Planetwide Games Rocks the MTV Style Lounge 2005
Celebrities and rock stars play "RYL: Path of the Emperor" online.
Hollywood, CA (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) June 6, 2005 -- Planetwide Games, the innovative publisher and
distributor of Video Games, Interactive Entertainment and Software Technology
announced today that it was the official video game sponsor of the MTV Style
Lounge 2005, leading up to this week's MTV 2005 Movie Awards. The Style Lounge
is billed as a star gathering which includes a luxury fashion showcase for MTV
Movie Awards nominees, presenters, performers and celebrities.
On
Thursday June 2 and Friday, June 3, celebrities including Jennifer Love Hewitt,
Shannon Elizabeth, Wilmer Valderama, Chris Judd, Bai Ling, Shelley Burkard,
Natasha Henstridge, Hal Sparks, Ashley Tisdale, Daveigh Chase, Travis Aaron
Wade, Naveen Andrews, Joe Hahn (Linkin Park) and Monkey (Korn) were at the MTV
event and enjoyed the newest Massively Multiplayer Online Role Play Game "RYL:
Path of the Emperor." Photos are now available online at http://www.senetent.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=mtv&page=1
"The Video Game Industry is the fastest growing segment of the
entertainment industry, with sales at $25 billion, surpassing the US Motion
Picture Box Office," notes Planetwide Games' President Kevin Donovan. "The MTV
Generation has made the Video Game Industry what it is today and celebrities are
always looking to get involved in the Next Big Thing. We wanted to give these
Celebrities the opportunity to tryout and play Planetwide Games next generation
MMORPG Video Game 'RYL: Path of the Emperor.' Who knows, one of them might even
win our $1,000,000 tournament."
"RYL: Path of the Emperor" is the first
MMORPG 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 an "RYL: Path of the Emperor" Final
Tournament event to be broadcast live in conjunction with the E3 Video Game Expo
in May 2006. Interested players can view more details about the tournament rules
and regulations at http://www.RYL.net.
"RYL: Path of the Emperor" is a
persistent universe or role-playing game (RPG). "RYL" players start off at Level
1, with minimal skills and abilities, but over time they gain experience points
through achievement which allows them to advance to Level 2, and beyond. As
"RYL" players advance to each level they discover new and stronger skills, which
assist them in their ability to try and survive during all encompassing battles
against powerful monsters. In the game, players can choose from 20 character
classes and assume the role of a Warrior, Cleric, Mage, and Assassin and then
explore the many exotic locations within boundless miles of terrain and virtual
real estate. In "RYL: Path of the Emperor," players meet other players in a
diverse, real-time environment where thousands of players simultaneously compete
and take part in specific quests and missions, fight monsters and other players,
battle in Guild vs. Guild duels, buy, sell and trade virtual merchandise, build
fortresses and even raise their own virtual Dragon. Lastly, "RYL" players have
the chance to receive the ultimate video game reward; to become the actual
emperor of "RYL: Path of the Emperor," rule over the land and win
$1,000,000.
Some of the many innovative features of "RYL: Path of the
Emperor" include:
- True Player vs. Player (PVP)
Action
- Guild vs. Guild
Battles
- Customized Character
Creation
- Hundreds of
Quests
- Compelling and Intuitive Combat
System
- Innovative, Customizable "Skill
System"
- Upgradeable and Limitless Armor and
Weapons System
- Build
Fortresses
- Create Flying Siege
Gliders
- Commandeer Battering
Rams
- Persistent
Universe
- Thousands of Miles of Treacherous and
Exotic Terrain
- Virtual Real Estate
Ownership
- Become the Emperor and Rule the
Land
RYL: Path of the Emperor is currently available at http://www.ryl.net or in stores such
as EB Games, EB Canada, GameStop and Best Buy. The retail Game box will be in
stores on June 21, 2005 throughout North America.
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(TM), 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. "RYL: Path of the Emperor" is
available for online purchase at http://www.RYL.net and can currently be pre-ordered through
video game retailers throughout North America, including EB Games, EB Canada,
GameStop, and Best Buy with the full version becoming available on June
21.
Company Contact:
Mark Politi
Planetwide Games
800-560-2993
x 202
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