Yearly Archives: 2007

Aeria Games Announces Open Beta for Twelve Sky

North American game publisher Aeria Games has announced the open beta release of the Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMORPG) Twelve Sky.

Twelve Sky is an oriental style, martial arts based Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). Located in ancient China, Twelve Sky puts players in the middle of an age old conflict between three warring factions. Featuring realistic martial arts weapons and moves, plus a robust RVR system, Twelve Sky is by far one of the best Free-to-Play PVP-based MMORPG games released to date.

Players can find out more information and create a free account from the Twelve Sky website:
http://12-sky.aeriagames.com

Tales of Pirates – Halloween Activities

With the coming of Halloween 2007, IGG would like to take this opportunity to celebrate the exciting festival with all ToP (http://top.igg.com/) players. Once the three main cities are lit by the jack o’ lanterns light, all the pirates will be out celebrating the festival. During Halloween, Tales of Pirates will provide all players with lots of interesting events, fabulous items. View the details as below:
Halloween In-Game Events
-Activity A:
Monsters and Mooncakes
During the activity time, players can obtain MoonCakes by defeating relevant monsters. After eating the special cakes, players will be able to gain quite a number of Exp instantly
-Activity B
Halloween Lantern
During the event time, after eating the Super Candy Stick, players will get a Bamboo Stick. Bring the Bamboo Stick, Red Pager and Strange Candle to Granny – Beldi (2277, 2769) at Argent City for a Lantern (+50 defenses)

Halloween Item Mall Sales Promotion
-Details
Every TOP player will get 10 item mall points from the system. All players are then able to buy a mask from the mall because the price of the Snowdoll Mask, Pumpkin Mask and Deathsoul Mask will be decreased to 7 points respectively

Halloween Forum Activities
-Activity
Halloween Screenshot Contest
The TOP forum will hold a screenshot contest. The theme of the contest is Halloween, and the winners will be awarded item mall points

For more details please view here: http://top.igg.com/ad/halloween/.

Zu Online: Righteous Pagoda Preview

The Righteous Pagoda is a dungeon used to lock up demons in Zu Online.It’s designed as a match for different teams.
When the four teams are in position at the four corners, 5 waves of monsters will appear in each corner, with each wave containing 20 monsters. After killing all of them, the invulnerable monster in the centre of the Pagoda will disappear. Then you are eligible to challenge the Boss in the center of the Pagoda. Below are some points to note:

1. NPCs can teleport you to the Righteous Pagoda.

2. The Righteous Pagoda is made up of 3 sections (the Entry Room, the Corridor of the Blood Pool and the Peak of the Tower) with the entire tower being made up of hard granite.

3. Some huge precious swords are displayed in some places and appear to be ancient decorations. They are not bright and new anymore because of their long stay with the demons. Obviously under each huge sword there is a demon trapped in the ground.

4. When you look down, you will find a big blood pool. No one knows what will happen if you fall into it, because none has ever disturbed its grisly surface. It was said that the spirits of those sealed demons were dissolved into blood by these swords. Some of these swords are used as signs to show you directions.

5. There is a lower side from the Entry Room to the corridor, but from the corridor to the Peak of the Tower there is an upper side, and the geographic location of the peak of the tower is higher than that of the entry room.

6. The corridor of the blood pool is not straight and wide, otherwise it wouldn’t be called a corridor.

7. The entry room has a plain top which has been damaged; the corridor is in the open air, when you look up you can find that the blood fog looks like an orb in the distance; the peak of the tower in which the boss reside is quite complete and there is a fancy well.

8. Below the well there is a huge damaged sword which is lying on the ground, which probably means the sealed Boss has already escaped.

Please click the following URL to view Righteous Pagoda:
http://zu.igg.com/news/newscon.php?aid=162

Heroes in the Sky announces beta in-game event

San Jose, CA October 10th, 2007 – “Heroes in the Sky” announced today that during the second beta test it would hold the “Dog Fighting Bug Report” event. Any gamer who submits a bug report to the “Heroes in the Sky” team will be eligible to win 1,000 campus cash. Every new, unique submission provides the gamer with an additional chance to win the prize. There is no limit to the number of submissions that may be submitted by any one gamer. Gamers will be randomly chosen at the end of the second beta test.

