Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic Arts studio, has announced that the highly-anticipated MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR), has gone gold and will open its servers on September 18, 2008.

Based on the popular tabletop game from Games Workshop, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is an fantasy MMORPG featuring Realm vs. Realm game play that pits the forces of Order and Destruction against one another on the battlefield.

"Warhammer Online going gold is a major milestone", said Ghislaine Le Rhun, Managing Director of GOA. "We will soon be holding in our hands the boxes of the game. The adventure is about to begin !".

"We've done our best to create the next great MMORP experience, but it's the fans that will bring our world to life," said Mark Jacobs, vice president at EA and general manager of Mythic Entertainment. "The Day of Reckoning approaches and it's going to be glorious! It's time to go to WAR,"

Tens of thousands of players have already participated in the closed beta of the MMO, which will sell for a recommended retail price of £34.99.