By George Petrisor
Published: July 4, 2007
Print NCsoft will provide a preview of several of the most anticipated online games coming out in 2007 and 2008, including Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa™, Aion™, Guild Wars: Eye of the North™ and Dungeon Runners™.
NCsoft North America CEO Robert Garriott said, "NCsoft strives to
deliver the highest quality online entertainment possible, and these
products represent the next generation of online games. This E3 meeting
will provide a window for the public to see the breadth of the variety
of game genres and business models NCsoft provides, as well as show off
how advanced and exciting our products are."
NCsoft products to be featured at E3 are:
RICHARD GARRIOTT'S TABULA RASA
Tabula
Rasa has been in closed beta testing since May and is set for launch
this fall. Tabula Rasa is poised to evolve the massively multiplayer
online genre with a host of fresh features such as a character cloning
system, dynamic battlefields with contested control points, deep
storylines with ethical parables and fully integrated voice chat.
Tabula Rasa also offers players an original alien language named Logos
that unlocks special powers, and fast paced combat that combines real
time action with role-playing game style character development. These
kinds of features are the types of touches that players have come to
expect over the years from a Richard Garriott game.
AION
From
NCsoft's Seoul studios, Aion, is one of the most visually stunning
MMOGs in development. Cutting-edge graphics redefine players'
expectations of online role-playing and reveal a true fantasy world
where divine beings wage a war that will determine the future of the
world. This highly anticipated title is set for release in 2008.
GUILD WARS: EYE OF THE NORTH
Guild
Wars: Eye of the North is the first true expansion to the Guild Wars®
franchise, one of the most popular online role-playing game franchises
on the market today. Guild Wars: Eye of the North delves into the
dungeons and caverns of the lands of Tyria that players first explored
in the original Guild Wars game. Guild Wars: Eye of the North continues
Guild Wars' no subscription fee model and will provide new content
accessible to players who own both the expansion and any one of the
three previously released Guild Wars campaigns. Guild Wars: Eye of the
North is set for release on August 31 at an anticipated price of $39.99.
DUNGEON RUNNERS
Dungeon
Runners is a free to download and play online multiplayer role playing
game set in a sword-and-shield world where players get piles of loot
and treasure by defeating hordes of evil monsters enemies. It's a
different game model that fits right in to NCsoft's diversified online
game lineup. Dungeon Runners has recently opened up play to the general
public and will have large chunks of new content implemented through
the summer.
NCsoft's E3 headquarters will be at the Sheraton
Delfina Hotel in Santa Monica. In addition, Richard Garriott's Tabula
Rasa will be on display at the E3 exhibit hall located inside Barker
Hanger at the Santa Monica airport.
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