Realm announces Trade Wars: Dark Millennium

Realm Interactive, a new online game developer based in Arizona, has announced the production of Trade Wars: Dark Millennium. The massively multiplayer real-time strategy game is a modernized version of the popular online bulletin board system (BBS) game Trade Wars 2002. Realm recently purchased the rights to the Trade Wars name from Epic Interactive Strategy, and it plans to release Trade Wars: Dark Millennium in late 2001.

Trade Wars: Dark Millennium will be set in a persistent 3D universe made up of planetary and space environments. Players will control different cultures, and they will establish trade routes, form corporations, and build empires. The game will also involve mining resources, waging war against enemy empires, and engaging in piracy.

Realm plans to launch an official Web site for the game on February 23 at www.tradewars.com. We'll have more information about the game soon.