EVERQUEST® LEGACY HONORED WITH 10TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE BOOK

In celebration of the upcoming10th anniversary of the ground breaking EverQuest® online game franchise, Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) proudly announces that EverQuestThe 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition is in development and scheduled to be released early next year. The retrospective celebrating the first decade of the EverQuest phenomenon will be available online and at select retailers in North America.

This hardcover collector's book celebrates the world of Norrath by taking a look at the past, present and future of the EverQuest brand. The book will be filled with essays and photographs of the events, products, personalities and art that has graced Norrath over the years. Rich in vivid detail, each page will help tell the story of the evolution of Norrath and its place in our culture.

Veteran video game book author Rusel DeMaria will author the book and explore the fans’ fascination with the online game, artwork, community, imagination, and innovation that have fueled this massively multiplayer game.

Members of the SOE family attending the annual Fan Faire next week in Las Vegas, from August 14th to the 17th, will have the opportunity to pre-order the book at a special price.

The book will be published by BradyGAMES and will be available at participating retail locations in early 2009. To order your copy of the EverQuest 10th anniversary collector’s book, please visit www.bradygames.com/everquest10.

About the author:

Rusel DeMaria is the author or coauthor of more than 60 books, most of them in the gaming field, including Myst: The Official Strategy Guide, which sold more than 1.2 million copies, as well as one of the most comprehensive histories of the industry, High Score! The Illustrated History of Electronic Games. He founded and served as creative director for the most successful strategy guide publishing imprint in the industry and is a former senior editor and columnist for several national video game magazines.