European English-speaking shard Arispotle and US shard Windermeer to be merged.
April 4, 2005
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Nevrax | PARIS, FRANCE - 31st March 2005 - Developer Nevrax recently announced that the two English language shards of The Saga of Ryzom, European English-speaking shard Arispotle and US shard Windermeer, will be merged into one shard in the coming few days. The new shard will keep the Arispotle name.
In conjunction with the server merger, Themis Group will be handing off customer support and community management of the US playerbase to Jolt Online Gaming Ltd. Jolt currently hosts all of Ryzom's servers and manages the game's English-speaking European community. Themis Group will continue to market and promote The Saga of Ryzom in North America.
"Jolt Online Gaming is looking forward to the challenge of continuing the level of service established by the Themis Group and growing the newly integrated North American and European communities as The Saga of Ryzom enters this exciting new phase in its life," said Dominic Silk, CEO of Jolt.
The CEO of Themis Group, Alexander Macris, stated, "We are confident that the English speaking Ryzom community will benefit from this merger, and we look forward to continuing in our role as Nevrax's partner in bringing The Saga of Ryzom to new audiences."
The organizational changes associated with the server merger will occur by the end of the month. In the announcement, CEO of Nevrax, David Cohen, assured players of an easy transition, and mentioned Nevrax's plans for additional steps in the coming months to add to and streamline the current game, highlighting new features currently under development.
"This is just the first of several important steps we are taking to ensure that The Saga of Ryzom lives up to its full potential," said Cohen. "At this year's E3, we will open entirely new horizons for the players of Ryzom, with never before seen means to impact both the game world and the game story."
About The Saga of Ryzom
Three generations ago, the proud civilizations of Atys perished in the Great Swarming, when hordes of Kitins swept from the Prime Roots and wrought war and genocide. Now it is time to reclaim your heritage. Join forces with thousands of others, master the arts of sorcery, war, and tradecraft, and re-forge the destiny of your people. The secrets of the past have been lost, but The Saga of Ryzom has just begun.
About Nevrax SARL
Founded in early 2000, Paris based developer NEVRAX is an online game and software development company that specializes in MMORPG engine and production tool technologies and products. Utilizing NeL, its open-source engine, Nevrax's team of 50+ engineers and designers have just successfully launched their first MMORPG, the Science-Fantasy based Game "The Saga of Ryzom". NEVRAX is currently in the process of developing the first extension to the Game, to be announced at this year's E3 in Los Angeles. For further information, please visit www.ryzom.com.
About Jolt Online Gaming Ltd
Launched in October 1999, http://www.jolt.co.uk is Europe's largest and most popular privately owned and independent online gaming network - with in excess of 900 game servers online. Utilising a multi-Gigabit network, Jolt is the network of choice for serious gamers and games companies alike. As well as its' public gaming servers jolt also provides tailored solutions for game developers, publishers and companies. Jolt Online Gaming's Portfolio includes a large number of highly acclaimed online gaming titles, such as "Asheron's Call", "Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings", "The Saga Of Ryzom", "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.", "Time Of Defiance", "Planetarion", "Nation States", "Roma Victor" and many more. For further information, please visit http://www.jolt.co.uk
About Themis Group Inc
Founded in 2001, Themis Group, Inc. http://www.themis-group.com, is a community and communications services company catering to games, technology, and entertainment enthusiasts. Through its Playerbase Solutions division, www.playerbasesolutions.com, the company offers consulting, client generation, custom research, and customer support solutions to developers and publishers of online PC and console games, websites, and other community-driven services within the interactive entertainment industry.
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