If you are one of the few people who has not gotten caught by the Everquest addiction but yet you still would like to get into the game, now is your chance to play catchup with Sony Online Entertainment's (SOE) EverQuest: Platinum edition, which just shipped to retail stores.

EverQuest: Platinum is an all-inclusive collection that offers the original game as well as the first seven expansion packs, The Ruins of Kunark, The Scars of Velious, The Shadows of Luclin, The Planes of Power, The Legacy of Ykesha, Lost Dungeons of Norrath, and Gates of Discord.
"If you have yet to experience the online gaming phenomenon known as EverQuest, now is the perfect time to do so," said Don Vercelli, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Sony Online Entertainment. "EverQuest: Platinum offers players the opportunity to experience an enchanting online fantasy world that took five years of hard work to create in one comprehensive package at a very reasonable price."

EverQuest: Platinum offers a living, breathing online fantasy world filled with hundreds of thousands of players. Journey as a fierce barbarian warrior or an evil dark elf shadowknight, the choice is yours as you explore over 350 square miles of virtual environments filled with over a million non-player characters to encounter and over 40,000 unique items to discover. The world of EverQuest is a land with no limits where adventure and excitement reign supreme.
EverQuest: Platinum will be available in stores tomorrow, and will retail for $29.99.