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Dark
Age of CamelotTM
Honored
with Top Industry Awards
Online Game of the Year Awards From Academy of
Interactive Arts & Sciences, Computer Gaming World, and Computer Games
Magazine
FAIRFAX, VA – MARCH 4th, 2002 – Mythic Entertainment (www.mythicentertainment.com),
creator of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Dark
Age of CamelotÔ,
announced that it has been honored with three Online Game of the Year awards.
Most recently, the game was recognized at last week’s Academy of Interactive
Arts and Sciences’ 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, with
the Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year award. Dark
Age of Camelot continues to be the fastest growing MMORPG ever in the US
and Europe. Dark Age of Camelot is developed by Mythic Entertainment and
co-published with Abandon Entertainment (www.abandonent.com).
The Academy members
nominated Dark Age of Camelot for four categories: Computer Game
of the Year, Innovation in Computer Gaming, Outstanding Achievement in Game
Design, and the category for which it received the award, Massive
Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year.
Separately, editors of the
gaming industry’s two leading magazines, Computer Gaming World and Computer
Games, named Dark Age of Camelot their choices for online game of
the year. Computer Games said, “…three separate (and competing) Realms…and
the innovative concept of Realm vs. Realm combat and you can kiss your spare
time goodbye.”
"We are delighted to
receive this recognition from our industry peers and the editors of two of the
industry’s leading magazines affirming the incredible support from our player
community that has helped make DAoC the fastest selling MMORPG to date,"
said Mark Jacobs, President of Mythic Entertainment.
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.