Award-winning independent developer Funcom and global game publisher
EA set to co-publish Funcom's upcoming modern-day MMO ‘The Secret World'
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Funcom, the award-winning game developer responsible for titles such as ‘Anarchy
Online' and ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures', and EA
Partners, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today
announced their agreement to co-publish Funcom's highly anticipated
modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World'.
Hundreds of thousands of gamers have joined the ever-growing community
surrounding the game, and have — even before launch — become active
members in the game's secret societies: the Illuminati, the Dragon and
the Templar.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Funcom, one of the
world-leaders in the development of massively multiplayer online games,"
says David DeMartini, Senior Vice President and General Manager of EA
Partners. "We are very excited to be able to take part in the growing
online gaming category with such a highly anticipated title as ‘The
Secret World'."
‘The Secret World' is a next-generation massively multiplayer
online game for the PC platform, where players are given total freedom
to create and progress their characters, unbound by the restrictions of
classes and levels. Players will get the opportunity to join one of the
three secret societies and fight for power over important locations
throughout our own world. Players will also journey through familiar
places across the globe, such as Egypt, New England, London, New York
and Seoul and battle monsters of myth and legend.
"We are tremendously excited to be working with what is undoubtedly the
world-leading games publisher for the past decade, and it is also a
great testament to the fantastic work of our development team," says
Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. "The experience and the knowledge that
Electronic Arts brings to the table will be instrumental in allowing us
to realize the full potential of ‘The Secret World'."
‘The Secret World' is Funcom's third massively multiplayer game,
having previously developed the award-winning ‘Anarchy Online'
and the best selling new MMO of 2008 ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian
Adventures'. No release date has been announced.
For more information, visit the official website at www.darkdaysarecoming.com.
ABOUT FUNCOM - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher
of online games for PC and consoles. Funcom has provided outstanding
entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of
more than twenty released games. Recent titles include ‘Age of Conan:
Hyborian Adventures', ‘The Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online' and
'Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'. For corporate information please visit www.funcom.com.
For information about Funcom games visit www.anarchy-online.com
www.dreamfall.com,
www.darkdaysarecoming.com
or www.ageofconan.com.
Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FUNCOM.
ABOUT ELECTRONIC ARTS - Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered
in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive
entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops,
publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game
systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet.
Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™,
EA™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. In fiscal
2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that
sold more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Funcom media contacts:
Erling Ellingsen, +47 48867107
Director
of Communications
erling@funcom.com
or
Electronic
Arts media contacts:
Jeff Brown, +1 6506287922
VP
Corporate Communications
jbrown@ea.com
Tammy
Schachter, +1 6506287223
VP EA Games Label PR
tschachter@ea.com
Source: Electronic Arts Inc.
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