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TURBINE® ANNOUNCES
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE®: EBERRON UNLIMITED™
Free
Digital Upgrade Introduces Unlimited Free Play and Raises Level Cap; Beta
Begins Today
WESTWOOD,
MA - June 9, 2009 - Turbine, Inc. announced
today the start of the Beta program for Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Eberron
UnlimitedTM (DDO Unlimited), a free digital upgrade for Dungeons & Dragons
Online®: StormreachTM. DDO Unlimited will raise the level cap and add major new
content, as well as make the game free to play for everyone. The new DDO Unlimited
delivers heart-pounding game play featuring the industry's best combat system,
a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich set of
features that until now could only be found only in premium subscription-based
MMOs. Launching later this summer, DDO Unlimited
will introduce an innovative new pricing model that allows players to download
and play for free, purchasing adventure packs, items, and account services a la
carte from the new DDO Store, or to subscribe to get unlimited access to all of
the game's content. Players interested in getting a sneak peak of the new DDO Unlimited
can sign up for a chance to participate in the Beta program at http://www.ddo.com.
"Our
team has spent years crafting DDO Unlimited into a powerhouse experience
featuring cutting-edge graphics, a kick-ass combat system, high level content,
and cutting-edge social tools. Today
marks a major milestone as we prepare to launch the world's most exciting free
MMO," said Kate Paiz, Senior Producer.
"Turbine
is blazing a new trail with an innovative new pricing structure that will
deliver a new era of choice for the growing market of online gamers, and we are
very excited to invite players to work with us in the DDO Unlimited Beta
program as we redefine how people play and pay for MMOs," added Fernando Paiz,
Executive Producer.
DDO Unlimited delivers the
best combat of any MMO and the most heart-pounding action this side of a
keyboard, plus a lot more!
- Brand New
Content & Features - DDO
Unlimited will deliver a new class, increase the level cap, introduce new
adventure packs including a new 12 player raid, major combat improvements and
more!
- The Fiercest
Combat - DDO Unlimited features an
extraordinary and heart stopping combat experience that requires players to
fully engage in the battle by relying on their wits and reflexes in real time.
No more clicking skills and watching the action from the sideline.
- Mind-blowing
Visuals - Explore a vast and
dangerous online world, featuring the most advanced graphics in the industry,
that is stuffed with the legendary monsters, glorious treasures, devious traps,
mind-bending puzzles and endless adventures from the world's best known RPG.
- Full-featured MMO - Experience sophisticated systems found only in the best games
including auctions, arena death matches (Player versus Player), NPC hirelings,
gambling, crafting, and powerful social tools for finding a group, forming a
guild or planning an epic raid!
- Easier Than Ever! - DDO Unlimited gets you playing in minutes
instead of hours, using new proprietary Turbine technology. Creating a new
character is incredibly simple with guides and templates that speed you through
the process. Features an all-new new player experience that gives gamers their
first taste of excitement quickly while teaching them how to play solo or with
a group of fellow adventurers.
DDO
Unlimited is based on the world-renowned DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® franchise
of Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary
of Hasbro, Inc.® (NYSE: HAS), under
license to Infogrames Entertainment S.A.®
Published by Atari, Inc.®, DDO has been enthusiastically received by
many gaming critics, including The New York Times, PC Gamer, Game Informer and
many more. For the latest information, please visit www.ddo.com.
About Turbine
Turbine,
Inc. is the premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds
that foster powerful social gaming communities.
Turbine is the largest privately-held online gaming studio in North
America and has created some of the world's most popular and award-winning online
games, including The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM, Dungeons & Dragons Online®:
StormreachTM, and Asheron's Call®. For
more information on Turbine, its products and services please visit www.turbine.com.
About Atari
New
York-based Atari, Inc. develops interactive games for all platforms and is one
of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in
the U.S.
The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining franchises such
as The MatrixTM (Enter The Matrix and The Matrix: Path of Neo)
and Test Drive®; and mass-market and children's franchises such as Nickelodeon's
Blue's CluesTM and Dora the ExplorerTM, and Dragon Ball Z®.
Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames
Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR-0000052573), the largest interactive
games publisher in Europe. For more
information, visit www.atari.com.
About Hasbro
Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is a worldwide leader in
children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services,
including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from
traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its
PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER and WIZARDS OF THE
COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable
play experiences in the world.
About Wizards of the
Coast
Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.
(NYSE:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop
role-playing game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of
game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on
trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier
trading card game, Magic: The Gathering®, among many other trading card games and family card
and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of role-playing games,
such as Dungeons & Dragons®, and publisher of fantasy series fiction with
numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards
of the Coast website at www.wizards.com.
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Dragons Online, Eberron Unlimited, Stormreach, Dungeons & Dragons, D&D,
Magic: The Gathering and Wizards of the Coast and related logos are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S. and/or other
jurisdictions, and are used with permission. Hasbro and its logo are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions,
and are used with permission. Atari and the Atari logo are trademarks owned by
Atari Interactive, Inc. Turbine and the Turbine logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Turbine, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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