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Ubi Soft Entertainment and Wolfpack Studios announced today that their long-awaited Massively Multiplayer Online game Shadowbane has gone gold.

Four years in development, Shadowbane has been touted as revolutionary, and expectations are running high that this new release will re-define the MMORPG genre. From their press release:

Set in a dark fantasy world burning with strife and unrest, Shadowbane takes the MMO genre to new heights of possibility by offering gamers an unparalleled challenge. It combines immersive role-playing with deep strategic elements such as city management, army creation, siege warfare and economic development. Shadowbane is also the first MMO to offer a Dynamic World Model, in which players' actions and decisions permanently change the history, politics and landscape of the game.

Shadowbane Features:

Assume the role of a common citizen or become a hero. Raise and lead armies against rival and opposing empires. Become an accomplished diplomat or negotiator and lend your support to compelling struggles or causes. Recruit and train a tough crew of mercenaries and sell your skills to the richest kingdom. All of these choices evolve this epic game that combines true RPG elements with large scale RTS.

Follow an incredible story arc covering more than five thousand years of recorded history abound with legends, epics, and tragedies. Players can alter the story with their every action.

Interact with the Gods, Archons, and Heroes from legend, played by hired actors from Wolfpack Studios, who manipulate and interact within the existing framework of player established communities.

Both the PC and Mac versions of Shadowbane are expected to hit store shelves March 25th. The IMG Store is now taking pre-orders for Shadowbane for $39.95.

Ubisoft: Shadowbane Goes Gold

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