Sign Up Now for a Chance to Participate in Closed Beta and Experience
the Thrill of 18-Player PvP Action
FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Only true heroes will triumph! BioWare™, a division of Electronic
Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced Warhammer® Online: Wrath
of Heroes™, a new Player-Versus-Player (PvP) Play4Free
game based on Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™. Warhammer
Online: Wrath of Heroes will advance online action games by
delivering instant, fast-paced, and competitive PvP arena gameplay — for
free! In this thrilling game, players form three teams and will dive
into epic 18-player battles using a variety of characters and iconic Warhammer
Online heroes, settings, and weapons. The course of conflict can
quickly turn against you as players switch from one hero to another
mid-battle, and alliances between the teams are forged — and broken.
Players can sign up to learn more and for a chance to gain early access
to the Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes closed beta at www.wrathofheroes.com.
"We're thrilled to expand our audience and deliver BioWare's first
Play4Free title with Wrath of Heroes," said Dr. Ray Muzyka,
Co-founder, BioWare and General Manager, BioWare Label. "PvP combat is
without a doubt one of the most compelling experiences online. We've
distilled down the essentials of that conflict — and delivered it with
force."
"We're excited to continue to work with BioWare to bring a fresh take on
the Warhammer Online experience to existing fans and new players
everywhere," said Andy Jones, Head of Legal and Licensing at Games
Workshop PLC. "We believe this fantastic extension to Warhammer Online
demonstrates the studios commitment to bringing the unique and defining
PvP elements from Warhammer Online to a whole new audience with a level
of quality and authenticity that will continue to delight our
established fans."
Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes offers players a variety
of heroes to choose from, each one tailored to different PVP playstyles.
Players can swap through their arsenal of heroes on the fly, creating a
unique, dynamic gameplay experience. Wrath of Heroes is set up to
enable both jump-in/jump-out gameplay sessions during lunch breaks or
players can settle in for a marathon session, level up and prove their
dominance against their friends!
Players can sign up for a chance to participate in the closed beta by
visiting: www.wrathofheroes.com.
Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes will be available to download
for free on PC in North America and Europe in Fall 2011. For more
information on Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes, please visit www.wrathofheroes.com
and follow the game on Twitter
at http://twitter.com/wrathofheroes
or "Like" the game on Facebook
at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wrath-of-Heroes/180076122045811.
About Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group Plc (LSE:GAW.L) is based in Nottingham, UK. Games
Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer®
and Warhammer® 40,000 games, miniature soldiers, novels and model
kits through more than 392 of its own Hobby centers, the Internet and
independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. Further
details on the company can be obtained at www.games-workshop.com.
About BioWare
The BioWare Label is a division of EA which crafts high quality
multiplatform role-playing, MMO and strategy games, focused on
emotionally engaging, rich stories with unforgettable characters and
vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the
world's most critically acclaimed titles and franchises, including Baldur's
Gate™, Neverwinter Nights™, Star Wars®: Knights of
the Old Republic™, Jade Empire™, Mass Effect™ and Dragon
Age™. BioWare currently operates in seven locations across the
world, including Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec, Canada),
Austin (Texas), Fairfax (Virginia), San Francisco (California), Los
Angeles (California) and Galway (Ireland).
Currently announced projects at BioWare include the development of Mass
Effect 3, the sequel to 2010's Game of the Year Mass Effect 2,
ongoing downloadable content for Dragon Age II such as Dragon
Age II Legacy, the social Play4Free RPG for Facebook and Google+, Dragon
Age Legends, Warhammer® Online: Wrath of Heroes, a PvP
Play4Free game, and the story-driven, massively multiplayer online
roleplaying game, Star Wars®: The Old Republic™. BioWare also
operates the award-winning MMOs Warhammer® Online: Age of
Reckoning®, Dark Age of Camelot™ and Ultima Online™.
In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global
interactive entertainment publisher. In 2011 EA created the BioWare
Label, alongside EA Games, EA Sports and EA Play. For more information
on BioWare, visit www.bioware.com,
or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/biofeed.
To join the millions of fans already registered with the BioWare
community, go to http://social.bioware.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) is a global leader in digital interactive
entertainment. The Company's game franchises are offered as both
packaged goods products and online services delivered through
Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and
tablets. EA has more than 100 million registered players and operates in
75 countries.
In fiscal 2011, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.6 billion.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for
critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster franchises such as The
Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™, Battlefield, and Mass
Effect™. More information about EA is available at http://info.ea.com.
Bioware, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire are trademarks of EA
International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. The Sims and Need for Speed
are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. John Madden, NFL and FIFA are the
property of their respective owners and used with permission.
"PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc. Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of
companies and are used under license from Microsoft. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes © Games Workshop Limited 2011. Games
Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer Online, Wrath of Heroes, Age of
Reckoning, the foregoing marks' respective logos and all associated
marks, logos, places, names, creatures, races and race
insignia/devices/logos/symbols, vehicles, locations, weapons, units and
unit insignia, characters, products and illustrations from the Warhammer
World and Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes game setting are either ®,
TM and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2011, variably registered in the UK
and other countries around the world.
Electronic Arts
Shirley Chu, 514-386-8207
PR Manager
shirleyc@ea.com
Kelly
Ekins, 650-628-2781
Sr. PR Manager
kekins@ea.com
Andrew
Wong, 650-628-2781
Director of PR
anwong@ea.com
Tammy
Levine, 650-628-7223
VP, Worldwide PR
tschachter@ea.com
Source: Electronic Arts
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