Troubled action space-MMO Black Prophecy seems to have had a fairly good showing at GamesCom 2010, and both trailer and off-screen wobblecam footage of the demo (via MMOReviews) suggest that it is looking like one of the most promising free-to-play games in Gamigo's rapidly-swelling portfolio. The "real" flight model combined with persistent world stuff might just make this a viable alternative for all those folks who wanted to like Eve but couldn't swallow the third-person model. There are beta sign-ups going on over at the game's main site, and the beta apparently starts soon.

No firm release date yet either, but it's out later this year.

Black Prophecy Gamescom 2010 Gameplay Trailer [Preview] Watch on YouTube

Black Prophecy GamesCom 2010 Character creation and first minutes in game - MMO HD TV Watch on YouTube