Forsaken World’s gameplay is built to appeal to both novice and hardcore gamers. Its intuitive interface and user-friendly controls help players adapt quickly. Original class-specific mechanics, captivating quests, dungeons and in-game events keep players hooked. Players can battle shoulder-to-shoulder with friends in large-scale guild wars, build and upgrade clan castles and fight other players in PvP matches.

“We have much work to do before launching but we are happy to give MMORPG fans an opportunity to enter the amazing world of Forsaken World now,” said Nival Senior Producer Artyom Tarnavsky. “This is a great start for gamers who have been anticipating this closed beta test.”

Nival announced it would publish Forsaken World in Russia earlier this year, and expectations have grown during the lead-up to closed beta. Tens of thousands of players have applied for the test, including active members of Russia’s largest guilds, such as Avalon, Espada, Corporation Chaos and dozens more. Others still have a chance to join by applying on the game’s official website.

Once gamers enter the striking Forsaken World, closed beta testers will be treated to a variety of exciting contests prepared by Nival. The most active players will receive prizes for their contribution to the closed beta test and other achievements in the game.

About Nival

Nival is a global developer and publisher of social strategy games with extensive experience in strategy game development and massively multiplayer online game publishing. Nival is headquartered in Moscow and was founded by Russian games industry veteran Sergey Orlovskiy, who currently serves as company president. With offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia; Minsk, Belarus; Kiev, Ukraine and Los Angeles; Nival currently has more than 250 employees and four development studios. Nival is currently developing the award-winning social strategy game, Prime World, and operates the popular Russian gaming platform, ZZima.com. For more information about Nival, please visit www.nival.com.

About Beijing Perfect World

Beijing Perfect World is a global publisher of online games including the popular MMO projects Jade Dynasty, Legend of Martial Arts, Heroes of Three Kingdoms, Battle of Immortals and Ether Saga Online, and the offline action RPG Torchlight. The company’s portfolio features one of the most successful MMORPG projects in Russia, Perfect World. The audience of the games published by Beijing Perfect World is dozens of millions of players around the world. For more information about Beijing Perfect World please visit http://www.pwrd.com/.