Paradox Interactive has announced the opening of the final beta, version 0.960, for Mount & Blade, a medieval combat RPG developed by TaleWorlds Entertainment. The game enables players to roam the map freely in a medieval world that offers options ranging from hunting down bandits, trading for profit in the game's deep economical system and becoming a commander and taking part in the wars ultimately becoming a great lord of the realm. Mount & Blade will hit the store shelves in North America on September 16 and in Europe on September 19, 2008.
This big budget bundle features not only the original game and the Stunts & Effects expansion pack, but also more than thirty original cuts from composer Dan Pemberton's BAFTA-nominated music. Mimicking a wide range of styles - from silent movie piano ditties to soaring, John Williams-esque orchestral pieces - Pemberton's music traces a century of cinema history.
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