Well, after NCsoft called out Tabula Rasa by name during one hell of an ouchie third quarter report, we kind of knew this would happen. Considering the cutbacks at the Austin studio (none of which affected the TR team), there may have been some hope among the deluded.
But it's over. The time of death will be February 28, 2009, and the free to play period begins on January 10, 2009.
It sounds like the team is going to go out with a bang and a real good time. If you enjoy science fiction and shooter gameplay, you need to try this thing out before it's too late. I have not met a shooter player yet who didn't dig it.
In the meantime, we have an interview with David Swofford of NCsoft about the cancelation.