GOTEBORG, Sweden, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- See the world's first MMO powered by CryENGINE(R)2

First Planet Company, developer and publisher of the largest real cash
economy MMORPG, announced that the completely new Planet Calypso - The
Colonist MMO has been launched today on PC's worldwide. This new release sees
the complete transformation from Project Entropia as it becomes Planet
Calypso with beautiful new vistas, a compelling new story and dangerous
monsters all rendered in Crytek's stunning CryENGINE 2.

As an exclusive benefit to players who sign on now, Planet Calypso's
'Second Golden Age' has been declared. As the new version is brought fully
online, and new and improved features are added, players are being given a
chance to find elite items that will never be made public again.
Additionally, as a thank you for helping to make sure the planet is ready,
veteran and former colonists are all being given a very special gift. A brand
new pair of Gullaldr sunglasses, now more important than ever since the
introduction of day and night cycles, will be waiting. Colonists will have
the ability to directly impact the new world as they can interface directly
with the development team should they have any problems. This will help
Planet Calypso smoothly implement its new and improved features.

"As always a player's real life business skills can still translate to
real money in their bank account," said Marco Behrmann, CEO of First Planet
Company. "With Planet Calypso we are focusing our efforts on game play,
storyline, events and an overall engrossing experience for the user.
Explorers can still seek their real life fortune on Planet Calypso, but they
can also just play a fantastic and entertaining MMORPG"

Planet Calypso will continue the tradition of using real currency in the
game and allowing players an opportunity to use their business skills to make
real money. Six years after the initial launch as Project Entropia, the game
is now called "Planet Calypso" and uses state-of-the-art technology. Its real
cash economy, using a fixed exchange rate of 10:1 between its PED currency
and the USD, is still the mainstay of this MMORPG. Players will have the
ability to play for free and participate in a unique virtual economy with
real prospects.

Planet Calypso is a free download available today. For more information
please feel free to simply go to our new website at www.planetcalypso.com.
For an official press preview disk and special media account please contact
us at the emails above.

About First Planet Company

First Planet Company AB is a subsidiary of the MindArk Group. First
Planet Company AB develops and markets Planet Calypso, a Massively
Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) based on the Entropia Platform,
and is part of the Entropia Universe. Set in a distant future, the planet
Calypso is home to an expanding human colony struggling with the natural and
economic elements involved in establishing their new civilization.

For more information on First Planet Company (FPC) and Planet Calypso
please contact us at the numbers above or go to our website at
http://www.planetcalypso.com

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