Asiasoft Celebrates Youth and Gaming with Launch of @CLUB
26 April 2008, Singapore – AsiaSoft Online Pte Ltd (“AsiaSoft”), the leading publisher of Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) in Southeast Asia, opened the doors of its exclusive gaming clubhouse, @Club, at MY.PLAYGround, Suntec City today. With a refreshingly bright and lively atmosphere, @Club is set to become a safe second home for youths within AsiaSoft’s community of gamers in Singapore.
@Club serves up a bevy of service and facilities to meet the needs of young gamers, such as private, multi-purpose rooms for study sessions and chilling out with friends, free Wi-Fi and several computers for free use! Visitors will also earn special in-game bonuses when playing AsiaSoft games at the @Club. Gamers can also look forward to events, mini competitions and workshops to be held within the @Club premises in the future.
“We are very privileged to have so much support from our gamers all these years, and opening the @Club is our way of thanking and providing them with a clean and safe environment to enjoy games with their friends,” said Sherman Tan, Chairman of Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd. “We are also deeply committed to providing quality customer support, coupled with a personal touch and the @Club is an extension of this quality service that we hope to provide all our gamers.”
AsiaSoft was the first online games publisher to set up a physical customer service centre in Singapore, and has since carried this facility over to the @Club for gamers to receive game and account support, as well as to redeem prizes won at AsiaSoft events and contests.
To mark the opening of @Club, AsiaSoft also unveils Grand Chase Season 2 (http://www.GrandChaseSEA.com), the much awaited follow-up to popular MMOG Grand Chase that has drawn over 100,000 players since its recent Season 1 launch. At the same time, Asiasoft is rewarding the community as part of the bonding effort with of limited edition of MapleStory posters. Players can, at no cost, redeem one of the four specially designed prints with 5 used Pre-Paid Card (PPC) at the @CLUB.
“Grand Chase has proven to be very popular amongst our younger gamers, especially those who are taking their first steps towards computer and video games,” Sherman added. “We’re pleased to finally bring Grand Chase Season 2 to them, and with the redemption of limited edition of MapleStory posters, we felt it was the perfect reward to accompany the launch of our @Club, in our celebration of the energy and vibrancy of youth!”
For more information on Grand Chase Season 2, please refer to Appendix A.
@Club is located at 3 Temasek Boulevard, #03-29C/29D, Suntec City MY.PLAYGround. Its operational hours are from 11.00am to 8.00pm daily, and is open on public holidays.
About AsiaSoft Online Pte Ltd
AsiaSoft Online Pte Ltd publishes Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOPGs) in Singapore and Malaysia. Incorporated in 2004, AsiaSoft Online Pte Ltd assists game developers to tap onto the growth potential of the South-East Asia region.
AsiaSoft Online Pte Ltd publishes “MapleStory”, “Pangya”, “Audition”, “GetAmped”, “Grand Chase”, “CABAL Online”, “Richman Online”, “Ragnarok 2” and distributes “Gunbound”, “SilkRoad Online”. AsiaSoft Online Pte Ltd is also the Official Distributor for Blizzard Entertainment’s record breaking title “World of Warcraft”.
AsiaSoft Online Pte Ltd is part of the AsiaSoft group of publishing companies with a presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam serving over 15 million registered gamers.
Committed to developing the regional online gaming community, AsiaSoft Online Pte Ltd works with content developers and industry partners to entertain and engage casual gamers and netizens. Content localization, marketing and game service management are deployed by specialized and dedicated professionals, for game developers, in an integrated services platform.
About KOG Studios
Since it was founded in 2000, KOG Studios has been a pioneer of online fighting games and online racing games in Korea. Having been awarded the Excellent Korean Technology Mark by the Korean government for its achievements in real-time simulation methods for vehicle motions, KOG Studios has gone on to produce many popular online titles, including Grand Chase, Wild Rally and Bumperking.
In 2003, KOG Studios was elected for the Promising Frontiers of Contents award by the Korean Institute of Multimedia Content and Software. In 2006, the company was also awarded the 2nd Korean Information Technology Award by the Korean Association of Information Systems.
KOG Studio aims at making new, unique and exciting games that players have never experienced nor seen before. It is their objective to always challenge the creative planning, design, and technique in making new and experimental games.
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