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.

Audition Online

What’s new:
• New Songs: 11 new songs, including “Fireflies” by Owl City & “When Love Takes Over” (featuring Kelly Rowland) by David Guetta
• 100 new items added to the Fashion Mall: Clothes, new faces and Halloween costumes
• Background Music (BGM) selector: Create and listen to your own playlist whenever you’re not competing on the dance floor
• My Album feature: Create your own set list of favorite songs for quick and easy access whenever you DJ a game room
• User Catalog: Quickly reserve or buy outfits you see on other players without having to look around in the Fashion Mall
• Halloween Event: The GMs will be running a Halloween themed event over the weekends (Oct. 29-31 and Nov. 5-7)
• Convenience Chat Commands: Chat commands that put more information at your fingertips, such as player rank or couple’s info.

In addition to the exciting game updates, dancers are encouraged to check out the Audition Spotlight app on Facebook, which allows you to show off your hottest moves, connect with other players, and compare avatar profiles with your Facebook friends. Please visit:http://apps.facebook.com/audition-spotlight/

For more information on the update and to play Audition Online, please visit: http://audition.redbana.com/

About Audition Online

Audition is an online rhythm 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, using nothing but your senses, a key board and some quick reflexes. Players enjoy a variety of single and multiplayer modes, and in-game clothing and accessories can be bought to customize player avatars.

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 visitwww.redbana.com.

“The submissions for the video contest were all so impressive; it was clear these players were also serious dancers and it was great to have them showcase their talent,” said Eric Liu, Global Manager of Redbana. “We hope the design contest encourages even the most modest players to explore their artistic side, and we have no doubt that all of the submissions are going to be great. We’re looking forward to making a very tough decision!”

Official forum and contest rules are found here: http://forums.redbana.com/

Submitted designs should be entire ensembles and include a name for the outfit that is suits for both the design and the Audition gaming experience. Designs will be judged on detail, style, and overall originality. In addition to the first place winner being awarded $50 in BANA Cash and having his or her design featured in the Shopping Mall, the Second Place and Third Place winners will be awarded $25 and $10 BANA Cash prizes respectively.

Fashion is an essential aspect of Audition, and now players have a chance to showcase their personal style as a part of the game. With an outstandingly supportive community, the contest is surely going to deliver a surge of unique and innovated ensembles.

No Audition account? No problem. New users can sign up for a FREE account at http://Audition.redbana.com

About Audition

Audition is an online music and dancing game that allows you 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 your 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.

“Keeping the game as current as possible through routine updates is a priority for us,” explains Eric Liu, Global Manager of Redbana. “Audition is all about providing a fun, bright, exciting environment, and in order to maintain this experience with each visit, the game’s features need to reflect its players present interests.”

Redbana’s modern inspirations are appreciated in the game’s upbeat music, bright animations and attitudes, which all work together to make a fantastically fun virtual dance community. Audition’s routine updates are not limited to game accessories; the most recent update includes:

- 8 New Songs
- 50+ New Avatar Items
- Extended Story Mode
- Big Game Renewal!
- Crazy Dynamic Mode (individual, team)
- Beatup & Union Battle Party Reset Items

Redbana’s unique enthusiasm to create frequent game updates and upgrades in sync with Audition’s outstandingly energetic attitude ensures an online game that is fun for everyone.

No Audition account? No problem. New users can sign up for a FREE account at http://audition.redbana.com