Start the Countdown to the Bard Archetype, 12 vs. 12 PvP Skirmishes, and Dead City RaidThe new era begins February 15 when Allods Online: Game of Gods strikes North America and Europe, where it is known as Volume 5 in the great saga. The biggest expansion ever to hit this already huge MMORPG features the support-class Bard archetype, a PvP arena that pits teams of 12 against each other, and the deeply layered and dramatic Dead City Raid. Subdue your foes or boost your allies as a Bard with the power to lay down wide area-of-effect spells or channeled damage-dealing attacks. These versatile combatants can really turn the tide for a party in distress by adding to the whole group’s health, defense, mana, energy, or damage while stripping away harmful battle effects like slow or silence.  They can even paralyze their enemies with a variety of curses, sap their strength and health, or make them flee outright. Elves, Orcs, Xadaganians, and Kanians will be able to take up instruments as Bards and bring the total number of playable classes to 34. Put all those skills to the test in the new PvP skirmishes which allows two groups of 12 to face off in the brand new Witch’s Hollow arena. Capture and hold special objectives against the enemy team to rack up points: whoever hits the goal first wins the match. Up for grabs is in-game currency that can be traded for legendary gear, Draconic relics, and other valuable items to make a strong character even better. The warriors of Sarnaut will need every ounce of power to take on the Dead City Raid with its three pathways, swarms of monsters, and ten ancient bosses. Rescue the ruined city but keep your wits about you: death is a real risk against these foes and only those who bring strategy along with strength can triumph. Battle on mounts for the first time, take on an enormous dragon, and discover the secrets of a familiar foe in this master raid for the toughest players. Allods Online: Game of Gods will reinvent itself with heaps of content to explore and challenges to conquer, but the hardcore MMORPG hasn’t lost its quirky sense of humor (as anyone who’s seen the Orcish Balladeer would agree). Two new videos from the original Russian mini-series showcase the expansion’s biggest features and newest perks against the backdrop of a goofy troll and crab. Why a troll and crab? For the same reason the level cap will be increased from 47 to 51, of course! Get into the fun and start your adventure today at the official Allods sites for North America and Europe! About Allods OnlineAllods Online, voted Best Game and Audience Choice at the Russian Game Developers Conference in 2009, is a revolutionary sci-fi fantasy MMORPG developed by mail.ru over four years with a budget of $12 million. Two warring factions, League and Empire, vie for control of allods – islands floating in the Astral. Aboard an Astral ship players can explore the ever-changing Astral, discover uncharted allods, engage in ship-to-ship combat, and fight massive Astral demons. The game is one of the largest and most comprehensive MMORPGs ever created, featuring a vast and gorgeously realized world, 6 races, 8 archetypes, 28 classes, and over 2,000 quests. Allods’ top quality production values feature full motion capture animation, art by internationally award-winning artists, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, the composer of Dexter and Fallout 1 & 2. About gPotato.com – Gala-Net, Inc. (North America)Founded in 2004, gPotato is a leading publisher of free-to-play online games. The gPotato Game Portal at www.gpotato.com hosts a diverse and lively portfolio of games such as Fly for Fun, Rappelz, Iris, Luna, Aika, Allods, Prius, and Uncharted Waters Online. gPotato now eagerly awaits the upcoming release of its newest MMO, Sevencore! Over 11 million registered users gather to play gPotato’s games for free every day. Through the uniquely powerful vehicle of online games, gPotato connects people from all over the world to create a fun and friendly global community. About gPotato.eu – Gala Networks Europe (Europe)Gala Networks Europe Ltd. is a leading European free-to-play online games publisher. It operates the gPotato brand in Europe by hosting, publishing, and distributing free online games through the www.gPotato.eu portal. Established in Dublin, Ireland in 2006, it operates a portfolio of MMORPGs including Flyff, Rappelz, Dragonica, Allods Online, Castle of Heroes Canaan Online and Terra Militaris. The gPotato.eu portal is now a major destination for online gamers with over 7 million users. It will also publish the martial-arts MMORPG Age of Wulin and fusion-fantasy MMORPG SEVENCORE in 2012. Further information on the company can be found at http://www.gala-net.eu. About Mail.RuMail.Ru is the foremost Russian Internet portal, serving the entertainment and communication needs of the global Russian-speaking community with a comprehensive array of more than 40 services including the largest Russian free e-mail service, instant messenger Mail.Ru Agent, national social network My Mir@Mail.Ru, and search engine Poisk@Mail.Ru. With over 50 percent market share and more than 40 titles to satisfy a full range of individual preferences, Mail.Ru is also the leading Russian online gaming publisher. Its portfolio includes internally developed hits like Allods Online and Legend: Legacy of the Dragons as well as successful international licenses such as Perfect World II, Lord of the Rings Online, Fly For Fun, Jade Dynasty (Zhu Xian), Cross Fire and ZhengTu Online. Additional information is available at www.mail.ru. Further Resources:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/allodsonlineTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/allodsgameYoutube: http://www.youtube.com/allodsgame

