Having uncovered the UK release date (May 9th) for Two Worlds, we would not be satisfied until we had a US release date in hand. Having contacted the game's developer, Reality Pump, we can now confirm a worldwide release date of May 9th. Two Worlds, for those that don't know, aspires to be a multiplayer, open ended RPG in the style of Oblivion. With any luck, it could bring solitary, single player Oblivionites together.
In other news, there seems to be some confusion regarding the recent announcement that Two Worlds has gone massively multiplayer. According to IGN and 1UP, only the PC version will be an MMO and the 360 version will remain restricted to 8 players. Other sources, however, maintain that both versions will make the MMO jump. Meanwhile, the official Two Worlds website makes no distinction between the two versions. Finally, the official press release makes no note of platform exclusivity either. Whatever the 360 version's fate, we're still excited for some multiplayer RPG action.
Check out the press release and make your own judgments after the break.
"SouthPeak. Games, a leading independent videogame publisher, is thrilled to announce that Two Worlds, its massive, open-ended role-playing game to be released this spring for the PC and Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, is having its online component greatly expanded. Whereas formerly Two Worlds was to allow up to eight players to adventure together online, the game will now support thousands of players online at one time.
'Reality Pump was in the fortunate position of being both ahead of schedule and given some extra development time, so they could truly bring out the full potential of Two Worlds," said Katie Morgan, Executive Vice President of SouthPeak Games. "In our opinion, the best things in life are those that are shared with friends, and the more friends the better!'
Online players of Two Worlds will now be able to join parties that are competing against others to solve quests, battle other players in the arena to gain glory, form armies to storm enemy cities, arrange and compete in horse races, or simply socialize in a medieval pub. Like the single-player experience, the massively multiplayer online component of Two Worlds will offer an opportunity for the players to affect and change the lands they live in."
1. It's amazing that an MMO can be developed this quickly. I'm not really into Oblivion type RPGs but the MMO aspect is really attractive.
Posted at 12:06PM on Feb 5th 2007 by VampireHunter Z