Earthrise launch Q2 2010, studio visit reveals
When we cover the news surrounding the post-apocalyptic MMO Earthrise, a question often asked in the comments is, "When will it launch?". It's been a question we've been hard pressed to answer with any degree of certainty considering it's still in an early phase of testing, and the game was originally slated for a late 2009 launch. Now it seems we're looking at a Q2 2010 launch for Earthrise, according to Klassa (Bulgarian newspaper) reporter Mihail Rangelov. Closed beta testing will take place in February and March of 2010, and the game's developer Masthead Studios is expecting between 70-80,000 initial subscribers.
In an article that's a follow-up to his Masthead Studios visit one year prior, Rangelov notes that the game's setting is very open -- there's a feeling of having a great deal of terrain and open space around you. Still, he notes, "The game goes at almost 60-70 frames per second on the huge terrain for mass combats. Moreover, it is played on a two-year old computer."
On that topic of an open setting, Masthead Studios hasn't officially announced details of the game's servers (beyond working with GNi) but it does seem to be single-server. Masthead Studios CEO Atanas Atanasov tells Klassa, "At first, we plan to have only one server as the world of Enterra is really enormous. Possibly, we can open up another server to the USA because of the time difference."
Also interesting is the mention of an Earthrise PvP video that should release sometime in January. If you're following along with this title, you'll probably want to check out the Klassa article on Earthrise for more on what to expect from the game -- and when.
