Press Release Announcing Aethereus

ThreeGates Announces Aethereus, Co-Op Unique Online PC Game

Aethereus Features 4-Player Infinite Replayability and Perpetual Glory

GOTLAND, SWEDEN – August 9, 2011 – ThreeGates, the recently announced studio focused on the creation of online multiplayer and Co-Op Games, was announced today announced its first title, Aethereus, as it ramps up for the public unveiling at Gamescom.

“Aethereus is the first title to show what ThreeGates is looking to do with Co-Op games,” said Don Geyer, CEO of ThreeGates. “With the Diablo, Baldur’s Gate Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath series setting the standard, there’s a lot of interest in games that enable smaller groups of players to get together and have a really compelling game experience without being in a full MMO world. While a lot of the development community is moving to social games and free-to-play games, we know we’ve got a game that many gamers will appreciate!”

Aethereus Features

Join forces in online multiplayer cooperative expeditions as the Inventor, Astrographer, Officer or Animist and venture into the uncharted wilderness of Aethereus seeking fame, glory and untold riches. Invite your friends to your own customized Nexus city-state where they can buy, trade or build unique items only available in your specific area.

  • Decorate your city-state with statues in the likeness of you or your friend’s characters or the wild beasts of your arena.
  • Challenge your friends to PvP or Co-op combat in your uniquely designed town Combat Arena.
  • Partake in bold expeditions to capture extraordinary beasts that you can use to populate your Arena.
  • Design and create a variety of arena combat scenarios using your library of beasts, traps and contraptions that will dazzle your friends, amaze the crowd and make your arena one of the sought after combat meeting grounds.
  •  Embark on a variety of procedurally generated expeditions with your friends discovering new lands and situations to overcome.
  • Design and build new gear, weapons and inventions to solve the many challenges that await you in the world of Aethereus.
  • Crafting and Materials system allows limitless customization
  •  Expedition system creates infinite replayability
  • Physics-based combat system including traps, set-up weapons and interaction with environmental objects
  • Four unique playable classes – warrior, animist, astrographer, inventor – play online multiplayer cooperative expeditions and venture into uncharted wilderness seeking fame, glory and untold riches

About ThreeGates

ThreeGates was formed in late 2010 by a group of people who all have years of experience in the game industry. The team has worked in the games field; as game designers, graphic artists, programmers, event producers, marketers and educators, in other constellations and on other projects, but always with the same drive and passion. Now they’ve teamed up with a common goal: to make great games. ThreeGates’ strengths are a tight-knit team, the ability to move fast, willingness to work hard and a drive for excellence. For more information, please visit: www.threegates.se

CONTACT

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