Redbana today announced the beginning of closed beta signups forCardMon Hero, as the highly anticipated card-summoning MMORPG prepares to play its hand in North America. The free-to-play MMO for PC takes place in a persistent and open 3D world, where players take on the role of a Hero that can create, discover, recruit and summon Mercenaries to aid in battle. Be among the first to experience CardMon Hero when it hits North America this year, featuring full customization of Heroes and Mercenaries through a full-featured crafting system, numerous quests, leveling without the grind, and the ability to build an endless deck of mercenaries that tilts the tide of battle in your favor.

In CardMon Hero, players will assemble a powerful deck of summoning cards to call upon mercenaries to aid the player in battle. Summoning cards may be found in the field or crafted with materials, each with a unique set of abilities customized to maximize the Hero’s strengths. Heroes can specialize in melee, magic or conjuration depending on their fighting style, while mercenaries come in three flavors – the Tank with high HP and defense attributes, the Assaulter capable of dealing high damage, and Support which can heal allies and confuse enemies. Nearly all monsters you defeat in the game may be summoned as a mercenary, and knowing which mercenaries to summon and when is the key to battle in the Hero’s quest to driving back the evil that has taken over the world of Aria.

Game features include:
• Persistent and open 3D world: Adventure through a massive and beautiful world filled with quests, creatures and enemies just waiting to be discovered.
• Quests without the grind: Complete quests by adventuring through numerous zones and maps that don’t require players to grind. Level up through quests that Heroes can overcome on their own or challenging quests that will offer greater rewards with the cooperation of your friends.
• Extensive Hunting Mode: Join a party or band the guild to face strong monsters that yield unique rewards and rare items, scaling up in difficulty as you gain Mission Points.
• Unique battle strategy: Experience familiar game mechanics popular to MMOs while strategically creating, recruiting and customizing mercenaries to summon and aid you in battle.
• Endless Mercenaries: Discover new summoning cards, craft new mercenaries out of materials, upgrade mercenaries by combining cards with unique skill sets, and even recruit monsters that you encounter in Aria.
• Full customization: Create a Hero unique to your personality with selection of gender, faces, clothes, armor, weapons and shoes. Mix and match summoning cards to build out an army of mercenaries that complement your battling style and strategy.

Based on the popular Korean free-to-play MMORPG Camon Battle, the game has been localized for the North American audience and re-titled asCardMon Hero. Signups for the Closed Beta are now being accepted and aspiring Heroes are encouraged to register at:http://cardmon.redbanaus.net/

For more information about CardMon Hero please visit:http://cardmon.t3fun.com/

Interact with CardMon Hero on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Cardmonheroglobal and Twitter at www.twitter.com/CardMonGlobal.

CardMon Hero Backstory
The evil forces of Zerdantis, god of darkness, have been released onto the peaceful world of Aria after being sealed for many years. Izen and Liberto, two heirs to the throne of Superta, protector of Aria, compete to destroy the dark spirits, secretly summoned by Liberto in a desperate attempt to repel and gain the support of Superta’s congress and citizens that favored Izen. As Liberto obtains the Ark Sign that once awakened the devil, Great Oracle Yui summoned heroes from other dimensions to battle Liberto and the demons. The year is 2016. Players on CardMon Hero are experiencing a glitch in their system. But this is no glitch. This is Yui, asking YOU to join forces with your guild and save Aria!

About Redbana

Formed in April 2008, Redbana Corporation is the North American publishing arm of Korea’s leading videogame developer and publisher, T3 Entertainment. With the considerable support of its parent company, Redbana ultimately aims to take a place among the elite interactive entertainment studios in the North American market by offering the most high-quality and entertaining online games in the world that appeal to a wide audience of consumers. The company has released Audition Online, a rhythm-based online dance game with more than 300 million registered players worldwide, and is currently working on CardMon Hero, a popular Korean card-summoning MMORPG debuting soon, and Mythos, a fast-paced hack-and-slash MMORPG. For more information about Redbana, please visit www.redbana.com.

LEGO® Universe

“The LEGO Group has been looking forward to this moment for nearly ten years, and could not be more excited to invite the world to experience LEGO Universe for the first time,” said Mark William Hansen, LEGO Universe Senior Director, the LEGO Group. “NetDevil has been a wonderful partner and helped develop our vision to introduce an entirely new dimension of the LEGO play experience.”

LEGO Universe offers nearly three thousand options to personalize your Minifigure, two thousand different LEGO bricks in any color you like, nine mini-games to master, six sprawling worlds to explore, four personal property areas to claim and customize… and the game is growing every day! In LEGO Universe, you can build anything you can dream up and literally bring it to life.

Two new b-roll videos share a glimpse of LEGO Universelive, as early pioneers start getting creative – building on their personal properties, teaming up with friends, playing and adventuring in-game for the first time.

LEGO Universe is a living, breathing world that’s only just begun – the LEGO Group and NetDevil are already working on new worlds, missions, characters, competitions, bricks, models, features and fun to come over the next several months, years and beyond. Monthly game updates, additions and expansions are all included with regular subscription fee, so go ahead, get in game, and get ready to watch the LEGO Universe grow!

