Masthead Studios Announces Earthrise Digital Release Date

Masthead Studios announced today that their next MMORPG, Earthrise, will be available via digital distribution on February 4, 2011.

“The Masthead team is thrilled for the fans who have been following Earthrise closely to now be able to play the game that they have been so eagerly awaiting,” said Atanas Atanasov, producer of Earthrise and director of Masthead Studios. “We have worked incredibly hard to make Earthrise the best sandbox MMORPG on the market, and we can’t wait for players to fully experience all of our hard work and become immersed in Enterra.”

If you’re unfamiliar with Earthrise, key features include:

* Unique sandbox environment, allowing players’ actions to influence the entire game world.
* Distinctive, high-tech post-apocalyptic setting.
* Sophisticated Player vs. Player (PvP) mechanics.
* Dynamic third-person combat featuring dynamic targeting, customizable power armor and hundreds of high-tech weapons.
* Deep crafting mechanics that allow players to design and manufacture unique items from blueprints and raw resources.
* Friendly to casual players, with challenges designed for the hardcore audience.
* Single, massive world. Earthrise will run on one server for players in all regions.

Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
Free hard drive space: 20 GB
CPU: 2.4+ GHz Single Core Processor
RAM: 2 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 7800GT+ or ATI Radeon 9800 SE 256-bit
High bandwidth internet connection (DSL, Cable)

About Masthead Studios
Masthead Studios is an independent game development studio focusing on innovative, next-generation MMORPGs. The company is currently developing Earthrise, a next-generation post-apocalyptic, sci-fi MMORPG, integrating its own proprietary engine technology that is specifically designed to handle dynamic, persistent online worlds while providing top-notch graphics and realistic physics. Masthead Studios is located in the emerging technology hub of Sofia, Bulgaria, enabling the studio to leverage local and international talent.