GameTap Launches 'Myst Online: Uru Live' and Ushers in All-New Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming Experience
February 14 2007 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Online installment of legendary Myst franchise melds mystery,
exploration, and community in a world filled with new Ages and
Puzzles ATLANTA, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- GameTap, the
first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), today announced that "Myst
Online: Uru Live" will officially open its doors tomorrow on
Thursday, February 15. Published by GameTap and developed by Cyan
Worlds, "Myst Online: Uru Live" is the most recent addition to the
GameTap Originals label. This latest installment of the
best-selling Myst franchise introduces all-new Ages and puzzles
while fusing the social concepts of a traditional massively
multiplayer online game with mystery and problem-solving facets.
Consumers can now visit http://www.gametap.com/mystonline to take
advantage of a free trial offer and enjoy "Myst Online: Uru Live".
"Myst Online: Uru Live' is the most ambitious Myst experience we've
ever created," says Rand Miller, CEO of Cyan Worlds and co-creator
of Myst. "By developing an interactive, online world driven by
intrigue and exploration instead of violence, massively multiplayer
online gamers now have a choice unlike any of the other options."
For the first time ever in the Myst universe, a player's choices,
actions, and experiences will help drive the ongoing storyline
which expands and adapts on a continual basis. This new
adventure-driven take on the massively multiplayer online game
genre features the ongoing release of new content, including
all-new Ages and puzzles. As players act and react to their
surroundings and each other, a new Myst story will be told. Keeping
with tradition, "Myst Online: Uru Live" combines all of the classic
adventure and puzzle-solving elements and visually-stunning worlds
that made Myst the top-selling franchise of its time and among the
most critically-acclaimed games of the 20th century. "Myst Online:
Uru Live" includes elements unique to the Myst franchise, including
books used to teleport, exploration through wondrous, immersive new
Ages; and mind-challenging puzzles to solve either as a group or
alone. The title also includes all of the key social features like
text and voice chat that make today's massively multiplayer online
games so popular. "The evolving storyline of 'Myst Online: Uru
Live' makes it an ideal addition to our GameTap Originals line-up
of episodic games," said Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's vice president
of content. "Also, thanks to our extensive catalog of more than 800
games, subscribers who might not have experienced the previous Myst
titles are able to do so very easily and at no extra cost." "Myst
Online: Uru Live" was created exclusively for GameTap and is
available to GameTap subscribers in the United States and Canada.
It will also be available via direct download to consumers and in
select countries around the world. Expanding beyond computer
borders as well, "Myst Online: Uru Live" will be available for Mac
users later this spring. To sign up for the Mac beta program or to
view the list of international countries Myst Online is currently
available in, please visit http://www.gametap.com/mystonline. To
register for GameTap and experience "Myst Online: Uru Live", visit
http://www.gametap.com/ where you can sign up for just 99 cents for
the first month. About Cyan Worlds, Inc Cyan Worlds, Inc., located
in Spokane, WA, is best know for Myst and Riven, which received
numerous awards, critical acclaim and broad popularity, Cyan has
been designing and building immersive interactive worlds since
1987. They currently employ over 40 designers, programmers and
artists. For more information about Cyan Worlds, visit
http://www.cyanworlds.com/. About GameTap Go to
http://www.gametap.com/ and expand your playground. About Turner
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner
company, is a major producer of news and entertainment products
around the world and the leading provider of programming for the
basic cable industry. DATASOURCE: GameTap CONTACT: Clint Bagley,
Access Communications, +1-415-844-6250, , or Wendy Rutherford, TBS,
Inc., +1-404-827-5097, , both for GameTap
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