Richard Garriotts Portalarium har slået sig sammen med den tyske udvikler/publicer Travian Games for at bringe Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues til Europa.
"We were looking to for the best upcoming MMORPGs in our industry as well as a strong cultural fit, so we are truly excited about the opportunity to work with Richard and the Shroud of the Avatar team on bringing another great game to our community," fortæller Lars Janssen, CEO hos Travian Games. "Portalarium's vision is very similar to ours and we believe this is the start of a long-term relationship between our two teams."
"Europe has always been a strong market for the Ultima games so we wanted to be sure we found the very best partner who could who truly understands what we wanted to accomplish with Shroud," fortæller Richard Garriott.
Spillet blev oprindeligt crowdfunded tilbage i 2013 and har været muligt at spille for dem, der bakkede det op lige siden. Samlet set har spillet indtjent mere end 11.8 millioner dollars siden det var muligt at give det penge.
Spillet har nu mødt sit "Story complete"-mål, hvilket betyder, at det er klar til at udkomme senere i år.
"The story craft is not at an end," sagde Garriott. "More side quests and revisions to improve quality, will continue to be added to the game month after month, yet this is the first time the full plot has been playable, and is among the last major milestones needed for a commercial launch later in the year."