Auto Assault now available

by: Chuck - posted: 4/13/2006 1:26:00 PM

NC Soft announced today that Auto Assault has officially launched and is ready for all comers.  If you want more information on the post-apocalyptic car combat MMORPG check out the preview that I did last month.  I'm still pretty big on the game and I'm looking forward to spending a lot of quality time with the game this weekend.

It also looks like they've released a new HD trailer to help celebrate the launch of the game.

NCsoft Launches Auto Assault

Game publisher further expands massively multiplayer role playing genre
with post-apocalyptic combat, veteran rewards and destruction to the max





AUSTIN, Texas, April 13, 2006-NCsoft(r) North America announced today
that Auto Assault(r) launched commercial service in North America,
Europe and other select markets worldwide. Developed by Colorado-based
developer, NetDevil(r), LTD, Auto Assault is the first massively
multiplayer online (MMO) game set in a post-apocalyptic world featuring
vehicle combat on an epic scale and fully destructible environments.

Auto Assault is available at retailers in North America at an expected
price of US$49.99. The Limited Edition, which includes a headset to
utilize the game's voice chat system and a game soundtrack CD, will be
available for an expected price of US$59.99. Both the standard and
Limited editions of the game include the first month of online game
play. After the first month, players will be charged a monthly
subscription fee of US$14.99. Sixty-day game time cards will also be
available at many North American retailers for an expected price of
US$29.99.

In Auto Assault, players choose from three races and venture into a
post-apocalyptic Earth wreaking havoc and vying for control over the few
resources left. Players can design their characters and customize many
different vehicle chassis to make their own unique fleet of death
machines. Players may go on missions with others or on their own, craft
unique items, and participate in player-versus-player combat via the
arena system and contested outpost battles. No matter what they are
doing, players are encouraged to interact with the game world by
blasting through buildings, leveling towns and destroying just about
everything they see.

"Auto Assault is a truly unique game, and a fantastic addition to our
catalog," said Robert Garriott, CEO of NCsoft North America. "There is
nothing like it in the MMO game space - it is easy to play, fast, and
very fun. Auto Assault gives players the best of action games, the best
of role-playing games and a super-cool world to discover and destroy." 

The release of Auto Assault represents both a continuation of NCsoft's
efforts to provide gamers many compelling products to play online, and
the beginning of another great service with free content updates and
expansions in the years to come. Additionally, a veteran rewards program
has been put in place for players who subscribe to Auto Assault within
the first thirty days of service. A detailed description of the veteran
rewards is available on the Auto Assault website
(www.autoassault.com/gameinfo/vetawards.html).

"Compelling characters, tricked-out vehicles, crazy-fast combat and
full-blown destruction make Auto Assault a blast," said Scott Brown,
president of NetDevil, LTD. "This is the game we've wanted to play for
years; it feels good to launch commercial service. Now the real work
starts - today marks the beginning of our ideas for the product and we
look forward to rolling out new content for players to enjoy."

Auto Assault is rated T for teen. For more information about Auto
Assault go to: www.autoassault.com <http://www.autoassault.com/> .



About NCsoft 

NCsoft - North America is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is part of
Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. NCsoft, with its own development and
publishing offices in Texas and California, also works with subsidiaries
and third party developers throughout North America to develop and
publish innovative online entertainment software products. In 2004, the
company launched two massively multiplayer titles on the same day:
Lineage(r) II and City of Heroes(r), and in 2005 the hit games Guild
Wars(r) and City of Villains(tm) were released. In 2006, NCsoft will be
launching other massively multiplayer titles including Auto Assault and
Guild Wars Factions(tm). More information about NCsoft can be found at
http://www.PlayNC.com <http://www.plaync.com> .



About NetDevil, LTD

NetDevil was founded in 1997 under the inspiration of Jumpgate(tm), the
world's first massively multiplayer space simulator universe. NetDevil
is an independent game development company dedicated to the construction
of massively multiplayer universes. NetDevil is committed to creating
immersive, interactive virtual worlds in unique settings outside the
typical fantasy genre. For more information, please visit
http://www.netdevil.com <http://www.netdevil.com> .



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