Reality Gap Announces Monato Esprit™ Christmas Event

Players logging into Monato Esprit can get a Santa Cap, Santa Boots and Mistletoe Necklace this Christmas

 SEATTLE, WA – October 31, 2009 - All new Monato Esprit^tm players will receive a free exclusive item, a "Witch Hat,"  for creating an account this Halloween and reaching level 3 in the game. Wearers of the Witch Hat receive +10 defense against magical attacks and an additional +10 physical defense. The Witch Hat will last for the month of November at which point it will disappear. The item will be added to the inventory of all new 3rd (or greater) level players this coming Monday, November 2nd. Players can register at http://www.monatoesprit.com/

About Monato Esprit

Monato Esprit^tm is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online RPG where players can choose between 6 different powerful classes, create and sell their own customized items and own their own dungeon portals, charging fees to other adventurers who want to use them.  The game economy is entirely player-driven and powered by the MetaTIX^tm (www.metatix.com) virtual currency, which is also used in Battleswarm^tm: Field of Honor^tm (www.battleswarm.net/playnow). Monato Esprit^tm is also currently available in FilePlanet’s “Free Games” section.

About Reality Gap, Inc. 

Reality Gap, Inc. (http://www.realitygap.com) is a publisher of Massively Multiplayer Online Games located in Seattle, Washington. The company is the innovator behind MetaTIX^TM, a turnkey billing system for online games and virtual worlds.  

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Reality Gap, Inc., MetaTIX, and Monato Esprit are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Reality Gap, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

You can earn 100 FREE MetaTIX on MMOSite.com right now by participating in the MMOSite.com Halloween event: http://contest.mmosite.com/festival/halloween By playing a simple flash game, players can win coins and exchange them for prizes including 100 MetaTIX. Prizes are listed here https://shop.mmosite.com/index.php/shop4/index/type_key.html 

 October 4th All Players are Eligible to Win MetaTIX™ and In-game Gold in a Variety of Categories

SEATTLE, WA – October 1, 2009 –In celebration of the Battleswarm™: Field of Honor™ Open Beta, Reality Gap, Inc. has announced that it will be hosting an all day tournament on Sunday, October 4th. Players can enter to win in a variety of categories including Best Overall Player, Best Human Player, and Best Bug Player. Prizes will include 100,000 in MetaTIX™, a universal virtual currency for online games, and over 2,000,000 in-game gold, which can be spent on game upgrades such as flamethrowers, insect breeds and more. MetaTIX can be spent in Battleswarm: Field of Honor when the game goes public in late October while game gold may be spent immediately. Users not already signed up to play, can register at http://www.battleswarm.net/playnow.  Users can also use MetaTIX now in Monato Esprit™, a massively multiplayer online RPG published by Reality Gap. 

Developed by Gameworld Tech Co, LTD, Battleswarm pits first-person shooters (FPS) against real-time strategy (RTS) players in this genre-busting online PC game.  Players can either engage in tactical, first-person combat as a Human soldier or  command  hundreds of alien bugs as the Bug Commander.  Human players attempt to use superior firepower and team-based game play to outsmart the Bug players, who are playing the game strategically as a real time strategy game.

Interested players can find more information about the tournament categories, prizes, legal requirements and detailed rules on the Battleswarm forums at http://www.battleswarm.net/community. All winners will be announced in the week following the tournament.

Reality Gap, Inc. http://www.realitygap.com ) was founded in June 2007, by Michael A. Williams, J. Mark Hood, and Nolan Bushnell.  Reality Gap is the publisher of Monato Esprit(tm), a massively multiplayer online role-playing game; Battleswarm(tm): Field of Honor(tm), a genre-busting FPS vs. RTS online game; and the developer of MetaTIX, the universal virtual currency system.  The company is based in Seattle, Washington.

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Reality Gap, Inc., Battleswarm: Field of Honor, Monato Esprit, and MetaTIX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Reality Gap, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

  SEATTLE, WA – September 30, 2009 – Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Reality Gap, Inc. and founder of Atari, Inc., has appeared on CNBC to discuss Reality Gap's MetaTIX™ virtual currency and new online multiplayer game: Battleswarm™: Field of Honor™, driving a traffic spike to Battleswarm.net and MetaTIX.com.

Watch the video here: CNBC

 Reality Gap, Inc. (www.realitygap.com) was founded in June 2007, by Michael A. Williams, J. Mark Hood, and Nolan Bushnell.  Reality Gap is the publisher of Monato Esprit™, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game; Battleswarm™: Field of Honor™, a genre-busting FPS vs. RTS online game; and the developer of MetaTIX™, the universal virtual currency system.  The company is based in Seattle, Washington.

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Reality Gap, Inc., Battleswarm: Field of Honor, Monato Esprit, and MetaTIX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Reality Gap, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. 

Reality Gap, Inc. announced today that its upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game, Monato Esprit™, will launch its Final Beta on Thursday, June 4th.  Monato Esprit is a fantasy role-playing game in which players assume the role of winged Archons whose mission is to rid the Dreamworld of an invasion by nightmares.  As a unique component of the game, players control the economy by having the exclusive right to sell items in the stores, commanding non-player characters (NPCs) to charge tolls, and performing alchemy to create custom magic items.

 Slated for commercial launch next month, players can experience Monato Esprit for free by registering for the Final Beta at www.monatoesprit.com.  Players who participate in this Final Beta will be able to keep their characters, as well as all of their items, when the game launches in July.

