Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms

Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms
Developer	Utopia Dream Entertainment Alliance
Publisher	ZAF: Utopia Dream Entertainment Alliance.
Platform	Windows
Release	2016
Genre	Fantasy MMORPG
Mode	Multiplayer

Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms more commonly known as DOAK, is the first South African free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) to be released on Steam. ^[1] DOAK was created with the purpose of giving South Africans a PC game that they can truly call their own. Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms was developed and distributed by Utopia Dream Entertainment Alliance (UDEA) in South Africa. ^[2] The story for Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms begins in a prehistoric age after Giants and Gods battled each other to decide the fate of the world. ^[3] The game is currently shut down, along with the primary website. ^[4]

Development

The open beta was made available to the public on 5 December 2015, ^[5] with one server available “Utopia-1” that offers a combined PvE and PvP orientated experience. Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms was then made available to the public on 28 February 2016. ^[6]

After receiving a rating from the Film and Publication Board of South Africa, UDEA launched Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms on Steam. After three weeks on Steam Greenlight, ^[7] the game was approved by the Steam community and was officially released on 30 August 2016. ^[8]

Destiny of Ancient Kingdom's release on STEAM ^[9] was covered by a single international website ^[10] posting reviews and articles about the game in many different languages. ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. Black, Joe (8 April 2016). "DOAK – South Africa's first MMORPG that pays you to play". Mygaming.co.za. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
2. IGN Africa (26 August 2016). "South African MMORPG Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms out on PC next week". Za.ign.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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6. "A look at Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms, and why you should play it". Lazygamer.net. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
7. "Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms (Steam Launch)". Onrpg.com. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
8. "Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms - - Africa | IGN Africa". Za.ign.com. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
9. by Dante. "Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms Coming to Steam". MMOExaminer. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
10. "Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms czeka na zielone światło użytkowników Steama | Darmowe MMORPG - spis gier MMO, MMOFPS, MMORPG 3d, MOBA". Mmorpg.org.pl. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
11. AreaMMO.it. "Disponibile Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms, MMORPG free to play sudafricano". AreaMMO.it. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
12. "Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms เกมอันดับหนึ่งในประเทศแอฟริกาใต้เตรียมลงสตีม! : Mustplay.in.th". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-09.