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Mythic Contact: Craig Sinel
Ph: 323-436-0882 craig@parkandassociates.com
Capcom
Contact:
Masakazu
Azegami Ph: +81-3-3340-1750
Mythic
Entertainment™ and Capcom Co., Ltd. Partner to Bring
Dark Age of Camelot™ to Japan
EXCLUSIVE JAPANESE
PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO FUEL THE GAME’S
RAPIDLY EXPANDING FAN BASE
FAIRFAX, VA –MAY 9, 2002 – Mythic Entertainment (www.mythicentertainment.com),
creator of the multiple award winning massively multiplayer online role-playing
game (MMORPG) Dark Age of CamelotÔ, today
announced an exclusive Japanese publishing and distribution partnership with
Capcom Co., Ltd. of Japan. Through this partnership, Capcom will distribute the
game in Japan while Mythic Entertainment will handle online hosting and
community management. Dark Age of Camelot will be released in
Japan this summer. The initial release will be in English with all packaging
and documentation translated in to Japanese. Dark Age of Camelot is
developed by Mythic Entertainment and co-published with Abandon Entertainment (www.abandonent.com).
“Dark Age of
Camelot is already a runaway success in North America and Europe, and we are
very excited about bringing it to Japanese players,” said Mark Jacobs,
President of Mythic Entertainment. “We
are thrilled to have Capcom as our exclusive distribution partner in Japan,
given the fact that their sales and distribution team has unparalleled
experience in this market.”
“Japanese
gamers are eagerly anticipating Dark Age of Camelot, and we look forward to
working with Mythic Entertainment to bring the game to Japanese players,” said
Eiichiro Nakazato, General Manager of Capcom Studio 6.
Capcom Co. Ltd. of Japan is a
leading force in the interactive entertainment industry. It boasts one of
the most influential and successful R&D operations in the industry;
successfully producing platform defining hit products. Dark Age of Camelot represents Capcom’s choice as the multiplayer online
role-playing game with the greatest potential in the fertile Japanese
marketplace for online gaming. With an extremely sophisticated and experienced
gaming community in excess of XXX million consumers, Japan represents a huge
opportunity for both Mythic Entertainment and Capcom.
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.
About Capcom Co., Ltd
Established in 1979 as a
developer and distributor of entertainment products for the Applied Electronics
game machines, Capcom has become one of the world’s leading video game content
providers. In the 2000 fiscal year, more than 60% of their sales were generated
from home entertainment software. Capcom has taken a leading role in the
entertainment software industry and continues to be a highly profitable,
leading-edge company in the industry. Capcom’s blockbuster brands include
titles such as “Street Fighter”, “Mega Man”, “Resident Evil”, the “Dino
Crisis” series and “ONIMUSHA.” These and other titles continue to
build company’s reputation as a premier gaming developer and publisher.
Mythic
Entertainment and Dark Age of Camelot are trademarks of Mythic
Entertainment. All other trademarks property of their respective owners.