 “We are excited to enter the final beta phase of Monato Esprit,” said J. Mark Hood, chief operating officer of Reality Gap, Inc. “We’ve received thousands of suggestions from our fans and have incorporated these changes which uniquely combine the economy of a virtual world in the setting of a role-playing game.”

Reality Gap™ has announced that its massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Monato Esprit™, will be updated today, along with a new MetaTIX™ website and system. The update addresses many of the comments from the community, with a new skill system, 243 new quests, 33 new NPCs, crafting, item decomposition, and a host of graphical improvement and bug fixes.

"The community has patiently waiting for us to address their issues, and I am happy to say that we are finally ready to give them the next step towards the game that we all want to see" said J. Mark Hood, COO at Reality Gap™.

Reality Gap, Inc. today announced that it will be honoring 13 year old Thomas Brown from Bremerton, WA for his heroism and quick thinking in catching a 6 year old girl as she fell from a third story apartment window. On Monday, August 18th, Reality Gap, Inc. CEO Michael A. Williams will present Thomas with a laptop computer installed with its latest computer game Monato Esprit™. Additionally, Keiretsu Forum’s Todd Dean will be presenting a check for $500 from the Keiretsu Forum Charitable Foundation.

"By acting quickly, Thomas saved a young girl from potentially being severely injured or killed," said Michael A. Williams, CEO of Reality Gap, Inc. "It is our great pleasure to reward Thomas for his selfless and courageous act."

Reality Gap™ has announced that its upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Monato Esprit™, will begin open beta today, August 11th. Monato Esprit™ is a fantasy game in which players must save the dream world from an invasion by nightmares. Instead of the usual subscription model, Monato Esprit™ uses the MetaTIX™ ticket system, which allows players to use tickets to enjoy in-game features and otherwise play for free. Players can buy tickets or earn tickets by trading with other players.

"We are delighted to invite players to enjoy the world of Monato Esprit™," said Tom Eberspecher, Director of Customer Relations for Reality Gap, Inc. "Monato Esprit™ is a rich, 3D game with a deep story and features that show off the power of having a completely player-based economy. Players will enjoy forming parties and going on quests as well as trading with one-another using MetaTIX™."

Monato Esprit™ a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Gamasoft, has opened its Russian language open beta phase to tens of thousands of players. The Russian language version is published by Astrum Online, the largest online game publisher in Russia.

"Reality Gap, Inc. would like to extend their congratulations to Astrum Online on their successful launch of the Russian version of Monato Esprit™," said Michael A. Williams, CEO of Reality Gap, Inc. "With our own English language version of Monato Esprit™ launching open beta in the coming days with the MetaTIX™ ticket system, it proves the viability of the game in multiple regions."

Reality Gap will be hosting its Office Opening launch party on August 12th and will be presenting at the Keiretsu Northwest Summit the following day in Bellevue, Washington, with Nolan Bushnell acting as the Guest Speaker. If you are interested in attending please send an email to PR@RealityGap.com with your contact information and the name of your company or organization.

Reality Gap, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of their new website www.RealityGap.com. The new site allows users to keep up to date on the latest Reality Gap, MetaTIX™, and Monato EspritTM news, check out corporate information and job openings, and includes a special section for investors.
"We are very excited to have the new Reality Gap launch today. The new site reflects the vision of Reality Gap and provides an invaluable resource for our customers. Our hats are off to our friends at Omnifuse for their hard work and great design." said Tom Eberspecher, Director of Customer Relations for Reality Gap, Inc.

Reality Gap, Inc., is a publisher of Massively Multiplayer Online Games located in Seattle, Washington, founded by video game veterans Michael Williams, J. Mark Hood, and Nolan Bushnell. The company is the innovator behind MetaTIX™, a turnkey billing system for the virtual worlds. Their first title, Monato Esprit™, is a 3D Online Role Playing Game. It is in closed beta and is expected to announce open beta later this summer. For more information please visit www.realitygap.com or email PR@RealityGap.com.

Reality Gap, Inc. held the first of what will be several full-scale stress tests for its Massive Multiplayer title Monato Esprit™ on June 21st. The test provided valuable data on server load, bandwidth usage, and game stability that is being used to guide server deployment next month.

The team at Reality Gap would like to thank the closed beta participants and would like to remind everyone to be on the lookout for information about future tests.

Reality Gap, Inc., a software publisher specializing in Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games using the innovative MetaTIXTM billing system, today announced that Tom Eberspecher has joined the company as its Director of Customer Relations. Eberspecher is a video game industry veteran with over a decade of experience whose most recent role was as Online Community PR Manager in the games division of Microsoft. Prior to Microsoft, Eberspecher worked in Nintendo's product acquisition and development division where he served in a variety of roles. In addition, Eberspecher served in the U.S. Navy and is an avid gamer who is dedicated to delivering great games. "I'm very pleased to have Tom join our team at Reality Gap. With over a decade of marketing, PR, and customer relations experience at Microsoft and Nintendo, he will take our customer experience to the next level," said J. Mark Hood, Chief Operating Officer of Reality Gap, Inc.

Reality Gap has released the latest Monato Esprit™ client. To get the latest client, please log into the site, click the download link. If you have the older client, please make sure to uninstall it before installing the new client.

We are focusing our attention on perfecting Monato Esprit™ during this closed beta period. Be sure to check this site for updates on the game's progress and new developments at Reality Gap. Please visit Monato EspritTM at www.monatoesprit.com.