NetDragon Announces Conquer Online 2.0 (English Version) Alpha Testing Will Start

NetDragon Announces Conquer Online 2.0 (English Version) Alpha Testing Will Start

LOS ANGELES, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- NetDragon Websoft Inc., one of China's leading online game developers and publishers, today announces that it will start the alpha testing of Conquer Online 2.0 (English Version) at end of May 2005.

Conquer Online, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) combining ancient Chinese Kungfu elements with western mystical environments, was developed by TQ Digital Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of NetDragon Websoft Inc. Conquer Online 1.0 was launched in the worldwide English market in January 2004 and has quickly become one of the most popular MMORPGs in the English gaming market.

"We are adding many new exciting features to Conquer 2.0, such as new maps and new quests, new clothing and individualized appearance, upgraded housing system, inter-server wars, fishing system, weather system, and many more," said Mr. Liu Dejian, CEO of NetDragon and Chief Game Designer for Conquer Online. "NetDragon and TQ Digital are committed to provide the best online gaming and entertainment content to our players."

"As the first company in the world to offer a free download, free-to-play MMORPG, our business model for Conquer 1.0 was extremely successfully over the last 18 months," said Frank Chen, Director and Senior Vice President of NetDragon Websoft Inc. "We will continue to offer Conquer 2.0 as a free download, free-to-play MMORPG. In the mean time, current Conquer 1.0 players will have seamless upgrade to 2.0, once the alpha and beta testing periods are over."

The alpha/beta testing of Conquer 2.0 is expected to last for 3-6 months. Over this period new features of Conquer 2.0 will be gradually added to the server for testing. The website for Conquer Online 2.0 is located at CO2.91.com. Account registration for Conquer 2.0 might be limited during the alpha testing phase. In the mean time, the account registration for Conquer 1.0 is unlimited, and a player can register and download Conquer 1.0 at www.conqueronline.com.

About TQ/NetDragon:

NetDragon Websoft Inc, with its wholly owned subsidiary TQ Digital Entertainment, is one of the leading developers of online games in China. The company develops and publishes its products in mainly two areas: Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG), and casual games. The company's current MMOG titles include: Conquer Online, Monster & Me and Era of Faith, all of which have been published in China and the United States. The company is also developing a casual online gaming platform 91.com, which will include a large variety of casual online games and be launched in Q4 of 2004. Founded in 1999, TQ Digital Entertainment is privately funded and led by Mr. Dejian Liu, a renown American Chinese businessman and widely considered one of the top game designers in China. To learn more, visit www.tqdigital.com.

Contact: Ming Liu, +1-909-612-1681, ming@nd.com.cn

Source: NetDragon Websoft Inc.

CONTACT: Ming Liu of NetDragon Websoft Inc., +1-909-612-1681,
ming@nd.com.cn

Web site: http://co2.91.com/

Web site: http://www.conqueronline.com/

Web site: http://www.tqdigital.com/

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