February 7, 2007

Ping0 AND FLAGSHIP STUDIOS ANNOUNCE FRIENDS AND FAMILY CLOSED ALPHA FOR MYTHOS

Closed Alpha Test to begin the countdown to the launch of Flagship Seattle’s casual online RPG

Ping0, LLC, a joint-venture between Flagship Studios and HanbitSoft, Inc., today announced plans to begin a “Friends and Family” closed alpha test for the upcoming online role-playing game Mythos.

The Mythos friends and family alpha test will commence on February 7th with a group of about one hundred fifty individuals, composed of employees from Flagship Studios and HanbitSoft along with a select group of outside contacts. The opening of public testing will coincide with the launch of the official Mythos website at www.mythos.com where gamers can get access to a wide variety of assets and information, and where alpha testers can report bugs and suggest ideas towards its continued development.

“The beginning of the friends and family closed alpha is a milestone in the development of Mythos", said Phil Shenk, Creative Director of Mythos and founding member of Flagship Studios. “We can’t wait for the feedback from our close friends, and soon, from the larger community of dedicated Flagship fans. We are excited to be rolling out this key part of the Flagship Studios experience.”

Mythos is an online role-playing game developed by Flagship Seattle, a subsidiary of Flagship Studios. Mythos will additionally be used to test the online technology and services behind the multiplayer component of the highly-anticipated action role-playing game Hellgate: London. Mythos will be digitally distributed in North America and Europe in 2007 by Ping0. HanbitSoft, Flagship Studios’ partner in Ping0, will be responsible for distributing Mythos in Asia.

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