Video Gamers Immortalized in Space by NCsoft
Sending Digital Time Capsule with Human DNA on Richard Garriott’s
Journey to International Space Station
AUSTIN, Texas (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) July 30, 2008 --
Could you be the savior of humankind? NCsoft®
(KSE:036570.KS), the world’s leading publisher
and developer of online computer games, has announced it will launch the “Immortality
Drive” – a time
capsule with the digitized DNA of select video game players and space
aficionados – into orbit when famed game
designer Richard Garriott travels to the International Space Station in
October 2008.
As part of NCsoft’s “Operation
Immortality,” Richard Garriott –
the man who created Tabula Rasa, a massively multiplayer online
(MMO) PC game that explores the destruction of Earth –
is now venturing into space to save humanity.
During the campaign, Tabula Rasa players have a chance to have
their DNA sequenced, digitized and sent into space on the Immortality
Drive. In addition, all players with active accounts on September 2,
2008 will have their Tabula Rasa characters uploaded to the
device, giving them the opportunity to go to space virtually. In order
to make this unique opportunity accessible to as many people as
possible, free trials of the game are available at http://www.rgtr.com/trial.
Garriott will place the Immortality Drive on the International Space
Station when he travels there this fall.
“I’ve been able to
do some very exciting things in the games business, but nothing of this
magnitude,” said Garriott, executive producer
for Tabula Rasa at NCsoft. “I’m
thrilled we can offer the once in a lifetime chance to millions of
gamers to virtually go to space with me. A select few will have their
DNA digitized and sent. And, theoretically, if anything happens to the
human race, it could be their DNA that is used to resurrect
humanity.”
Starting today and lasting through August 31, 2008, anyone with a PC and
an Internet connection can go to http://www.OperationImmortality.com
and participate in weekly polls on humanity’s
greatest achievements which will be included on the Immortality Drive,
such as “What is the greatest song of all
time?” and “What
is the greatest technological breakthrough of all time?”
Current Tabula Rasa players, or those who download and play the
free trial, will also be able to enter a personal message for inclusion
on the Drive.
“This is your chance to leave your mark,”
says Garriott. “While everyone can
participate in the polls at OperationImmortality.com,
Tabula Rasa players will be the only gamers in the universe who
can say that a piece of them is in space, since we’re
sending their in-game alter-egos, and for some, their DNA, to space with
me.”
Tabula Rasa, which launched November 2007, is an intense,
fast-paced, sci-fi MMO PC game that puts you in the middle of the
never-ending intergalactic fight for freedom against a hostile alien
race called the Bane. Players use high-tech weaponry, alien powers, and
the help of other Allied Free Sentients (AFS) soldiers to rid the
universe of the Bane threat.
With frequent free updates to players, the game world of Tabula Rasa
has grown significantly since launch. Upcoming features to the game
include clan-owned Control Points, new missions, and Personal Armor
Units.
No purchase is necessary to participate in Operation Immortality, with
free trials of Richard Garriott’s Tabula
Rasa available at http://www.rgtr.com/trial.
The game is currently available at most major retailers and at the PlayNC®
store. The retail box includes the first month of online game play.
After the first month, players will be charged a monthly subscription
fee of US$14.99. The game is rated Teen by the Entertainment Software
Rating Board.
For information about Operation Immortality, including full terms and
conditions, go to http://www.OperationImmortality.com.
For information on Richard Garriott’s
Tabula Rasa go to http://www.rgtr.com.
About NCsoft Corporation
NCsoft North America is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. NCsoft, with
its own development and publishing offices in Texas and California, also
works with other NCsoft subsidiaries and third party developers
throughout North America to develop and publish innovative online
entertainment software products. The company has successfully launched
multiple online titles in the last three years and continues to support
its franchises, which include Lineage®/Lineage
II, City of Heroes®/City
of Villains®, Guild
Wars®/Guild
Wars Factions®/Guild
Wars Nightfall®/Guild
Wars: Eye of the North™,
Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa®,
Dungeon Runners™
and Exteel™.
More information about NCsoft can be found at www.PlayNC.com.
NCsoft, the interlocking NC logo, PlayNC, Lineage, City of Heroes,
City of Villains, Guild Wars, Guild Wars Factions, Guild Wars Nightfall,
Guild Wars: Eye of the North™,
Tabula Rasa, Dungeon Runners, Exteel and all associated logos and
designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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