DarkOrbit turns three: Bigpoint celebrates its anniversary with a special community event

  • Capture the Beacon – Special event to ring in DarkOrbit’s anniversary on December 11, 2009
  • New DarkOrbit client now in Open Beta: significantly better graphics and performance

Hamburg, December 10, 2009 – Breathtaking action, fascinating graphics and exciting space adventures: DarkOrbit has been providing all this and more for nearly three years now, and the fun will continue when DarkOrbit (www.darkorbit.de) turns thee on December 11, 2009.
The multiplayer game has developed into a real blockbuster since it first started in December 2006. The number of users has continued to increase steadily – there are currently 27 million registered users – and numerous awards, such as the recently won HME Award, confirm the popularity of this action game.

“Capture the beacon” – Action-packed pursuits in outer space
To celebrate DarkOrbit’s 3rd anniversary, the community can look forward to a unique event: Starting on December 11th for a full 24 hours, a thrilling hunt will take across the entire star map. With “Capture the Beacon,” each company must try to guard two beacons from the opposing companies on their own territory while trying to retrieve their own beacon from enemy territory. But there’s a catch, beacon capturers will have absolutely no attack protection, and in the event that his/her ship was cloaked, it will become visible again!
Multiple matches will be played throughout the day, and for every match held there will be a prize. The company that wins the most matches will receive the daily prize. In addition, there will be a bunch of other surprises waiting in space.

New DarkOrbit client now in Open Beta
DarkOrbit users can have more game fun and enjoy better graphics right away. The new client, already in the Open Beta phase, introduces a new and improved DarkOrbit.
The resolution can now be selected, allowing users to see up to 130% more of the game. In addition, the client offers a new user interface with moveable elements, massively improved performance with shorter loading times, brand-new sound effects and music which changes according to the current situation. The final version of the new client is planned for the middle of January.