Sage talks about the character cloning system in this one.

The latest Tabula Rasa preview can be found at TweakTown, where they went hands-on with the game. Tabula Rasa launches next month.

There's a Tabula Rasa Q&A on Computer & Video Games today, asking Richard Garriott about his new online sci-fi RPG.

Over at RPG Land you can find a preview of Tabula Rasa. The article offers hands-on impressions.

At an Austin press event last night, NCSoft announced that the sci-fi MMORPG Tabula Rasa will launch October 19. People who pre-order will get to play the game three days earlier, on October 16.

Originally announced back in 2001, the Richard Garriott-helmed project underwent a radical change several years into development, transforming from a fantasy role playing game to the combat-focused sci-fi game it is today.

For more on Tabula Rasa, check out our recent preview.

The third Tabula Rasa designer diary is up at GameSpot. This one actually doesn't have any info on the game's development, instead covering the alien world of Foreas.

The people at WarCry had an opportunity to sit down with Tabula Rasa community manager April Burba at PAX, asking her some more about the upcoming sci-fi action MMO.

There's a new Tabula Rasa Q&A on the WarCry, asking April Burba about the beta and a couple of other related topics.

GameZone has posted a new Tabula Rasa development diary, focusing on the game's ethical parables.

The second Tabula Rasa development diary can be found at GameSpot. This installment offers a tour of the planet of Arieki.

The latest Tabula Rasa Q&A can be found at Eurogamer, where they got to ask Richard Garriot about the things that this MMO does differently.

Gaming Nexus has the latest Tabula Rasa impressions, checking out the beta. You can find our impressions here.