$1,000,000 Tournament Grand Prize Largest in Video Game History to Be Promoted Through GameStop

$1,000,000 Tournament Grand Prize Largest in Video Game History
to Be Promoted Through GameStop
'RYL: Path of the Emperor' Now Available at More Than 1,800 Retail Locations



COSTA MESA, Calif., May 10  /PRNewswire/ -- Planetwide Games (
http://wwww.ryl.net/ ) announced today that leading video game retailer,
GameStop, is now taking reservations for "RYL: Path of the Emperor," according
to Planetwide Games' President, Kevin Donovan. "RYL" is one of the world's most
popular Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games.

GameStop has available "RYL: Path of the Emperor" reservation boxes featuring a
trial version of this brand-new Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Paying Game
(MMORPG). The reservation customers who purchase the game at retail or online
at http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=646169 are eligible to enter
the $1,000,000 tournament that starts on July 1, 2005 as well as delivers them
an exclusive virtual item to be inserted into the player's account once the
full version is received.

"Planetwide Games is pleased to be working with and distributed by GameStop in
North America," said Donovan. "'RYL: Path of the Emperor' has become a live
interactive global community. 'RYL' is also the first fantasy MMORPG to be
comprised of true Player vs. Player and Guild vs. Guild action. RYL's 100%
realistic 3D game play comes complete with ever changing weather and
environmental effects and its intuitive combat system is quick and clean,
allowing players to move more easily through the levels, much more so than in
any other MMORPG."

"RYL: Path of the Emperor" is the first MMORPG 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 "RYL: Path of the Emperor" Final Tournament event to be
broadcast live and to take place in conjunction with the E3 Video Game Expo in
May 2006. Interested players can view more details about the tournament rules
and regulations at http://www.ryl.net/ .

"RYL: Path of the Emperor" is a persistent universe or role-playing game (RPG).
"RYL" players start off at Level 1, with minimal skills and abilities, but over
time they gain experience points, through achievement, which allows them to
advance to Level 2, and beyond. As "RYL" players advance to each level they
discover new and stronger skills, which assist them in their ability to try and
survive during all encompassing battles against powerful monsters.

In the game, players can choose from 20 character classes and assume the role
of a Warrior, Cleric, Mage, and Assassin and then explore the many exotic
locations within boundless miles of terrain and virtual real estate. In "RYL:
Path of the Emperor," players meet other players in a diverse real time
environment where thousands of players simultaneously compete and take part in
specific quests and missions, fight monsters and other players, battle in Guild
vs. Guild duels, buy, sell and trade virtual merchandise, build fortresses and
even raise their own virtual Dragon. Lastly, "RYL" players have the chance to
receive the ultimate gaming reward; to become the actual Emperor of "RYL," Rule
over the Land and win $1,000,000.

Some of the many innovative features of "RYL: Path of the Emperor" include:

  -- True Player vs. Player (PVP) Action
  -- Guild vs. Guild Battles
  -- Customized Character Creation
  -- Hundreds of Quests
  -- Compelling and Intuitive Combat System
  -- Innovative, Customizable "Skill System"
  -- Upgradeable and Limitless Armor and Weapons System
  -- Build Fortresses
  -- Raise a Virtual Dragon for Battle
  -- Create Flying Siege Gliders
  -- Commandeer Battering Rams
  -- Persistent Universe
  -- Thousands of Miles of Treacherous and Exotic Terrain
  -- Virtual Real Estate Ownership
  -- Become the Emperor and Rule the Land

  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. Planetwide Games also develops proprietary online
technology, software products, and is building a worldwide network of
affiliates to distribute their games. Visit http://www.ryl.net/ or
http://www.planetwidegames.com/ .

About GameStop Corp.

Headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, GameStop Inc. (NYSE:GME; GME.B) is the
nation's largest video game and entertainment software specialty retailer. The
company operates more than 1,800 retail stores throughout the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Ireland, primarily under the GameStop(R)
brand. In addition, the company owns a commerce-enabled Web property,
http://www.gamestop.com/ , and Game Informer(R) magazine, the leading video and
computer game publication with a subscriber base of more than two million.

GameStop Corp. sells the most popular new software, hardware and game
accessories for the PC and next generation video game systems from Sony,
Nintendo, and Microsoft, and is also the industry's largest reseller of used
video games.

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shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition,
possible disruptions or delays in the opening of new stores or the inability to
obtain suitable sites for new stores, possible disruptions or delays in
successfully transferring the company's headquarters and distribution center to
a new facility during 2005, higher than anticipated store closing or relocation
costs, higher interest rates, the performance of the company's online and other
initiatives, the successful integration of acquired businesses, unanticipated
increases in merchandise or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation
results or effects, product shortages, and other factors which may be outside
of the company's control. In addition, the video game industry has historically
been cyclical in nature and dependent upon the introduction of new generation
systems and related interactive software. Please refer to the company's reports
on file with the SEC for a more detailed discussion of these and other risks
that could cause results to differ materially.

   Company Contact:
   Mark Politi
   VP Sales and Marketing
   Planetwide Games
   800-560-2993 x202
   

   Media Contact:
   Rita Tennyson
   Terpin Communications
   310-821-6100 x104
   

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