Disney Online announces Pirates of the Caribbean MMORPG

Disney Online, part of the Walt Disney Internet Group, is developing a new massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on the popular theme park attraction and franchise “Pirates of the Caribbean.” The game is slated to debut in summer 2006, coinciding with the theatrical premiere of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” “We’ve learned through our experience with Toontown that the market for massively multiplayer online role-playing games can indeed reach beyond traditional gamers,” stated Ken Goldstein, EVP and managing director, Disney Online. “Pirates of the Caribbean is the perfect franchise for our second commercial effort in this arena. Fans of the movies and theme park attraction will be able to live their own unfolding pirate adventure through the game, including searching for lost treasures and battling numerous enemies on land and at sea.”

Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, added, “This is a great way for game enthusiasts to experience the fun and excitement of playing the role of a pirate while competing against a wide variety of opponents in a great adventure. This game captures the same swashbuckling sense of humor, spirit and action that moviegoers loved in the first ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film, and which will continue with the next installment of the highly anticipated sequel in summer 2006. Disney Online has created a really entertaining and challenging game that will appeal to the adventurer in all of us.”

The game is being designed by the Walt Disney Internet Group’s acclaimed VR Studio as a world of high seas action and adventure where players will personalize their own pirate character and organize with other players to form a pirate crew. Players will then embark on swashbuckling missions to battle both each other and the evil, undead pirates of the high seas in an effort to become the Caribbean’s most legendary pirate. Access to the game will be available directly online and players will pay a subscription fee for the service. An information site for the game has been launched at www.pirateslegend.com offering a registration service to sign-up to receive future game updates and launch information.

Buena Vista Games (BVG), the videogame arm of The Walt Disney Company, will release additional titles based on “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” for the PSP portable entertainment system and Nintendo DS in conjunction with the movie launch.

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Originally Posted by Geen

The MMORPGs just won't quit coming out, will they?

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Your bolded font size makes that unreadable.


So, 2006 is what I hear on the release date for that one. I have always wanted a Pirate MMO. Maybe it won't suck. But who has time for all these MMORPG's anymore?

Also, there is Pirates of the Burning Sea. Who knows when/if that will be released.
http://www.burningsea.com/

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Originally Posted by toxic

Your bolded font size makes that unreadable.

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bold? where? everything looks fine on my computer. :wtf:

Thank you. You saved me the trouble of posting up the same comment in two different threads. :-D

Although it has the potential to be, and probably will be, lame it also has the potential to be amazing because the subject matter is of Pirates.

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Originally Posted by Shinobi128

Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, added, “This is a great way for game enthusiasts to experience the fun and excitement of playing the role of a pirate while competing against a wide variety of opponents in a great adventure.

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LOL!

Haha, his name is Dick Cook.

EDIT: Damn you, Revoltor, your sick mind beat out mine by mere seconds.

Trial Sword copied Revolter.

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Originally Posted by Andrew

Trial Sword copied Revolter.

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Did not :cry:

Anyway, on to relevancy, I'm not really interested in another MMO at the moment, WoW was my first real one and it's sucking me dry of my sanity. I'll be giving Guild Wars a good run this summer, though.