Closed beta for Mythos opened to the public

by: Randy - posted: 7/11/2007 2:22:00 AM

The closed beta for upcoming isometric (and free-to-play) MMORPG, Mythos, went live yesterday -- mythos.com is signing folks up as we speak.  In and of itself it looks to be a more thoughtful, slightly-more-serious gaming experience than, say, NCsoft's new Dungeon Runners.  However, in testing Mythos you're also testing the online technology and multiplayer component to Hellgate: London.  So sign up (your request will be processed within 24 hours), log in, and start reporting bugs so that both games can be the best that they can be, folks.  Showing below is a gameplay trailer released back in April.  Full press release inside.

FLAGSHIP STUDIOS ANNOUNCES MYTHOS™

CLOSED BETA PROGRAM

Flagship Studios Seattle announces closed beta program

for highly anticipated free MMORPG

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., (July 10, 2007) Ping0, LLC, a joint-venture between Flagship Studios and HanbitSoft, Inc., today announced the opening of a closed beta program for the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game Mythos™ developed by Flagship Studios Seattle.

The program will commence with the first Mythos beta test on July 10th which will officially begin the beta test phase across the globe. During testing, eager fans will be given their first look of the online world of Mythos. The game will be tested in multiple phases and the first set of beta testers will be notified by Flagship Studios via email. To join the closed beta, interested gamers should sign up at the official site http://www.mythos.com/join_kingdom.jsp

"The opening of the closed beta program is a real milestone in the development of Mythos," said Phil Shenk, Creative Director of Mythos and founding member of Flagship Studios, "With its simple pick-up-and-play gameplay and an ever-expanding universe, the beta test will offer players their first opportunity to experience the Mythos universe before the commercial release later this year."

Mythos is an online, action role-playing game that is free to download and free to play. Set in the land of Uld – a fantasy world arising from the ashes of an epoch-long war of darkness – players assume the roles of fantasy heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest through entirely randomized dungeons and environments. With an elegant point-and-click interface and an accessible "isometric" perspective, Mythos is poised to have near-universal appeal. The game allows thousands of players to interact within the same world while using mostly "instanced" dungeons to create unique gaming experiences suited for both solo and group-minded players.  

As players journey into Mythos' ever-expanding universe, they select one of three races (Humans, Satyrs, or Gremlins) and opt to play as a particular character class using a huge variety of skills and items. Through heroic quests players search for gold, gems, armor, and weapons, while unlocking the secrets of Uld. Mythos presents a constantly expanding, continuously updated world where something new lurks around every corner.

Mythos is an online role-playing game developed by Flagship Seattle, a subsidiary of Flagship Studios. Mythos is currently exercising the online technology and services behind the multiplayer component of the highly-anticipated action role-playing game Hellgate: London. Mythos will be digitally distributed in North America and Europe in 2007 by Ping0. HanbitSoft, Flagship Studios' partner in Ping0, will be responsible for distributing Mythos in Asia.

Media interested in obtaining an account for the closed beta should contact Chris Clarke of Flagship Studios ( chrisclarkepr@btinternet.com). Accounts will be distributed within 24 hours of the request.

For more information please visit the official Mythos site at www.mythos.com