SAGA team led by Starcraft: Brood War's Lead Programmer
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Orem, UT, January 10, 2007 - SAGA ( www.playsaga.com) is a new Massively-Multiplayer Online Real-time Strategy (MMORTS) game from Wahoo Studios. The development team has been led for over a year by veteran programmer Dallan Christensen, best known for his role as lead programmer on Starcraft: Brood War.
"It's been a challenge, but the concept has huge potential," says Dallan, sporting a hunting cap, lit only by the glow of a half-dozen computer screens. "We're blazing a lot of trails, doing a lot of things that have never been done before in the RTS genre. But at this point we're pretty much there-we've succeeded in delivering the SAGA game design we set out to achieve."
The SAGA team have overcome any number of development obstacles: the networking, security, and persistency databasing of collectible, upgradable armies has been a colossal accomplishment, the first of its kind.
SAGA internal alpha testers are getting a taste of collectible persistent strategy gaming already. Player responses have been extremely positive. Their enthusiastic feedback has been invaluable in redesigning many game elements.
SAGA is actively recruiting alpha testers for their upcoming closed alpha test, to begin shortly. Check website for details.
In response to popular demand, SAGA has just launched an html version of their website, www.playsaga.com. SAGA is slated for Beta release in Spring 2007. Visit our website to learn more, or to sign up for alpha/beta testing.
About Saga - Saga is a persistent world RTS in an epic fantasy setting. Players collect troops, build armies, conquer new lands and build up kingdoms, complete with resource collection, city building and peasant management. Saga's features include massive armies, multiplayer questing, an auction house for trading troops and spells, guild wars and espionage.
Saga has no subscription fees. Players pay as little or as much as they decide, by purchasing 'booster packs' of random troops and spells, which are traded and customized to create the strategic army of choice for each player. Visit www.playsaga.com
About Wahoo Studios, Inc. - Wahoo Studios is a leading independent developer of PC and console games. Based in Orem, Utah, Wahoo Studios has worked with the top game publishers, creating outstanding titles for all age groups and all platforms.
CONTACT:
Jason Faller
Wahoo Studios, Inc
Tel. (801) 623-3573
Fax. (801) 225-1522
Email. jfaller@playsaga.com
URL: www.playsaga.com