ARCHLORD TO
BECOME
FREE-TO-PLAY
MMORPG
Codemasters’
MMPORG
ArchLord
Removes
Monthly
Subscription
Fees to
Become a
Free-To-Play
Service as
the Fantasy
Title Builds
Toward the
Upcoming
Expansion –
Episode 2:
Season of
Siege
Burbank, CA
– Wednesday,
December 6,
2006 –
Codemasters
Online
Gaming (COG)
today
announced
that
ArchLord™,
the epic
fantasy
MMORPG where
one player
can rise to
become the
ruler of the
world, is
planned to
become a
free-to-play
service with
no monthly
subscription
fee.
Additionally,
fans of
ArchLord
will be
excited to
know that
the game
will
continue to
receive
content
updates,
including
the upcoming
Episode 2:
Season of
Siege, a
free
expansion
due to
launch in
the coming
weeks.
“We are
extremely
pleased to
offer gamers
the chance
to play
ArchLord for
free,”
comments
Adam
McGowan,
Product
Marketing
Manager for
COG. “With
both the
switch to
free to play
and huge new
forthcoming
content
updates like
the Episode
2: Season of
Siege
expansion,
we hope to
see many
more players
taking their
opportunity
to raise an
army and
rule the
world.”
Beginning
January 4,
2007, no
further
subscription
payments
will be
required to
play
ArchLord,
and the
period from
December 4,
2006 through
January 4,
2007 will be
the last
official
billing
period
before
switching to
the
free-to-play
service.
As the
transformation
takes place,
existing
three, six
or 12-month
ArchLord
subscribers
will be
eligible for
refunds. New
players who
purchase a
retail copy
of ArchLord
will be able
to play
without
paying for a
subscription,
as the
retail box
provides 30
days free
play, and
the game
will have
switched to
its
free-to-play
model by the
end of this
period.
Further, COG
will be
offering
free in-game
credits to
all existing
and future
Archlord
players. The
free credits
can be used
in the
Chantra shop
to purchase
a variety of
in-game
enhancements
to assist
players
throughout
the game.
For further
details on
the free to
play
service,
visit
www.archlordgame.com/freetoplay
ABOUT
ARCHLORD
ArchLord is
a free to
play fantasy
themed
MMORPG that
holds a
unique
competitive
premise for
gamers: the
opportunity
to rise to
become the
game world's
supreme
ruler.
Throughout
this epic
quest-based
role-playing
title set in
the game
world’s
Middle Ages,
every month
one player
will gain
control of
the world
and with it
the
opportunity
to wreak
havoc as
they are
crowned
supreme
ArchLord.
Visit the
game’s
official
website
online at
www.archlordgame.com
ABOUT
CODEMASTERS
Codemasters
is a leading
developer
and
publisher of
best-selling
interactive
entertainment
products for
a global
audience on
current and
future
gaming
platforms
and
channels.
Established
in 1986, the
company’s
dominant
brands
include
Colin McRae
Rally, TOCA
Race Driver,
LMA Manager,
Brian Lara
Cricket and
Operation
Flashpoint.
The company
is
headquartered
in Southam,
Warwickshire
UK and
maintains
operations
in the US,
Germany,
France,
Spain, and
Benelux.
More
information
about the
company and
its products
is available
online at
http://www.codemasters.com.
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These feeds
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reader or a
compatible
web browser
bringing all
the news to
your
desktop, and
ensuring you
are always
up-to-date
with the
latest news!
For Archlord,
please
visit:
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