Planetwide Games Exhibits at E3 with First Million Dollar Prize Skill-Based Video Game Tournament
Planetwide Games promotes "RYL: Path of the Emperor" at E3 2005 in Kentia Hall Booth #6547 and at iHollywood Forum in the Fox Sports Skybox at the Staples Center.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) May 17, 2005 -- Planetwide Games, North American licensing rights
owner of MMORPG "RYL: Path of the Emperor" will be exhibiting at the Electronics
Entertainment Expo (E3) 2005 in Kentia Hall Booth #6547. "RYL: Path of the
Emperor" will be the first Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game to
offer a $1,000,000 Grand Prize to the winner of a Player vs. Player Skill-Based
Tournament. The "RYL" qualifying tournament will start July 1, 2005 and will end
April 30, 2006, culminating in a Final Tournament event to be broadcast live and
to take place in conjunction with next year's E3 Video Game Expo in May 2006.
Planetwide will also be sponsoring the iHollywood Forum event at E3 in
the Fox Skybox in the Staples Center all day on Thursday, May 19. Highlights
include Planetwide President, Kevin Donovan, speaking on panels from 3:45 to
5:00pm discussing the MMO industry and the profitability of the business. Other
panel members including Steve Parkis, VP Premier Products of Disney Online and
Steve Hoffman, Executive Producer of Mobile Games and Entertainment for
InfoSpace Mobile, will discuss the logistics of MMORPG's and the future of
online gaming. Press reception and networking event to follow from 5:30pm to
8:00pm. For more information please visit www.ihollywoodforum.com.
A second event will be eFocus @ Los Angeles, a Pepcom event on May 17,
the eve of the E3 show. The event will take place at the California Market
Center in downtown LA from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Planetwide Games will have a table
at the event with computers displaying "RYL: Path of the Emperor" gameplay and
attendees will have the ability to speak with top Planetwide execs.
For
more information please visit www.pepcom.com or RSVP to Jon Pepper at e-mail protected from
spam bots or Jen Ferency at e-mail protected from spam bots
About
Planetwide Games
Based in Costa Mesa, CA, Planetwide Games (a Bluetorch
On-Line Games, Inc. company) is establishing itself as a provider of leading
online video games and interactive entertainment. Bringing Worlds Together™
Planetwide Games also develops proprietary online technology, software products,
and is building a worldwide network of affiliates to distribute video games.
Visit http://www.RYL.net or http://www.PlanetwideGames.com.
Company Contact:
Mark Politi
Planetwide Games
(800) 560-2993 x202
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Media Contact:
Rita Tennyson
Vice
President
Terpin Communications
(310) 821-6100 x108
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