About LEGO Universe

Published by the LEGO Group, developed by NetDevil, and distributed in mass retail by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, LEGO Universe invites players to flex their imaginations with the iconic LEGO brick in a new digital way. With an MSRP of $39.99 (plus monthly subscription) and ESRB rating of E10+, children and families can enjoy exploring the Universe together on PC or Mac. LEGO Universe employs a powerful mix of technology, people, process and community to provide the most creative and safe environment possible. Players can pick up their copy now in retail stores or online, as well as at LEGO.com, LEGOLAND theme parks and LEGO Stores worldwide.

To learn more about LEGO Universe, please visitwww.LEGOuniverse.com.

About the LEGO Group

The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company, based in Billund, Denmark. It was founded in 1932, and today the group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of play materials for children. The company is committed to the development of children’s creative and imaginative abilities through its products, which can be purchased in more than 130 countries. Visitwww.LEGO.com

LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2010 the LEGO Group.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

Vibrant LEGO worlds, larger-than-life characters, tamable pets and impressive original player creations – the latest screenshots show how LEGO Universe is coming to life, brick by brick. The digital press kit contains all-new launch screens, character renders and concept artwork, along with logos, box shot, fact sheet, and download links to additional video and art assets.

A new launch trailer, released today, showcases the LEGO Universe gameplay experience, complete with heroic adventures, battles, missions and creativity to spare.

This new video takes you behind-the-screen in a cleverly cool way – follow all the steps of the LEGO Universe DVD creation, in fun factory footage from Exile Productions.

As launch draws near, updated gameplay video footage shows the four Factions of the Nexus Force Alliance in action. Players will choose among Assembly, Sentinels, Venture League and Paradox, joining their favorite to take advantage of unique specialties, personalities, strengths and abilities.

Today, European players are joining LEGO Universe Founders (who signed up early to get early access), and already busy exploring with friends and building amazing creations in-game. North America, hold on tight – LEGO Universe blasts off stateside early next week!

About LEGO Universe

Published by the LEGO Group, developed by NetDevil, and distributed in mass retail by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, LEGO Universe invites players to flex their imaginations with the iconic LEGO brick in a new digital way, on PC or Mac. With an MSRP of $39.99 (plus monthly subscription) and ESRB rating of E10+, LEGO Universe releases in US mass retail on October 26th. Players can enter the Universe even earlier, by picking up their copy now at LEGO.com, LEGOLAND theme parks and LEGO Stores worldwide.

Despite his dedication to tracking down the worst inhabitants of the Land of Chaos, the bounty hunter known as Randy Rozz has a truly checkered past. He spent his teenage years living on the streets, digging through trash and begging for food. His rough upbringing led him to become a notorious outlaw, ceaselessly hunted by the royal guards until the pope pardoned fugitives everywhere during a grand celebration. Randy Rozz took advantage of this second chance and committed the rest of his life to the pursuit of dangerous criminals.

Although her parents hoped she would live a normal life, Foxlady spent her childhood training with the legendary warrior “Whitefox” to become one of her tribe’s most powerful fighters. After years of study, she was sent out to explore the far reaches of the Land of Chaos. She soon met a girl from the Moonlight Tribe named Deerfeet and the two became close friends, but tragedy struck shortly after. An evil horde descended upon Deerfeet’s village to kill and kidnap the inhabitants, and Foxlady barely survived the encounter. She now stalks the trail of those evil forces in search of her kidnapped friend, destroying any who get in her way.

To leaf through the Book of Heroes and learn more about Land of Chaos Online’s diverse roster of warriors, assassins, magicians, and monsters, visit http://loco.alaplaya.net/chronicles

For more information about LOCO – Land of Chaos Online in general, head to http://www.loco.alaplaya.net

About LOCO – Land of Chaos Online

Developed by Danal Entertainment, LOCO – Land of Chaos Online is a truly next-gen MMO that features high-end graphics, a roster of 30 playable characters with unique skills and personalities, and hectic online combat. LOCO’s unique combination of RTS, Action, and RPG elements is guaranteed to give players around the world a gaming experience unlike anything they’ve ever seen.

About burda:ic & alaplaya

burda:ic GmbH is a leading free-to-play PC online games publisher headquartered in Munich, Germany. burda:ic markets and distributes massively multiplayer online games (MMOG) such as Avalon Heroes, S4League, and Florensia. Its innovative alaplaya Gaming platform has continued to grow rapidly since its launch in summer 2007, with an expected 10 million registered users by end of 2010. More information about burda:ic is available at www.burda-ic.com.

Developed by Danal Entertainment, Land of Chaos Online is a truly next-gen MMO that features high-end graphics, a roster of 30 playable characters with unique skills and personalities, and hectic online combat. Land of Chaos Online’s unique combination of RTS, Action, and RPG elements is guaranteed to give players around the world a gaming experience unlike anything they’ve ever seen.
About burda:ic & alaplaya

burda:ic GmbH is a leading free-to-play PC online games publisher headquartered in Munich, Germany. burda:ic markets and distributes massively multiplayer online games (MMOG) such as Avalon Heroes, S4League, and Florensia. Its innovative alaplaya Gaming platform has continued to grow rapidly since its launch in summer 2007, with an expected 10 million registered users by end of 2010. More information about burda:ic is available at www.burda-ic.com.

