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Planetwide Games Exhibits at E3 with First Million Dollar Prize Skill-Based Video Game Tournament

Planetwide Games promotes "RYL: Path of the Emperor" at E3 2005 in Kentia Hall
 Booth #6547 and at iHollywood Forum in the Fox Sports Skybox at the Staples
                                   Center.

    LOS ANGELES, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Planetwide Games, North American
licensing rights owner of MMORPG "RYL: Path of the Emperor," will be
exhibiting at the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) 2005 in Kentia Hall
Booth #6547. "RYL: Path of the Emperor" will be the first Massively
Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game to offer a $1,000,000 Grand Prize to the
winner of a Player vs. Player Skill-Based Tournament. The "RYL" qualifying
tournament will start July 1, 2005, and will end April 30, 2006, culminating
in a Final Tournament event to be broadcast live and to take place in
conjunction with next year's E3 Video Game Expo in May 2006.
    Planetwide will also be sponsoring the iHollywood Forum event at E3 in the
Fox Skybox in the Staples Center all day on Thursday, May 19. Highlights
include Planetwide President, Kevin Donovan, speaking on panels from 3:45 to
5:00pm discussing the MMO industry and the profitability of the business.
Other panel members including Steve Parkis, VP Premier Products of Disney
Online and Steve Hoffman, Executive Producer of Mobile Games and Entertainment
for InfoSpace Mobile, will discuss the logistics of MMORPG's and the future of
online gaming. Press reception and networking event to follow from 5:30pm to
8:00pm. For more information please visit http://www.ihollywoodforum.com.
    A second event will be eFocus @ Los Angeles, a Pepcom event on May 17, the
eve of the E3 show. The event will take place at the California Market Center
in downtown LA from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Planetwide Games will have a table at
the event with computers displaying "RYL: Path of the Emperor" gameplay and
attendees will have the ability to speak with top Planetwide execs.
    For more information please visit http://www.pepcom.com or RSVP to Jon Pepper at
jon@pepcom.com or Jen Ferency at jen@pepcom.com

    About Planetwide Games
    Based in Costa Mesa, CA, Planetwide Games (a Bluetorch On-Line Games, Inc.
company) is establishing itself as a provider of leading online video games
and interactive entertainment. Bringing Worlds Together(TM) Planetwide Games
also develops proprietary online technology, software products, and is
building a worldwide network of affiliates to distribute video games. Visit
http://www.RYL.net or http://www.PlanetwideGames.com.


     Company Contact:
     Mark Politi
     Planetwide Games
     (800) 560-2993 x202
     Mark@PlanetwideGames.com

     Media Contact:
     Rita Tennyson
     Vice President
     Terpin Communications
     (310) 821-6100 x108
     Rita@terpin.com

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service of eMediawire.


SOURCE Planetwide Games




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    CONTACT:
    Mark Politi of Planetwide Games,
    +1-800-560-2993, ext. 202, or Mark@PlanetwideGames.com; or Rita
    Tennyson, Vice President of Terpin Communications,
    +1-310-821-6100, ext. 108, or Rita@terpin.com, for Planetwide
    Games