Kudos Continue to Roll in for Critically Acclaimed Guild Wars® Series
December 4, 2006 (BELLEVUE, WA) — Guild Wars FactionsTM, one of the year's most-popular online games, took home the award for Multiplayer Game of the Year Wednesday at Billboard Magazine's prestigious Digital Entertainment Marketing and Media Excellence (DEMMX) awards gala. Guild Wars Factions was honored as the best game played online by more than one player.
Guild Wars, Guild Wars Factions, and Guild Wars NightfallTM are online roleplaying games where players explore a rich fantasy world, acquire skills, build personalized characters, and compete in head-to-head battles with players from around the world. In addition to the compelling game design and innovative technology that make playing Guild Wars a unique experience, the success of Guild Wars is due in part to a revolutionary business model in which no monthly subscription fee is charged to its users.
First released in April 2005, Guild Wars topped the sales charts around the globe and launched what has become one of the most critically acclaimed franchises in the genre. The hotly anticipated follow-up, Guild Wars Factions, was released in April 2006, and again the game was #1 in North America and Europe. The latest adventure, Guild Wars Nightfall, was released in October 2006. With rave reviews and millions of players worldwide, Guild Wars continues to set the bar in online gaming.
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About DEMMX
The DEMMX Awards celebrate vision, innovation, entrepreneurship, and brand development in digital entertainment. These awards were judged by an elite group of jurors from the digital entertainment sphere. With awards in 20 categories, the jury group honored achievements in games, music, film, television, and video. This year's submissions were of the highest quality with almost every major entertainment company entering the awards, resulting in many hotly contested categories. Throughout the review and judging process, entries were evaluated based on specific criteria relevant to each category as set out in the category descriptions. Particular focus was given to innovation, creativity, content, interactivity, and market success. For a complete list of jurors, rules, and finalists, please visit www.demmx.com.
About ArenaNet
ArenaNet, located in Bellevue, Washington, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCsoft Corporation. ArenaNet has built a state-of-the-art interactive game network and develops premier multiplayer online games for dedicated game players. ArenaNet's titles, Guild Wars, Guild Wars Factions, and Guild Wars Nightfall are global online roleplaying games that allow gamers to play with anyone, anytime, and anywhere in the world. More information about ArenaNet can be found at www.arena.net.
About NCsoft Corporation
NCsoft North America is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. NCsoft, with its own development and publishing offices in Texas and California, also works with other NCsoft subsidiaries and third party developers throughout North America to develop and publish innovative online entertainment software products. The company has successfully launched multiple online titles in the last three years and continues to support its franchises, which include Lineage®/Lineage II, City of Heroes®/City of Villains®, Guild Wars/Guild Wars Factions/Guild Wars Nightfall, and Auto Assault®. More information about NCsoft can be found at www.plaync.com.
http://www.guildwars.com/press/relea...2006-12-04.php
GW Factions Wins "Multiplayer Game of the Year Award"
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Sli Ander
So if I'm reading this right, Factions just won another game of the year award?
I feel sorry for Nightfall, I've heard its a great game but its going to miss out on some awards just because of timing. Its not eligible for next years awards, and missed out on this years because of later arrival. Coming out in October means that even if there are more awards later this year(which I doubt seeing the lateness) there hasn't been enough time for the industry to see how its doing compared to other games.
I feel sorry for Nightfall, I've heard its a great game but its going to miss out on some awards just because of timing. Its not eligible for next years awards, and missed out on this years because of later arrival. Coming out in October means that even if there are more awards later this year(which I doubt seeing the lateness) there hasn't been enough time for the industry to see how its doing compared to other games.