14 DAY TRIAL // NCsoft has just revealed its lineup for the E3 Media & Business Summit July 11-13 in Santa Monica, where the company will provide a preview of its most anticipated online titles slated for a release in both 2007 and 2008. Below, you have a few words from Ncsoft's CEO of North America, Robert Garriott and a little about each title to be discussed at the E3, for newcomers to the online world of Ncsoft titles.
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."
So, as mentioned above, here's a little on each product to be featured at the Electronic Entertainment Expo this year, from Ncsoft:
Tabula Rasa has been in closed beta testing since May and is set for launch this fall, being 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. The game is also said to offer players an original alien language named Logos that unlocks special powers, and fast paced combat that combines real time action with RPG style character development.
Aion:
From NCsoft's Seoul studios, Aion, is one of the most visually stunning MMO games in development. Basically, this one's an RPG as well, revealing a true fantasy world where divine beings wage a war that will determine the future of the world. The game is set for release in 2008.
Guild Wars: Eye of the North is the first true expansion to the Guild Wars franchise, throwing players into the dungeons and caverns of the lands of Tyria, which they first explored in the original Guild Wars title. Guild Wars: Eye of the North will require no subscription fee and will provide new content accessible to players who own both the expansion and any one of the three previously released Guild Wars campaigns. Eye of the North is set for release on August 31.
Dungeon Runners is - in typical Ncsoft manner - a free to download and play MMORPG as well, set in a sword-and-shield world where players get piles of loot and treasure by defeating hordes of evil monsters enemies. However, this one's a different game model that fits right into 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, as the official report reveals.
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