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FFUULLLL SSTTEEAAMM AAHHEEAADD
IINN TTHHEE MMMMOO MMAARRKKEETT
Massively multiplayer online (MMO) gaming
is a separate segment in full expansion, especially
in the US and Asia. Even if MMO gaming is still
a niche market, it is the only online gaming sector
providing additional recurrent revenue through
a subscription system, in general monthly.
With the introduction of Shadowbane in North
America, Ubi Soft has achieved a breakthrough in
the MMO gaming market.
Shadowbane, developed by Wolfpack Studios,
is the leading massively multiplayer online game
that combines the genres of medieval fantasy
role-playing and strategy games. Players can
physically modify the story, environment and
political context of the game.
Meanwhile, localized versions of EverQuest™,
which have been impatiently awaited by fans,
will be launched in Europe at the end of 2002 and
in China at the beginning of 2003. Ubi Soft signed
publishing, localization and customer-support
agreements with Sony Online Entertainment
for this well-known game.
As a result, the most popular MMO game in
the world, with currently 450,000 subscribers,
will for the first time be simultaneously
available in Chinese, French and German.
With each new language, of course, comes
the opportunity to develop new markets.
Ubi Soft has also acquired global rights
to publish the future online version of Myst®,
which will be launched at the end of 2003.
MMYYSSTT OONNLLIINNEE*:: AA WWOORRLLDD
UUNNLLIIKKEE AANNYY OOTTHHEERR
Rand Miller, the co-creator of Myst®, has developed
an online adventure game based on a permanent
gaming world, which allows players to experience
the extraordinary visual environment of Myst®online.
Ubi Soft, already the publisher of preceding titles in
the series, has acquired the global rights to the brand.
The Myst®line has sold more than 11 million copies
worldwide for PCs. Myst®Online will undoubtedly
succeed in delighting hardcore enthusiasts of the
Myst saga, and fans of the MMO version will
appreciate its captivating atmosphere, aesthetic
quality and ease-of-use.
The game offers 3D graphics in extraordinary
real-time, rich intrigues and the possibility
to chat with other players. Myst®Online will offer
all players the chance to live a rich and intense
experience in the Ages of Myst®.
* Working title.