Play the new browser games and you could win free gPotatoes, a SUMO beanbag, or a Razer mouse! Give a warm gPotato welcome to six fantastic new browser games from premier developer Bigpoint! These popular MMOs will test your wits and reflexes in settings from a rustic farm (Farmerama) to the vast expanse of space (Battlestar Galactica Online). Have you tried them yet? You can log in with your gPotato account and go play – no download required! We're running Facebook and screenshot competitions to welcome the new browser games, so read the rules below and find out how you can win! "gPotato Top Picks" Rules & Prizes Event Duration The event will begin January 24, 2012 and end February 7, 2012. How to Enter: Log onto the gPotato.com website and play any of the games found in the new Browser Games section. After you’re done playing, log onto Facebook and leave a comment on the Official Post explaining which browser game is your favorite and why! Ten (10) voters will be randomly chosen to win a 5000 gPotato coupon. Prizes: Ten (10) Winners will receive the following item: One (1) 5000 gPotato Coupon (Retail Value: $50.00) Restrictions: Each player is only eligible to win once. Valid Facebook accounts only. "gPotatoShoot" Rules & Prizes" Event Duration The event will begin January 24, 2012 and end February 7, 2012. How to Enter: Log onto the gPotato.com website and play any of the games found in the new Browser Games section. Take a screenshot while playing. Using a picture editing program like Photoshop or Gimp, insert our gPotato mascot in a funny or clever way. Log onto Facebook and upload the screenshot to your account. Tag the gPotato Portal official account in your screenshot to let us know you’re participating. The gPotato team will choose the most hilarious and interesting screenshots and send them a prize. Be creative and have fun! Prizes: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive the following item: One (1) Orange SUMO Omni Beanbag (Retail Value: $139.00) Four (4) Runner-Up Winners will receive the following item: One (1) Razer Death Adder Mouse (Retail Value: $59.99) Restrictions: Each player is only eligible to win once. No purchase necessary. A purchase of any kind will not increase your chances of winning. See Official Rules for more details.

Six Top Browser MMOs Added to the gPotato Game PortalThe gPotato Game Portal became fully multi-platform with the addition of six top browser games from leading developer Bigpoint. Players of gPotato can now enjoy strategy and action MMOs right in their browsers and explore the worlds of Battlestar Galactica Online, Farmerama, and more! The partnership brings new opportunities for both companies to reach a different market.“We’re excited to partner with Bigpoint, a strong developer who shares our commitment to the free-to-play business model,” said Kenny Yan, Director of Operations at gPotato. “With this collaboration we have successfully increased our portfolio’s genre support, and more importantly, we have become a multi-platform gaming destination for our community thanks to Bigpoint’s quality browser games.” ”Key partnerships with leading game portals are vital to our continued global growth,” said Ed Kim, Director of Business Development at Bigpoint Inc. “With gPotato, we have found a great partner and are confident they will generate positive results that further bolster our community of players.”To welcome the new browser games, gPotato will be giving away $900 worth of prizes to its players. Ten lucky Facebook fans will receive $50 worth of gPotato currency, which can be redeemed in any game on the portal, for explaining which browser game is their favorite. Five more players will win either a SUMO beanbag or a Razer mouse for editing a picture of the gPotato mascot into a screenshot from one of the browser games. More details can be found at the official rules.The gPotato Game Portal has added many new games and features in recent months and is excited to create even more enjoyment for its community with Bigpoint as a partner. Every game on gPotato is always free-to-play, and the addition of great games from a like-minded partner brings rich new variety to the portal’s 11 million users.About gPotatoFounded in 2004, gPotato is a leading publisher of free-to-play online games. The gPotato Game Portal at www.gpotato.com hosts a diverse and lively portfolio of games such as Fly for Fun, Rappelz, Iris, Luna, Aika, Allods, Prius, and Uncharted Waters Online. gPotato now eagerly awaits the upcoming release of its newest MMO, Sevencore! Over 11 million registered users gather to play gPotato’s games for free every day. Through the uniquely powerful vehicle of online games, gPotato connects people from all over the world to create a fun and friendly global community.About BigpointBigpoint (http://www.bigpoint.com) is an online-game developer, publisher and content provider for more than 1000 global distribution partners. Bigpoint’s free-to-play games are played by over 240 million registered users in over 30 languages. The company’s diversified portfolio includes high quality games for browser, mobile and social platforms. More than 800 employees from over 35 different nations work at the company headquarters in Hamburg, Germany or at other locations in Berlin, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Malta. For more information, please visit www.bigpoint.net.  

