GOTLAND, SWEDEN – August 9, 2011 –
ThreeGates, the recently announced studio focused on the creation
of online multiplayer and Co-Op Games, today announced its first
title, Aethereus, as it ramps up for the public unveiling at
Gamescom.
“Aethereus is the first title to
show what ThreeGates is looking to do with Co-Op games,” said
Don Geyer, CEO of ThreeGates. “With the Diablo,
Baldur’s Gate Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath series
setting the standard, there’s a lot of interest in games that
enable smaller groups of players to get together and have a really
compelling game experience without being in a full MMO world. While
a lot of the development community is moving to social games and
free-to-play games, we know we’ve got a game that many gamers
will appreciate!”
Aethereus Features
Join forces in online multiplayer
cooperative expeditions as the Inventor, Astrographer, Officer or
Animist and venture into the uncharted wilderness of Aethereus
seeking fame, glory and untold riches. Invite your friends to your
own customized Nexus city-state where they can buy, trade or build
unique items only available in your specific area.
• Decorate your city-state with
statues in the likeness of you or your friend’s characters or
the wild beasts of your arena.
• Challenge your friends to PvP or
Co-op combat in your uniquely designed town Combat Arena.
• Partake in bold expeditions to
capture extraordinary beasts that you can use to populate your
Arena.
• Design and create a variety of
arena combat scenarios using your library of beasts, traps and
contraptions that will dazzle your friends, amaze the crowd and
make your arena one of the sought after combat meeting grounds.
• Embark on a variety of
procedurally generated expeditions with your friends discovering
new lands and situations to overcome.
• Design and build new gear, weapons
and inventions to solve the many challenges that await you in the
world of Aethereus.
• Crafting and Materials system
allows limitless customization
• Expedition system creates infinite
replayability
• Physics-based combat system
including traps, set-up weapons and interaction with environmental
objects
• Four unique playable classes -
warrior, animist, astrographer, inventor - play online multiplayer
cooperative expeditions and venture into uncharted wilderness
seeking fame, glory and untold riches
About ThreeGates
ThreeGates was formed in late 2010 by a
group of people who all have years of experience in the game
industry. The team has worked in the games field; as game
designers, graphic artists, programmers, event producers, marketers
and educators, in other constellations and on other projects, but
always with the same drive and passion. Now they’ve teamed up
with a common goal: to make great games. ThreeGates’
strengths are a tight-knit team, the ability to move fast,
willingness to work hard and a drive for excellence. For more
information, please visit:
www.threegates.se
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