The very first online multiplayer game based on the Digimon TV series, Digimon Battle, is coming March 17 to a PC near you from WeMade Entertainment.

“The Digimon community has been waiting patiently for an online, interactive DigiWorld, and we feel privileged to be developing this experience for audiences,” said Kevin Seo, CEO of WeMade Entertainment. “In the open beta, players will be able to take on the role of hero or heroine in the game and embark on adventures with Digimon friends.”

In Digimon Battle, players select a Tamer character, Takato Matsuki, Henry Wong, Rika Nonaka, or Jeri Katou, and set off with their Digimon and human friends, helping their Digimon to progress in their Digivolution. Players and their Digimon level up by winning battles, and players can progress through several ranks of Tamer to achieve elite status. There are three types of Digimon Partners, and seven types of Captured Digimon for players to find and tame in the world. More information on the Digimon will be revealed soon!

From March 3 to March 16, players who register for the beta, download the client and create their characters will get an exclusive Frontier Starter Kit for being pioneering members of the Digimon Battle community. The Frontier Starter Kit will include valuable tools to help players prepare for the open beta, including 10 Jump Gates to jump to all the maps in the world map, 10 Vigor Floppy Discs to gain 200 VP recovery while in defense mode, and 10 Recovery Floppy Discs to gain 200 HP recovery while in attack mode. The kits will be delivered on March 17.

To check out Digimon Battle online and register for the open beta, please visit www.digimonbattle.com.

About WeMade Entertainment

WeMade Entertainment is a leading online games developer and publisher. WeMade has created several online games, the most successful being The Legend of Mir 2 and The Legend of Mir3, which currently have more than 350,000 active concurrent users and over 200 million registered users in the world. For more information, please visit www.wemadeusa.com.

“We’ve received an unprecedented level of interest for the Audition Call for Artists Campaign, so naturally we want to extend the deadline to maximize the number of entries our community can choose from during the voting period,” stated Eric Liu, Global Manager of Redbana US.

Additionally, starting today Audition fans can visit http://www.audition.redbana.com/event to sample the music that has been submitted thus far and get ready to vote for their favorites when the voting period opens on March 01, 2010.

The Call for Artists Campaign winners will have their song featured in Audition Online , exposing their music to Audition’s diverse worldwide audience of 300+ million fans, and will win one of the following prizes to help further their music careers:

1st Place – Pro Tools M-Powered 8 DAW ($250 value)
2nd Place – $200 Gift Certificate to MusiciansFriend.com
3rd Place – $150 Gift Certificate to MusiciansFriend.com

To sample the Call for Artists music, or to submit music of your own, visit: http://www.audition.redbana.com/event

For more information about Redbana or Audition , please visit: http://www.audition.redbana.com/

About Audition Online

Audition is an online music and dancing game that allows players to compete and cooperate with players from around all over the world. The objective of the game is to dance your way to virtual stardom by syncing avatar’s moves with the beat of today’s hottest pop music. Players enjoy a variety of single and multiplayer modes, and in-game clothing and accessories can be bought to customize player avatars.

About Redbana US Corporation

Formed in April 2008, Redbana US Corporation is the North American development and publishing arm of Korean publisher, T3 Entertainment. Home to a group of developers hailing from renowned studios such as Blizzard Entertainment, NCSoft, Rockstar Games, Electronic Arts, Turbine, Inc., Monolith, Nihilistic, and Sony Online Entertainment, Redbana is poised to become a premiere North American studio with an assemblage of programmers, designers, and artists boasting decades of experience developing high quality titles. Their current titles include the online rhythm game Audition and the highly anticipated MMO Mythos. For more information, visit http://www.redbana.com/

Good Digimon need humans to help defend the earth and the Digital World from evil Digimon. Do you have what it takes to become the best Tamer and be declared a hero among the Digimon? The first details on the challenge have just been released online at http://www.digimonbattle.com.

The very first online multiplayer game based on the Digimon TV series, Digimon Battle, is coming soon to a PC near you from WeMade Entertainment. Stay tuned for more updates, and contact katep@triplepointpr.com for information.

Everyone arrived expecting a fair fight, but things may not be what they seem…

Will the warriors find out about Delta-M’s sinister goals? Will Kang survive the injuries he took as an audience member? And just who are those six, shadowy figures waiting in the wings? Check out the third story trailer for Mini Fighter, “New Beginning,” to find out!

A zip file containing the new trailer can be downloaded here: http://www.triplepointpr.com/dl/MiniFighter/Mini_Fighter_Third_Story_Trailer.zip

To check out all the trailers online, head to: http://global.netmarble.com/minifighter/Download/videos.asp

For more information about Mini Fighter and the upcoming second closed beta, please visit the official Netmarble website at http://global.netmarble.com/minifighter/