GRANADO ESPADA GOES FREE TO PLAY WITH THE OFFICIAL v2.4 BAHIA ISLAND EXPANSION
26th December 2007 Singapore. Good news for Granado Espada (GE) fans. Five months after the launch of the multiple award-winning game, it is now available to gamers free to play (F2P) with the launch of the Bahia Island Expansion on the 20th of December.
With a pledge to bring a whole new dimension to the GE gaming experience, IMC Games, HanbitSoft, and local operator IAHGames will introduce a stash of new premium items which will feature exquisitely designed costumes to compliment the tropical beach scenes in the new expansion.
The expansion will feature new maps such as Bahia Island and Tierra De Los Muertos (Land of the Dead).
The move to F2P, in alignment with other global GE partners, is essential to bring gamers in the region in tandem with gamers worldwide. IAHGames assures that the move to F2P will bring about a new influx of GE gamers, aid the longstanding development and bring added excitement to the game.
Said Hakkyu Kim, creator of GE and CEO of IMC Games, "We believe that with this new model, many new gamers would then be able to share the rich content of the game while adding new colors to the vibrant GE community."
To commemorate the move to F2P, IAHGames will be giving away 'Loyalty Reward Packages' to qualifying gamers as a gesture to thank them for their loyal support over the past months.
The package will contain various items and G-points (game currency worth real money).
For full details of Loyalty Reward Package content, kindly refer to attached fact sheet.
In addition to the F2P news, Loyalty Reward Packages and the launch of the expansion, IAHGames will also deploy their 'anti-bot' system to moderate GE gameplay. Tested in the Korean and Japanese GE services, it has received positive feedback from the gamers.
Meanwhile, all un-activated prepaid cards bought will remain valid despite the switch. The value of all prepaid cards will remain the same as per stated value and can be cashed in as G-points.
Gamers who have remaining game time in their accounts will have the value converted to G-points, with 1 day equivalent to 35 G-points. A round-up policy will be applied, so if a gamer has 10.3 days left, IAH will round it up to 11 days.
These giveaways and conversions were implemented on the 6th December 2007 during the scheduled maintenance.
Meanwhile, 2008 looks to be an exciting year with many fun-filled activities scheduled such as a GE Comic Artist Competition, an all-new Veteran Club, a Valentine's Day Event and a Summer Bikini Babes event.
There will also be new game content and features with the upcoming 2.5 and 2.6 expansions, coming in March/April and June/July respectively. For full list of features, please refer to fact sheet.
For more information, please visit http://ge.iahgames.com
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About Granado Espada
Granado Espada is a highly anticipated Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) by the developer of Ragnarok Online, CEO of IMC Games Hakkyu Kim, together with Korean game publisher HanbitSoft. Set in a fantasy world with Renaissance and Baroque architecture and influences, the game contains a host of unique features such as Multi-Character Control (MCC), a voting system and family system.
About Hakkyu Kim: Founder & CEO of IMC Games
Hakkyu Kim started his career out of a pure passion for games. His first works include the action game Lychnis, Lars the Wanderer and Arcturus, after which he joined Gravity. It was then that he made immense contributions towards the success of the MMORPG Ragnarok Online, that went on to become Korea's first successful online game export, and South East Asia's top MMORPG for three years. This achievement made Kim a legend and inspiration for many in the industry.
About Infocomm Asia Holdings
Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd aims to become the leading operator and distributor of online games in South East Asia through strategic alliances with other online games operators in the region. IAH believes in only obtaining the rights to the best games available. Examples of these include Granado Espada, Hellgate: London, and most recently, Emil Chronicle Online (ECO). ECO is published by the company behind Ragnarok Online, Gravity. IAH will continue to bring the best online games from around the world to the gamers in South East Asia.
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