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MMOSITE.COM: First off, I d just like to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer a few questions for us. To start, can you introduce yourself to our audience? What s your title and what you do on the team, and anything you may have worked on in the past?

Wang: My name is Bruce Wang and I am the President and CEO of SmartCell Technology, LLC and SmartCell (Shanghai) Information Technology Co. Ltd.  I oversee the overall planning, design, implementation, and marketing of our online game engine technology and our first cross-platform MMORPG - Shadow of Legend. Before founding SmartCell, I held various senior engineering and engineering management positions with Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., Skyworks Solutions, Inc., and Global ePoint, Inc.  In our team we have many experienced online game developers.  Our lead game designer, Watson Xu, was the lead game designer of several successful MMORPGs developed in China.  His previous work includes Magic Online, a MMORPG that currently has about 3 Million players in China.    

MMOSITE.COM: Can you give us a brief introduction of SoL?

Wang: Shadow of Legend (SOL), is the world s first High-Performance, Cross-Platform MMORPG targeting mobile devices. It officially entered Beta Test stage on April 28th, 2007.
In the game s vast map there are a variety of landscapes and climates. Friendly and hostile creatures can be found all around the Agnes continent and they wait for the player to come to play different roles. life on the Agnes continent is busy - adventurers are everywhere in this virtual world. Players taking on the blacksmith profession are busy taking their manufactured weapons to the square for auction; the cooks set up a big pan on the fire, and soon the golden-colored, flaky and juicy boar bursts inviting aroma. Entering the Agnes world and playing different roles, you will experience a different life brought by SOL - a legendary and colorful life.
In our forum, early Beta testers have expressed their excitement and appreciation. The general consensus: "The graphics is very good", "the game-play is better than expected", and "the development team is really on their toes with the problems."The development team is confident in supporting this historic mobile online game. We are adding more testing members. MMORPG gamers and mobile device users around the world are all welcomed and encouraged to apply for joining the Beta Test.

MMOSITE.COM: Why do you want to create a game, which crosses so many platforms?

Wang: It is known to all that MMORPG is very popular, not only as a major entertainment activity in the traditional computer gamer community, but also an interesting relaxation for business people to get away from real world stresses. MMORPG is becoming so important that people want to be able to play it anywhere anytime. The demand is there and it has been a challenge but also an opportunity for us. We sensed it and we developed it. We are proud of bringing more convenience and relaxation to game players.

MMOSITE.COM: What will be the revenue mode for SoL? Through charging monthly fees or selling virtual items?

Wang: Our pricing model is still being finalized. We have been conducting survey among beta players and also looking for potential business partners. We ll keep our players posted as for how they will be paying for it. We want it to be convenient and fair to the players. In the end it is going to be a win-win strategy for both the players and developer, SmartCell Technolgy, LLC.