ArchLord Featured In Upcoming Movie

Codemasters sent out word that their MMORPG ArchLord is featured in the upcoming film "BenX", which is about "a young man's struggle with Autism and his fight to overcome the attitude of others in modern day society". The film fuses real world footage with in-game footage and is headed to cinemas in Europe.

ArchLordTM Makes Cinematic Debut as BenX Movie gets set for Release across Selected European Cinemas!

Codemasters Online Gaming's ArchLord MMORPG makes cinematic debut. More information available at www.archlordgame.com/benx

June 2007, - Codemasters Online Gaming is thrilled to announce, ArchLord™, the hugely popular Free to Play MMORPG is set to make its first full cinematic debut in a film inspired by real life events. BenX is a film motivated by a young man's struggle with Autism and his fight to overcome the attitude of others in modern day society. Following on from the book, which sold many thousands of copies and a theatre production which was extensively featured across the Benelux region, BenX draws on the lead characters experiences in his early childhood as he fights against the stigma attached to Autism.

"Ben X is a story about young people living in a digital age. The story is based on true events and digs deeply into the day to day reality of adolescents and their parents in a rapidly changing society, commented Peter Bouckaert, Producer for BenX.
The film is visually stunning using actual scenes from the ArchLord video game mixed with live action sequences resulting in a fusion of reality meets virtual world."

Adam McGowan, Product Marketing Manager for ArchLord commented "BenX is a huge production, both surprising and hard hitting and one of the first to feature in-game content from the Massively Multiplayer genre. Featuring many scenes cut directly from in-game footage, this is a huge achievement for both Codemasters Online Gaming and MMG Film Production."

Written and directed by Nic Balthazar, BenX is produced by the movie powerhouse, MMG and set for release in October 2007. For more information on both BenX and ArchLord, or to download a free trial of the game visit the official website at: www.archlordgame.com/benx

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