Myst V End of Ages Announced

From MystWorlds;

Cyan Worlds and Ubisoft are proud to announce the next chapter of the Myst saga: Myst V: End of Ages, which will be the culmination of all of the previous storylines. Due to the tremendous loyalty and spirit of the Myst community, and our appreciation for your involvement through the years of development of the Myst series, we are making this announcement to you first, before the official Press Release. Myst V: End of Ages will be a new pinnacle, continuing the beauty, drama, creativity and challenge which have been the hallmarks of all Myst titles. We look forward to sharing this new journey with you in Fall of 2005. And be sure to check back here for upcoming announcements and information about Myst V: End of Ages.

Press Statement;

Ubisoft announces the finale of the greatest adventure series of all times: Myst V: End of Ages

Cyan Worlds developes the last chapter of the Myst-franchise

D?sseldorf, 12th of January 2005 ? Ubisoft, one of the biggest publisher and developer of computer- and videogames worldwide, announced today, that Cyan Worlds, Inc. ? the creators of the praised and best-sold Myst-licence ? work on the creation (?) of the final adventure of the series. Myst V: End of Ages will be released end of 2005 for PC and Mac in hybrid version. Rand Miller, Co-creator of Myst and founder of Cyan Worlds, leaded the Developer-team based in Spokane at its work on the final episode, which solves and completes the story of Myst by a deep(?) and dramatic experience.

“Myst is more than a game, because it is more an experience and in many cases a way of life”, says Laurent Detoc, president of Ubisoft North America.
“Cyan Worlds works at the last chapter of the series, which is a success story(?) from financial and critics point of view. We are sure, that Myst V: End of Ages will stay in the minds of the fans as a crowning finish of the series.”

The last chapter continues exatly there, where the original Myst* ended. The player faces the challenge and responsibility to rebuild the lost empire of the D?ni ? an ancient civilisation, which developed over thousands of years and then felt prey to a big catastrophe. Like the previous parts of the series, Myst V: End of Ages raises the graphical quality and detail-richness of its worlds in a intriguing (?) 3D-environment. To offer a worthy conclusion of the Myst-series, Cyan creates a unique mix of adventure-elemente, puzzles, story and game-innovations.

“Myst V:End of Ages tells the Myst-story to its end, and the book of ages of Myst closes”, says Rand Miller, CEO of Cyan Worlds. “We combine the successfull with the new: new in view of the development in the field of Interface and technology adds with the old virtues (?) of the series, like the easy discovery of dreamlike worlds.”

Further details and informations will be announced at a later time.

*Refers to K’veer