Farlan Entertainment Showcases Dark and Light, Biggest MMORPG Ever, At E3 2005.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Medieval Fantasy Medieval fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that encompasses medieval era high fantasy and sometimes simply represents fictitious versions of historic events. This subgenre is common among role-playing games, text-based roleplaying, and high-fantasy literature. Game Featuring 15,000 Square Mile Landscape is Set For November '05 Release; E3 Demo Includes Live Events Featuring Worldwide Beta Testers Farlan Entertainment and NP Cube, the respective publisher and developer of MMORPG (Massively Multiuser Online Role Playing Game) A role playing game on the computer played by many people. An MMORPG differs from a regular computer role playing game because its environment is perpetual. Dark and Light(TM), today announced Dark and Light, the largest persistent gaming world of its kind, is being showcased at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2005 (E3 2005). Featuring a proprietary game engine, advanced character management, true-to-life experiences and much more, Dark and Light, set for a November 2005 release, promises newcomers to the land of Ganareth an unsurpassed level of immersion, realism and excitement. As part of its exhibit at E3, the Dark and Light team will showcase live demos of the game featuring real-time in-game events staged by Alchemic Dream Alchemic Dream Inc. is an online gaming company founded in 2001 and whose headquarters are located in Shawinigan, Canada. The company's aim is to offer MMOG (massively multiplayer online games) management solutions to its clients. , Dark and Light's community management provider. The continuous event sessions will include actual responses from Dark and Light's beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the team, a community of thousands of online players located around the world. Biggest Virtual Gameworld Ever At 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 square miles) of seamless playing surface, Dark and Light (DnL) is the biggest gameworld ever created. Massive numbers of fortresses and cities will populate the thirteen kingdoms of Ganareth, a land locked in an epic battle for control between the Dark and Light factions. Thanks to NP Cube's improved game engine, Mafate 2.0, Dark and Light is engineered to evolve according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. gamers' real time decisions and strategies. Players in this 3D world will be able to manage their own personal DnL storyline, creating their own events, initiating their own conquests, and managing their own fortresses. Another result of Mafate 2.0 will be an incredible increase in realism. Players will experience an extraordinary freedom of movement; traveling between and within the various duchies, countries, baronies and fortresses of Ganareth will be improved by efficient, simple and original means of transportation such as dragons Amicale Sportive Dragons is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa. Their home games are played at Stade 24 Septembre. In the past, the club was also called Amicale Sportive Bilima. or dodos. A horizon view up to 50 kilometers will heighten the sense of reality. Unlike most MMORPGs, Dark and Light allows players to evolve their characters along two axes of improvement: the Social axis and the Combat axis. The Social axis allows players to evolve according to the achievement of specific skills, e.g., artifact-crafting or resource extraction. They will also be able to assume political designations such as lord, baron, count, duke--or maybe king. The Combat axis, a measure of combat traits, enables characters to accomplish military feats such as assaulting a fortress or cutting its supply lines. "Each aspect of Dark and Light is being evaluated and refined according to the feedback from our huge beta community," said Frederic Caille, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Farlan Entertainment. "In the character arena, for example, six enhanced gameplay styles allow for perpetual character evolution, while environmental realism is being improved thanks to our exclusive rendering engine that generates 300,000 polygons at 16 cm (6.3 inch) resolution. Dark and Light developers have made it their continuing goal to give each player a game lifespan with the most immersive experiences possible." Continuous E3 Sessions At E3 2005, visitors will be able to see the Dark and Light beta in action. Alchemic Dream, community managers for Dark and Light, will be organizing live events throughout the show that challenge DnL's massive beta tester community in real time. Actions set into play by Alchemic Dream game masters will provoke responses by beta players, changing the universe in real time. "Dark and Light, thanks to its server technology, offers one unique world for all players," notes Aurelien Merville, CEO of Alchemic Dream. "This world has to be a living entity where the adventures are renewed every day, swarming with political intrigues, where battles have a reason to be, and where every player's actions have an impact on the world. Dark and Light developers tailored special tools to allow our multilingual game masters and script writers, including famous roleplaying games creator Gary Gygax Ernest Gary Gygax (born July 27 1938 in Chicago, Illinois) is best known as the co-author of the well known fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D , to bring the kind of epic atmosphere and interaction players are asking for in an MMORPG." Dark and Light is exhibiting during E3 2005 from its display at Booth 6001 in the front of Kentia Hall in the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. . For more, visit www.darkandlight.com. About Farlan Entertainment: Farlan, headquartered on the island of Mauritius, has been involved since 2001 in the entertainment gaming industry. Founded by a group of successful tech entrepreneurs, Farlan publishes Dark and Light(TM), one of the most anticipated MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game See CRPG. ) of 2005, and has been intimately involved in the games development from its inception. About NP Cube: NP Cube, founded in 2002, specializes in the development of massively multiplayer online games and related tools and technologies for both the industrial and gaming industries. Based on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the equator. It constitutes about 20% of the world's total ocean area. , NP Cube is dedicated to the development of innovative and exciting game titles and video game tools. The NP Cube team has a long and successful track record in the games industry. For more information, visit http://www.npcube.com/ and www.darkandlight.com. About Alchemic Dream: Alchemic Dream Inc., leader in services for MMOGs, is a Canadian company specialized in management, support and localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. of MMOGs. Alchemic Dream manages titles such as Project Entropia, Neocron, A Tale in the Desert This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. and Adellion. For more information about Alchemic Dream, visit the corporate website at www.alchemicdream.net or contact the company at info@alchemicdream.net. |
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