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Mythos

Boxed edition of MMO announced.

Berlin, 17/03/2011: Get your blood-red marker pens at the ready, there?s an important date to mark on your calendar. Frogster, the European publisher of Mythos has announced that the Hack´n´Slash MMO will be officially released on the 28th of April.

How about a box version to really sink your teeth into?

Mythos will be available to download for free in English, German, French, Polish, and Turkish. Alongside the free download version, a box version of the game will also be available in stores for £9.99 (RRP). Those who purchase the box version will be able to play Mythos from the 26th of April, two days before the official release. They will also receive further bonuses such as an item package worth 10 pounds and an exclusive virtual companion.

Pre-orders for the box version have begun today on Amazon. The Mythos box can be pre-ordered from today by following this link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-Silver-Mythos-PC-DVD/dp/B004RSUMMC/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1300176860&sr=8-15

Mythos is currently being put through its paces in an English-language Closed Beta, which will be expanded with further languages and some new content on the 29th of March. The Open Beta phase will then begin on the 12th of April, during which the level cap will be raised from 27 to 50, and a new region, Umbral Peaks, will be introduced.

If your axe is aching for a little action even before the Open Beta starts, there?s still time to register for the Closed Beta on our official website, www.mythos-europe.com

Overview of the dates:

Closed Beta Update: 29th of March Start of Open Beta: 12th of April "Early-Access? Box Version: 26th of April Release: 28th of April About Mythos

Mythos brings the highly successful “Hack-and-Slash” formula to an action-packed online role-playing game. Mythos offers players a virtual fantasy world based on a comic book-style atmosphere where they hunt countless monsters in a variety of dungeons. Players may also compete with each other in gripping PvP battles. There is a choice of four races and three character classes which can be heavily customised. Mythos was originally developed by Flagship Studios and since 2009 has been further continued and prepared for its release in Europe by the Korean publisher, HanbitSoft. Frogster will publish the game in five language versions – English, German, French, Polish and Turkish. The action-packed online game launches on the 28th April 2011.

Features

Hack'n'Slash meets Online Role-Playing Randomly-generated dungeons and items Powerful crafting and item upgrading available Fully-customisable range of four player races and three character classes Challenging single and multiplayer PvP battles Free regular and extensive updates with new game content No monthly fees, free to download About HanbitSoft

HanbitSoft Inc. is one of the largest online game publishers in Korea as well as in Asia. HanbitSoft has continuously invested in developing and publishing excellent and promising online games. HanbitSoft has a broad portfolio of online games ranging from casual games to high-end MMORPGs, either developed in-house or by external development studios such as IMC Games (Granado Espada), etc. HanbitSoft games have reached out to more than 50 countries including Europe and Brazil and it is focusing on pioneering overseas online game markets in an effort to be a “global leading publisher.” The company?s holding company, T3 Entertainment, is a well known online game development company for the online dance game „Audition?, which has over 500 million subscribers around the world. The company is also developing various titles such as “Audition2”, MMORPG “Mythos”, MMORPG ”Three Kingdom”, MMORPG “R.O.D”, Crawling Leports “Grandmer” etc. Link: http://www.t3.co.kr

Frogster – We take you to a new world!

The Berlin based Frogster Interactive Pictures AG, listed on the stock exchange, has focused on the growth sector of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) at an early stage already. The company licenses, markets and operates its virtual worlds for millions of players in Europe, Asia and North America. In Europe its subsidiary Frogster Online Gaming GmbH is taking care of the operating business of the Frogster group. Founded in 2006 and based in Seoul, the Korean joint venture Frogster Asia Co. Ltd. markets and operates virtual worlds in Asia. Frogster America Inc., based in San Francisco, was founded in January of 2009 and markets and operates MMO games in North America. At their offices in Berlin, Seoul and San Francisco, the Frogster group employs more than 200 staff members in the fields of game development, licensing, IT, web design and web development, product management, marketing, PR, web publishing, community management, customer support, hosting, sales, billing and finance/administration. In the year 2008, Frogster won the “Landmark in the Land of Ideas”, a competition under the patronage of the German President. Additional information is available at: www.frogster.de

Contact

Greg Latham

Junior PR Manager

Frogster Online Gaming GmbH

Hardenbergstr. 9A · 10623 Berlin · Germany

Tel   +49 (0)30-28 47 01 345

Fax   +49 (0)30-28 47 01 94

Mail    glatham@frogster.de

Web   www.frogster-online.com

Geschäftsführung · Seth Iorio · Dominic Scheve · Daniel Ullrich · Andreas Weidenhaupt

Handelsregister-Nummer · B 110 839 · Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg

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