(Source: Business Wire)
GigaMedia Ltd (GIGM) and Mythic Entertainment, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that the highly acclaimed fantasy MMORPG Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning® (WAR) will launch in Taiwan on June 25th. The game will be available on GigaMedia's game platform, FunTown, in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, where players will now be able to choose a side in the growing battle between Order and Destruction and help decide the outcome of the WAR across the globe!
"Since launching WAR last fall, we've been dedicated to introducing the Warhammer Online universe to gamers the world over," said Jeff Hickman, executive producer for Mythic Entertainment. "We are pleased to invite Taiwanese recruits into the fight between Order and Destruction - the battle is far from over, so choose a side and join the WAR!"
"We are thrilled to bring the exciting world of WAR to Taiwan and have had great success introducing the game," said Yautian Chen, General Manager of FunTown. "Now that the Realm War is finally here, we look forward to lots of fun special events as players jump in and the action builds."
Launched in North America, Europe and Oceania in September of 2008 and in Russia in February of 2009, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is an epic fantasy MMORPG based on the popular tabletop game from Games Workshop. Featuring innovative Realm vs. Realm gameplay and Public Quests, players are immersed in a world of perpetual conflict between the armies of Order and Destruction. Novice MMO players and veterans alike will appreciate the incredible depth and variety available in WAR.
Subscription Rates:
Monthly Subscription: 450 NTD
Hourly Time Deduction Fee: 5 NTD
For more information about the Taiwanese launch of WAR visit: www.warhammeronline.com.tw
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm conflict that will provide players with an engaging battleground for years to come. Available now for PC, WAR is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB. For more information about the game, visit www.warhammeronline.com.
About Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning®
Experience the glory of Realm vs. Realm! Declare your allegiance and join hundreds of thousands of mighty heroes on the battlefields ofWarhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the new MMORPG from Mythic Entertainment, the creators ofDark Age of Camelot. Enter a grim fantasy world of perpetual conflict to fight for the Realms of Order (Dwarfs, High Elves, and Empire) or Destruction (Greenskins, Dark Elves, and Chaos).
