Rappelz

Press Release

For immediate release

Dublin, Ireland, 23rd of December 2009. Gala Networks Europe, the leading online games publisher that operates the gPotato.eu game portal, is proud to announce the upcoming launch of the free-to-play MMORPG Rappelz in the Italian language. Boasting over three million players worldwide, the critically acclaimed MMORPG will be available for free to Italian players with fully localized game and dedicated servers, community website and support team.

Rappelz is a free-to-play MMORPG taking place in a fantasy world and giving players the opportunity to tame fantastic creatures and lead them to battle. Developed by the Seoul-based NFlavor Corp. company, Rappelz has been acclaimed worldwide and is currently live in a dozen different territories, with French, German, Turkish and Polish versions available from the gPotato.eu game portal. Rappelz recently became the first ever MMORPG to be fully localised into Arabic and Gala Networks Europe Ltd will launch soon a version for players in Italy.

The Italian version of Rappelz will be available through the gPotato portal http://it.gpotato.eu and the official landing page http://it.rappelz.gpotato.eu/ad/. The game will be fully translated in Italian and will be supported by an Italian team from Gala Networks Europe. The closed beta is scheduled to start during the third week of February 2010 and will last for two weeks. At the end of the closed beta phases, players who have reached the level 20 will be able to keep their name, friend list and they will receive a unique gift, for the Open Beta phase which will be commence at the beginning of March, shortly followed by the official release without any character deletion.

The Italian release version of Rappelz will feature the latest expansion The Golden Monarch, adding new content for new and high level users. The pre-registration for the closed beta version of Rappelz is available at the following address: http://it.rappelz.gpotato.eu/ad/. Don’t miss your chance to be the first to enter this exciting fantasy world!

- About Rappelz –

Rappelz is free-to-play MMORPG published in more than 11 different languages by Gala Networks Europe Ltd. The game has about 3 million users worldwide. Rappelz is set in a medieval fantasy world, which is dominated by 3 main races: Deva, Gaia and Asura. Rappelz players can go up to level 170, choosing from 27 distinct classes and taming 22 various creatures. Rappelz enthusiasts can purchase special gPotato points to use them as a virtual currency and acquire unique items to customize their characters.

About Gala Networks Europe Ltd. & gPotato.eu

Gala Networks Europe Ltd. is a leading European free-to-play online games publisher. Gala Networks Europe operates the gPotato brand in Europe by hosting, publishing and distributing free online games via the gPotato.eu portal. Established in Dublin, Ireland in 2006, it operates a portfolio of MMORPG including Flyff, Rappelz, Street Gears, Dragonica and Allods Online. The www.gPotato.eu portal is now a major destination for online gamers with over 3 million users. Allods Online, the fifth game of the portal, will be available in Q1 2010. Canaan Online and Castle of Heroes will be available in spring 2010 while "Project 9" will be released in late 2010.

For further information please visit:

ftp://ftp.gpotato.eu/Rappelz/

http://it.gpotato.eu/

http://it.rappelz.gpotato.eu/ad/

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com//pages/Rappelz-Italia/184664716942

For more information please contact:

media@gpotato.eu