Seattle, WA - Sept. 3, 2009 - Hello Kitty Online (HKO) will make its
first public debut in North America at the 2009 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 4 – 6. Hello Kitty Online brings the world of Hello Kitty
and Sanrio friends to life in the first free-to-play Massively Multiplayer
Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) based on the global pop-culture icon. Members
of the press and PAX attendees are invited to experience a demo of Hello Kitty
Online at the Aeria Games booth (# 22). Hello Kitty Online is currently in
closed beta and will transition to open beta later in September. Hello Kitty
Online will be available for free download in North America at
hko.aeriagames.com.
“Hello Kitty gaming fans have long been looking for the ideal level of online
community and engagement, and Hello Kitty Online delivers that in a format that
will thrive as the fan base continues to grow,” said Grant Wei, executive
producer, Aeria Games. “We are proud to have the opportunity to bring one of the
world’s greatest characters into the free-to-play PC online gaming space via
Aeria Game’s high-quality publishing platforms.”
Developed by Sanrio Digital and published in North America by Aeria Games, Hello
Kitty Online invites players to create a fully customizable character and engage
with other online players in a world rich in adventure and inhabited by more
than one hundred original Sanrio characters and other newly-designed creations.
Thanks to the innovative social media features of Hello Kitty Online, players
are able to share videos, screenshots, blogs and email messages with other
players without leaving the game world.
“Hello Kitty Online was designed to be a fun and interactive social gaming
experience that brings Hello Kitty and Sanrio fans and friends together in an
engaging MMO setting,” said Robert Ferrari, vice president of publishing and
business development, Sanrio Digital. “We look forward to bringing Hello Kitty
Online and the integrated SanrioTown social networking site to Hello Kitty fans
across North America.”
About Aeria Games
Aeria Games is one of the fastest growing publishers of free-to-play online
games providing an unrivaled MMO gaming experience to a growing community of
more than seven million members. With a diversified portfolio of titles,
including the renowned Shaiya, Shin Megami Tensei, and Hello Kitty Online, Aeria
Games is committed to delivering a dynamic gaming experience with high-quality,
innovative content combined with unprecedented customer service. Based in
Silicon Valley, California, Aeria Games & Entertainment, Inc. was founded in
2006 and has offices in the United States and Germany. More information about
Aeria Games & Entertainment can be found at
http://www.aeriagames.com.
About Sanrio Digital
Sanrio Digital is a joint venture between Typhoon Games (HK) Ltd. and Sanrio
Wave Hong Kong Co. Ltd. Sanrio Digital is responsible for the expansion of
Sanrio intellectual property assets into various digital and online media,
leveraging an extensive library of original material that includes world-famous
brands such as Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, My Melody and others. For more
information, please visit
http://www.sanriodigital.com and
http://www.sanriotown.com.
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