MYTHIC ENTERTAINMENT'S "DARK AGE OF CAMELOT" HOSTS REAL ESTATE BOOM
Massively Multiplayer Game Home Sales Top 20,000, Surpassing Growth in Three
Major Metropolitan Cities
FAIRFAX, VA - August 18, 2003 - Mythic Entertainment, developer and
publisher of the award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing
game "Dark Age of Camelot," is proud to announce that since the release of
their recent expansion, "Dark Age of Camelot: Foundations," players have
erected more than 20,000 homes.
"Foundations," a free expansion that allows player and guild owned housing
in the world of "Dark Age of Camelot," now boasts a burgeoning real estate
economy that exceeds the actual number of homes purchased in San Francisco,
Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. combined in the month of June (Source:
DataQuick, District of Columbia's Office of Tax and Revenue).
"With 20,000 pieces of property sold in less than six weeks, 'Camelot'
players have flocked to purchase their very own houses," said Walter
Yarbrough, Content Producer for Mythic Entertainment. "From minstrel to
mystic, the housing system of 'Foundations' provides everyone the
opportunity to own and furnish a very functional home, where commerce and
comfort mix."
About "Dark Age of Camelot: Foundations"
"Dark Age of Camelot: Foundations" is a downloadable free expansion that
adds player and guild housing to the popular massively multiplayer online
role-playing game, "Dark Age of Camelot." Players can purchase private homes
utilizing the innovative reverse-auction process and customize their
residence with gardens, furniture, pictures, and much more. Also, houses can
serve as storage facilities and venues for selling player-crafted items.
The "Dark Age of Camelot: Foundations" expansion is available for download
at http://www.camelotherald.com/housing, as well as on the recently released "Dark
Age of Camelot: Gold Edition" and the July cover disc of Computer Gaming
World magazine. Versions of "Foundations" are available for both the
original "Dark Age of Camelot" and "Dark Age of Camelot: Shrouded Isles,"
the game's first retail expansion.
About Mythic Entertainment
Mythic Entertainment is one of the most successful online game developers in
the industry today. Credited with 13 online games, including the award
winning "Dark Age of Camelot," Mythic has played a major part in the
evolution of the online game industry. The company's other titles are some
of the most popular online-only games of all time, including "Aliens
Online," "Starship Troopers: Battlespace," "Godzilla Online," "Silent Death
Online," "Rolemaster: Magestorm," "Darkness Falls," "Splatterball" and
"Dragon's Gate." Mythic was named one of Deloitte & Touche's national
"Technology Fast 500" companies, and regional "Technology Fast 50"
companies. For more information about Mythic Entertainment, visit www.mythicentertainment.com.
