Would You "Risk Your Life" for $1,000,000 - Planetwide Games' Grand Prize is Largest in Video Game History
The "RYL: Path of the Emperor" (Risk Your Life) MMORPG $1 Million Grand Prize Tournament starts July 1, 2005.
Costa Mesa, CA (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) June 30, 2005 -- Planetwide Games (http://www.RYL.net ) announced today that the "RYL: Path of
the Emperor" $1,000,000 Grand Prize Skill-Based Tournament begins July 1, 2005.
Online video game players will put on their true game faces to compete worldwide
in Player vs. Player battles. The action is anticipated to be fierce, as gamers
from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, and India to
name a few, will vie for the largest Grand Prize in Video Game History. "RYL:
Path of the Emperor" - a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG)
is now challenging gamers to compete head to head awarding one person
$1,000,000. The $1,000,000 Grand Prize will be paid over four years in four
installments of $250,000, according to Planetwide Games' President Kevin
Donovan.
"Planetwide Games is empowering gamers worldwide to play 'RYL:
Path of the Emperor' for free by providing an alternative method to traditional
monthly subscription fees that they're accustomed to paying," stated Donovan.
"Gamers now have the unique opportunity to earn free online 'RYL' gameplay by
participating in monthly online surveys and also receive their chance to compete
to win $1,000,000."
The "RYL: Path of the Emperor" $1,000,000 Tournament
will begin on July 1, 2005 and end April 30, 2006, culminating in the "RYL: Path
of the Emperor" Grand Finals event to be broadcast live and to take place in
conjunction with the E3 Video Game Expo in Los Angeles, CA in May 2006.
Interested players can view more details about the tournament rules and
regulations at http://www.RYL.net/Tournament.
Gamers outside the
United States and Canada who want to participate in the "RYL: Path of the
Emperor" $1,000,000 Grand Prize Tournament may purchase the game via download
from 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 and
against other players.
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 a community of 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, and build fortresses. Lastly, "RYL" players have the chance
to receive the ultimate gaming reward; to become the actual Emperor of "RYL,"
rule over the land, and choose your path to 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
- Persistent
Universe
- Thousands of Miles of Treacherous and
Exotic Terrain
- Virtual Real Estate
Ownership
- Become the Emperor and Rule the
Land
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. Planetwide Games
also develops proprietary online technology, software products, and is building
a worldwide network of affiliates to distribute their games. Visit http://www.RYL.net or http://www.PlanetwideGames.com or http://www.RYLSurveys.com
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