March 01, 2004

By: Zofia Mallard
Website: http://www.1st-in-kids.com

Online Game of the Year Awards From Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

Mythic Entertainment, creator of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Dark Age of Camelot, announced that it has been honored with three Online Game of the Year awards. Most recently, the game was recognized at last week’s Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, with the Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year award. Dark Age of Camelot continues to be the fastest growing MMORPG ever in the US and Europe. Dark Age of Camelot is developed by Mythic Entertainment and co-published with Abandon Entertainment.

The Academy members nominated Dark Age of Camelot for four categories: Computer Game of the Year, Innovation in Computer Gaming, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, and the category for which it received the award, Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year.

Separately, editors of the gaming industry’s two leading magazines, Computer Gaming World and Computer Games, named Dark Age of Camelot their choices for online game of the year. Computer Games said, three separate Realms and the innovative concept of Realm vs. Realm combat and you can kiss your spare time goodbye.

We are delighted to receive this recognition from our industry peers and the editors of two of the industry’s leading magazines affirming the incredible support from our player community that has helped make DAoC the fastest selling MMORPG to date, said Mark Jacobs, President of Mythic Entertainment.

Dark Age of Camelot is a next generation MMORPG and features 3D-accelerated graphics with multiple class and race combinations, Player vs. Player and Player vs. Environment action, a robust trade skill system, and the most comprehensive player Guild system in any MMORPG. Dark Age of Camelot takes place after the death of King Arthur, and breaks new ground for online play with three realms in conflict – realms that used to be peaceful and united under Arthur’s rule. The players assume a character from one of the three realms: Midgard, Hibernia, or Albion. Each realm is based on the mythologies of Viking-era Scandinavia, ancient Ireland, and Arthurian Britain, respectively. Since its release it has been acclaimed by reviewers including: Gamespot 9.1 out of 10, naming it Multiplayer Role Playing Game of the Year and one of the top ten PC games of 2001; Computer Games 93 out of 100; USA Today named the game PC Top Game of the Year; MSNBC named it PC Game of the Year; PC Gamer awarded the game their Editors’ Choice award and 90% rating; Computer Gaming World awarded it their Editors’ Choice award and a four and half stars out of five.

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