Horizons site relooked

ARTIFACT ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCHES NEW HORIZONS AND COMPANY WEB SITES MESA, ARIZONA - AUGUST 28, 2002 - Artifact Entertainment, Inc. developer and publisher of the anticipated massively multiplayer online game Horizons launched their new Horizons and company web sites. The next-generation fantasy game, scheduled to reach store shelves in the summer of 2003, is currently conducting invitation-only testing and is preparing the sign-up process for their approaching public beta test. "We are all excited about the new look and feel to these sites. The Artifact team has been working hard to get our community what they want; product information, screenshots, different media, and a complete source of information." says Steve Escalante Director of Marketing, "We are dedicated to supporting these communities through the use of these sites and other informative vehicles like our "Day on the Boards" with a Horizons developer, our dev chats on IRC, developer diaries, interviews, exclusive screenshots, and soon to see trailers. Our new design further illustrates our efforts to move forward and launch a fun and enjoyable product." The addition of the headlines page, a more detailed FAQ, feature set, and easier to navigate screenshot and news threads section will help guide users to new discoveries. Artifact's new design also allows for additional content sections to be easily integrated, such as a robust media section, live section, and game play specific sections, which will be added to the site over the next few months. Regular visitors to the Horizons site will see exciting features - including original concept art, screenshots, hot trailers, the latest news, our upcoming newsletter, and previews of what's to come. Horizons is the next generation online epic adventure. It is based in the massively multiplayer fantasy world of legend and lore. Filled with humans, fiends, dragons and many other traditional fantasy roles, Horizons allows thousands of players to adventure together in the civilized or untamed frontiers of the world. Shape your character to be just like you or your fantasy. The magical world of Horizons is filled with cities and towns, castles and strongholds, villages and mystical structures. These communities can be built in areas like our tropical jungles, northern tundra, wind-swept plains and vast mountainous regions. You adventure, as of one of the many races that inhabit the civilized empire, then choose your path - Explorer, Miner, Crafter, Wizard, Warrior, or Settler of the new frontier. Live in the crafted world of the empire or venture to the new land and create an empire of your own. The empire awaits your service, and the newly discovered frontier awaits your bravery. Features: * Millions of customizations on features that include - armor, weapons, buildings, towns, land, character size and shape, hair, and skin * Layered clothing and armor to create millions of unique appearance combinations * Trade skills ranging from weapons and armor to construction of cities, large defensive towers and transportation devices including portals to the far reaches of the world * Open-ended school based skill system allowing players to start in one of the basic schools and advance into the many prestigious professions of the land with the freedom to switch between professions at any time * Build cities and towns in the new frontier, customizing each land as the players choose * Advanced community tools, allowing complete management of player guilds/associations/towns including in-game/out-of-game mail and broadcast features, and a host of group management tools * Cinematic combat and magic displaying excellent visual indicators of your blows, dodges, blocks and spells * Advanced AI system that allows for dynamic NPC interaction with the world and players * Intuitive and customizable interface with hundreds of options to customize your game experience * Dynamic world, cataclysmic events, ethereal creations, hordes of invading creatures, all changing the appearance and function of the world in real-time * Dynamic Quest engine allowing players to gain knowledge and skill of the world or to chase the ultimate dream of acquiring land, riches, equipment and fame of epic proportions * Flying Playable Characters - including "Dragons"