ArcheAgeSource Investigates the Rumors
There’s a rumor being circulated around the internet concerning a potential publisher for ArcheAge in Europe. Fansite ArcheAgeSource.com took it upon itself to collect as much information about the rumor as it could.
The internet’s abuzz with rampant rumors about NCsoft Europe publishing ArcheAge in their territory. We at ArcheAgeSource had our eye on the rumor since it’s original appearance, but we’ve had our interest renewed after being contacted by XLGAMES concerning their origin.
Tthe rumor was crossposted in multiple forums the same day it was posted at MMORPG.com. It’s difficult to say with certainty that MMORPG.com’s forums are the very first instance of the rumor, especially since ArcheAgeSource.com’s staff isn’t fluent in many languages other than English.
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ArcheAgeSource’s staff decided against endorsing the rumor or debunking it, so it’s up to fans to make their own decisions. What do you think?
Rumor Mill: Tencent’s future with ArcheAge in doubt.
As you might already know, last year Tencent had been announced as ArcheAge’s official publisher in China. The price Tencent allegedly paid for the rights to our favorite MMO was somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 million US dollars (the biggest MMO publishing deal in China since Aion). That partnership now seems to have been thrown into doubt, if you believe some Chinese news sites.
What happened? Apparently the news article about the deal was removed from ArcheAge.com, ArcheAge’s official Korean website. This has caused many to speculate that the deal has been called off. If so, some analysts believe it’s unlikely that XLGames will get such an abundant offer from a different publisher.
The publishing rights to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan are owned by GigaMedia Limited.
Tencent to publish ArcheAge in China!
Source: Tencent to publish ArcheAge in China!
Tencent Licenses Korean MMO
17173.com, 9/02/10Chinese online game developer and operator Tencent (0700.HK) has licensed the mainland China operating rights to Korean developer XL Games’ MMORPG Archeage for over USD 40 mln.
XL Games said the two companies have already signed a confidential agreement and it cannot reveal the contents of the agreement.
Development began on Archeage in late 2006, which is slated for completion in 2011. The game began first-round internal testing in Korea this July.
