Gala-Net Announces the Release of Tales Runner in North America

Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:30pm EDT
 
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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Gala-Net has announced that it has reached an agreement with the
Korean publisher, NOWCOM, to license Tales Runner in North America
through Gala-Net's game portal, www.gpotato.com.

   Tales Runner, developed by Rhaon Entertainment, is a free-to-play
online racing game that offers various types of racing modes. Tales
Runner, already a huge hit in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, offers gamers
the opportunity to enjoy running, tumbling, jumping and breaking
barriers to get through obstacles. This game challenges gamers' racing
skills while having to overcome obstacles including ski slopes,
alligators, giant boulders or even monsters. Points are given to
players for overcoming these disadvantages and for speed.

   The setting from this racing game comes from popular fairy tales
such as The Frog Prince, Jack and the Bean Stalk, and the Japanese
classic, Momotaro. Tales Runner has several modes to offer such as a
standard racing mode, a relay race mode, or even a survival mode for
up to 30 players. Every type of gamer will discover Tales Runner to be
a fun and interactive game. Jikhan Jung, CEO of Gala-Net, believes
that Tales Runner would appeal to all demographics, much like
Gala-Net's already successful MMORPG game Flyff. "Gala-Net wants to
continue to provide gamers the highest quality services for free, and
trusts that Tales Runner would have as much success as Flyff," said
Jung. "Gala-Net believes that Tales Runner has plenty to offer our
gamers, and knows that gamers will enjoy their experience playing it."

   About Gala-Net

   Founded in 2004, Gala-Net, Inc. is a subsidiary of the global
online community company Gala, Inc. Together with its European
subsidiary, Gala Networks Europe, Gala-Net is a leader in the
burgeoning free-to-play online games market. Headquartered in
Sunnyvale, Calif., Gala-Net's diverse service portfolio includes
Flyff, Rappelz, Upshift StrikeRacer, Corum Online and Shot Online.
Through the games portal gPotato (http://www.gpotato.com), gamers can
play any of Gala-Net's games for free, as well as buy in-game currency
and virtual items for any of its games.

Gala-Net
Megan T. Vo, 408-990-7800 ext. 7866
Public Relations
tvo@gala-net.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008

 

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