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World War II Online Free 14 Day Trial Available At Gigex
Bedford, Texas - February 1, 2002 -- Playnet.com, Cornered Rat Software and Strategy First announced today that a 14 day free trial of their massively multiplayer online game, World War II Online is available for download through one of the web's leading download services, Gigex.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for us to expose World War II Online to players who haven't experienced the virtual battlefield and we're excited at the opportunity to see thousands of new players join our growing player base," says Al Corey, Marketing Manager for Playnet.
Gigex's extensive network, including such popular sites as Yahoo!, AOL Canada, PC Gamer, CGW, Stuff, and Men's Health allows Playnet and Strategy First to gain exposure from a diverse range of consumers, in both the hard-core gaming community, as well as the more mainstream market.
Players can download the free trial version of the game and play for up to 14 days with all the game's features including operating tanks, field guns, aircraft, supply vehicles and boats or choose to play as a trooper- all with and against thousands of other players in the 3D world set in 1940 war-torn Europe. At the end of the 14 Day trial, players will be able to retain their characters by getting a full retail version of the game and activating their full subscription.
To download the trial version from Gigex, log onto:
http://gigex.com/GetPackage/GetPackage.ASP?PackageId=0069000003&source=00About Playnet Inc
Playnet, Inc is an Internet technologies company that specializes in design and development of massively multi-player online games (MMOG) at its in-house software development studio, Cornered Rat Software (CRS); and through its Playnet.com division operates an independent Internet-based online publishing center and interactive entertainment destination website,
www.playnet.com that offers dynamic and customizable global delivery of a channelized line up of e-content, games, and advertising products through its own web sites and dozens of affiliated game and content sites. Established in April of 1999 and located in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area of Texas, Playnet publishes online titles World War II Online, Wildcards and DarkSpace.About Strategy First
Strategy First Inc. is a leading developer and worldwide publisher of entertainment software for the PC. Founded in 1990, the company has grown rapidly, publishing major games in the industry and simultaneously developing its own in-house titles such as O.R.B., Disciples II, Nexagon: The Pit and Zero-G Marines. After winning numerous awards for games such as
Disciples: Sacred Lands, Europa Universalis, Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns and Steel Beasts, Strategy First continues to push the gaming envelope with its own groundbreaking titles, while maintaining its reputation as a unique alternative for independent developers seeking to market their games to a worldwide audience.

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