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August 6th, 2008 @ 12:21
Warhammer Online’s been confirmed for a September 18 launch by EA.
The publisher also announced that a monthly subscription will cost $14.99, with slight discounts available when signing up for three-month ($13.99 per month) or six-month ($12.99 per month) periods.
“The countdown has officially begun. Mark your calendars!September 18th is the Day of Reckoning,” said Mythic founder Mark Jacobs. He added, “For the last three years,the entire team at Mythic has poured their hearts into making Warhammer Online the next great MMORPG. We are so excited to open upthis world and share it with the fans that will live in it, quest init, go to war in it and make it come alive.”
Press release after the drop.
EA Prepares for War and Announces Ship Date for Warhammer(R) Online: Age of Reckoning(TM)
Wednesday August 6, 7:00 am ET
Mythic Entertainment Declares September 18, 2008 a “Day of Reckoning”
FAIRFAX, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hot on the heels of spectacular showings at E3 and Comic-Con, Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS - News) studio, today announced that fans will be able to enter the gritty fantasy world of Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR) on September 18th, 2008 when the highly-anticipated MMORPG goes live. After three years in development by Virginia-based Mythic Entertainment, WAR will open its North American, European and Oceanic servers and offer players a variety of flexible subscription options. Gamers who pre-order WAR in North American will enjoy special benefits including open beta admission, a live game head start, and bonus in-game items.
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Based on Games Workshop’s epic and longstanding tabletop fantasy war game, WAR is a unique MMORPG that features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™ (RvR) gameplay that will immerse players in a world of perpetual conflict for years to come. WAR has been recognized for its unique play style that appeals to novice MMO players while offering incredible depth for more seasoned players.
Consumer demand for WAR is mounting with all units of the game’s Collector’s Edition having been pre-sold in North America. In addition, the title is receiving significant media attention, picking up numerous critic awards at this year’s E3, including “Best PC Game” from G4’s XPlay, “Best MMO” from IGN and Voodoo Extreme, and “Top 10 PC Game” from Gamespy, as well as being nominated for the prestigious Game Critic’s Awards “Best PC Game”.
“The countdown has officially begun. Mark your calendars! September 18th is the Day of Reckoning,” said Mark Jacobs, founder and general manager of Mythic Entertainment. “For the last three years, the entire team at Mythic has poured their hearts into making Warhammer Online the next great MMORPG. We are so excited to open up this world and share it with the fans that will live in it, quest in it, go to war in it and make it come alive.”
Fans looking forward to laying siege to their enemy’s capital city will have several pricing options available, beginning with a $14.99 monthly subscription. Additionally, collectible 30- and 60-day prepaid Game Time™ Cards will be available at many game retailers. WAR subscription options include:
* Monthly Subscription: $14.99 USD
* 3-Month Subscription: $41.97 ($13.99 per month)
* 6-Month Subscription: $77.94 ($12.99 per month)
Players can now pre-order their copy of WAR to secure their spots on the frontlines with a special pre-order package that includes:
* Open beta admission: Pre-order customers can experience the glory of battle and the thrill of WAR by participating in the open beta test.
* Head Start program: Players can begin their adventures in the Age of Reckoning before the game’s official launch.
* Bonus in-game items: Players can equip their characters with two bonus in-game items by pre-ordering from select retail partners.
* Universal Fighting System™ Battle Deck: The Emperor Karl Franz and Tchar’zanek, dread Champion of Tzeentch, go head-to-head in this exclusive collectible card game from Fantasy Flight Games. (Available in a limited supply from select retailers.)
Participating pre-order partners include Amazon.com, Best Buy, Circuit City, Direct2Drive, EAStore.com, EB Canada, EB Games, Fry’s, Futureshop, GameCrazy, GameStop, GoGamer.com, and Walmart.com. (Pre-order offers will vary by retailer.) The European pre-order program is scheduled to begin in late August. For more information about the North American pre-order program, visit www.warhammeronline.com/preorder.
Available for the PC, WAR is rated “T” for TEEN by the ESRB. WAR will be the first MMORPG to launch servers simultaneously in North America, Europe, and Oceania when it goes live on September 18th, 2008. For more information, visit http://www.warhammeronline.com/.
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August 6th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
i’m hearing mixed messages about the game but considering i gave AoC a try and i’ve always been more interested in WAR i guess i’ll preorder and get into open beta
August 6th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Hearing lots of positives from the MMO journo kids. Most of them seem to think it’s going to be healthy.
August 6th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
i particularly like the sound of the collision detection aspect, melee characters physically stoping other melee characters getting at casters = good
shield walls ftw!
August 6th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
MMO’s do nothing for me. Absolutely nothing.
Well theres one VERY indie project MMO, that I know about. But that’s the onyl one. I find it hard to appreciate them even. I know it’s close minded, but I can’t help it.
August 6th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I’d love to play it, tbh, but I’m playing WoW on and off, and I really don’t have time for anything else similar. I’ll try it next year, maybe.
August 6th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
pft!
/trains skills for two accounts in Eve
/levelling a warrior to 70 in WoW (currently 66)
/last 1-month resub of planetside just ran out
/45 bear shaman cooling his heals in AoC till they balance it some more
August 6th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Nutter
August 6th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
sane person
August 6th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Bit of WoW’s enough for me. I played EVE for six months last year then properly stopped. Never going back.
August 6th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
i sound worse than i am, i stopped playing WoW when TBC was released, i didn’t play anything for a while and then got back into EvE which i played briefly prior too WoW’s launch
only started WoW again a couple of weeks ago after trying AoC and being disappointed with it
my eve characters are on 90 day time codes which will expire this month (i’ll stick battleships 5 on when i do), might start playing again when i get bored of WoW / WAR
as for planetside, that’s a one month a year gaming fling
August 6th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
pat get some VG247 partnership lark going on
/me wants beta!
“On the subject of the standard edition pre-order in Europe. The EU pre-order for the standard edition begins on the 28th of August and the full details haven’t yet been announced for it. As Mark has said however the EU version won’t have the open beta access. This is mostly because we are instead going to be making open beta places available through partner websites in the different European territories instead. European communities are different to North American ones and we feel that this is the best way to support them and to give EU WAR fans the opportunity to take part in the open beta.”