Karma Online Pre Open Beta Up And Running

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KARMA ONLINE: PRISONERS OF THE DEAD PRE-OPEN BETA UP AND RUNNING

Pre-Open Beta Kicks Off With A Bang And A Pow

Seoul, Korea, July 6th, 2011 - Joymax, a leading online game developerÂand publisher, announced today that its upcoming World War II game,ÂKarma Online: Prisoners of the Dead, has launched its pre-open betaÂtest with much fanfare and bullets flying, which will run throughÂTuesday, July 19. To participate in the testing, or learn more aboutÂthe game, players can visit http://www.joymax.com/karma/

"The sheer volume of players who signed up for this pre-open beta wasÂflattering, but we were glad to be prepared for so much excitement andÂinterest," said Joymax CEO, Nam-chul Kim. "We have GMs in gameÂregularly to take feedback, play games with our lucky testers, andÂthey've reported how much fun everyone is having!"

The pre-open beta runs now through July 19th, so players will have theÂnext couple of weeks to familiarize themselves with the game, learnÂhow to build a character from the ground up and customize them with a

variety of skills, use many of the diverse weapons available in theÂgame while blasting their opposing faction's players and zombies. AllÂof this time will just help them gain experience for when the gameÂofficially launches later this summer!

Developed in conjunction with Dragonfly, and published by Joymax, KARMAÂOnline: Prisoners of the Dead is the newest installment in the KARMAÂOnline series, the top online first-person shooter series in Korea.ÂPlayers go back in time to World War II, where they must choose toÂside with the Axis or Allied powers and join the fight for globalÂvictory - with a zombie twist. In this virtual and historicalÂsimulation, players will be up against enemy troops as well asÂhundreds of the walking dead from the remains of the catastrophicÂbattle.

To become a fan of Karma Online: Prisoners of the Dead, players ÂcanÂvisit or and

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About Joymax

Since its establishment in April, 1997, Joymax has been developing andÂpublishing quality games for the emerging online game industry of theÂ21st century. Based in Seoul, Korea, the company has publishedÂnumerous titles for the PC market. With its first MMORPG, SilkroadÂOnline, the game has grown to offer service in over 200 countriesÂsince its 2004 launch. Joymax is a proven global entertainmentÂcompany, providing multimedia content for all. For more information,Âplease visit http://www.joymax.co.kr/eng/

About Dragonfly

Established in 1995, Dragonfly is the developer of the world's firstÂOnline FPS, Karma Online. Dragonfly's broad credits also includeÂco-developing famous titles with Activision, including both Quake Wars

Online and Soldier of Fortune Online. Dragonfly continues to build onÂits other signature titles as it expands towards distributionÂoverseas. For more information, please visitÂwww.dragonflygame.com/eng/.

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