Freaky Creatures
Open beta sign-ups welcomed.
MALIBU, Calif. - Feb. 26, 2009 - Abandon Interactive Entertainment today announced that the upcoming massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Freaky Creatures will open its beta to the public when it goes live on Wed., February 26. The open beta will give gamers the opportunity to battle with customizable creatures against friends in an ever-expanding online world. Players are encouraged to sign up for the beta program now at http://www.freakycreatures.com.
"We've received a tremendous amount of support and buzz for Freaky Creatures, which is very promising," said Jamie Ottilie, President and COO of Abandon Interactive Entertainment. "There are a lot of eager players who want to get their hands on this exciting, new MMO game, and we are delighted to give them the first look."
The Freaky Creatures experience begins with a starter pack that includes two action figures and a one gigabyte reusable flash drive. Once players have created their unique creature they can jump straight into battle or build a lair in which they can care for their creature and hang out with friends. Players can also participate in the Freaky Creatures community, personalize their homepage, play mini-games, join tournaments, check leaderboards, trade items, read animated comics, enter contests, form teams and much more in the ever expanding Freaky Creatures Universe. Starter packs will be available in March for $19.99.
For more information, or to sign up to participate in the Freaky Creatures beta, please visit www.freakycreatures.com.
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About Abandon Interactive Entertainment
Abandon Interactive Entertainment, a subsidiary of Abandon Entertainment, develops and publishes entertainment content for multiple distribution channels. The company and its principals have a longstanding record in the game segment including co-publishing the hit online game Dark Age of Camelot with Mythic Entertainment, as well as developing various games with companies such as NBC sports, THQ, Mattel, TDK and more. The company will launch its first original IP, Freaky Creatures, in early 2009. Distributed by Warner Music Group, Freaky Creatures is a cross-platform, massively multiplayer online game that allows players to build the ultimate, customizable creatures and battle them against friends. Abandon Interactive Entertainment was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in Malibu, CA. For more information on Freaky Creatures, please visit www.freakycreatures.com.
Contacts:
Tiyson Reynolds Elizabeth Stewart
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310-694-3151 310-694-3134
tiyson_reynolds@bhimpact.com elizabeth_stewart@bhimpact.com