EverQuest: Underfoot Launches

Sony Online Entertainment fired over a press release this morning announcing that EverQuest’s sixteenth expansion pack, Underfoot, has officially launched.

EVERQUEST® UNDERFOOT LAUNCHES TODAY

16th Expansion Invites Players to Journey into the Undiscovered Depths of Norrath

SAN DIEGO, Calif. DECEMBER 15, 2009 Online gamers can now immerse themselves in EverQuest® Underfootâ„¢, the latest expansion from the genre-defining massively multiplayer online game by Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE). Underfoot is the unparalleled 16th expansion for the EverQuest franchise, and is available today via digital download at www.everquest.com for the suggested retail price of $39.99.

(Celebrating a decade of EverQuest throughout this year has reinvigorated our community and development team alike, and that passion is clearly on display with the latest expansion,) said Thom Terrazas, Producer, Sony Online Entertainment. (Underfoot presents a world unlike anything you’ve experienced in Norrath, providing a deep and fun experience for all our players.)

To further demonstrate SOE’s commitment to its player community, on December 17th, the online resource www.EQPlayers.com will be included at no additional cost for EverQuest players with an active, paid subscription in good standing.

About EverQuest Underfoot:
New Content: New areas for adventurers to explore including Brell’s Rest, Pellucid Grotto, The Underquarry, Brell’s Arena, The Foundation, The Cooling Chamber, Arthicrex, Lichen Creep, Kernagir the Shining City, Fungal Forest, Volska’s Husk, and Brell’s Temple. Players can travel into Underfoot solo, with a group, or in raids to complete new quests, tasks, and events to acquire new items, spells, tradeskill recipes, and abilities.
New Achievement System: Users can display and manage their progress through the world of Norrath. The achievement system allows players to track various categories of their advancement such as levels, Alternate Advancements, quest completions, and other progression tracking events. At the launch of Underfoot, players can track their General, Tradeskill and Underfoot progression Achievements.
Extended Target Window: Players can now track friends and foes with greater accuracy. The target window now lets players assign people or group roles to specific locations on the window for easy re-targeting. Users can track main tank, raid tanks, main target, main assist, puller, etc., or just put a specific player or NPC in the window.
Master Tradeskilling: Tradeskillers can create powerful new weapons, armor, food and drink items, poisons and more.

For more information and in-game rewards EverQuest players are encouraged to signup for SOE ConnecDing at http://www.station.sony.com/promotions/
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About Sony Online Entertainment<br>
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold Legendsâ„¢, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxiesâ„¢, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; Tucson, AZ and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development.