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Mythic
Entertainment’sTM
Dark Age of CamelotTM
the Number One Selling
PC Title, Breaking All MMORPG Records
MYTHIC ENTERTAINMENT’S
MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ROLE-PLAYING GAME
FASTEST SELLING PAY-FOR-PLAY ONLINE GAME EVER
FAIRFAX, VA –OCTOBER 29th, 2001 –Mythic Entertainment (www.mythicentertainment.com),
developer and publisher of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game
(MMORPG) Dark Age of Camelot, (www.darkageofcamelot.com)
has announced that the game broke all sales records for online games during its
first two weeks at retail. The release of sell-through numbers from NPD INTELECTâ Market Tracking (www.intelectmt.com)
for the week ending October 13th 2001 placed the game in the number
one slot as the best selling game in the U.S. Since the Oct 9th 2001
release of the game Mythic can now confirm over 100,000 registered players
making it the fastest selling pay-for-play MMORPG in the history of online
gaming. The sales eclipse those at launch for such renowned games as Everquest,
Ultima Online and Asheron’s
Call. Dark Age of Camelot is
well on its way to establishing a key position within the pantheon of online
games. Dark Age of Camelot is co-published with Abandon Entertainment (www.abandonent.com).
Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing
distributes Dark Age of Camelot
in the U.S. and Canada. Mythic
recently announced a partnership with France Telecom’s goa.com and Wanadoo
Edition for distribution and hosting in France, the U.K. and Germany. Mythic
Entertainment is currently in discussions with and will soon announce a number
of other overseas partners.
"We are thrilled at the response to our game
from players.” announced Mark Jacobs, President of Mythic Entertainment.
"With the continued support of Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing in
North America and with the roll-out overseas, we expect Dark Age of Camelot’s
sales and subscriber growth to continue to break records.”
Reviewers and critics agree. In the weeks since the
game was released the game has received a number of exemplary reviews including;
a 9.1out of 10 from Gamespot (www.gamespot.com)
who said “As an online role-playing game, Dark Age of Camelot surpasses any
such game to date and promises to remain the finest in its class for a long
time.” ComputerGames.com (www.computergames.com) gave the game 93 out of 100,
presented it with its coveted Gold Award and said “[Camelot] looks capable of
unseating EverQuest as the MMORPG king!”
Despite being the fastest selling MMORPG ever, Dark
Age of Camelot launched flawlessly. In the ensuing weeks, Mythic’s
online game technology has continued to support ongoing increase in registered
users seamlessly. Dark Age of Camelot continues to set high-water
marks for product stability, growth and player satisfaction.
"Retailer
support and enthusiasm for Dark Age of Camelot has been tremendous," said
Philip O'Neil, Senior Vice President of Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing
North America. "It's a great way to kick off the holiday season and an even
better way to introduce our new partnership with Mythic to the
marketplace." "Mythic has
done a great job keeping up with the incredible demand and we are excited to be
part of the title's record-breaking launch," added O'Neil.
“The player community has shown us their support
by buying the game and we will not let them down.” declared Jacobs. “We
won’t be satisfied until Dark Age of Camelot is the number one online game.”
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.
While retaining and enhancing the traditional appeal of MMORPGs (monsters,
treasure, and community, Dark Age of Camelot adds the additional challenges of protecting
the player’s realm’s powerful relics and to raid enemy territories to steal
their relics and bring them home. Dark
Age of Camelot is a next generation MMORPG, featuring 3D-accelerated
graphics with a movable camera, 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.
Mythic Entertainment is one of the most successful online
gaming developers in the industry today. With
eleven 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.
Vivendi Universal Publishing (VU Publishing), the publishing
division of the world's second largest communications group (Vivendi Universal),
is an international leader in multi-platform publishing and content
distribution. As one of the top three players in the global publishing market
and the only publisher with an international reach, the Company's key content
areas include literature, reference, education, games and consumer press.
VU Publishing publishes content in four major languages, including
English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, and has strong local publishing brands,
including Anaya, Atica, Houghton Mifflin, Knowledge Adventure, Larousse, Nathan
and Scipione. In the games category, VU Publishing is a leading publisher
of online, PC and console-based games. Its
studios include Blizzard Entertainment, The Flipside Network, Sierra and
Universal Interactive.
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 are property of their respective owners.