Today, Turbine announced the launch of The Demon Sands module for Dungeons & Dragons Online, which will add PvP, an increased level cap, more solo-play, and an auction house to the game.

Turbine UNVEILS The Demon sands for DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE™

Enormous Outdoor Landscapes, New Levels and PvP Planned For October

WESTWOOD, MA ¨C October 25, 2006 ¨C Today, Turbine Inc. announced the launch of a massive new DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE™ (DDO) module, The Demon Sands.  This sprawling module offers players a vast update to the original DDO game with an immense amount of new content and many new features. DDO is based on the world-renowned DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® brand franchise from Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS).  DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is under license to Atari Interactive from the Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro.

"When the dev team told me that they wanted to build outdoor landscapes, PvP combat, more levels, and auction houses ¨C all in one module ¨C I was surprised to say the least," said Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "But they pulled it off and the result is just amazing."

The Demon Sands module is the latest, and biggest, expansion to DDO, increasing content by 40 percent since DDO¡¯s launch in February.  Players also will be able to face-off against other players in action-packed PvP tournaments and brawls. In the dungeons below the city of StormreachÔ, they will battle never-before-seen monsters, traps, and dangers. Fortunately, players will be able to earn more levels to combat these perils while discovering powerful new spells, feats, abilities, weapons, and treasures. After achieving glory, players can visit in-game auction houses to sell their latest plunder and gain new treasures of their very own.