February 3, 2009
Mythic
Entertainment Takes Warhammer Online on the Road: First Stop, New York Comic
Con!
The great WAAAGH! rolls on in
2009!
Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic
Arts Inc. studio, will be invading NY Comic Con, February 6-8, with the latest
for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Executive Producer, Jeff Hickman, and
Creative Director, Paul Barnett, will be on hand with a special presentation to
share exclusive details about the upcoming Night of Murder live event, Call to
Arms live expansion, Land of the Dead dungeon, and new Orc Choppa and Dwarf
Slayer careers.
Stop by booth #1449 for the chance
to chat with the WAR team, play the game, score exclusive in-game items and get
your hands on new WAR gear. The WAR team will also be hosting its first
Developer Meet and Greet Saturday night at Dave & Buster’s in Time Square.
New York Comic Con Schedule of
Events
Saturday, February 7th
11:15AM – 12:15PM: WAR Presentation
by Jeff Hickman and Paul Barnett (Room #1A24)
2:30PM – 3:30PM: Poster Signing (WAR
booth: #1449)
5:30PM – 6:30PM: MMORPG Panel; Jeff
Hickman to participate (Room #1A24)
9:00PM – 12:00AM: Developer Meet and
Greet (Dave & Buster’s, Times Square)
Sunday, February 8th
12:00PM: Realm vs. Realm Competition
(WAR booth: #1449)
If you can’t make it to NY Comic
Con, don’t worry! WAR is once again hitting the road with a great lineup of
events for 2009. Stop by the WAR booth for a chance to play the game and speak
to the development team, as well as meet other players in the area. You’ll have
a chance to play new content and score exclusive in-game items and great WAR
gear. There will be presentations to attend, contests to win, and Developer Meet
& Greets at many of the events. Mythic’s 2009 show schedule includes:
-
New York Comic Con: Feb 6-8, New
York, NY -
Games Day Baltimore: May 9,
Baltimore, MD -
Games Day Toronto: June 20,
Ontario, CA -
San Diego Comic Con: July 22-26,
San Diego, CA -
Games Day Chicago: July 25,
Chicago, IL -
GenCon: August 13-16,
Indianapolis, IN -
Penny Arcade Expo: September 4-6,
Seattle, WA
For more information about these
events, check out the Warhammer Online monthly newsletter or WAR Herald at
http://herald.warhammeronline.com/eventcalendar/index.php.
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
has been recognized by numerous critics’ in 2008 as one of the year’s best MMOs,
receiving end-of-year awards from IGN, GameSpy, G4 TV, and more.
Based on the popular tabletop war
game from Games Workshop, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features
revolutionary Realm vs. Realm conflict that will provide players with an
engaging battleground for years to come. Available now for PC, WAR is rated “T”
for Teen by the ESRB.
