The MMO with the greatest chance at taking away a substantial chunk of World of Warcraft's player base might be invading a gaming event near you over the course of the next several months, as EA Mythic announces dates for the 2007 Warhammer Online event tour. Mainly hitting Games Days and Comic-Cons, gamers will get a chance to try out the game's realm vs. realm combat, with 50 luck winners from each event winning beta access.

And oh look, they are coming to Atlanta in April evil grin).

What follows is their press release and schedule, which spans the New York Comic-Con later this month all the way to PAX in August. We all know EA is hungry to be number one, so I expect this will just be the tip of the iceberg on what is sure to be a massive push to get Age of Reckoning firmly planted in the hearts and minds of gamers everywhere. Michael Fahey

WAAAGH! THE ARMIES OF "WARHAMMER(R) ONLINE" MARCH TO GREET FANS AT EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Play the Highly-Anticipated MMO and Get a Chance to Enter the Beta At Events Throughout 2007

EA Mythic today announced the schedule of 2007 events where fans can preview "Warhammer(R) Online: Age of Reckoning(TM)." The highly-anticipated MMORPG will be playable in cities across the United States, and gamers will be given access to the MMO's revolutionary Realm vs. Realm(R) combat. At each event, 50 lucky people will be guaranteed access to the "Warhammer Online" beta.

** 2007 Schedule of Events for "Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning" **
(Event schedule subject to change)

February 23-25
New York, NY - New York Comic-Con
Jacob Javits Center

April 28
Atlanta, GA - Games Day Atlanta
Georgia International Convention Center

May 5
Toronto, ON - Games Day Canada
Metro Toronto Convention Center

June 23
Baltimore, MD - Games Day Baltimore
Baltimore Convention Center

July 5-8
Columbus, OH - Origins Game Expo
Greater Columbus Convention Center

July 26-29
San Diego, CA - Comic-Con
San Diego Convention Center

July 28
Chicago, IL - Games Day Chicago
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

August 11
Los Angeles, CA - Games Day LA
Ontario Convention Center

August 16-19
Indianapolis, IN - GenCon Indy
Indiana Convention Center

August 24-26
Seattle, WA - The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX)
The Washington State Convention & Trade Center

For complete details on the time and location of each "Warhammer Online" event, please visit: http://www.warhammeronline.com/english/community/eventsCalendar/

Scheduled for release in late 2007, "Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning" is a Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) based on Games Workshop's popular fantasy universe and table-top game, Warhammer. The game features Realm vs. Realm combat, EA Mythic's unique take on Player vs. Player action, as well an innovative Public Quest System and City Siege Campaign. For more information, please visit www.warhammeronline.com.

Games Workshop, Warhammer, Age of Reckoning and all images, races and characters from the Warhammer universe are either TM and/or Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2007, variably registered in the UK and other countries around the world. All rights reserved.

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