First-ever International Cross-over Final Battle for Perfect World's 'Zhu Xian 2' to Take Place on September 18

    BEIJING, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) ("Perfect World" or the "Company"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, today announced that the company will officially host the first-ever international cross-over final battle for "Zhu Xian 2" in Beijing on September 18, 2010. Eight representatives from different countries and regions will come together under one roof to bear witness to this historic moment.

    Perfect World's hosting of the first-ever international cross-over final battle for "Zhu Xian 2" will be an epic event in the international online gaming world, a world-class, international event on a scale seldom hosted by China's game developers. During this year's battle, players will engage in fierce competition, using Perfect World's 3D MMORPG "Zhu Xian 2" as a platform, and the overall winner will be named the champion. Since the outset of this competition, teams from mainland China, Taiwan, North America, Vietnam, South Korea, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, and Thailand have signed on to participate.

    "Zhu Xian," a top-notch online game released by Perfect World in 2007, has drawn attention ever since its first appearance in the market, and in the ensuing three years has enjoyed the unflagging support of its players. In the time since its arrival in the market, many versions and updates of "Zhu Xian" have been released in order to provide players with new game content. The game continues to be one of the most popular 3D MMORPG's in China today. Additionally, it has also been exported to over ten countries and regions, and the game's many players come from all over the globe.

    About hosting this "Perfect World 'Zhu Xian 2' International Cross-over Final Battle," Zhu Qi, president of Perfect World, remarked, "Game developers and players from all over the world have expressed their enthusiasm for this competition, and we plan to host such international competitions regularly in the future. We hope that by hosting this Perfect World 'Zhu Xian 2' International Cross-over Final Battle, we will not only be able to provide a stage for players to engage in interactive competition and mutual exchanging of ideas online, but also provide offline players with an opportunity to come together under one roof. In the future, we plan to host such events for our other games as well, so that players of Perfect World games from all over the world will have the same opportunity to gather together in one place and share in such a festive event."