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* Development of Asheron's Call began in 1996 after Turbine and Microsoft had entered into a developer/publisher agreement where legal ownership of the property and subsequently-developed properties were owned by Microsoft.
* Development of Asheron's Call began in 1996 after Turbine and Microsoft had entered into a developer/publisher agreement where legal ownership of the property and subsequently-developed properties were owned by Microsoft.
* All of the games [[Servers]] and the initial beta testing were also hosted on Zone.msn.com as part of the publishing agreement with Microsoft.
* All of the games [[Servers]] and the initial beta testing were also hosted on Zone.msn.com as part of the publishing agreement with Microsoft.
* "Empyrean" was the code name Microsoft used to refer to Asheron's Call in 1997 when the game was still in development. <sup>[http://web.archive.org/web/19990921232852/http://www1.zdnet.com/familypc/content/9706/e3/03online.html ZDNet]</sup>
* "Empyrean" was the code name Microsoft used to refer to Asheron's Call in 1997 when the game was still in development. <ref>1997/07 ZDNet - [http://web.archive.org/web/19990921232852/http://www1.zdnet.com/familypc/content/9706/e3/03online.html Let the Online Games Begin]</ref>
 
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''Click image for full size version.''
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** See also [[:Category:Microsoft Zone Archive]] and [[:Category:Patch Announcements]].
** See also [[:Category:Microsoft Zone Archive]] and [[:Category:Patch Announcements]].


=== 2003 - Present ===
=== 2003 ===
==== Turbine buys Asheron's Call license back ====
==== Turbine buys Asheron's Call license back ====
Turbine bought back all franchise rights from Microsoft in 2003 and consequently took responsibility for server hosting. The servers remained at a facility in Washington State until 2008 when all server hardware was replaced and relocated to a facility in Massachusetts near Turbine headquarters. Due to various quality of service issues that caused extended downtime the servers were moved to a new facility on March 30th, 2009.
Turbine bought back all franchise rights from Microsoft in 2003<ref>12/17/2003 Turbine Games - [http://web.archive.org/web/20031220175022/http://www.turbinegames.com/news/article.php?article=25 TURBINE TO BUY ASHERON’S CALL FRANCHISE FROM MICROSOFT GAME STUDIOS]</ref> and consequently took responsibility for server hosting. The servers remained at a facility in Washington State until 2008 when all server hardware was replaced and relocated to a facility in Massachusetts near Turbine headquarters. Due to various quality of service issues that caused extended downtime the servers were moved to a new facility on March 30th, 2009.
 
=== 2004 ===
==== Turbine unlocks Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty for all AC subscribers ====
Turbine announces that all Dark Majesty content will be available to every subscriber regardless of whether they have purchased the expansion pack in the past or not. <ref>02/04/2004 Turbine Games - [http://web.archive.org/web/20040406001532/http://www.turbinegames.com/news/article.php?article=27 TURBINE UNLOCKS ASHERON’S CALL: DARK MAJESTY® FOR ALL AC1 SUBSCRIBERS]</ref>


=== History Articles ===
=== History Articles ===
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[[Category:Turbine]]
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== References ==
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Revision as of 06:55, 3 August 2012

Related topics: Asheron's Call, New Player Guide, Returning Player Guide, Turbine


Asheron's Call

Asheron's Call (AC) is a fantasy Massively multiplayer online role-playing game delevoped by Turbine, Inc. released on November 2, 1999.

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Game Info

Asheron's Call Updates

Game Release and Expansions

1999
Release 		2001
Dark Majesty 		2005
Throne of Destiny

Major Monthly Updates

  • See Patches for a list of all the regular monthly updates made to Asheron's Call.
2008: 100th Update
Ancient Powers 		2009: 10th Anniversary Update
Gears of Change 		2012: Skill System Overhaul
Master of Arms

Rules

By playing Asheron's Call, all players agree to the following documents:

History of Asheron's Call

1996 - 1999

Game Development

  • Development of Asheron's Call began in 1996 after Turbine and Microsoft had entered into a developer/publisher agreement where legal ownership of the property and subsequently-developed properties were owned by Microsoft.
  • All of the games Servers and the initial beta testing were also hosted on Zone.msn.com as part of the publishing agreement with Microsoft.
  • "Empyrean" was the code name Microsoft used to refer to Asheron's Call in 1997 when the game was still in development. [1]

Click image for full size version.

1999

Beta Testing and Release

  • The AC Beta consisted of three phases which spanned from May until October of 1999.
  • Other important events that occured before and during beta testing:
    • Turbine's beta page, http://www.zogblaster.com/tweb/asherons-call, goes live.
    • Microsoft's Asheron's Call page, http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/, goes live.
  • November 2, 1999 - AC goes retail, it is the third major MMORPG to be released at this time.

2000 - 2003

Microsoft Gaming Zone

2003

Turbine buys Asheron's Call license back

Turbine bought back all franchise rights from Microsoft in 2003[2] and consequently took responsibility for server hosting. The servers remained at a facility in Washington State until 2008 when all server hardware was replaced and relocated to a facility in Massachusetts near Turbine headquarters. Due to various quality of service issues that caused extended downtime the servers were moved to a new facility on March 30th, 2009.

2004

Turbine unlocks Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty for all AC subscribers

Turbine announces that all Dark Majesty content will be available to every subscriber regardless of whether they have purchased the expansion pack in the past or not. [3]

History Articles

Game Awards

Related Articles

Gaming Website Articles

Reviews

  • Computer Games Online - 4.5/5

Previews

Interviews

Other

Developer Diaries

Archives

Microsoft Archives

Turbine Archives

Patch Announcements

Turbine Archive Index

Informational Pages on Turbine's Official AC Website

Developer Chats

AC News Archives

Images

Click image for full size version.

References

  1. ↑ 1997/07 ZDNet - Let the Online Games Begin
  2. ↑ 12/17/2003 Turbine Games - TURBINE TO BUY ASHERON’S CALL FRANCHISE FROM MICROSOFT GAME STUDIOS
  3. ↑ 02/04/2004 Turbine Games - TURBINE UNLOCKS ASHERON’S CALL: DARK MAJESTY® FOR ALL AC1 SUBSCRIBERS
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