Uru Live Lives Again, Tomorrow
It's been more than four months since we last heard from Uru Live, which was undergoing beta testing in a revived and improved form over at GameTap. As of tomorrow, the game launches and the abstracted, gorgeous adventure begins. If you ever enjoyed losing yourself and your day inside the surreal vacuum of a Myst game, consider giving Myst Online: Uru Live a shot. The game will be available for GameTap subscribers as well as via direct download. Score.
If you played Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and its expansion, Uru: Path of the Shell, you'll have an idea of what you're in for. But GameTap and Cyan Worlds have upgraded the physics engine behind the game, removing the sluggishness that was the only major drawback of the original. Add to that the reality of episodic content, a concept which a Myst game should be able to sell like no other, and you've got a game to be reckoned with.
Second Life eat your heart out: The massively multiplayer aspect of Uru Live adds a contender to the sparsely-populated community of non-mainstream MMO experiences, and adding Myst-style gameplay to an esoteric, thoughtful online community is sure to draw some aimless Second Lifers its way. The Myst community's forums have always been the paragon of progressive thought...essentially the anti-Warcraft; with beautiful puzzles and that kind of mature atmosphere in an MMO, well...I'm excited.
For the first time ever in the Myst universe, a player’s choices, actions, and experiences will help drive the ongoing storyline which expands and adapts on a continual basis. This new adventure-driven take on the massively multiplayer online game genre features the ongoing release of new content, including all-new Ages and puzzles. As players act and react to their surroundings and each other, a new Myst story will be told.
Myst Online: Uru Live [GameTap]
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GAMETAP LAUNCHES “MYST ONLINE: URU LIVE” AND USHERS IN ALL-NEW MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAMING EXPERIENCE
Online installment of legendary Myst franchise melds mystery, exploration, and community in a world filled with new Ages and puzzles
ATLANTA – February 14, 2007 –GameTap, the first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), today announced that “Myst Online: Uru Live” will officially open its doors tomorrow on Thursday, February 15. Published by GameTap and developed by Cyan Worlds, “Myst Online: Uru Live” is the most recent addition to the GameTap Originals label. This latest installment of the best-selling Myst franchise introduces all-new Ages and puzzles while fusing the social concepts of a traditional massively multiplayer online game with mystery and problem-solving facets. Consumers can now visit www.gametap.com/mystonline to take advantage of a free trial offer and enjoy “Myst Online: Uru Live”.
“’Myst Online: Uru Live’ is the most ambitious Myst experience we’ve ever created,” says Rand Miller, CEO of Cyan Worlds and co-creator of Myst. “By developing an interactive, online world driven by intrigue and exploration instead of violence, massively multiplayer online gamers now have a choice unlike any of the other options.”
For the first time ever in the Myst universe, a player’s choices, actions, and experiences will help drive the ongoing storyline which expands and adapts on a continual basis. This new adventure-driven take on the massively multiplayer online game genre features the ongoing release of new content, including all-new Ages and puzzles. As players act and react to their surroundings and each other, a new Myst story will be told.
Keeping with tradition, “Myst Online: Uru Live” combines all of the classic adventure and puzzle-solving elements and visually-stunning worlds that made Myst the top-selling franchise of its time and among the most critically-acclaimed games of the 20th century.
“Myst Online: Uru Live” includes elements unique to the Myst franchise, including books used to teleport, exploration through wondrous, immersive new Ages; and mind-challenging puzzles to solve either as a group or alone. The title also includes all of the key social features like text and voice chat that make today’s massively multiplayer online games so popular.
“The evolving storyline of ‘Myst Online: Uru Live’ makes it an ideal addition to our GameTap Originals line-up of episodic games,” said Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap’s vice president of content. “Also, thanks to our extensive catalog of more than 800 games, subscribers who might not have experienced the previous Myst titles are able to do so very easily and at no extra cost.”
“Myst Online: Uru Live” was created exclusively for GameTap and is available to GameTap subscribers in the United States and Canada. It will also be available via direct download to consumers and in select countries around the world. Expanding beyond computer borders as well, “Myst Online: Uru Live” will be available for Mac users later this spring. To sign up for the Mac beta program or to view the list of international countries Myst Online is currently available in, please visit www.gametap.com/mystonline.
To register for GameTap and experience “Myst Online: Uru Live”, visit www.gametap.com where you can sign up for just 99 cents for the first month.
About Cyan Worlds, Inc
Cyan Worlds, Inc., located in Spokane, WA, is best know for Myst and Riven, which received numerous awards, critical acclaim and broad popularity, Cyan has been designing and building immersive interactive worlds since 1987. They currently employ over 40 designers, programmers and artists. For more information about Cyan Worlds, visit www.cyanworlds.com.
About GameTap
GameTap is the leader in digital game distribution and broadband entertainment. Launched by Turner Broadcasting in 2005, it now delivers more than 800 authentic versions of the greatest console, computer and arcade games on demand, including original and exclusive episodic properties. In addition to games for every age and interest, GameTap offers more than 600 original entertainment programs, popular video streams and thriving virtual communities to broadband-connected PCs. Continually updated with new games, programs and features, GameTap is a downloadable application that supports navigation and game play using keyboard and mouse, as well as most USB peripherals. www.gametap.com
About Turner
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment products around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.
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Posted to Video Games on 14 February 2007
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Oh no. This game looks like it could swallow large chunks of my life.
Eh... I spent a bit of time with this game, graphically its not half bad. Its got some fun puzzles and everything. But, it may have just been me, but there is very little "tutorial" and it crashed and subsequently deleted most of my gametap games. First day of release or not, that doesnt fly. But, its not a halfbad game when its not killing my hdd.
~Gene