Tuesday, October 23rd will mark the start of the official North American relaunch of Lineage: the Bloodpledge, and we hope you’ll join us! Over the next few months you’ll see Lineage appearing in North American game magazines, we’ll have special events both in-game and out, and more! We’ll be updating news as it develops, but first we want to give you details on some of the changes you’ll be seeing right away.
As a thank you to current Lineage customers, we will be crediting all active, paid Lineage accounts with one month of free game-time. This free month will apply to all accounts on the North American servers with current billing that were created before October 23rd, 2001. These players have shown great enthusiasm for Lineage in recent months and have been indispensable in creating the Lineage community as it exists today.
Lineage will begin appearing on newsstands in November – the PC Gamer holiday issue, the January issue of Computer Gaming World, and the January issue of Computer Games will all include Lineage on an enclosed CD. Issues should start appearing on local newsstands from mid-November through mid-December, so stop by and pick up a copy of one of these great magazines!
We’re throwing a party or two! We’d like to invite everyone in the Austin, TX area to join us for the Lineage Launch Party on Thursday, October 25th at 8:00 PM CDT at the Coppertank Brewery (504 Trinity St. Austin, TX). Join us for CDs, t-shirts, food, drink, and more! Additionally, Richard “Lord British” Garriott and other NC Austin staff members will be in Las Vegas on October 29th and we’d love to meet any Lineage fans in the area! If you are in the Las Vegas area or planning to visit for Halloween, Lord British will host a dutch-treat dinner on October 29th. We’ll have t-shirts and CDs for the taking – if you’re interested, please drop an email RSVP to Leilo@ncaustin.com.
Lord British is makes his return to the gaming world in a four-week Lineage: the Bloodpledge event. The Castle Heine (appearing in Episode Nine: Kingdom of Eva) will play a crucial role in this event and thus will not be made available on the US servers immediately following the game update on October 23rd. Details on how you can participate in this unique event will be appearing soon!
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