RYAN PALACIO REUNITES WITH FORMER
TEAMMATES AT SIGIL GAMES ONLINE, INC.
Another "EverQuest(r)" Original
Team Member Reunites With Brad McQuaid to Work on "Vanguard: Saga of Heroes(tm)"
SAN DIEGO, CA – May 10th, 2004 –
Sigil Games Online, Inc. today announced that original "EverQuest(r)" designer
Ryan Palacio has accepted the position of Senior Game Designer to begin work
immediately on the next generation massively multiplayer game "Vanguard: Saga of
Heroes(tm)." He joins many of his former teammates already at Sigil, including
Milo Cooper, Steve Clover, Mike Hutchins and Brad McQuaid.
"Ryan and I have been either playing
or working on online games together for almost a decade now," said Brad McQuaid,
President and CEO of Sigil Games Online. "We’ve always shared a vision for
online entertainment, and this makes it the second time I’ve had the opportunity
to bring him on board a team that shares this passion."
Palacio joined 989/Verant in 1997,
worked with the original "EverQuest" team, and is best known for being integral
in the population and balancing of early high level content, including Bottom
Guk and Solusek B. He also contributed to the expansions "EverQuest: The Ruins
of Kunark" and "EverQuest: Scars of Velious." He then continued to work with
Sony Online Entertainment on "EverQuest 2" and, more recently, shipped "Star
Wars: Galaxies."
"It’s great to be working with this
team again," said Palacio. "I look forward to jumping right in and getting to
work on this exciting project – ‘Vanguard’ leads the pack in terms of where
massively multiplayer RPGs need to go."
About Sigil Games Online, Inc. Sigil
Games Online, Inc. is a game studio dedicated to the development of massively
multiplayer games. Formed in January 2002 by Brad McQuaid and Jeff Butler, both
key figures in the development of the massively multiplayer runaway hit "EverQuest,"
Sigil Games plans to play a key role in taking MMOGs into their third generation
and beyond.
About "Vanguard: Saga of Heroes"
"Vanguard: Saga of Heroes" is a massively multiplayer RPG currently in
development by Sigil Games Online, Inc. and funded and to be published by
Microsoft Games Studios. Additional information about the game, including a
detailed FAQ and screenshots, can be found at
http://www.vanguardsoh.com.
"Vanguard" is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sony Online Entertainment,
Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc., or Verant Interactive, Inc.
All "EverQuest" related products are
registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. All other
trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
