Mythic Entertainment Announces Head Start Program Dates for "Warhammer Online"

September 18, 2008

By Mike Peters

Mythic Entertainment has announced the Head Start program dates for its massively multi-player online role playing game (MMORPG), "Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning" (WAR). Players in North America who have pre-ordered the standard edition of the game will be able to start playing on September 16 at 7 a.m. EDT, will also have a chance to join the Realm War before the servers officially go live. Those who have pre-ordered the collector's edition of the game will be given access two days earlier on September 14 at 7 a.m. EDT.

"WAR" Early Character Development Will Carry Over to Official Launch

"Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning" players who participate in the Head Start program will be able to create characters and begin exploring the WAR days ahead of the official launch date, and the characters they develop will carry over skills, abilities, weapons, and career rank when the servers open to the general public.

"Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning" Features Realm vs Realm Game Play

In development for three years by Virginia-based Mythic Entertainment and based on Games Workshop's epic tabletop fantasy war game, "Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning" features revolutionary realm vs. realm game play that will immerse players in a world of perpetual conflict for years to come. WAR has been recognized for its unique play style that appeals to novice MMO players while offering great depth for more seasoned players.

"For the last three years, the entire team at Mythic has poured their hearts into making 'Warhammer Online' the next great MMORPG," said Mark Jacobs, founder and general manager of Mythic Entertainment. "We are so excited to open up this world and share it with the fans that will live in it, quest in it, go to war in it, and make it come alive."