Gaming News - May 2003
Edison, NJ (May 5, 2003) - Majesco today revealed the line-up of games
that they will be exhibiting at E3 in Los Angeles.
From Mythic Entertainment:
Mythic Entertainment, developer and publisher
of the worldwide success Dark Age of Camelot, will immerse fans in a new
expansion, Dark Age of Camelot: Trials of Atlantis, later this year. Designed
around a series of exhilarating trials available to players of all realms,
the expansion will challenge high-level players to survive this all-new
underwater domain. Rendered with a visually stunning new graphic engine,
Trials of Atlantis will continue to keep Dark Age of Camelot at cutting
edge of graphics in the MMORPG world.
"Once again Mythic is extending the world of Dark Age of Camelot," Mark
Jacobs, President and CEO, Mythic Entertainment, said. "Fans will be excited
by the new quests, new races and Master Level system, not to mention our
new graphic engine that will deliver sophisticated underwater and improved
above ground visuals."
Trials of Atlantis will introduce the ability for players to swim to explore
the submerged civilization. The expansion reveals that the citizens of
Atlantis, foreseeing the demise of their society, built a series of Trials
into the ruins of their civilization. The Trials were designed to challenge
future cultures that discover and seek to explore the ancient lands. In
Trials of Atlantis, the three Realms have each found a hidden portal to
the fabled continent. Now it's up to the populations of Hibernia, Midgard
and Albion to take on the nine Trials and uncover the mysterious powers
amongst the ruins. To succeed, players must master the perilous ocean
and confront terrifying monsters, both on land and undersea.
Trials of Atlantis is designed to further challenge high-level players
by introducing a Master Level advancement system. As a player moves sequentially
through each of the nine Trials, they will achieve a corresponding Master
Level. Emphasizing group play, the Trials will have to be surmounted by
groups of players journeying through the portal together. Players will
be able to travel by boat, explore islands with ruins, swim to submerged
dungeons and battle new creatures in underwater caves. Additionally, the
expansion will add one new player race per Realm, dozens of new monsters
to encounter, as well as new objects and treasures to uncover.
The game's graphics engine will be upgraded to NDL's state-of-the-art Gamebryo,
which will enhance ground texturing; improving all landscapes in Dark Age
of Camelot as well enabling visually advanced underwater scenes. The expansion
will also add a new graphical tree system to make trees and undergrowth
more realistic everywhere in the game. Trial of Atlantis will also offer
a skinable user interface with more options for customization.
Dark Age of Camelot: Trials of Atlantis is slated to ship to retail in
Q4 2003. The expansion will require the original Dark Age of Camelot as
well as the Shrouded Isles expansion. This expansion, one of three slated
for release this year, will further develop the compelling experience which
has already come to define Dark Age of Camelot and its first expansion,
Shrouded Isles and will only be available through retail. The other two
free expansion packs, including the recently announced housing expansion
Foundations, will be made available to all Dark Age of Camelot subscribers.
Currently Dark Age of Camelot has more than 220,000 paying subscribers.
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: Trials of Atlantis 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.
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