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Here's the interesting part of a press release from Mythic Entertainment (don't get irritated by the date of the announcement *g*):
European Beta Test of Dark Age of CamelotTM Opens
GOA.COM and WANADOO ANNOUNCE COMMENCEMENT OF FIRST PHASE BETA IN EUROPE
FAIRFAX, VA –DECEMBER 28, 2001 – Mythic Entertainment (www.mythicentertainment.com), creator of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Dark Age of CamelotÔ, in conjunction with its European partners, has announced that the game has entered the first phase of beta testing in the UK, France and Germany. Dark Age of Camelot is developed by Mythic Entertainment and co-published with Abandon Entertainment (www.abandonent.com), and was the number-one selling PC game in the U.S. in October 2001. It remains one of the top ten selling PC games and is the fastest growing MMORPG ever, having sold over 150,000 copies since its release on October 9th 2001.
Journalists and three thousand eager MMORPG fans that pre-registered at www.camelot-europe.com when the beta test was announced will soon be allowed to enter the first of three planned European servers. The second phase of the beta testing, utilizing French and German language servers, will continue until the highly anticipated January 21st 2002 launch in France and the February 1st 2002 launch in the UK and Germany.
"After the most successful launch of an MMORPG in industry history, we are working closely with goa.com to ensure that our European launch raises the bar yet again. Partnering with them will allow us to provide a great experience for our European fans,” announced Mark Jacobs, President of Mythic Entertainment.
Ghislaine Le Rhun, Managing Director of GOA, declared, “The US success of Dark Age of Camelot confirms us that it’s one of the most promising game of its generation.”
Dark Age of Camelot will be exclusively distributed by Wanadoo in France, UK and Germany.
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 received a number of great reviews including; 9.1 out of a possible 10 from Gamespot, 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 gave it 93 out of 100- their coveted Gold Award and said, “[Camelot] looks capable of unseating EverQuest as the MMORPG king!” |
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DAoC: European Beta Test Begins
