TRION WORLDS GETS MASSIVE AT GAMESCOM 2012
Leading Online Games Developer and Publisher to Showcase Four Titles
Redwood Shores, Calif.- August 7, 2012 - Trion Worlds, the leading publisher and developer of premium online games, has announced a stellar line-up for this year's gamescom, which is open to the public in Cologne, Germany, between August 16 and 19. Trion’s showcase will include the consumer debut of
Rift™: Storm Legion, first look at
End of Nations™ campaign gameplay, PvP combat in
Defiance, and all new content for the Crytek developed free-to-play FPS,
Warface®.
As its launch approaches, award winning free-to-play online military strategy game
End of Nations, will be playable on 24 PCs in Hall 8 of the Koelnmesse. Attendees can experience new PvP maps, and developers will be on hand to provide a fascinating insight into the project.
On the same stand in Hall 8,
Rift will be hands-on for gamescom visitors with the newest updates to the award-winning MMORPG, including the upcoming expansion
Storm Legion.
Rift creators will lift the lid on the expansion’s development, highlighting some amazing new features like Dimensions, a massive colossus battle, and sneak peek at one of the expansion’s new dungeons.
Meanwhile,
Defiance - a multi-platform massive online shooter at the center of a revolutionary single universe event that will see the first ever live crossovers between television and gaming - will be hands-on for gamescom visitors over the age of 18. Located inside a large dedicated booth in Hall 6,
Defiance will be showcasing previously unseen PvP gameplay.
Fresh from announcing a Western World co-publishing deal, Trion and celebrated German developers Crytek will be bringing AAA free-to-play online shooter
Warface, already a massive hit in Russia, to gamescom. Housed in a stunning Chinook helicopter themed arena, players over the age of 18 will get the chance to engage in frantic
Warface PvE and PvP gunplay. Fans wishing to participate in this Fall’s
Warface Beta testing can register at
www.warface.com.
Trion @ Gamescom Booth Locations
Rift & End of Nations: Hall 8, #A-020
Defiance: Hall 6, #A-041
Warface: Hall 7, #C-020
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About Trion Worlds
Trion Worlds is the leading publisher and developer of premium games for the connected era. Powered by a breakthrough development and publishing platform, Trion is revolutionizing the way games are developed, played and sold. Trion’s world-class team delivers high-quality, dynamic, and massively social games operated as live services across the biggest game genres and devices, including the critically acclaimed blockbuster,
Rift™ and the highly-anticipated
End of Nations™ and
Defiance™. Trion is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., with offices in San Diego, Calif., Austin, Texas, and at Trion Worlds Europe in London, UK.
For more information, please visit
www.trionworlds.com
About Crytek
Crytek GmbH ("Crytek") is an independent company at the forefront of the interactive entertainment industry, and is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming by creating standout experiences for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, mobile devices and games-as-service using their cutting-edge 3D-Game-Technology, CryENGINE®.
The company's headquarters are in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). Crytek also has studios in Kiev (Ukraine), Budapest (Hungary), Sofia (Bulgaria), Seoul (South Korea) Nottingham (UK) and Shanghai (China).
Since its foundation in 1999, Crytek has consistently been recognized for excellence in its field, earning accolades such as the 2011 Develop Award for Best Independent Studio and a 2010 Red Dot Design Award. Its multi-award winning games include Far Cry®, Crysis® (awarded best PC Game of E3 2007 and Best Technology at the 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards), Crysis Warhead® (awarded Best Graphics Technology at IGN Best of 2008 Awards) and Crysis® 2 (awarded Best Shooter of E3 2010 and Gamescom 2010).
For more information, please visit
www.crytek.com.
