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Starting Today Through July 20th, Asda Story Is Hosting Summer Bonus Events With $5,000 Cash Prizes

San Jose-based online game publisher, Gamescampus.com (www.gamescampus.com, run by OnNet USA), announced today that it is giving away $5,000 in cash to new registered users of its MMORPG, Asda Story, to celebrate the start of the summer. Apart from this hefty cash giveaway event, Asda Story will also run a Refer-A-Friend program, Bonus Credit event and Double XP event. All of the events and specials run now through July 20th. Asda Story is available to download at

http://asdastory.gamescampus.com/download/client.asp.

“This is the Asda Story community’s first summer together since it officially launched so we wanted to celebrate the season in style,” said Jiwoo Park, Producer of Asda Story at GamesCampus.com. “The generous cash giveaway promotion was a bold decision from the team, but I firmly believe that it will present a very special experience to the entire Asda Story community.”

New User Cash Prize Giveaway

Through July 20th, new users who register will receive event tickets simply for leveling up their character; each level attained will grant players the opportunity to enter — characters at level 20 will earn 20 entries! A raffle will be held at the end of the event granting one lucky player $2,500 in cash–with five other prizes of $500 each also being awarded. The more players play, the more chances they will have to win a host of generous cash prizes.

Refer-a-friend item giveaway

From now until July 20th all newly registered players and the player that referred them will each receive free Experience Potions!

First-time Credit Card Users Event

Now through July 20th, players who make a purchase with their credit card for the first time and purchase an item in Asda Story will receive a matching amount in Bonus Credit-making their first charge entirely free!

Double Experience Ticket Event

What would summer be without some Double XP? Now through July 20th, players will be able to collect Experience Ticket items throughout the

game from monsters and turn them in to be counted at the Event NPC in any Channel. Once that Channel reaches 1,000 Tickets, a Double Experience Event will begin for the next hour in that Channel, allowing players to level twice as fast during each Bonus Exp Period!

Based on a colorful, bright and cheerful world, Asda Story is a free to play exciting fantasy-style anime 3D MMORPG game that features a unique ‘Soul Mate System.’ The unique party system offers two players the ability to align to become ’soul mates’ and allows them to wear unique costumes and use special skills. Another key feature of the game is the ‘Real Costume System,’ which gives players some of the most extensive personalization and design options ever seen in an MMORPG.

For more information about Gamescampus.com or Asda Story, please visit www.gamescampus.com.

The Charity Event Runs Now Through May 14th on the Sasori Course in the Popular Shot-Online MMO Golf Simulation Game

San Jose-based online game publisher, Gamescampus.com (www.gamescampus.com, run by OnNet USA), today announced the second annual online ALS Charity Tournament for its popular MMO golf simulation game, Shot-Online. The memorial event has been held annually since 2006 to remember a Shot-Online player who passed away from ALS (commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease).

The GamesCampus ALS Charity Tournament is underway and will run through May 14th on the Shot-Online Sasori golf course. Players of any skill level are welcome to join the charity event. GamesCampus will donate $1 for every player who completes the entire 18-hole Sasori course in the Shot-Online game. GamesCampus will also waive the green fees for all participants. All proceeds from the tournament will be donated to the Driving 4 Life organization to benefit its ALS Therapy Development Institute and ALS research efforts.

“We are pleased to announce our annual event for this great cause and proud to provide all proceeds from the tournament to the Driving 4 Life organization to help raise awareness and cure ALS,” said Tony Liu, Producer of Shot Online. “We encourage all Shot-Online players as well as their friends and family members to take part in this special event which is for such a great cause.”

The New Online Game Offers Realistic Billiards Gameplay With A Custom Physics Engine

San Jose-based online game publisher, GamesCampus.com (www.GamesCampus.com, run by OnNet USA), announced today that it will publish Cue Online, a free, item-based realistic online pool simulation game. Nominated as “Best Game of the Month” by the Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the game is developed by Happy Nation, and will be available at http://cueonline.gamescampus.com/ later this spring. Cue Online focuses on competitive billiards games like straight pool, nine-ball, eight-ball, carom and three-cushion billiards.

“Adding a high quality sports game such as Cue Online to our online game lineup is very much in keeping with our corporate commitment to the sports gaming genre,” said David Chang, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for GamesCampus.com. “Cue Online’s truly realistic pool experience is the result of Happy Nation’s years spent designing an engine that captures the most realistic ball movement possible. With an amazing straight line of sight aiming to the ball, precision strokes, and an extensive training and skills system, Cue Online is an online pool experience like no other.”

Happy Nation’s exclusive engine was designed to create as realistic of an environment as possible. Each ball’s movement will depend on each player’s style, including stroke power, table contact, spin and strike quality with other balls, the cloth friction of the table and more. Thanks to the development team’s many years of research and development in optimizing the physics of the game play, even the most demanding and skilled players will be impressed with the realism of their shots when playing Cue Online, when compared to their experience on a real-life pool table.

Cue Online offers five different skills that players can increase and improve upon while training. The game’s skills include: Power, Spin, Push, Pull and Masse. Unlike other games where players automatically increase their skills as their average scores increase, Cue Online players will see their skills improve only after they successfully use that skill over time. As a result, two players in the same average score can have different main skills of their own, just like in the real life pool play.

GamesCampus is scheduled to begin the closed beta of Cue Online on March 30 and the open beta in late April.

For more information about Cue Online visit http://cueonline.gamescampus.com/.

