Planetwide Games announces that RYL: Path of the Emperor will be available in retail stores as of tomorrow (thanks Frans), and the $1 million contest for the free-to-play MMORPG will launch July 1: "RYL: Path of the Emperor is the first MMORPG to offer a $1,000,000 Grand Prize to the winner of a Player vs. Player Skill-Based Tournament. All Tournament Players will have equal chances to qualify monthly for the $1,000,000 Tournament. Player’s scores will start at zero at the beginning of each months qualifying. The RYL $1,000,000 qualifying tournament will start July 1, 2005 and will end April 30, 2006, culminating in a RYL: Path of the Emperor Final Tournament event to be broadcast live and to take place in conjunction with the E3 Video Game Expo in May 2006.