Dungeons & Dragons Online Goes Global, New Artwork

Turbine hit us up with a press release early this morning announcing that they’ve added support for both German and French languages to Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited, which has enabled the company to launch it as a “global service” starting today. You can grab some sweet new artwork in our image gallery, then continue below for the details:

TURBINE UNVEILS NEW GLOBAL SERVICE FOR DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE®

NEEDHAM, MA APRIL 5, 2011 — Turbine officially launched its new global service today with the introduction of German and French language versions of Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Eberron Unlimitedâ„¢ (DDO Unlimited), one of the world’s best free to play massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG).

(We’ve successfully migrated players from the former European service and we are very excited to begin welcoming thousands more to DDO Unlimited,) said Fernando Paiz, Executive Producer of DDO Unlimited.  (This is going to be another outstanding year for the game as we continue to roll out new content and features for our growing legions of players.  We’re very excited to begin engaging directly with German and French speaking players and look forward to introducing them to a truly premium free to play MMORPG.)

DDO Unlimited delivers the best combat of any MMO plus a lot more for free!

‘¢ The Fiercest Combat of any MMO DDO Unlimited features an extraordinary heart- pounding combat experience that requires players to fully engage in the battle by relying on their wits and reflexes in real time. No more clicking skills and watching the action from the sideline.

‘¢ Mind-blowing Visuals Explore a vast and dangerous online world that features the most advanced graphics in the industry and is stuffed with the legendary monsters, glorious treasures, devious traps, mind-bending puzzles and endless adventures from the world’s best known RPG.

‘¢ Full-featured MMO Experience sophisticated systems found only in the best games including auctions, NPC hirelings, arena death matches (Player versus Player), crafting, and powerful social tools for finding a group, forming a guild or planning an epic raid!

‘¢ Easier Than Ever! Simply visit www.ddo.com and download the game for free! Creating a new character is incredibly simple with guides and templates that speed you through the process. The new player experience gives gamers their first taste of excitement quickly while teaching them how to play solo or with a group of fellow adventurers.
 
DDO Unlimited is a free-to-play MMORPG which delivers heart-pounding game play featuring the industry’s best combat system, a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich set of features that until now could only be found in premium subscription-based MMOs.  DDO Unlimited offers an innovative new pricing model that allows players to download and play for free, purchasing adventure packs, items, and account services a la carte from the new DDO Store, or to subscribe to get unlimited access to all of the game’s content. Players can download and play DDO Unlimited for free by visiting http://www.ddo.com.

DDO Unlimited is based on the world-renowned DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® franchise of  Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS),  under license to Atari, SA. DDO has been enthusiastically received by many gaming critics, including The New York Times, PC Gamer, Game Informer and many more.

About Turbine
Turbine, Inc. is a premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities. Turbine is wholly owned by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and has created some of the world’s most popular and award-winning online games, including The Lord of the Rings Onlineâ„¢, Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Eberron Unlimitedâ„¢, and Asheron’s Call®.  For more information on Turbine, its products and services please visit www.turbine.com.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

About Atari, SA
Atari group is a global creator, producer and publisher of interactive entertainment for interactive game platforms that include PC, online, consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony and advanced smart phones (i.e. iphone).  Divisions of Atari, SA include Cryptic Studios, Atari London Studio, Eden Studios, Atari Interactive, Inc. and Atari, Inc.

It’s great to see one of my favorite MMORPGs continue to expand. I really need to log back in soon.