NCSoft have today announced that Richard Garriot's Sci-Fi MMORPG Tabula Rasa will launch in Europe and North America on October 19th. Pre-order customers can being their customary head start on the 16th.

"It has been a heck of a journey," said Richard Garriott, the game’s Executive Producer. "The fact that we are getting ready for the final stretch towards launch feels great, but it is also just the beginning. I think we’ve managed to do something truly unique and I hope that the gaming community likes it as much as we do. Now, I am looking forward to a really fun 'end of beta event’ for our incredible testers, and focusing development on new planets and innovations for future expansions of Tabula Rasa."

The game will retail for a suggested price of £29.99 with monthly subscriptions charges of £8.99.