RIFT™ has been named a finalist in three categories of the 2011 Game Developers Choice Online Awards: Best New Online Game, Best Online Technology, and Best Online Visual Arts.
Trion Worlds, the leading global developer and publisher of premium connected video games, has announced its blockbuster massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMO RPG) RIFT™ has been named a finalist in three categories of the 2011 Game Developers Choice Online Awards (http://www.gdconlineawards.com): Best New Online Game, Best Online Technology, and Best Online Visual Arts.
Launched in March, RIFT is one of the largest and most successful MMO launches in recent history. More than one million players worldwide have experienced the rift-torn world of Telara, and beginning August 25, 2011 Trion will be celebrating six months of RIFT with a full week of in-game bonuses for subscribers, contests, and awesome prizes. The RIFT development team is currently hard at work on RIFT: Ashes of History, the game’s biggest content patch to date.
The GDC Online conference will also will feature the Audience Award, which will be chosen via public vote. Fans can nominate RIFT starting next month. Winners of the Game Developer Choice Online Awards will be announced during the awards ceremony on the evening of October 12, 2011 in Austin, TX.
For more information about RIFT, please visit www.RIFTgame.com
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Trion Worlds
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