(Sunnyvale, CA – July 26, 2005) – Gamers waiting for their chance to share their opinions, questions and wish lists for the massively multiplayer online (MMO) golf game Shot-Online will have their chance for the first time ever – live. Stratics, one of the premier websites focusing on the MMO gaming community, is hosting a House of Commons chat July 26 at 6 PM (PST) featuring Shot-Online developers. The developers will be on hand to field community feedback about all things Shot-Online. The chat will be held in the #StraticsHoC channel on Stratics IRC, accessible either through Stratics’ Java IRC or an IRC-compatible chat client. Visit the Stratics website (http://www.stratics.com) for more details about the chat and how to be a part of it

Shot-Online, developed by OnNet Co., Ltd., is a hybrid massively multiplayer online game, a golfing simulation incorporating elements of traditional role-playing, enhanced by a proprietary physics engine for golf ball dynamics and interaction with eight challenging, varied golf courses. Detailed 3D graphics and smooth-as-silk animation enhance the realism of Shot-Online as a simulation. On the role-playing side of Shot-Online, characters can level and grow in skill and capability through training, while team and solo competitions allow players a chance to win game currency to buy skill-enhancing items, and quests and other community events are offered for even more depth.

Shot-Online, for Windows/PC systems, is available online for free download at the official website (http://www.shot-online.com). Shot-Online offers absolutely FREE play without time or play limits; however, with a Gold Membership for the entertainment-packed, high-value rate of $9.99 a month, a 50% discount on the greens fee; a 30% discount on items purchased with in-game currency; the locker fee is free; and trade between users is free, and other benefits are offered. For the Gold Plus Membership of just $14.99 monthly, along with the other benefits of regular membership, the greens fees are free and a friend’s green free can be discounted 50% and a one million monthly allotment of the in-game currency is given to the player, along with other benefits.

To find out more details about Shot-Online and all the latest news about the game, please visit the official Shot-Online website. (http://www.shot-online.com).