HORIZONS:
EMPIRE OF ISTARIA
TO LAUNCH IN EUROPE ON THE 5^TH OF DECEMBER 2003

 

MILAN, 4
December 2003 – Game Network and Artifact Entertainment are proud to announce
that Horizons: Empire of Istaria, a MMORPG to be published by
Atari in December 2003, will launch on the 5^th of December. The
servers hosted in Frankfurt, Germany will be available for the first players
starting from midnight on Friday the 5^th of December.

 

Gamers will
have to purchase a monthly subscription after the 30 days of free trial
included in the retail box. Our subscription
fee
is on monthly basis, but we allow longer subscription time with discounted
price.

 

 

A
single subscription will allow a single account to play freely, for the
purchased time, on all our servers and create a maximum of five characters.

 

Sem Moioli,
President of Game Network, said, “We are really proud to always be innovative
in this growing entertainment area. For Game Network “Horizons: Empire of
Istaria” represents a very concrete opportunity to set one big step forward in
the on line gaming market. The game, next to its wonderful game play, offers a
new generation 3D engine. We are sure to match all the European on line
players’ expectations, with the good combination of the service offered and
the high content quality of Horizons.”

 

Horizons: Empire of Istaria
takes place in the world of Istaria, with huge environments which include
cities, towns, castles, strongholds, villages and mystical structures. The
environments range from tropical jungles and arctic tundra to windswept plains
and mountainous wilderness.

 

Horizons: Empire of Istaria
gives players the true freedom to explore these environments working as part
of a team or playing alone to create their own story.  Gamers can choose from
nine playable races which include Humans, Dwarves, Elves, and for the first
time in an online multiplayer adventure, they can play as the mighty Dragon!

 

Game Network is
taking a key role in the launch and maintenance of this exciting title. The
company will be producing regular

television programming for the game as well providing Customer Support (in
at least four languages) and in-game event management.

For more information about Horizons: Empire
of Istaria please visit

http://europe.istaria.com.