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Dark Age of Camelot™ Surpasses 200,000 Subscribers
In North America and Europe
MYTHIC ENTERTAINMENT’S HIT GAME READY
FOR FURTHER WORLDWIDE GROWTH
FAIRFAX, VA – MAY 9, 2002 – Mythic Entertainment (www.mythicentertainment.com),
creator of the award winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game
(MMORPG) Dark Age of CamelotÔ, today announced that the game has surpassed
the 200,000 mark for active subscribers in North America and Europe. Dark
Age of Camelot, the fastest selling pay-for-play MMORPG in the history of online
gaming, is developed by Mythic Entertainment and co-published with
Abandon Entertainment (www.abandonent.com).
“We have no doubt struck a chord among gaming enthusiasts, as more
people are introduced to this mythological fantasy called Dark Age of Camelot,”
said Mark Jacobs, President of Mythic Entertainment. “We’re thrilled that the game has reached the 200,000 subscriber
point so quickly, and we look forward to bringing the game to even more players
throughout the world.”
In another exciting
recent development, Dark Age of Camelot is getting set to
enter the world’s largest MMORPG market, South Korea. The game has recently entered the first phase of beta testing in preparation for
a late summer 2002 release. “We believe Dark Age of Camelot’s entry into Korea
and other markets later this year will ensure continued growth for the game,”
said Jacobs.
Dark Age of Camelot: The Game
Dark Age of Camelot is a next generation MMORPG and
features 3D-accelerated graphics with multiple class and race combinations,
Player vs. Player and Player vs. Environment action, a robust trade skill
system, and the most comprehensive player Guild system in any MMORPG. Dark
Age of Camelot takes place after
the death of King Arthur, and breaks new ground for online play with three
realms in conflict – realms that used to be peaceful and united under Arthur’s
rule. The players assume a character from one of the three realms: Midgard,
Hibernia, or Albion. Each realm is based on the mythologies of Viking-era
Scandinavia, ancient Ireland, and Arthurian Britain, respectively. Since its
release it has been acclaimed by reviewers including: Gamespot 9.1 out of 10,
naming it Multiplayer Role Playing Game of the Year and one of the top ten PC
games of 2001; Computer Games 93 out of 100; USA Today named the game PC Top
Game of the Year; MSNBC named it PC Game of the Year; PC Gamer awarded the game
their Editors’ Choice award and 90% rating; Computer Gaming World awarded it
their Editors’ Choice award and a four and half stars out of five”.
Mythic Entertainment is one
of the most successful online gaming developers in the industry today. With twelve online games to its credit,
Mythic has been a major part of all of its distribution and publishing partners
pay-for-play games including AOL, the Centropolis Gaming Center, Gamestorm, and
ENGAGE. Their titles include some of the most popular online-only games of all
time including Spellbinder: The Nexus
Conflict, Aliens Online, Starship Troopers: Battlespace, Silent Death Online,
Rolemaster: Magestorm, Darkness Falls, Darkness Falls: The Crusade,
Splatterball, Godzilla Online, and Dragon’s
Gate.
About Abandon Entertainment
Abandon Entertainment is a
New York City-based diversified entertainment company, dedicated to creating
unique entertainment products across all distribution platforms utilizing both
traditional and emerging media.
Underneath the Abandon umbrella of companies exists Abandon Pictures,
Abandon Television, Abandon Internet Group, Abandon Ventures and Collision
Entertainment. Abandon Entertainment
can be found online at www.abandonent.com.
Mythic
Entertainment and Dark Age of Camelot are trademarks of Mythic
Entertainment. All other trademarks property of their respective owners.
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