Game of Gods Brings a Full Year’s Worth of Content in One ReleaseForget chapters: Allods Online will crack open a whole new book with the release of “Game of Gods” this February. This radical jump forward in the game’s development will bring over a year’s worth of new content to both North American and European players. Already one of the most expansive and comprehensive MMORPGs, Allods Online: Game of Gods brings even more game modes, content, and features for both new and veteran players. Dive deep into the machinations of the gods with over 100 new quests and a challenging raid stocked with 10 monstrous bosses that will test the limits of even the most skilled player. Stun your enemies with a slew of skills unique to the all-new bard class, claim great prestige and powers by achieving Great Rank, and face off in teams of 12 in the new PvP battlegrounds. Sneak a peek at the new content with a never-before-seen teaser trailer and gameplay video or dig into the details on the dedicated Allods Online: Game of Gods website! This huge expansion’s main features include: New Quests: Meet the gods of Sarnaut and unravel the mysteries of this strange universe’s creation and destruction in a series of over 100 story-driven quests. New Raid: Challenge 10 powerful bosses in an epic raid designed for the most skilled players. New Bard Archetype: Master new skills and a new play style with the completely new bard class. Great Rank: Win ultimate renown by completing an epic quest series to gain an extra skill point, customization slot, and more to make an even stronger character. Bigger Battlegrounds: Team up to defeat opposing players in the new 12v12 PvP Battlegrounds. Expanded Astral: Brave the lethal fourth layer of Astral Space with its 13 all new astral allods. Faster Ship Combat: Spin the ship and fire the cannons faster than ever with newly revamped physics for astral ship battles. Increased Level Cap: Achieve new heights of power as the level cap expands from 47 to 51. Share with Friends: Record all your victories with an automatic, opt-in social network system. Soon everyone in Sarnaut will be drawn into the action as the war for the shattered world intensifies, and the Game of Gods has only just begun! Get a head start on the action and keep an eye on all future events and details at the official Allods sites for North America and Europe. About Allods OnlineAllods Online, voted Best Game and Audience Choice at the Russian Game Developers Conference in 2009, is a revolutionary sci-fi fantasy MMORPG developed by mail.ru over four years with a budget of $12 million. Two warring factions, League and Empire, vie for control of allods – islands floating in the Astral. Aboard an Astral ship players can explore the ever-changing Astral, discover uncharted allods, engage in ship-to-ship combat, and fight massive Astral demons. The game is one of the largest and most comprehensive MMORPGs ever created, featuring a vast and gorgeously realized world, 6 races, 8 archetypes, 28 classes, and over 2,000 quests. Allods’ top quality production values feature full motion capture animation, art by internationally award-winning artists, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, the composer of Dexter and Fallout 1 & 2. About gPotato.com – Gala-Net, Inc. (North America)Founded in 2004, gPotato is a leading publisher of free-to-play online games. The gPotato Game Portal at www.gpotato.com hosts a diverse and lively portfolio of games such as Fly for Fun, Rappelz, Iris, Luna, Aika, Allods, Prius, and Uncharted Waters Online. gPotato now eagerly awaits the upcoming release of its newest MMO, Sevencore! Over 10 million registered users gather to play gPotato’s games for free every day. Through the uniquely powerful vehicle of online games, gPotato connects people from all over the world to create a fun and friendly global community. About gPotato.eu – Gala Networks Europe (Europe)Gala Networks Europe Ltd. is a leading European free-to-play online games publisher. It operates the gPotato brand in Europe by hosting, publishing, and distributing free online games through the www.gPotato.eu portal. Established in Dublin, Ireland in 2006, it operates a portfolio of MMORPGs including Flyff, Rappelz, Dragonica, Allods Online, Castle of Heroes Canaan Online and Terra Militaris. The gPotato.eu portal is now a major destination for online gamers with over 7 million users. It will also publish the martial-arts MMORPG Age of Wulin and fusion-fantasy MMORPG SEVENCORE in 2012. Further information on the company can be found at http://www.gala-net.eu. Further Resources:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/allodsonlineTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/allodsgameYoutube: http://www.youtube.com/allodsgame