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FIRST EARTH & BEYOND UPDATE IMMINENT
October 30th will see the arrival of the first monthly update for sci-fi MMORPG Earth & Beyond
14:08 Westwood has announced that the first of its planned monthly updates for Earth & Beyond will arrive on 30th October. The release will include several new missions and other new content for the sci-fi online role-playing game.
The October 30th update marks the beginning of Westwood Studios' periodic commitment to its title. From this moment forward, the end of each month will see the release of further updates that will add features, enhancements and content to the world of Earth & Beyond.
So what will you get this month? Well, here's the list:
New missions for all character archetypes
New unique items that are dropped when players kill high-level monsters
A speed increase to all ships while planet side
Improved item drops for mid- to high-level monsters
Additional information on trade good items
Graphical enhancements to combat
Enhancements to the embedded browser
In addition to the monthly updates, Westwood also plans to release "event" patches for special occasions. The first of these will arrive on October 31st, which will focus on Halloween.
MMORPG Earth & Beyond gives gamers the opportunity to become captains of their own starship, living a life of galactic adventurer as they embark on missions and trade and fight with thousands of other players.
PC gamers in Europe can only currently purchase Earth & Beyond through Amazon.co.uk, which has set up an exclusive deal with EA for the product