ViewSonic to Provide LCD Customers with a Free Trial of Guild Wars

Dec. 19, 2005 � ViewSonic announced it has teamed up with NCsoft - North America and ArenaNet to offer a free trial version of the online game, Guild Wars. Guild Wars takes the best elements of today's massively multiplayer online games and combines them with a new mission-based design to create an exceptional competitive game that has gained popularity with more than a million players worldwide. A 10-hour free trial will be included with purchases of ViewSonic's ultra-fast ultimate gaming monitors, the 3ms, 19-inch VX924, 17-inch VX724 and 2ms, 19-inch VX922. ViewSonic selected the Guild Wars online game, as it showcases the capabilities of the company�s response time technology, proving that LCDs are affordable and can meet the demands of gaming enthusiasts.

"This promotion allows ViewSonic and NCsoft to demonstrate an un-paralleled gaming experience," said Jeff Volpe, vice president of marketing, ViewSonic. "Gamers now have the ability to play without the drawbacks of typical LCD monitors�no ghosting, trailing or blurring."

"Gamers are some of the most demanding users of display technology," said Dorothy Ferguson, vice president of sales and marketing for NCsoft North America. "We partnered with ViewSonic because we know that the speed and quality of the Xtreme LCDs will best showcase the game."

The promotion that began Dec. 1, 2005 and runs through Jan. 1, 2006, will allow customers to participate in Guild Wars, a global online roleplaying game set in a stunning 3D fantasy world. Players can engage in cooperative group combat, in single player adventures, or in head-to-head guild battles. The ViewSonic displays that are sold with the free 10-hour trial are part of the company's Xtreme LCD lineup that provide response time performance up to 12 times faster than that of typical LCD displays on the market today. ViewSonic's Xtreme LCD line is ideal for extreme gaming, DVD viewing, television watching, and traditional computer usage, such as rapidly scrolling content within a Web site or a document.

For more information about the promotion and ViewSonic's displays, please visit www.ViewSonic.com/GuildWars.

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