October 5, 2007
Pirates of the Burning Sea Scheduled to Set
Said Worldwide January 22
Gamers Experience Action and Adventure on the
High Seas Circa 1720 in New Online PC game
Sony Online Entertainment LLC’s (SOE) Platform
Publishing label and Flying Lab Software LLC (FLS) announced today Pirates of
the Burning Sea, is scheduled to launch worldwide on January 22, 2008. The hotly
anticipated MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game, featuring high seas action
and swashbuckling adventure in a bold world of pirates and plunder, is being
developed by Seattle-based FLS and published by Platform Publishing.
“We are eagerly anticipating the day we can raise
the anchor and set sail with Pirates of the Burning Sea. Our team’s hard work
and dedication, and that of our partners at SOE’s Platform Publishing group, is
going to result in a fantastic gameplay experience for PC gamers,” said Russell
Williams, CEO, Flying Lab Software. “We are looking forward to bringing this
game to fruition, and appreciate the support from our dedicated community in
helping us to develop a top-notch game.”
As a captain in Pirates of the Burning Sea, you
can choose among the French, Spanish, English, or Pirate nations, playing a
naval officer, a freetrader, a privateer, or a pirate as you like. Action–filled
ship battles take place at sea, where players can destroy or board and seize
their competitors’ ship. On land, a world of swashbuckling adventure awaits full
of sword-swinging action. The unique player-driven economy means players can be
a captain of industry too, running mines, lumber mills, shipyards and other
large-scale operations to produce the tons of goods needed to supply every
player in the game with what they need. Through the player-generated content
system, players can create their own sail and flag designs to display in game
and even model their own ships.
“The vast amount of player-created content and
the intense strategy required in Pirates of the Burning Sea sets it apart from
any other MMO on the market,” said D Tim Granich, Sr. Global Brand Manager, Sony
Online Entertainment. “Gamers will be donning their captain’s gear and eagerly
awaiting their next battle on land or sea.”
The game takes place in the New World circa 1720,
a dramatic time of conflict and riches that features action for every play
style, from epic ship combat, to piracy, to building economic empires or
sword-swinging adventure. With more than one thousand missions per nation,
dozens of ports to explore, and the entire Caribbean as their domain, players
will find an online experience like no other.
Pre-orders are scheduled to begin on Tuesday,
October 23rd. Players that pre-order will receive an invitation to the
“Pre-Boarding Party” giving them access to the live game 15 days prior to
launch. During this time, players can level up to 20 and keep their characters
after launch, with a purchase of the game and paid monthly subscription. Players
who pre-order and purchase the game will also receive a “captain’s best friend”
– known to any good pirate as a blue and yellow parrot – as well as a powerful
weapon suited to their fighting style and an original game soundtrack CD
complete with 60 minutes of pirate-themed music.
Pirates of the Burning Sea game features:
- Join one of four nations (Pirate, English,
French, or Spanish) - Every player is the captain of their very own
ship in massive naval battles - Duel other players to control more than 80
conquerable ports in the Caribbean - Explore the world and make a name for yourself
in more than 1,000 missions - Economy driven by players, who manufacture and
sell all ships and equipment found in the game - Build, capture, and customize more than 50
historical ships - Design your own flags and sails
- Choose from 3 different styles of
swashbuckling combat – deadly and formal Fencing, flashy, dual-wielding
Florentine or rowdy and treacherous Dirty Fighting - Participate in epic sea battles with up to 25
players on a side
For more information on Pirates of the Burning
Sea, log onto
www.piratesoftheburningsea.com or the community site at
www.burningsea.com.
