Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa is available from online retailers from Friday 10th August across Europe, with boxed versions to be released in store on 31st August. NCSoft - the Korean company publishing the game is doing its best to add gild to the lilly with a pre-order scheme.

According to the company, "Players who purchase the pre-order for Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa not only get a three-day head start on the live service, they also receive exclusive character emotes, exclusive in-game pets to accompany their characters, access to the beta test, and a DVD with the game client, bonus wallpapers and art."

Of course, if you don't want dead-tree product cluttering up your life, you can download the game as well from right... over... here.