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Warhammer Online gets release date

European pricing details inside.

EA has announced that its MMO contender, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, will launch on 18th September. That's just six weeks away.

North American, European and Oceanic (that's Asia, Australia and New Zealand) servers will all go live at the same time.

The regular edition of the game can be pre-ordered in Europe from 28th August, and will give early access to the live game, as well as exclusive in-game items. There's no word yet on how "early" this access will be.

One-month, three-month and six-month subscriptions will be available at EUR 12.99 (GBP 10.31), EUR 35.97 (GBP 28.55), and EUR 65.94 (GBP 52.34) respectively.

60-day prepaid game cards will cost EUR 29.99 (GBP 23.81). The game itself will have an RRP of EUR 49.99 (GBP 39.69) with a 30-day subscription included.