If you're planning on playing Alganon on launch day, it looks like you're going to need to clear your calendar on Halloween. Quest Online has announced that the fantasy MMO will be released on Oct. 31, while players will be able to pre-order the game by the end of September. Pre-ordering Alganon will give players access to the exclusive beta and bonus features.

Quest Online will not be hosting a public beta for Alganon. All beta participants will be selected through pre-sales and exclusive beta key giveaways. David Allen, co-founder and president of Quest Online, said the company wants to focus on the feedback of players who have a passion for the game.

In anticipation of the launch, the official Alganon forums have received a major update, including a compete structural overhaul and the addition of many new categories and topics. Keep reading after the jump for the full release date announcement.

Arizona online entertainment developer Quest Online LLC announces the release date of October 31st, 2009 for its upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) title Alganon (http://www.alganon.com), a major fantasy-based gaming experience in the ever-expanding online marketplace.  Players will be able to pre-order Alganon before the end of September 2009 through the main website and other yet unannounced digital distribution networks, giving access to the exclusive beta and bonus features which will not be available after launch.

Quest Online (QOL) has been working on Alganon for nearly four years now, and has been in private beta since July.

The vision of Alganon is finally coming to life as we approach our release date, said David Allen, co-founder and President of QOL. Players have been looking for a quality alternative MMORPG for years now and were finally in a position to provide it. Beyond the core game, we have also built a unique social and data infrastructure with the MyAlganon system, a feature thats integrated directly into the game. David continued, in addition, the new study system will allow players to both plan and grow their characters over a period of years, both online and offline. We have built our own client, server, world building, support tools, installer, patching, and billing systems. We are truly a self-sufficient company and I couldnt be more proud of what weve accomplished.

QOL is a privately financed and founder majority controlled company, operating a true virtual environment where their team of more than 40 work together to build the Alganon project and all its support systems remotely.

QOL is not hosting a public beta for Alganon, instead all beta participants will be either via pre-sales or exclusive beta-key giveaways. David continues, we want to focus on the feedback of people who actually have a passion for the game. Public betas often cause this feedback to be drowned out by participants who have no vested interest.

About Alganon

Alganon is an upcoming fantasy-based MMORPG that allows thousands of people to play together in a virtual world that features a rich history dominated by commanding deities, powerful weapons and armor, deadly magic, epic quests, ancient places to discover, the utilization of detailed tradeskills, and more. Designed from scratch and based in a uniquely created world, the initial goal in designing Alganon is to provide "Simple Gameplay with Unlimited Growth in a massive world of immersion and interaction".

About MyAlganon

MyAlganon (http://www.myalganon.com) is the social and information hub for Alganon, providing the framework for all Alganon-related online user interaction, and in-game lookups of all types of data including guilds, characters, NPCs, items, actions, skills, studies, classes, and more.

About Quest Online

Founded in early 2006, Quest Online, LLC (http://www.qol.com) is a privately held corporation focused on the development of next generation online games.