Atari Ships Artifact Entertainment's Horizons Empire of Istaria is the press release with the expected word that Horizons: Empire of Istaria, Artifact Entertainment's MMORPG, is shipping to stores. The press release offers extensive details on the game's nine races (including dragons), character classes, weapons, the game world, and more. Here's a bit on the combat system:

For many, combat in Horizons will be an all encompassing passion, but even a simple tailor minding his or her own business can run into the occasional zombie – so training a few fighting skills can never hurt. Combat in Horizons takes the art of war to an entirely new level as lunges, parries, blocks and evasions are all fully represented with detailed animations. Monsters will no longer stand still as your mighty sword cleaves them in two. As players progress in skill by using standard attacks in combat situations they gain new special abilities that could be the difference between life and death in later levels.