Elephant Entertainment announced the pre-sell package of Sword of the New World is approaching, the pre-sell package includes 10000 Vis and an exclusive character available only in the retail version of the game.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, June 6, 2007 - As part of its extensive marketing program for the U.S. retail release of Sword of the New World: Granado Espada, a highly acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) video game, Elephant Entertainment, a new publishing company specializing in bringing innovative game and entertainment content to the retail marketplace, today announced that a nationwide pre-sell campaign is currently underway.

Savvy players who reserve their copy of the retail version of the game will not only receive exclusive access to the game?s beta program, but 10,000 Vis in their account. "Vis" is the in-game currency for Sword of the New World, and enables players to purchase various items needed for success. As a result, all pre-sell participants will have an automatic advantage over non-participants when they enter the game.

"We?ve created a great pre-sell program for retailers that not only allows fans to play Sword of the New World before it launches, but gives them a great start in the new world by providing compelling in game assets," said Wim Stocks, CEO and president of Elephant Entertainment. "Sword of the New World is evolutionary in its design as it is the first of its kind to include the Multi Character Control system where players control three characters simultaneously. Add in gorgeous graphics and dynamic gameplay and you?ll know why the rest of the world is in love with the game."

Consumers who purchase the retail version of Sword of the New World: Granado Espada will also receive an exclusive character which is only available in retail versions of the game.

Winner of the 2006 Grand Award for Best Game in Korea, Sword of the New World is a fantasy MMORPG whose story is modeled after Europe?s exploration of the New World. Already a highly regarded game within the online community, Sword of the New World is the first MMORPG to successfully adapt the Multi-Control Character system - the ability to control three characters simultaneously - resulting in a fast-moving game filled with strategic daring and intense combat, beautiful artistry and baroque-inspired architecture and fashion, large-scale maps and breathtaking graphics.

Sword of the New World: Granado Espada for the PC is scheduled to ship in mid-July for a suggested retail price of ?19.99.