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WAR Speaks Russian Too!

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Posted July 3rd, 2008 by Morvelaira

Showdown it is.

While both sides say they're not trying to directly compete with each other, the releases of Warhammer Online and WoW: Wrath of the Lich King is turning out to look like a nasty fight. Just after Blizzard announced that WoW will be localized to Russian this past Monday, WAR is now suddenly planning the same thing for their release.

EA Mythic, a division of Electronic Arts Inc., today announced that Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) will be released in Russia for the PC and will be fully localized. Along with MMORPG fans all over the world Russian gamers will have a chance to enjoy the rich world and extensive possibilities of one of the most anticipated MMORPG's of the year - Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

Wether it was intentional or not, this holds some pretty interesting implications. Regardless of the situation behind it, it's a victory for Blizzard because now EA Mythic again has the appearance of trying to catch up to WoW. It probably won't affect WAR's success as much as people seem to think it will, but the games perception leading up to launch is important. Will it be catching up to WoW, or will it be forging new paths and blazing new trails? Which would you rather play?

Stay tuned, same TenTon time, same TenTon channel.

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Originally Posted by Morvelaira View Post
Who can follow them? After Blizzard announced this Monday that WoW will be localized into the Russian language, WAR has stepped up today and said the same thing.



So what do you think? Unhappy accident of timing, or is WAR really trying to catch up to WoW?

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In Soviet Russia, WoW plays YOU!

Russian gamers will be wowed by WAR.

I think the Russians might have had enough of WAR(s) by now!

I'd say bad timing. I'm not certain of the number, but I'd say the Russian market isn't that big cmopared to the rest fo Europe and NA to get into a fight over.

It would seem to be a awkward coincidence at most. I wouldn't begin to say it is a bad thing though. Like buying a Porsche to come home and find your friend bought the same car...gives you someone to race on the highway. I do wonder though which of them had the thought first....

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