Dungeons & Dragons Online is gold

by: John - posted: 2/13/2006 5:06:00 PM

The long awaited Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach is now gold and will be launching on February 28th. If there's one IP that I think has the tradition and fanbase to knock off World of Warcraft as the #1 MMORPG, I think this one is it. If you pre-ordered then you'll be on the production servers a little bit before the rest of the population. From what I saw at E3 last year, the game was looking quite good and I can't wait to see how it does now that it's going to be finally released.

WESTWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2006--Turbine, Inc. announced today that DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE(TM): Stormreach(TM) has gone gold and is in final production. The world's first online roleplaying game based on the legendary pen and paper DUNGEONS & DRAGONS(R) game, and voted the "most-anticipated MMO," by IGN.com readers, is currently scheduled to ship on February 28, 2006. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is under license from the Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS).

Customers who preorder DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: Stormreach will receive exclusive access to the game days ahead of the official release and a free Beta pass for up to 10 days to try the game (the Beta will be officially ending February 20, 2006). Customers will also be given a +1 in-game amulet for added defense during combat and a special limited-edition poster featuring the red dragon.

"We're thrilled to have developed a game that appeals to massively multiplayer players, as well as fans of the original pen-and-paper game," said Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "We also want to thank the 300,000 players that registered for the Beta. We could not have done this without their support."

"We're extremely excited to see the anticipation building for DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE, and with the upcoming launch, old and new fans will be able to experience the magic of this extraordinary game," said Jeff Burdeen, vice president for the Hasbro Properties Group.

Developed by Turbine and published by Atari Inc., DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: Stormreach is the first and only online roleplaying game based on the world-renowned DUNGEONS & DRAGONS brand from Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. This unique online world features highly customizable characters built from authentic D&D(R) races, abilities, skills, and feats; real-time action combat; dangerous dungeons with devious traps; hand-crafted, private adventures; monsters and stories from the action-packed and intrigue-laced Eberron(R) campaign setting; and award-winning visuals.