Warner Bros. have pushed back the release of the Matrix Online MMOG from January to Spring 2005.
From the press release:
The Matrix Online, a massively multi-player online game co-published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and SEGA of America, will now ship in Spring 2005. Previously slated for a January 2005 launch, the game will expand its beta program while the overall game experience is being enhanced.
"We are committed to quality games and making this the best possible experience for players," said Jason Hall, Senior Vice President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. "Since this is our first MMOG, we are taking measured steps to ensure it will be polished and are investing additional resources into our community oriented initiatives."
How will WBIE use the extra time? Not only will the Monolith development team continue to work on the game (the beta remains ongoing, Hall confirmed), but also, according to Hall, "we're going to invest further in The Matrix Online community and provide more events."
Specifically, Hall said that Warner Bros. Interactive had entered into an agreement with DC Comics to produce a "fanzine" that will base its content on the activities of the Matrix Online gamer. The fanzine will "completely focus on The Matrix Online, and more importantly, the users," Hall said. More specific information on the exact form the fanzine will take will be disseminated through the game's Web site and to players in the beta. The addition of DC Comics as a partner in bringing the Matrix world to life is a first for the two parties, serving to take some of the sting away from the delay news, Hall suggested.
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