New content is on the horizon for NA and EU players of Allods Online next month. The New Horizons update has been dated and is set to deploy on August 8th. New Horizons will bring several new features to Allods Online such as custom built allods, ship-to-ship territory fights in Astral Space, hirable mercenaries and more.

Additionally, Troll and Crab are back for another round of mischief. Get a look at what they’ll be bringing to the update in the trailer below.

Allods Online Sets a Course for New Horizons

Introducing Custom Allods, Astral Trade Wars, and Mercenaries with a Brand New Server Launch

Sunnyvale, Calif. – July 18, 2012 The battle intensifies for Allods Online players in North America and Europe with the launch of a new expansion on August 8! New Horizons gives players the ability to create custom allods, introduces ship-to-ship territory fights in Astral Space, and so much more that Allods Online will open a new North American server to contain it all.

The power of the gods will come into the hands of mortals with a series of quests that will soon reach its finale. Path to Greatness brings players the ultimate dream of building, designing, and ruling their own private allod – with all of the resources and benefits it offers. Meanwhile, the six-man Astral ships unique to Allods Online will get put to the test in ferocious Trade Wars to capture resource-giving allods for the League or Empire faction.

Conquer the challenges of these new allods and take on the legendary bosses of Allods Online with Mercenary NPCs who will fight at your side – for a price. Solo players and small groups can now explore the toughest dungeons with the help of these six mercenary classes, each of whom serves a specific party role (and takes a share of the loot).

A new North American server will launch with New Horizons on August 8. The Avilon server gives players a chance to explore a fresh Sarnaut with new and revised systems that have permanently removed cursed items and increased EXP growth. Make a name for yourself in a new server community and discover the wonders of this deep, beautiful, and engaging free-to-play MMORPG.

Peer into the treasure box of coming features with the Troll and Crab, who are up to their usual mischief after discovering a message-in-a-bottle that leads them to a dragon’s treasure. Without Mercenaries to help him, the Troll faces a pretty heated battle to claim the rewards of this upcoming expansion!

Set your course for New Horizons and chart your adventure in Astral Space today. More information will be revealed soon, so keep an eye on the official Allods Online websites for North America and Europe!

About Allods Online

Allods Online, voted Best Game and Audience Choice at the Russian Game Developers Conference in 2009, is a revolutionary sci-fi fantasy MMORPG developed by mail.ru over four years with a budget of $12 million. Two warring factions, League and Empire, vie for control of allods – islands floating in the Astral. Aboard an Astral ship players can explore the ever-changing Astral, discover uncharted allods, engage in ship-to-ship combat, and fight massive Astral demons. The game is one of the largest and most comprehensive MMORPGs ever created, featuring a vast and gorgeously realized world, 6 races, 9 archetypes, 34 classes, and over 2,000 quests. Allods’ top quality production values feature full motion capture animation, art by internationally award-winning artists, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, the composer of Dexter and Fallout 1 & 2.

About gPotato.com – Gala-Net, Inc. (North America)

Founded in 2004, gPotato is a leading publisher of free-to-play online games. The gPotato Game Portal at www.gpotato.com hosts a diverse and lively portfolio of games such as Fly for Fun, Rappelz, Iris, Aika, Allods, and Uncharted Waters Online. gPotato now eagerly awaits the upcoming release of its newest MMOs, Sevencore and Eternal Blade! Over 11 million registered users gather to play gPotato’s games for free every day. Through the uniquely powerful vehicle of online games, gPotato connects people from all over the world to create a fun and friendly global community.

About gPotato.eu – Gala Networks Europe (Europe)

Gala Networks Europe Ltd. is a leading European free-to-play online games publisher. It operates the gPotato brand in Europe by hosting, publishing and distributing free online games through the www.gPotato.eu portal. Established in Dublin, Ireland in 2006, it operates a portfolio of MMORPGs including Flyff, Rappelz, Dragonica, Allods Online,  Canaan Online and Terra Militaris. The gPotato.eu portal is now a major destination for online gamers with over 8 million users. It will also publish the martial-arts MMORPG Age of Wulin and the fusion-fantasy MMORPG SEVENCORE in 2012. Further information on the company can be found at http://www.gala-net.eu.

About Mail.Ru

Mail.Ru is the foremost Russian Internet portal, serving the entertainment and communication needs of the global Russian-speaking community with a comprehensive array of more than 40 services including the largest Russian free e-mail service, instant messenger Mail.Ru Agent, national social network My [email protected], and search engine [email protected]. With over 50 percent market share and more than 40 titles to satisfy a full range of individual preferences, Mail.Ru is also the leading Russian online gaming publisher. Its portfolio includes internally developed hits like Allods Online and Legend: Legacy of the Dragons as well as successful international licenses such as Perfect World II, Lord of the Rings Online, Fly For Fun, Jade Dynasty (Zhu Xian), Cross Fire and ZhengTu Online. Additional information is available at www.mail.ru.

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