FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Rannie Yoo/ Kohnke Communications (415) 777-4000 /276 Mythic Entertainment Releases Gold Edition of Dark Age of Camelot
Gold Edition Combines Award-Winning Dark Age of Camelot and All Expansions Including Shrouded Isles and Foundations in One Value Package FAIRFAX, Va – June 4, 2003 – Mythic Entertainment is now releasing a Gold Edition of its flagship product, Dark Age of Camelot, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). Dark Age of Camelot: Gold Edition will include the original game, it’s top-selling expansion Dark Age of Camelot: Shrouded Isles and the soon-to-be released housing expansion Dark Age of Camelot: Foundations. An all-new 45-page beginner guide compliments the updated manuals to introduce players to the world of MMORPG’s and Dark Age of Camelot. Shrouded Isles extends the story of the original game and enhances the action of Dark Age of Camelot with new character classes, new races, and three new continents, displayed in an all- new graphics engine. Shrouded Isles also includes almost one hundred new monster models and nearly 400 hundred new weapon, armour, and shield graphics. The expansion features new quests, thousands of new monster encounters, and an innovative artificial intelligence system enabling monsters to behave and attack in deadly new ways. The first of three expansions Mythic will be releasing in 2003, Dark Age of Camelot: Foundations, will give players the ability to purchase property and build their own homes. Players will first claim a housing lot and then buy a deed to one of several different types of houses. Houses and items are customized in appearance for use in each of the game’s three Realms. Real estate in Dark Age of Camelot: Foundations will resemble actual life, with prices fluctuating according to location and market demand. Houses can be owned and maintained by either a single player or a Guild (group of players). Foundations is currently in beta and will be available to all subscribers free of charge in late June. “We wanted to give new players a great new way to enter the world of Dark Age of Camelot,” Mark Jacobs, CEO & President of Mythic Entertainment said.” “The combination of Dark Age of Camelot, Shrouded Isles, Foundations and the new beginner’s guide offers the perfect entry point to the game.” Dark Age of Camelot: Gold Edition is currently shipping to all North American retail outlets and includes a one-month free trial period. Currently Dark Age of Camelot
has more than 225,000 paying subscribers.
More than 600,000 people have played Dark Age of Camelot
worldwide, since its release in October 2001. The popularity of the game is evidenced by
the fact that more than 60,000 people play simultaneously at peak times. Dark Age of Camelot: Gold
Edition will be distributed by Vivendi Universal Games in
North America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Dark Age of Camelot and Shrouded Isles were developed by Mythic Entertainment,
co-published with Abandon Entertainment and distributed by Vivendi Universal Games. About Mythic Entertainment
Mythic Entertainment is one of the most successful online game developers
in the industry today. Credited with
13 online games, including the award winning Dark Age of Camelot,
Mythic has played a major part in the evolution of the online game
industry. The company’s other titles
are some of the most popular online-only games of all time, including Aliens Online, Starship Troopers:
Battlespace, Godzilla Online, Silent
Death Online, Rolemaster: Magestorm, Darkness Falls, Splatterball and Dragon’s Gate. Mythic was named one of Deloitte & Touche’s national
“Technology Fast 500” companies, and regional “Technology Fast 50”
companies. For more information about
Mythic Entertainment, visit www.mythicentertainment.com. # # # Mythic Entertainment, Dark
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