July 15th 2008 – Redwood City, CA - Perfect World Entertainment Inc. (“PWE” or the “Company”), a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd., announced today the launch of “Perfect World International” in North America. While the highly acclaimed 3D MMORPG is scheduled for commercial release later this year, a few lucky individuals will have the opportunity to participate in the closed beta starting August 19th.
“Perfect World International” is the English-based, international version of Perfect World II. The game itself has been heralded as one of the most successful 3D MMORPGs in over 10 countries worldwide and offers an immersive online world with three unique races and six different classes; all the while maintaining its free-to-play business model. In addition, it boasts of one of the most in-depth character creation interfaces known to date, numerous quests full of lore and depth, and an extensive selection of items and fashions.
For PVP fans, “Perfect World International” hosts something called Territory Wars; a weekly battle where guilds fiercely compete to dominate certain parts of the world. The victors walk away with a great deal of reward in addition to the many added benefits that the conquered territory provides.
“We know that players have been waiting a long time for Perfect World International to be published here in North America, so we're very excited to be sharing this announcement with all the gamers.” said Dr. Alan Chen, CEO of Perfect World Entertainment Inc. “Our mission is to provide the highest quality of online services to our customer in North America. “
The game website will go live on July 15th, 2008. Visit http://www.perfectworld.com for more information about the Closed Beta.
About Perfect World Entertainment Inc.
Perfect World Entertainment, one of subsidiaries of Perfect World Co., Ltd. listed on NASDAQ (PWRD), publishes free-to-play, online games and provides online services in North America. The Company primarily publishes three-dimensional, or 3D, online games based on Perfect World proprietary Angelica 3D game engine and game development platform.
Perfect World Entertainment’s goal is to provide the North American users with perfectly polished and localized online games, and seek the highest quality of online community services.
For more information on Perfect World Entertainment visit http://www.perfectworld.com.