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The Sign is a 3D MMORPG that we developed in-house with the assistance of our own 3D game engine. The game adopts an innovative wide-screen film interface, which resembles the appearance of a film shown in a movie theater. Chen Kaige, renowned director of the film Farewell My Concubine, was the art director for The Sign, and He Xuntian, composer of Sister Drum, created the music.

Users may choose their game characters from three professions : warriors, warlocks and magicians. When users characters travel throughout the game's virtual world, their customized weapons and facial expression bring to life the graphics of our first 3D game.

Background
According to an ancient Chinese legend, Emperor Huang defeated his enemy Chi You with the help of fairies. To mark this glorious victory, Emperor Huang harnessed heaven, earth and the underworld to forge an enormous copper vessel. Later, Emperor Huang left the magic vessel behind on earth when he joined his ancestors in heaven. According to the legend, this magic vessel was a passage to to heaven, and to hell.

Thousands of years later, Huo Lei, a barbarian commander, found the magic vessel and build a city of iron to defend it. That iron, however, was used to support the weight of heaven. Without it heaven collapsed, and the celestial powers of good as well as the underworld powers of evil returned to the earth in search of the magic vessel.