EitaroSoft Inc. will exhibit its new 3D action online role-playing game (RPG) "The Ring of the Dragon" (hereafter referred to as "R.O.D.") at "gamescom 2012," the largest game show in Europe, which will be held in Cologne, Germany, for five days from August 15 (Wednesday) through 19 (Sunday). The gamescom 2012 version -- which is dramatically updated with attractive new action game elements -- of  "R.O.D." will be on display at the booth of GREE, who operates the social networking service (SNS), with which EitaroSoft plans to cooperate in launching the sale of "R.O.D." in countries where English is the mother tongue, including North America, from the coming autumn.

1.  "Grasp" is added as a new attack action element for the enemy monster.

2.  "Karma System," which branches "LAW" and "EVIL" according to the choices of players, is installed.

3.  Horse riding function provides users with a stimulating and faster transporting experience in the great field.

About The Ring of the Dragon

The Ring of The Dragon (R.O.D.), the newest addition to a long list of large-scale games developed by EitaroSoft, Inc., is a highly popular action-type game which offers users the great enjoyment of cooperating with other online players in an online party play to conquer various patterns of assaults mounted by the enemy boss. The game was designed with global marketing in mind from the beginning. The game, for example, comes with real, beautiful graphics which are certain to attract global fans of authentic fantasy games, and provides a riddle-solving fantasy which is felt familiar, attractive and yet deep by people in any country of the world. As high-end online RPGs currently available in the world smartphone market are still scarce, we will provide high-quality, full-fledged fantasy RPGs aimed at experienced users having played such games with their PCs or home game consoles.

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About gamescom 2012

Gamescom is a trade fair for video games held annually at Koelnmesse in Cologne,

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and it is a leading international game industry show. Almost 50% of visitors including both B2B and B2C are from overseas. Cologne is one of Europe's leading media hubs from where news is dispatched to the rest of the world, so it is the best place to promote brand-new projects for developers and publishers.

DATE: August 15 (Wed) for media; August 16 (Thu) - August 19 (Sun) for everyone

VENUE: Koelnmesse, Cologne

REF URL: http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/en/gamescom/home/index.php

About EitaroSoft, Inc.

EitaroSoft, Inc. successfully developed Japan's first 3D engine with application software. The company developed a 3D avatar system based on its self-developed 3D technology, realizing Japan's first 3D avatar system for a mobile phone browser by utilizing the state-of-the-art Ajax technology. It is also focusing on research and development of network technologies, including P2P-based online technology and Japan's first full-3D online RPG allowing four players to participate simultaneously in it. EitaroSoft makes it a point to develop new technologies, having developed a number of technologies to realize services previously considered unrealistic and earned much appreciation from customers, both at home and abroad, who desire differentiated services not available anywhere else.

For more details about our company, please visit the site (http://www.eitarosoft.co.jp/).

Established: January 2002

Head office: Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo