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Warhammer Online nearing first birthday, celebrating big

by: Sean Colleli -
More On: Warhammer Online Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
EA's Warhammer Online is getting closed to its one-year anniversary and to celebrate Mythic Entertainment has a month's worth of events planned to celebrate. Starting August 31st and running through September 7th they'll be running the Wild Hunt event, a live quest that introduces a new dungeon. Each following weekend during September will also host special events. Throughout September players will be rewarded with celebratory items and long-playing veterans will receive rewards for their dedications. All players will also get a 20% XP bonus throughout the month. Check out the release for all the goodies you can get.
War Wages on as Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

CELEBRATES ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY Celebration



Players Celebrate with Wild Hunt Live Event, Weekend Scenarios,

Veteran Rewards, Experience/Renown Bonus and More



FAIRFAX, Virginia – August 19th, 2009 – Mythic Entertainment™, an
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced the
celebratory activities planned for the upcoming one year anniversary
of the critically acclaimed MMORPG, Warhammer® Online: Age of
Reckoning® (WAR). The celebration kicks-off on August 31st with the
introduction of a special new live event – The Wild Hunt, and
continues all September with special weekend-only scenarios, a
month-long 20% Experience/Renown bonus, special in-game items for all
players, veteran rewards, and much more.



“This anniversary marks a major milestone for WAR, the Mythic
development team, and our fantastic community of players,” said Jeff
Hickman, Executive Producer of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. “We
could think of no better way of marking this occasion than by
celebrating our success with our fans for the entire month of
September. We’ve got new content to share with the Wild Hunt live
event, special versions of popular scenarios, and a 20% experience and
renowned bonus, plus, players can get special rare drops, veteran
rewards, fireworks, Halfling pies, and exploding stout! Now that is a
party Warhammer style!”



The Wild Hunt live event, taking place from August 31 – September 7,
2009, pits the forces of Order and Destruction against the ultimate
quarry in the new instanced dungeon, The Hunter’s Vale.  For more
information about the Wild Hunt live event, visit:
http://herald.warhammeronline.com/liveevents/2009WildHunt.php.



Following the Wild Hunt live event, special weekend-only events are
planned with special versions of the Mourkain Temple (September
11-14), Gates of Ekrund (September 18-21) and Temple of Isha
(September 25-28) scenarios.



Throughout September’s celebration, exclusive anniversary items,
including Halfling Pies and the Jubilee Cloak, will be delivered via
in-game mail to all players. Fans that have waged non-stop war for the
past year will be rewarded with a special veteran’s reward, the WAR
Aegis, and unique title, Weapon of WAR.  In addition to all players
receiving a 20% experience and renown bonus throughout September,
enemies defeated in RvR combat will drop fireworks, exploding stout
and other unique limited edition anniversary items.



Based on the popular tabletop war game from Games Workshop, Warhammer
Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™
conflict that will provide players with an engaging battleground for
years to come. Available now for PC and rated “T” for Teen by the
ESRB, WAR will be available for the Mac in the fall of 2009. For more
information or to download the 10-day free trial, visit
http://www.warhammeronline.com/.