Sony Online Entertainment and Sigil Games Online Reveal the Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Pre-Order Program and Collector's & Guild Edition Details

Sony Online Entertainment and Sigil Games Online announced today the special features included in the Collector's & Guild Edition, as well as pre-order details for the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. In the vast world of Telon, players are free to choose their destiny by exploring three spheres of advancement, adventuring, diplomacy, and crafting. With intricately detailed environments inspired by oil paintings, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is scheduled to make the journey to retail stores in Q1 2007.

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  The pre-order box at retail includes:
    -  Early access to the game!  Log on and get a jump start up to three
       days prior to the official launch!
    -  Special account key that will grant you a unique exclusive in-game
       scroll that will allow your character to sprint for longer periods of
       time due to an endurance buff (one per account).
    -  Invitation to the Vanguard: Saga of Heroes open beta (for eligible
       participants).
    -  Guild Mail recruitment tool to help you build your guild before
       launch!
    -  A king's ransom of assets, including videos, wallpapers and
       screenshots.

  AVAILABLE EARLY DECEMBER

  Regular Edition - $49.99 MSRP
  Packaged in a DVD box, the Regular Edition will include:
    -  A one month subscription to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Station
       Players™ - an array of premium features that give incredible
       access to characters and guilds by merging the game world with the
       World Wide Web.
    -  Your choice of an in-game magical wand to create fireworks or an
       in-game set of horseshoes with +speed to use once you get your first
       horse (one per account).

  Collector's & Guild Edition Details - $89.99 MSRP

Packaged in a custom leatherette chipboard box, the Collector's & Guild Edition will include:

    -  An art book featuring many original pieces by seminal fantasy artist,
       Keith Parkinson.
    -  A cloth map with an overview and points of interest for each
       continent.
    -  A CD featuring the full Vanguard: Saga of Heroes soundtrack.
    -  A three month subscription to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Station
       Players™ - an array of premium features that give incredible
       access to characters and guilds by merging the game world with the
       World Wide Web.
    -  One of three Hero Cards each granting a unique in-game item (one per
       account).
          -  The Jeric card grants a cloak that increases adventuring stats.
          -  The Eila card grants a cloak that increases crafting stats.
          -  The Idara card grants a cloak that increases diplomacy stats.
    -  Your choice of an in-game magical wand to create fireworks or an
       in-game set of horseshoes with +speed to use once you get your first
       horse (one per account).
    -  A Guild Kit which includes:
          -  An in-game guild trophy that buffs stats for the entire guild*
          -  Ten 10-day buddy keys

  * Need to earn/create guild house to use

For more information about Vanguard: Saga of Heroes please visit: www.vanguardsoh.com and www.joinvanguard.com

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 Legends™, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies™, 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, and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development. SOE is owned by Sony Pictures Digital and Sony Computer Entertainment America.

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