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Albion Online Now Launched in Europe and MENA
Players will have an equal start, available for PC and Mobile
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April 29, 2024
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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Sandbox Interactive :
Berlin, 29 April 2024 – Albion Online launches today in Europe and MENA, available across PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android platforms. This is the third server introduced to the game alongside Albion Americas and Albion Asia. Players can sign up for free here to embark on their adventure in Albion's fantasy sandbox MMORPG.
Albion Online is a sandbox MMORPG featuring full-loot combat, a fully player-driven economy, and a classless "you are what you wear" skill system. The game is fully cross-platform, playable on PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android with a single account, and is localized into fifteen languages. Albion Online initially launched in North America in 2017 and today launches in Europe and the Middle East for the first time.
Albion Online Europe offers European and MENA players improved ping, reduced latency, and events designed to suit their schedules. Within this server lies a fresh gaming realm, where every player starts on equal footing, carving out their own slice of Albion and shaping their fate.
The European launch features all previous game updates released over seven years on the American and Asia servers, including April’s “Foundations” update, which enhances Albion Online's guild warfare experience by introducing revamped territory conflict mechanics and fortifications that guilds can upgrade for added defence. Additionally, new Siege Banners and Territory Activity Chests offer both attackers and defenders strategic advantages.
Features of the "Albion Europe" server:
A new and untouched version of the game, where all players start as equals and can claim their own piece of Albion.
A game world that is fully separate and independent from the existing US and Asia servers.
Greatly improved connection speeds and ping for the whole Europe and MENA region.
Timings of game and server events (territory battles, Crystal League, Faction Warfare, maintenance, etc.) that are optimized for the region.
Players can purchase Albion Europe Founder Packs to mark the launch of the new server. These Founder Packs are available in Dark and Light variants, and offer exclusive vanity sets along with Gold, Premium, and more. Founder Pack benefits can be claimed on any of Albion Online’s three servers.
Full details and registration can be found on the Albion Europe landing page:
https://albiononline.com/europe
For more about the game, watch the "What is Albion Online?" video here:
https://youtu.be/T8KtcW-i7nA
Players can still buy Founder Packs here until 3 June, 2024:
https://albiononline.com/europe#founderpacks
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About Albion Online
Albion Online is a sandbox MMORPG featuring full-loot combat, a fully player-driven economy, and a classless "you are what you wear" skill system. The game is fully cross-platform, playable on PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android with a single account, and is localized into fifteen languages. Albion Online launched in 2017, launched for Steam in 2018, went free to play in 2019, and officially launched on mobile in 2021.
Rather than offering a linear path with predetermined quests, Albion Online allows players to write their own stories and play in countless different ways. Deep guild, alliance, and faction systems allow players to join up with friends and allies to claim territories and take part in massive battles. Gathering, crafting, and trading are all essential parts of Albion's player-based economy, offering fame and fortune for players with sufficient skill and ambition. And Albion's sprawling world, with five biomes spread across two massive continents, offers nearly endless opportunities for exploration and discovery, with a huge range of PvE and PvP options for solo and group players alike.
About Sandbox Interactive
Albion Online is developed by the Berlin-based studio Sandbox Interactive, which was founded in 2012 by a core group of dedicated MMORPG enthusiasts and has since grown to a team of 80 people. Sandbox Interactive follows the belief that the creation of your own world and interaction with other players are paramount to entertainment, and that these ideas are truly brought to life in the sandbox genre. With Albion Online, the studio has created the world's first truly cross-platform Sandbox MMORPG – a game that places compelling gameplay and the player experience squarely in the foreground.
Media Notes
- See the latest Albion Online Foundations trailer HERE,
- You can find the live action “Coming to Europe” trailer HERE.
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