The Perfect World International team has made the mythical Neinbeast Mount available in the Cash Shop through Sunday for characters level 20 or higher.

This is the first time this rare mount will be available in the game, and it has some benefits that make it stand out from other mounts. the Neinbeast is the biggest mount in the game to date and quite fast. It also leaves a trail fire in its wake.

You can view the mount in the in-game Cash Shop or check it out on the game's official Web site. Once the sale ends, the mount will no longer be available.

With the newest Perfect World International update coming to live servers, we sat down with Jonathan Belliss, Product Manager of Perfect World International, to talk about the introduction of Genies into the PW universe. Join us as I attempt to rub his lamp of infinite exclusives!

ZAM: Hello. Thanks for taking the time to talk with us about the newest Perfect World International update.

Jonathan Belliss: Thanks for having me!

ZAM: The newest update introduces player owned Genies. Can you tell us the storyline behind this update?

Jonathan: In the PWI universe, there are three worlds: the realm where players live, the Perfect World, the Underworld and the Elemental World. These worlds exist in a delicate balance with one another - an imbalance in one wreaks havoc on the others.

Genies are coming to Perfect World International and we have an inside look, though unfortunately someone on the development team failed to get the memo that explained what Genies look like. That's alright; ZAM.com has the exclusive at what Genies look like in a Perfect World.

Check out the screenshots below and stay tuned for an exclusive interview with Perfect World International Product Manager, Jonathan Bellis coming later this Thursday. *Hint* We talk about Genies!

The Perfect World International team has posted a preview trailer for the game's Age of Spirits expansion on the official Web site. According to the post, this week's patch will contain a collection of features and updates from the expansion, but the genie system will be published within the next few weeks.

In Age of Spirits, players will now be able to zoom out their camera and cast buffs and heals on themselves when targeting hostile enemies. As for genies, which are the primary feature in Age of Spirits, they are non-combat pets that provide your character with new abilities to be used in both PvE and PvP.

For more information on the expansion, you can read today's patch notes here. Just remember the genie system has not been implemented yet.

Before I begin, I should probably let you know a few things that flavour my opinions. One, there is the fact that I have had a strange attraction to Ragnarok Online for as long as time can tell; two, I enjoy complicated games that force me to 'pre-plan' my character (lest I end up becoming some kind of bizarre hybrid, incapable of killing anything); and three, I like cutesy graphics.

Don't judge.

For those of you not familiar with Ragnarok Online, it was basically the epitome of the afore-mentioned cutesy graphics (in sprite form!) characterized by excessive amounts of killing monsters, a ridiculously unforgiving character customization system and not much else (although that may have changed since I've played). What was really bizarre about my infatuation with that old sprite game, however, was the fact that, to this day, I liked killing monsters without a storyline to fall back on, and I liked the idea of pre-charting my entire character's growth, and, finally, I liked the cutesy graphics.

In this regard, when I say that Perfect World reminded me of my bygone Ragnarok Online years, you can get a sense of what Perfect World is all about.

The first expansion for Perfect World International, entitled The Lost Empire, has been released. The expansion has already been applied to the free-to-play game in this week's patch, so all you need to do is log in to enjoy all of the new features and content.

The additions include new skills, Spiritual Cultivation levels, Battle Pets, zones, quests, monsters, weapons and equipment. There's even an epic quest chain that links the past to the present, amd there are now more than 25 new skills and abilities across all six classes.

For more information, visit the expansion page. It explains how you can explore the Perfect World 1,000 years in the past, including four new dungeons. It also contains some screenshots and a trailer.

Would you like to own a Nintendo DS Lite customized with Perfect World art? If so, you can enter a raffle for the portable gaming system each time you Charge Zen through 5 p.m. Nov. 14. One winner will be chosen from each of the game's three servers and should receive the prize by Thanksgiving.

For more information and a glimpse of the Nintendo DS Lite, visit the contest page.

Perfect World Entertainment has announced The Lost Empire, the first expansion to Perfect World International, will launch Dec. 1.

The expansion will include new skills, spiritual cultivation levels, battle pets, zones, weapons, equipment, quests, monsters and a time-traveling quest chain.

For more information, check out the official expansion page.

A new PvE server named Sanctuary will be launched tonight at midnight (Pacific Time) in Perfect World International after the weekly maintenance is complete.

Perfect World International is a free-to-play MMORPG deeply rooted in Chinese mythology. It is the English-based, international version of Perfect World II. Check out the official Web site for more information on the game or to download the client.