Vanguard

SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT AND SIGIL GAMES ONLINE REVEAL THE VANGUARD: SAGA OF HEROES PRE-ORDER PROGRAM AND COLLECTOR'S & GUILD EDITION DETAILS

SAN DIEGO, CA – October 13, 2006 – 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.

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 Playersâ„¢ - 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 Playersâ„¢ - 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

Malachi	Why must I keep waiting! I want to play dammit! Posted by Malachi on Thu Oct 19 15:17:00 PDT 2006
WILL POWER!	Where do I sign up? Posted by WILL POWER! on Thu Oct 19 18:06:00 PDT 2006
Malachi	You can get on the list by joining their forum - which I did probably a year ago and still have been picked... otherwise, according to what I posted, early 2007 it will be available at the local stores. Posted by Malachi on Fri Oct 20 01:20:00 PDT 2006
Sylkwyrm	Well damn, we better start a guild before launch, who wants in?? Posted by Sylkwyrm on Sat Oct 21 01:42:00 PDT 2006
Malachi	I'm thinking of getting that collectors gold guild edition... 10 buddy keys :) Posted by Malachi on Sat Oct 21 12:12:00 PDT 2006