AIKA GLOBAL Announces In-Game April Events

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HanbitSoft and Redbana, developer and publisher of online games, announced today a total of five major events during April in AIKA Global. In addition to these events, April showers will bring premium items to the in-game mall for players worldwide. Players looking to participate in the special events can find out more on t3fun.com, or refer to the following summary:

Monster Prankster

For all of April, get ready to trick the GMs as they bring the spirit of April Fools' Day in-game with the "Monster Prankster.. event. In this event, GMs will summon different, mysterious monsters in various locations, and it's up to Elters to reveal the truth of the GM's tricks. Discover and fight against these monsters to earn special prizes and rewards.

The Alchemist Challenge

Participate in "The Alchemist Challenge.. weekly from April 4 - 30, available to all AIKA Global players. Participants will need to enchant their level 16+ weapons to +9. The first to achieve these upgrades within the event period will be awarded with any one of the Burning Forest accessories or 10 Gold coins.

Spring Break

It's time for the "AIKA Spring Break Special.. which brings Elters into a grand racing game. To join this event, players must create a new character with the first name "ASB.., reach level 10, and become listed to a nation. The race will start in Regenshein and end in Parote's Stone Coffin (Cave of Altar) in Lump of Ashwood. During the race, monsters will be summoned to stop Elters along the way. Players can take time and fight these monsters or run and hope to make it to the finish line alive. The first three Elters to reach the goal line will win special prizes.

Where is my Easter Bunny?

Come and celebrate Easter in AIKA Global! Join the "Where is my Easter Bunny.. event on April 15th, when the Great Goddess AIKA will scatter sweet little bunnies around Lakia. Players who find these bunnies the fastest will win unique prizes.

Find and Sell

Another event to keep the Elter's busy is the "Find and Sell.. event. The GM's will announce an item that they are looking to purchase. If a player has the wanted item, they can open a store near Adrian Photek and list the item for sale. The GMs will be paying handsomely for the items they seek.

New Additions to the Item Mall

Four new items have now been added to the AIKA Global item mall, all of which will enable players to become more proficient when hunting and more deadly in PvP battles. The Potion of STR up, Potion of DEX up, Potion of INT up, and Potion of Protect will help players become stronger than ever before.

To find out more about these special events, visit: www.t3fun.com.

To download a press kit including logos and images please click here: www.triplepointpr.com/dl/redbana/AIKA/Aika_Global_DPK.zip (32MB)

• 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 most recently launched CardMon Hero, a popular Korean card-summoning MMORPG, while continuing development on the fast-paced hack-and-slash MMORPG Mythos. For more information about Redbana, please visit www.redbana.com.
  
  
  
• About HanbitSoft Inc.
  
  HanbitSoft Inc. is one of the largest online game publishers in Korea as well as in Asia. HanbitSoft has continuously invested in developing and publishing excellent and promising online games. HanbitSoft has broad portfolio of online games ranging from casual games to high-end MMORPG's, either developed in-house or by external development studios such as Joy Impact (WYD and MMORPG AIKA) IMC Games (Granado Espada), etc. HanbitSoft games have reached out to more than 40 countries including Europe and Brazil and it is focusing on pioneering overseas online game markets in an effort to be a "global leading publisher... For more information, visit www.hanbitsoft.com.
  
  
  

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