Battle for Graxia

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Battle for Graxia
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Developer(s) Petroglyph Games
Publisher(s) Petroglyph Games
Producer(s) Steve Wetherill
Composer(s) Frank Klepacki
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
ReleaseNovember 26, 2012 (Open Beta)
Genre(s) Multiplayer online battle arena
Mode(s) Multiplayer

Battle for Graxia was a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena game developed by Petroglyph Games for Microsoft Windows. [1] The game went open beta on Steam on November 28, 2012 in substitution of its predecessor Rise of Immortals. [2] The game shut down on June 27, 2013. [3]

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Features

Battle for Graxia features a social hub where players can show off their enhanced Immortals, chat, emote, browse leaderboards, shop, manage friend and guild lists and more. Players also have the option of taking their Immortals through cooperative Player versus Environment (PvE) scenarios to learn the game, try out new abilities and earn persistent experience before jumping into Player versus Player (PvP) matches online.

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References

  1. "Interview with Steve Wetherill on Battle for Graxia". RTSGuru.com. 2011-09-09. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  2. "New Free to Play on Steam - Rise of Immortals". Valve. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  3. "Battle for Graxia". 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-06-25.