Date: September 30th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Tim Larkin Interview Music4games.net has posted a new interview with Myst 5 composer Tim Larkin. In the interview, he confirms that Cyanworlds remains open but will likely pursue a new direction. Full interview available here.

Date: August 31st, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Website Update The Mystvgame website has been updated. With new pictures, that are now available in the Myst5 gallery, and new puzzles. If you decide to play the puzzles and beat them, you will get to see a bonus video. If you don't want to play the puzzles you can view the bonus video in our Movies Page.

Date: August 30th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Making Of Myst 5 Documentary Gameindustry Press Release.   Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time-Warner Company, announced the development of a behind-the-scenes documentary for Ubisoft's widely anticipated video game title: Myst® V: End of Ages. The documentary, which will be packaged with the Myst V: End of Ages Limited Edition disk as a bonus DVD, will explore the story behind Ubisoft's best-selling Myst franchise and focus on the creation of its final adventure. "Gamers are like the toughest film fanatics: they want more than a technical look at the making of a game. They want to see the compelling story behind its creators, the challenges and triumphs of the creative process," said Michael Watchulonis, Executive Producer for GameTap Entertainment. "We at Turner have learned a lot over the years by producing signature original programming for CNN and Cartoon Network and are excited to apply these skills to the gaming industry; specifically an innovative, breathtaking and cinematic game like Myst V: End of Ages." In addition to the Ubisoft project, GameTap Entertainment is producing an exclusive mix of magazine, reality, and lifestyle shows, interviews with the who's who of gaming, celebrity features, and all-new "game trailers" for the GameTap service. Delivered via streaming video, the programming will celebrate games in the same way that Cartoon Network celebrates animation and TNT celebrates drama. "We looked at the level of quality the Turner programming team was bringing to GameTap and realized they would be a good partner to help us create exclusive bonus material for our Myst V: End of Ages release," said Jay Cohen, vice president of publishing for Ubisoft North America. "We're very excited about the project." The partnership benefits Myst fans and GameTap subscribers in several ways. Consumers will receive a valuable special offer for a GameTap subscription via coupons within copies of Myst V: End of Ages. The GameTap service will premiere a shorter, "broadband version" of the making-of documentary to coincide with the retail release of Myst V: End of Ages. GameTap Entertainment will also produce a game trailer and a trailer showcasing the making-of documentary for the new title, which will be available to fans before it hits retail shelves. "We're striving for the day when GameTap is as important a promotional partner to game publishers as TBS and TNT today are to movie studios," said Dan Riess, GameTap's Head of Marketing. "The partnership with Ubisoft on Myst V: End of Ages, is a first step and we hope to announce similar partnerships with other publishers in the near future." GameTap is a first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network that offers games-on-demand plus original programming via a broadband-connected PC. Both GameTap and Myst V: End of Ages debut fall 2005.

Date: August 24th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Huge Todelmer Gallery Ericaanderson.com has posted 20 new images of Todelmer, the space Age. You can view all the new images, as well as a few new Noloben images, in the Myst 5 Gallery.

Date: August 22nd, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Demo For PC Gameshadow has posted the new demo for Myst 5: End of Ages for PC. The site uses Anti leech, so disable cookie blocking so the site knows you are not remote linking to the download, If you have Norton Fire wall etc, you may have to disable it just until the download starts, then you can put it back on. Link to Demo

Date: August 18th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Demo For Mac The Demo for Myst 5: End of Ages has been released. Unfortunately only for Mac users. Gameshell.com

Date: August 17th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Demo In Bellevue, Washington Ryan Warzecha, from Ubisoft, has offered to demo Myst V: End of Ages in the BYOC "Bring your own computer" area at the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Bellevue, Washington. August 26th - 28th.

Date: August 3rd, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Available For Pre-Order You can now Pre-order Myst 5: End of Ages at Ubi. Myst® V: End of Ages Myst® V: End of Ages Limited Edition Myst® V: End of Ages Prima Strategy Guide Myst® V: End of Ages 16-Month Calendar *Note to Mac users* The standard edition release (white box) will be PC ONLY, and will ship on 3 CDs. If you have a Mac then you should order the Limited Edition (black box)

Date: July 9th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Collectors Edition Ubisoft posted the Myst 5 'Limited' Collectors Edition. The features will include: A 22-minute video, made by GameTap, offers a retrospective look at the making of the entire franchise. The original game soundtrack transports fans to the ambient worlds of Myst whenever and wherever they like. A collector’s art piece provides a frame-able keepsake from the worlds of Myst. The official strategy guide helps new and old explorers progress through this final adventure. It is unsure if it will be available outside the US at this time but we will keep you posted.

Date: July 8th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Official Release Date Thorsten Kapp of Ubisoft Germany: "Myst V: End of Ages will be released on September 22nd, 2005". It should be noted that even though this is the official date it can change due to production problems or other issues.

