Santa Clara, CA – June 22, 2010

During E3 2010, ChangYou.com (US) proudly announced the start date of Open Beta for Blade Wars, an innovative new action/fighting free-to-play (F2P) MMORPG. The game’s varied combat animations and fluid combination attacks have excited players worldwide. “You can create and personalize your own kung fu combos, making your character more versatile and able to handle any situation you may encounter,” explains Blade Wars co-producer, Angie Canary. “This means that even within the same class, no two characters are likely to fight using the same tactics and skills.”

Additional features of the game include an inventive mini game called Maestro, a music mini game that allows adventures to earn experience points for creating and performing custom musical numbers. “Our players & testers had a ton of fun grouping up and playing in a band together in Closed Beta,” notes Canary. “There are a lot of fun surprises in Blade Wars.”

Blade Wars Open Beta begins Thursday June 24, 2010 at 4:00 PM (PDT). As this is open, no keys are required to join! Just download and play. This is the worldwide English release and will serve players from around the globe.

To learn more about Blade Wars, visit BladeWarsMMO.com.

ChangYou.com (US) Inc. is a subsidiary of ChangYou.com, Ltd. (NASDAQ: CYOU), one of the top three online gaming developers and operators in China. Interpreted into English, “Chang You” means “Playing games brings happiness “; a fitting name for what was originally Sohu.com’s MMORPG business unit. In December 2007, ChangYou blossomed into an independent company and was subsequently listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market in April of 2009. ChangYou.com runs many of the most popular MMORPGs in China, and has recently launched three free-to-play MMORPGs in the United States: Dragon Oath, Blade Wars, and Zentia.