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Atlus Online to assume control of Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine

by: Russell -
More On: Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online
Beginning this April, Atlus Online will be assuming control of the free-to-play MMORPG Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine.  If you already have an account, it will be migrated during a short maintenance downtime and play will resume on April 1st.  I didn't see when the maintenance will begin, but I'd guess near the end of the month.

To reward existing players, Atlus Online has also announced a series of loyalty events.  The Migration Event allows for existing SMT:I gamers who keep playing after the transition to be automatically entered for a chance to win special in-game prizes.  As for the New Users Event, this allows for users who register during the launch period with Atlus Online to be entered to win special in-game and physical prizes.  Both events are running now through the launch.

ATLUS ONLINE TO ASSUME CONTROL OF SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: IMAGINE, A FREE-TO-PLAY MMORPG SET IN THE ACCLAIMED SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI UNIVERSE, THIS APRIL; ALL EXISTING ACCOUNTS TO BE MIGRATED, LOYALTY EVENTS PLANNED TO REWARD CURRENT PLAYERS

The flagship Shin Megami Tensei MMORPG experience comes home!

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA -- MARCH 1, 2012 -- ATLUS ONLINE, a division of ATLUS dedicated to massively online gaming and entertainment, today revealed that it is taking over operation and management of Shin Megami Tensei®: Imagine™, the popular free-to-play MMORPG set in the company's critically-acclaimed SMT universe. The migration, which will result in a short period of maintenance downtime but will carry over all characters and player data--allowing for seamless continuation of play once operation resumes--is set to occur in April.

"Shin Megami Tensei is synonymous with the ATLUS brand," said Tsuyoshi Onozuka, Director of Online Games at ATLUS ONLINE. "While the popular MMORPG has been available for some time in North America via a different portal, we are proud to announce its transfer to ATLUS ONLINE management, a move that feels very much to us like a homecoming. We're taking every care to ensure that apart from a very short period of maintenance downtime, that every aspect of existing players' accounts is preserved. Moreover, our series of loyalty events, a celebration of ongoing player commitment, promises to reward SMT: Imagine users for their patience and support. We're very excited for SMT: Imagine to join the ATLUS ONLINE library of massively online entertainment this April."

To reward existing players for their loyalty, both for past dedication and also for players who continue to play SMT: Imagine through and beyond the transition, ATLUS ONLINE also today announced a series of special loyalty events:
Migration Event (3/1 - Launch): Existing SMT users who keep playing during and after the ATLUS ONLINE launch will automatically be entered for a chance to win special in-game prizes.
New Users Event (3/1 - Launch): New users who register during the launch period with ATLUS ONLINE will be entered to win special in-game and physical prizes. Keep checking the site for more details!
SMT: Imagine is set to join the ATLUS ONLINE library this April. For more info, please visit the newly launched teaser site: http://welcome.megaten.atlusonline.com.