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This is an awesome preview of the trailer that is rumored to be unveiled at Leipzig.  This is only a clip, but it is amazing none the less.  The clip is in French, but there is a rough translation here.

War cinématique 2 from Ludovic Arquilliere on Vimeo.

Source:  WarhammerGamers.com

Acclaim will publish TCoS in North America

Frogster and the Dutch developer Spellborn are pleased to announce Acclaim Games as US publisher for The Chronicles of Spellborn. The renowned and tradition-steeped American company lead by industry veterans Howard Marks and David Perry has licensed the fantasy MMORPG as their focus title. Acclaim already has almost seven million registered users within their portfolio of currently five online games and is committed to start a large-scale marketing campaign until its launch in late 2008. Acclaim will give North American players a free-to-play zone while subscribers will be able to explore the entire virtual world.

David Perry is regarded as computer games developer guru, responsible for a number of blockbusters in the past 25 years. Having founded the developer studio Shiny Entertainment in 1993 he is one of the few internationally prominent masterminds of the games industry. His partner Howard Marks had been one of the co-founders of the new Activision in 1991, before he became owner of Acclaim in 2005.

Personally, David Perry is very excited about ?TCoS’. “My poor old gaming PC is literally peppered with games in every conceivable language, and I?ve just kept playing, patiently waiting for that WHOA! moment. We’re tracking over 400 MMO’s around the world but the game that finally got us there is Spellborn. When we saw it running, our jaws literally dropped to the floor. This MMO is absolutely stunning, using the graphics engine from my friends over at Epic. We have millions of gamers that will be anxious to experience this amazing new game for free” comments David Perry, the USA Director for Spellborn on the successful deal.

Though the OPEN BETA will not begin until the 7th of September, you can get a head start on downloading the client if you Pre-Ordered WAR.  The OB client is available as of today!

To download, first you must register your Pre-Order Code at the official Mythic account management website.  Your Pre-Order code is either going to be in the game box (which you probably don’t have yet) or in the confirmation email you received when you ordered the game. 

Get over there today and start downloading!  If you get in early you may get finished in time for the OPEN BETA, now only about 3 weeks away.  There are going to be thousands and thousands of other gamers trying to download that same client, so get yours fast, because once you have a few hundred thousand people or more trying to download the client it’s going to be like trying to jam an elephant through a key hole.  When you register, don’t share the download link with anyone!  This will lead to a bunch of non-open beta folks downloading the client and slowing it down for all the legit players!