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'EverQuest' inducted into GDC Hall of Fame
By Hector Cortez Oct 14, 2011, 3:33 GMT
EverQuest has been inducted into the Game Developers Choice Online Awards Hall of Fame.
Sony Online Entertainment's (SOE) EverQuest has been inducted into the Game Developers Choice Online Awards Hall of Fame.
As the Hall's second inductee, joining Ultima Online, EverQuest is being recognized for its contribution to the long-term advancement of online gaming. EverQuest is credited for introducing the concepts of guilds and raiding within an online world, and is often cited as an inspiration for nearly every subsequent MMORPG.
SOE has released 17 EverQuest expansions spanning from The Ruins of Kunark in April 2000 to House of Thule in October 2010, with the new Veil of Alaris expansion set for later this year.
Since its launch in 1999 EverQuest has covered more than 16,000 virtual square miles of dungeons, mountains, plains, valleys, cities and forests. Even more, 12+ million player-generated characters have been added to EverQuest to date, with more than 380,000 non-player characters amongst the population as well. Players have also been given access to more than 100,000 unique items to discover, create or buy in game, with nearly 3,000 yet to be discovered.
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