Warhammer Nails 200,000 Applicants

by: Randy - posted: 6/14/2007 1:42:00 AM

Think anticipation's high for EA's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning?  The Beta signup opened simultaneously in the U.S. and Europe on May 30th.  Less than ten days later?  200,000 warmongering people had hungrily signed up.  (That's gotta make Mark Jacobs feel all warm and cozy.)  But don't feel squeezed out, since they're still accepting applications.  No word when the Beta officially opens, but the game hits shelves in the first quarter of 2008.  It's time to prepare for WAR.

EA AMASSES AN ARMY FOR WARHAMMER® ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING™ BETA TEST

 

In Only Ten Days More than 200,000 Aspiring Troops Sign Up for the Beta Test of

EA’s Highly-Anticipated MMO

 

 

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – June 13, 2007 – Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world’s leading interactive entertainment company, today announced that more than 200,000 players have signed up for the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) closed beta test.

 

The Warhammer Online Beta Center opened simultaneously in North America and Europe on May 30th, and the 200,000 registration mark was surpassed over the weekend, less than ten days after launch. This makes the beta test of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning one of the most rapidly growing beta tests in the history of the MMORPG category. The Beta Center is currently open and accepting applications at https://betacenter.eamythic.com/signup.php.

 

Mark Jacobs, VP and General Manager of EA Mythic said, “We would like to thank the community for their tremendous response to Warhammer Online. The overwhelming worldwide reaction to the beta test has been phenomenal. The team has been working incredibly hard to create a genre-defining experience, and the beta sign-ups certainly validate the direction we’re taking the game. Player input and testing will be crucial in our efforts to complete the game, and we look forward to beta participants’ help in shaping Warhammer Online.”

 

Based on Games Workshop's epic tabletop fantasy war game, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™ (RvR) game play and is scheduled for release on the PC in the first quarter of calendar 2008.

 

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information about the game, please visit www.warhammeronline.com.