Date: July 7th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 In 8 Languages Read the full article at Patchallel's website. When the Mead-based company releases its next game this fall, the product will ship in eight languages along with English: French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Czech, Polish and Japanese

Date: June 28th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 3D Screen Shot 3Dgamers has released a 3D 360 degree screen shot from Myst 5. You can find a list of download sites here.   Cyan Worlds has recently released a teasingly interactive screenshot of their upcoming Myst V: End Of Ages. The view is a node based panorama of one of the Ages, a beautiful grassy area bordered by water and punctuated by huge stones bearing mysterious petroglyphs.

Date: June 9th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Release Date and Box Art Gamestop has annouced the release date of Myst 5: End of Ages to be September 1st, 2005, While Amazon has September 20th, 2005. They have also released the Game Box Art.

Date: May 19th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Videos IGN.com has released three new videos of in-game footage from Myst 5: End of Ages. They contain many spoilers. View Here.

Date: May 12th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Trailer 3DGamers released the first Myst 5: End of Ages trailer. It contains major spoilers. You can view it here (but you must register). You can also download at Mystobsession.

Date: May 6th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Panorama of Myst V Myst-tree.com has posted a panoramic view of one of the ages in Myst 5: End of Ages. You can view the 10.6 MB file here. Quicktime required.

Date: April 23rd, 2005 News: Myst 5

Two Rand Miller Interviews Gamespot has an interview with Rand Miller (video) with more details about Myst 5. Read Here. Pro-G also has an interview discussing current games and Myst 5. Read Here.

Date: April 21st, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Interview With Rand Miller  A new interview with Rand Miller is now up at Gamesplanet Click Here

Date: April 14th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst5 Preview and Screenshots  Gamehelper has posted a very interesting article describing more details about Myst 5 along with eight new screenshots. You can view the article here The gallery images here Concept art here

Date: April 11th, 2005 News: Myst 5

Myst 5 Details from PC Gamer  PC Gamer has published an article revealing some of the details about Myst 5. MYST V: END OF AGES And if you believe this is the "End," I've got an island to sell you. Myst IV: Revelation just came out, right? Well, one benefit of having two different development houses tag-teaming Myst sequels is that Myst V will be released about a year after it's predecessor. While Ubisoft's last island hop was developed by its Montreal studio, this time Cyan Worlds returns to the world it created back in 1994. This follow-up takes place years after the events of Myst IV. Yeesha, the precocious daughter of book-maker Atrus and wife Catherine, has blossomed from an adorable pre-teen with major dysfunctional-family issues (courtesy of her psychotic brothers) into a puzzling young woman carrying the burdens of her family and the secrets of the lost civilization of D'ni. Myst V will use proprietary new graphics engine developed by Cyan, and its interface is designed to appeal to both classic Myst fans and hardcore gamers. "We challenged ourselves to come up with an interface that could bridge the accessibility of the classic point-and-click Myst interface with the immersion of a fully real-time 3D graphic environment," revealsRand Miller, CEO of Cyan Worlds. "We wanted the entire game to be playable by simply pointing and clicking a one-button mouse. And, of course, we also included a full control mode." One of Myst V's innovations will be Truehand Writing Technology, marketing-speak for Cyan's in-game writing-recognition system. Says Miller: "We've added this unique aspect of control to the game, allowing players to actually write symbols to communicate with...well...these creatures. If you know what to write, you might be able to get them to do things for you." Will Myst V mark the end of the franchise's story? Miller's comments suggest it will. "Our goal in Myst V was to take advantage of the state-of-the-art in real-time 3D to provide and adventure that wraps up the Myst story, and at the same time is wonderfully reminiscent of the original Myst experience."   There is also a new screen shot in the Myst 5 gallery.

Date: March 2nd, 2005 News: Myst 5

MYST 5 for Mac  It was just announced at Macworld that Myst V will be available for Mac: On Thursday Beenox announced that it has been hired by Ubisoft to develop the Mac version of Myst V: End of Ages, the final chapter in the Myst saga that's due out later this year." Beenox Website

Date: January 12th, 2005 News: Myst 5

First Myst 5 Screen Shot The first image of Myst 5 has been released. You can view it in the Myst 5 Gallery. There are also four images in the Myst 5 Concept Art Gallery

Date: January 11th, 2005 News: Myst 5

MYST V: END OF AGES From the Mystworlds website: Cyan Worlds and Ubisoft are proud to announce the next chapter of the Myst saga: Myst V: End of Ages, which will be the culmination of all of the previous storylines. Due to the tremendous loyalty and spirit of the Myst community, and our appreciation for your involvement through the years of development of the Myst series, we are making this announcement to you first, before the official Press Release. Myst V: End of Ages will be a new pinnacle, continuing the beauty, drama, creativity and challenge which have been the hallmarks of all Myst titles. We look forward to sharing this new journey with you in Fall of 2005. And be sure to check back here for upcoming announcements and information about Myst V: End of Ages.