Perpetual Entertainment was founded
and is staffed by industry veterans dedicated to the vision that playing games
together is simply more fun, more challenging, and more rewarding than playing
alone. The series kicks off Monday, March 14, from 8-9 PM, with the
one-hour The Romans; The Egyptians premieres the following Monday, March 21,
from 8-9 PM; and the series concludes Monday, March 28, with The Chinese from
8-9 PM (all times ET/PT). From 600 to
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addition, the Chinese were the first to identify and understand the human
circulatory system -- around the 2nd Century B.

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Mythological Online Action/RPG Featuring Squad-Based Combat, Powers of the
Gods

SAN DIEGO, Sony Online Entertainment's Platform
Publishing(TM), a cross-platform publishing, distribution and marketing label,
today announced an agreement with San Francisco, CA -based online games
developer Perpetual Entertainment to co-publish its online action role-playing
game, Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising(TM). Squad-based combat is another unique aspect of Gods +
Heroes: Rome Rising; players will earn and command Non-Player Characters
(NPCs) in a variety of strategic groupings to form individual squads, create
unique formations and implement combat tactics for these squads to execute on
command, maximizing their power in combat.
"We are excited about Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising and about our
relationship with the talented people at Perpetual," said John Needham, senior
vice president and chief financial officer, Sony Online Entertainment. SILVER SPRING, Md.

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In addition, the Chinese invented the printing press
around 800 A.

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Reminiscent of an Action/RPG, combat moves can be linked together and even
include "finishing" moves to provide a more dynamic, dramatic and visceral
feel to battles.godsandheroes.

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As Rome grows into its role as a Republic, enemies from
Carthage, Gaul and other nations seek their share of the treasures of this new
empire. It is the last of the seven wonders of the ancient
world still existing.D., China was the most technologically advanced society on earth.

The Science Channel is part of Discovery Networks, U.

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The Romans used
the aqueduct to distribute water, the catapult to defend their cities, and
the hypocaust (the first radiant heat apparatus) to heat the Roman baths. Wells is the producer/writer and Richard J.

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Player (PvP) combat.

About Perpetual Entertainment , Inc. Wells is
the director.

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com. Since
their entire civilization was based on their relationship with the Nile, the
Egyptians had tremendous incentive to develop the world's first examples of
hydraulic engineering and systematic irrigation.

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This
alliance with the gods will provide the player with incredible "god powers"
that can be wielded in battle against monsters as well as against other
players in Player vs.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners., Exploring the Roman Empire,
early Egypt and the Chinese dynasties, WHAT THE ANCIENTS KNEW is a panoramic
journey into the technological past that shaped our world.

Egyptian agricultural and horticultural technology is
the source for much of agricultural technology in the western world.C.

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Host Jack Turner
travels back in time to understand the motivations behind early solutions and
inventions, demonstrating how ancient machines worked and explaining why they
were developed.

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"Nobody understands the retail
channel for online games better than SOE.
The series is produced for The Science Channel by Washington, D.

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Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising features an innovative style of combat not seen
in other online multiplayer games, courtesy of Perpetual Entertainment Lead
Designer Stieg Hedlund, lead designer of the best-selling RPG Diablo II.
Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising(TM) is a subscription-based massively
multiplayer game developed and operated by Perpetual using its proprietary
Perpetual Entertainment Platform (PEP) technologies.

On March 21, viewers visit ancient Egypt, where astronomers developed the
world's first solar calendar and marked the first 24-hour day. The Egyptians
were also the first culture to believe in life after death, and they built
burial monuments that stand today.

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incorporating innovations from the cultures they dominated, the Romans spread
the concepts of clean water distribution and sewer systems -- as well as the
ubiquitous Roman bath -- to far-flung outposts of the empire ., long before paper money was first printed in Europe in 1661.C.

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Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising brings the bold and dramatic world of ancient
Rome online.C.
Chinese inventors can lay claim to the invention of gunpowder, fireworks, the
world's first rocket (and rocket launcher), the seismoscope , the compass, the
kite, porcelain, the crossbow, and perhaps most important for modern
civilization , steel.S., a unit of
Discovery Communications, Inc.

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SOE and the SOE logo are registered trademarks and Platform Publishing and
the Platform Publishing logo are trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment Inc. Roman
scientists and engineers were the first to be deployed to conquered provinces ,
and it was their ingenuity that linked the vast Roman Empire together with
sophisticated bridges and roads, solidifying Roman rule over a swath of
territory that in its heyday extended from Scotland to Syria. and was the tallest structure on earth until the Eiffel
Tower was built in 1889.-based
Edgework Media. The
unit also distributes BBC AMERICA.

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puts talented developers and publishers together with Platform Publishing's
high caliber suite of services and support, including top-notch distribution,
marketing and technology resources.
Perpetual Entertainment is a San Francisco based producer, publisher, and
operator of networked multi-player and massively multi-player games for the PC
and next-generation videogame consoles.

The World's Most Influential Civilizations are Explored in The Science Channel's Three-Part Series WHAT THE ANCIENTS KNEW Beginning Monday March 14

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WHAT THE ANCIENTS KNEW winds up in China on March 28, exploring how China
was a leader in science and technology for much of its history. Heike G.

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"As the recognized leader in online multiplayer gaming in North America,
partnering with SOE's Platform Publishing division to publish Gods + Heroes:
Rome Rising was an easy and obvious choice ," said Chris McKibbin, co-founder
and president of Perpetual Entertainment. Platform Publishing is a DBA of Sony
Online Entertainment Inc.platformpublishing. One of these monuments, Cheops' pyramid ,
was built in 2550 B.

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Furthermore, monstrous creatures of myth, such as Gorgons, Minotaurs
and Furies roam the land and threaten the safety of Rome. They built the first
reservoirs in human history and were the first to plant ornamental gardens.D.

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Platform Publishing(TM) and Perpetual Entertainment to Bring Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising(TM) to Life Online

As heroes of the
republic, players will embark on epic quests to defend the empire, protect its
interests and people, and serve one of the ancient Gods of Roman myth.
On Monday, March 14, viewers travel the globe to see sites of some of the
world's earliest inventions, beginning with those of ancient Rome. The Romans used concrete to build
almost everything and made use of a drum crane for building projects, which
allowed them to use a measly four pounds of lifting pressure to lift an
astonishing 4,000 pounds.

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"Our
relationship with Perpetual Entertainment is an important element of the
overall business strategy of Platform Publishing.

About Platform Publishing(TM)
Based in San Diego, CA, Platform Publishing is a cross-platform
publishing, distribution and marketing label, with an exciting library of
interactive entertainment products from third-party developers and content
providers for personal computers, game consoles and mobile devices.
They also invented double-pane glass, public bathrooms and one of the first
prototypes of industrialization -- a water-powered flour factory that could
feed a minimum of 12,000 people each day.
They were also the first nation to focus manpower away from farming and cater
to other aspects of life -- like luxury items.

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For more information, visit http://www. The Chinese were also using printed money around 812
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, 700 years before Johannes Gutenberg 's famous Bible was
printed in the West.

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Under the co-publishing
partnership, Perpetual will host and operate the game, while SOE's Platform
Publishing will be responsible for retail marketing and distribution of the
game in North America.com. For The Science Channel, Charlie Parsons is executive producer., which also operates and manages the Discovery
Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, the Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel,
Discovery HD Theater, Discovery Kids Channel, Discovery Times Channel,
Military Channel, Discovery Home Channel, Discovery en Espanol and FitTV.