July 12, 2007

ELEPHANT ENTERTAINMENT & K2 NETWORK SHIP ‘SWORD OF THE NEW WORLD: GRANADO ESPADA’

Retail Versions Include Instant Access to Additional Characters & Free 30-Day Subscription

A vivid new world of action, adventure and combat lavishly debuts as Elephant Entertainment and K2 Network today announced that Sword of the New World: Granado Espada, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) and winner of the 2006 Grand Award for Best Game in Korea has shipped to retailers throughout North America.

As part of its retail program, Elephant Entertainment is offering a free 30-day subscription, as well as four exclusive, unlocked characters to those consumers who purchase the game from their local store. Instantly available, these characters are not revealed until much later levels, thus giving retail shoppers an early advantage at the start of the game. As a further benefit, the retail version comes on easy-to-install DVDs which lets consumers avoid large, time-consuming downloads.

“Sword of the New World: Granado Espada is a magnificent MMORPG whose striking graphics are matched by its innovative gameplay,” said Wim Stocks, CEO and president of Elephant Entertainment. “We are pleased to join with K2 Networks to bring this game to retail, and do so with an exclusive character offer that brings a distinct value to our consumers.”

A beautifully created fantasy adventure, Sword of the New World: Granado Espada takes place during Europe’s golden Age of Exploration and faithfully captures the baroque architecture, music and wonderfully distinct costumes that have become the hallmarks of the era. Unlike other games which allow players to “level up” one character at a time, Sword of the New World: Granado Espada lets players create and simultaneously control a family of characters via the excusive Multiple Character Control (MCC). With the MCC system, players can develop, mix and match a team of three distinct characters simultaneously.

All three characters will be needed as Sword of the New World: Granado Espada features an array of intense and integrated fighting, including Player vs. Environment and Player vs. Player, as well as additional combat options such as Family vs. Family dueling and in select arenas, City vs. City.

Rated “T” for Teen, Sword of the New World: Granado Espada is now available in stores nationwide for a suggested retail price of $19.99. For more information, please visit www.elephant-entertainment.com. 

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