TERA (NA) New Publisher Formed! CBT Probably Comes in 2nd Half of 2010
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Date: 02-24-2010 Views:
KeyWords: TERA, The Exiled Realm of Arborea, North America, Europe, En Masse Entertainment, Blizzard, NCsoft
- Summary: En Masse will bring TERA to GDC this year and meet North American and European players officially. Since TERA is just moving to the third closed beta in Korea, the lauch date of TERA in western market will probably be in the second half of 2010.
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Aesthetic action MMO TERA: The Exiled Realm of Arborea developed by Korea-based Bluehole Studio has been exported to some Asian countries, but it has not announced officially to publish in North American and European market. It also has not unveiled more details to players in NA and EU. However, Bluehole decided recently to form En Masse Entertainment, a new company focusing on selecting high quality online games and adapting, refining, and positioning them so they are perfectly suited for audiences in Western markets. The first official En Masse title scheduled for release in North America and Europe will be the highly anticipated MMORPG PC title, TERA. En Masse will bring TERA to GDC this year and meet North American and European players officially. Since TERA is just moving to the third closed beta in Korea, the lauch date of TERA in western market will probably be in the second half of 2010.
As part of the preparation for launching TERA outside of Asia, the development team at Bluehole knew it would be necessary to create a publishing organization to represent the interests of Western gamers, and to provide a high level of service in support of the game community. We're proud to announce the creation of En Masse Entertainment-headquartered in Seattle, Washington-to fulfill that role. En Masse will focus on adapting the game for local tastes and overseeing every aspect of game service, from marketing to customer support, from operations to community-relations, and from public-relations to game security.
En Masse Entertainment (en masse means "all together" in French) is an eclectic mix of game industry veterans who share a vision for creating the ideal company and game publisher. We're excited to deliver games that audiences can enjoy "en masse." And right now, we're moving toward our goal of sharing the excitement of TERA with a worldwide audience. It's the same game, same team, and same vision...only now we're making it abundantly clear that TERA is a force to be reckoned with!
We'll be unveiling TERA for Western audiences in a booth on the main show floor at the Game Developers Conference. Hope to see you there this March in San Francisco...and soon in the world of TERA!
The TERA Team
