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MMO PC News by Oli Welsh

11 April, 2008

Not much more than a month after it was scheduled for a spring 2008 release, Dutch fantasy MMO Chronicles of Spellborn has been delayed to the autumn.

This is due to a "revision to the server infrastructure", according to the press release; while the gameplay and graphics are of sufficient quality, but developer Spellborn needs to revamp its netcode to ensure the "flow and performance" of the game meet expectations. It's a lag monster, then.

Autumn 2008 puts Spellborn up against some big names in fantasy massively multiplayer gaming: notably the also-delayed Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, and Mines of Moria, the first Lord of the Rings Online expansion. NCsoft's Aion: Tower of Eternity, and the second World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of Lich King, are also likely to hit before Christmas. Then there's a salvo of sci fi in the form of Stargate Worlds and Jumpgate: Evolution.

The fourth quarter is, in short, an MMO bloodbath, and Spellborn will do well to get noticed. There is a silver lining to the delay, however. Its European publisher, Frogster, is close to signing a deal with a "renonwned MMOG publisher" to bring the game to the US. Since this publisher will require a six-month lead time, it raises the possibility of a "co-ordinated worldwide release".

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Yeah, read about this yesterday - its a shame as that will put it up against some pretty stiff competition (if you don’t already count the behemoth wow that is ;). Still good news for the US as a release there was pretty much up in the air until now...
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Of the games on the list, Jumpgate Evolution is the one I am looking forward to. NetDevil and Codemasters haven't started beta testing yet but my gut tells me it isnt going to be that far off now. Beta sign-ups are at http://www.jumpgateevolution.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWCVT77wX6Q

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