World of Warcraft has shown us that when it comes to dominating the marketplace, Asia is just as important as the West. In an article on Games Industry, Trion has announced a partnership with Asiasoft to bring Rift to multiple Southeast Asian countries.
“Asiasoft, with its deep reach into Southeast Asian countries, is an ideal partner to realise our goal of bringing original connected experiences like Rift to gamers everywhere.”
(Source: Gamesindustry.biz)
Although I’ve long since beaten and hogtied Mark Jacobs in my attic, his long over-quoted words still ring true to this day: If we’re not adding servers shortly after launch, we are not doing well.
Global Agenda, having launched two months ago, is doing quite well for itself. So well, in fact, that Hi-Rez Studios announced the opening of a new server, located in the Singapore region, to accomodate for the worldwide growth of the MMO shooter. An important note to make, however, is that the game still runs on a single shard. Players from Singapore will be able to play with players from the United States, as well as other countries, with what Hi-Rez promises to be the same fast paced, low-latency action they have come to expect from the title.
So raise your [insert what you are drinking] and a toast to Hi-Rez Studios. If you haven’t played Global Agenda, I highly recommend giving the new trial a look.
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