Turbine Green Lights New Asheron's Call Expansion Project; Expansion Pack is Company's First Self-Published Video Game.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WESTWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2004 Turbine Entertainment Software Corp. today announced that fans of the award-winning 3D massively multiplayer online role playing game See CRPG. Asheron's Call Asheron's Call (AC) is a fantasy MMORPG for Microsoft Windows-based PCs, released on November 2, 1999. The land of Dereth and its surrounding islands are a vast, seamless 3D world that is occupied by thousands of players. (R) (AC) will receive a new expansion pack in early 2005. Available for the PC, the latest AC installment will offer fresh challenges to experienced players while welcoming new gamers to the colorful and exciting fantasy world of Dereth. "When Turbine first created Asheron's Call we knew the game would be exciting, but we couldn't have imagined it would have such an overwhelming following of dedicated players," said Jeffrey Anderson, president and 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. , Turbine Entertainment Software. "This expansion is a great way to say 'thank you' to all of the AC1 players. They are the reason that AC will remain a popular and exciting online role playing game for a long time to come." The Asheron's Call expansion pack is the first video game completely self-published by Turbine Entertainment Software. In addition, this project will be the first title developed in the company's new West Coast Studio located in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif. The expansion pack will be the third installment in the original AC series, following the launch of Asheron's Call in 1999 and the Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty(R) expansion published in 2001. Key Expansion Pack Features -- Graphics Upgrade: A substantial upgrade of Turbine's first generation graphics engine, the Turbine Engine(R), which serves as the backbone to Asheron's Call. The upgrade is expected to more than double the original texture size, resulting in more detailed characters, creatures and landscapes. Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , the improvements won't significantly impact performance, allowing robust play even on lower-end machines. -- New Elder Game: An intricate and involved strategic resource and land control system that will allow players to compete for enhanced skills and town ownership. Through a new land-raid system, players will also be able to invade other allegiance's territory and attempt to plunder TO PLUNDER. The capture of personal property on land by a public enemy, with a view of making it his own. The property so captured is called plunder. See Booty; Prize. the opposition's resources, skills and abilities. In addition to these key features, there will be many new stories, monsters and hours of additional game play. Turbine also plans to support the expansion's release with a new story arc promoted through in-game episodic content. This approach will further build upon the massive amounts of existing content by providing new and exciting story lines and adventures. Turbine will release further details about the new chapter - such as the complete feature set - in future announcements. Additional information about the Asheron's Call video games See video game console. can be found online at http://ac.turbinegames.com. About Asheron's Call(R) Launched in 1999, Asheron's Call(R) is a critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game About Turbine Entertainment Software Corp. Headquartered in Westwood, Mass., Turbine Entertainment Software Corp. is a premier provider of online subscription entertainment. Formed in 1994 and with more than 150 employees on two coasts, the company is one of the largest online game studios in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The company's proprietary technology, the Turbine Engine(R), generates some of the most sophisticated 3D graphics in the world, producing the memorable projects Asheron's Call(R), Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty(R) and Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings(R). Turbine is currently developing The Lord of the Rings(TM): Middle-Earth(TM) Online and Dungeons Dungeons may refer to:
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