For A Limited Time Only Non-Paying Players Can Enjoy the Same Features and Accessibility to Items As Paying Players

Online game publisher, Gamescampus.com (www.gamescampus.com, run by OnNet USA), announced today that it is offering players of its popular Free-to-play TPS(Third Person Shooter), MangaFighter http://mangafighter.gamescampus.com, a chance to break down the barriers between paying and non-paying players. For a limited time, non-paying players will have the opportunity to earn “Don” (in-game credit) through in-game achievements and purchase all functional items in the game’s item mall. Players will not have to spend a single penny of real money and will have access to items usually only available to paying players, putting everyone on a level playing field.

Now through the end of March, players of MangaFighter can earn Don, the game’s currency, by playing matches. The higher the person ranks at the end of each match, the more Don that person will receive. With the Don they earn, non-paying players can now purchase Guns, Melee Weapons, Throwing Weapons, Launcher Weapons and Skill Cards which were all previously accessible only to paying players.

“The Free-to-play micro-transaction model is sometimes criticized for not providing a level playing field for both non-paying and paying players,” said David Chang, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Gamescampus.com. “We wanted to offer the opportunity to allow MangaFighter players who do not have the means to spend real money on these items, a chance to earn them through their gameplay.”

Bihn Tran, Community Manager of MangaFighter, said, “I am very proud of offering this unprecedented opportunity to our game community members.” “As our users are all very excited and welcoming the idea, we are confident that our rather bold attempt will receive positive feedback from our players.”

MangaFighter, developed by OnNet Korea, is a Massively Multiplayer Online TPS (Third Person Shooter) game with a twist. MangaFighter allows fast and intense combat, but with a fresh anime-style look. The game offers the choice of multiple modes of combat and character customization. The ease of controls and non-violent content are key advantages to the game, as well as its unique and various numbers of weapons, special actions and collective skills cards.

For more information about Gamescampus.com or MangaFighter, please visit www.gamescampus.com.

MLB Dugout Heroes is the first fully licensed and online-based PC baseball game in North America, featuring all Major League Baseball players and stadiums from the past and present. GamesCampus, the publisher of the game for the North American market, drew great public attention when they announced that they had signed an online interactive licensing agreement with MLB Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM) in November 2008. Based on this agreement, GamesCampus holds the right to incorporate official Major League Baseball league and club marks and logos, MLB ballpark images and more in this micro-transaction based game.

In addition to the MLB-licensed game features, the game has many unique gameplay attractions. It’s unique and realistic leveling system allows players to grow stronger and better as they continue through the game.
In addition, special points are given to players as they complete baseball missions (quests) given daily or weekly, and these points can be used to purchase new players, uniforms, items, and more!

MLB Dugout Heroes is sure to be a smash hit for all baseball fans young and old. More information about the game can be found at

http://mlbdugoutheroes.gamescampus.com/

Gamescampus.com reaches out to children in need

Shot Online Hosts Holiday Charity Event with all Proceeds going to the SOS Children’s Village Organization

San Jose-based online game publisher, GamesCampus (www.GamesCampus.com, run by OnNet USA), announced today that it is hosting a special in-game holiday charity event through its game Shot Online. In the true spirit of the holidays, GamesCampus will donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of two custom in-game Shot Online golf items to children in need through the SOS Children’s Village organization.

SOS Children’s Village is an international non-government, social development organization that has been active in the field of children’s rights and committed to children’s needs and concerns since 1949. In 132 countries and territories worldwide, their activities focus on children without parental care and children of families in difficult circumstances.

“During this rough economy we are glad that Shot Online’s donations will be able to help children in need,” said David Chang, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for GamesCampus.com. “We invite our players to come and join in this season of giving, while also enjoying some special offers and gifts from GamesCampus as a way of wishing everyone a peaceful and happy holiday season.”

From December 22 through December 28, 2008, players will be able to make donations to the SOS Children’s Village by purchasing SOS Children’s Village golf balls and Children Love t-shirts for $1.00 each from the game’s item mall. Both the t-shirts and golf balls are specially marked with the SOS Children’s Village logo and in-game characters can actually wear the t-shirts and play Shot Online with the special golf balls. All of the proceeds from the charity event will be donated to the SOS Children’s Village by Gamescampus.com.

Players who purchase both the SOS Children’s Village game balls and Children Love t-shirts will also qualify for a special drawing for additional prizes. One lucky winner will receive exclusive adaptable clothing set including shirt, pants and a hat. One hundred additional winners will also receive three lucky mystery prize boxes.

In addition to the Shot Online charity event, GamesCampus is hosting several other holiday promotions for players of Shot Online and its MMORPG, Asda Story.

First time Buyers Promotion
Players who have not previously purchased items from the GamesCampus Item Mall will qualify for this unusual promotion. GamesCampus is offering special prizes for players of Shot Online and Asda Story who buy an item for the first time at the Item Mall. All first time Shot Online buyers will receive an Amateur Pack with a value of $48.00. The Amateur Pack includes a full set of clubs, power-ups and balls (http://shotonline.GamesCampus.com/board/view.asp?bid=ev&num=680). All first-time Asda Story buyers will receive a one hour EXP potion. In addition to these prizes; players can also receive valuable in-game items through the GamesCampus Holiday Raffle.

Asda Story Offers and Events
Asda Story players can purchase rare items including a special Christmas sled and costumes. In addition, Asda Story will host spirited Holiday events including the Double Drop Rate, XP event and Christmas Crafting event where players can receive special gifts. For more information, please visit www.asdastory.gamescampus.com.

For more information about GamesCampus, its games and all of the special holiday events visit
http://www.GamesCampus.com/help/news_view.asp?serial=90