Aventurine to Launch New Game on GNi's Leading Multiplayer Game Hosting Platform

Sept. 17, 2008 - PRLog -- Aventurine SA, a developer located in Athens, Greece has selected GNi, a leader in infrastructure-as-a-service, to host their groundbreaking game, Darkfall Online, which is scheduled for release later this year.

"True to our game development philosophy, we demand uncompromising quality for Darkfall's hosting needs. We want it all: world class service, hardware, and bandwidth, while offering competitive pricing and terms flexibility. We also demand game industry knowledge and experience, and, more importantly a shared vision for our game and a long-term relationship. We've found all of this in GNi. We're very impressed with their professionalism and their commitment to the success of Darkfall and Aventurine. We feel very confident we made the right choice and are pleased to be working with them in bringing Darkfall to our customers," said Jade Mehdawi, CEO of Aventurine SA.

"Aventurine is a creative, energetic, quality organization and we are excited to have Darkfall Online running on our platform. The game looks great, offers compelling new experiences and freedom players don't often see with some of the most widely played MMOs. Darkfall offers a rich variety of experiences that will appeal to MMO veterans and new players alike," said Derek Wise, founder and CTO of GNi, Inc.

Darkfall Online Offers Highly Immersive Experience

Darkfall Online is a massive multiplayer online (MMO) fantasy role-playing game featuring a fun, fast-paced, real-time combat system, massive battles, clan warfare and empire building. Darkfall combines role-playing, action, and strategic gameplay. Darkfall has been designed to create intensely realistic and highly immersive combat and a challenging, realistic environment for a more immersive experience. With full collision detection battle lines really matter and well-aimed spell blasts will send opponents flying. Darkfall's goal is to provide players with a fun and challenging experience through a seamless and zoneless, non-instanced, "sandbox" game world.
Game To Be Launched Simultaneously Across 50 Countries
With a projected usage of over ten thousand concurrent users per game world, Aventurine's massive investment in Darkfall will pay off for players across the fifty countries where it will be launched.

About Aventurine and Darkfall:

Aventurine SA is an independent computer games developer located in Athens, Greece. Aventurine is fueled by passion for gaming and game technologies, which motivates and guides our activities. Aventurine's main project is Darkfall Online, a groundbreaking game schedule to launch later in 2008. Development of the game, the technology platform, game engine, and tools began in 2003. The Darkfall team consists of thirty veteran developers. In August 2008, Aventurine secured a publishing deal with Audiovisual Enterprises SA for publishing and distribution of Darkfall in fifty countries.

Visit us at www.darkfallonline.com

About GNi

GNi is the leading infrastructure-as-a-service provider for online games, software-as-a-service, Web 2.0, and online digital media. GNi's infrastructure supports more than 12.8 million users, 425,000 concurrent connected users at peak capacity, and more than 27 titles. GNi delivers rapid scalability with uncompromised performance. GNi solutions thrive in the most demanding online environments and offers variety of smart systems including rapid on-boarding and deployment. GNi is headquartered in San Jose, California with infrastructure facilities located across the globe. For more information please visit www.gni.com.

Note: GNi is a registered trademark of GNi Corporation. All other trademarks are registered property of their respective owners.

SOURCE: GNi

For Aventurine SA:
Tasos Flambouras, +30 210 6897185-6
info@aventurine.gr
or
For GNi:
Chris Tamblyn, 415-464-7076
ctamblyn@gni.com

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Aventurine SA is an independent computer games developer located in Athens, Greece.

Aventurine's main project is Darkfall Online, a groundbreaking game schedule to launch later in 2008.
www.darkfallonline.com