“Heroes in the Sky gamers who would like to take part in this event are encouraged to visit his.gamescampus.com, use the ‘Dog Fight” feature and send their bug report to his@gamescampus.com, “said Chris Keswani, Team Leader of Heroes in the Sky.

The event is open to any gamer who has a “Heroes in the Sky” account.

OnNet USA announces successful Heroes in the Sky CBT1

San Jose, CA October 9th, 2007 – Heroes in the Sky announced today that the
CBT 1 (Closed Beta Test 1) accomplished its goals and was a success among players who participated.

The CBT 1 was held from September 18th to September September 20th. Players were invited to experience this unique WWII mmo for themselves and provide OnNet USA, the publisher of “Heroes in the Sky” with feedback about the game.

Heroes in the Sky is the premier World War II flight combat simulation massively multi-player online game. Gamers can play against the system or against a multitude of other people from around the world.

“We want to thank everyone that participated in the CBT1 and helped make it a success. The feedback we received from the players will help us to create an even more enjoyable experience for the next beta, “ said Chris Keswani, Heroes in the Sky Team Leader.

 

Age of Armor Open Beta Test Striking on October 20th 2007

On October 08 2007, Age of Armor began on a successful end for its 2nd Close Beta Test. Every tester has enjoyed the game a lot, and thanks to those testers, we have made rapid fixes for Age of Armor. To appreciate our game supporters, and to make it more robot loving friends, we decide to start the Open Beta Test on October 20th 2007.
Everyone is able to rewrite the history of the universe in Age of Armor.

Voyage Century: Columbus Day Special Activity

Celebrating that most famous of all the intrepid explorers, VCO will hold a special activity on Columbus Day in forum.
Object-All VCO Players
Time- 10/11/2007 – 10/16/2007
Contents-Our administrator will post the relevant information in the Event Zone, all entries need to follow the directions. You can reply to the post and paste your works’ address that you share with your friends, like your website, blog, group or forums etc. Your works are required to be related to VCO, and information about Columbus.
Rules:
1. The contents must be related to VCO or you can cite the information offered by our official. http://vc.igg.com/content.php?news_id=673
2.The page of your work(Blog,website,group,forum etc) should include the following information: the Hyperlink of VCO official site: vc.igg.com; VCO Screenshot Game Introduction or VCO article.
3. The contents must include information about Columbus.
4. You must attach your ID, Gender, and Server name to the end of your posts.
5. The forums or groups you offer must be related to navigation, Columbus, and adventure.
6. One game account is allowed to submit unlimited works as long as your works come from different blogs, forums or groups, which mean that you can gain many rewards only if you have enough qualified work.
Rewards:One time-limited Suit-Exchanging Item(7days)and one Sealed Magic Box.
Specific rewards Information
1. The time-limited Suit-Exchanging Item 7days.You can change the type of clothes you wear after equipping the item. Other equipment won’t be affected.
2. Sealed Magic Box- There is a chance of obtaining one when you defeat a Boss. You have a chance to obtain advanced equipment upon opening the box.
3. Rewards Distribution- The rewards will be distributed on Oct 20th.
Notice:
1. Players should fill your personal information correctly. The official will not take the responsibility for any loss caused by the wrong information.
2. Please post your works URL below this main post.
For more about it, please visit here: http://vc.igg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20455
PS VCO sincerely wants to make friends with those who are interested in navigation games, if you have constructive and special suggestions, please feel free to contact us. We will be grateful.

Voyage Century: TOP 5 Places Review

The Mediterranean Sea
The first station of our “Around the World” activity (http://vc.igg.com.) is: The Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean Sea is not only a spawn place for players but also an important place for them to explore. The whole region includes 7 cities (Athens, Istanbul, Beirut, Alexandria, Tripoli, Alger, Barcelona, Genoa, and Venice) with 5 islands as well (Thasos, Lemnos, Cyprus, Crete, and Corsica). Now let’s check out some of the cities.

The North Atlantic
The North Atlantic is an important place with the highest population density in VCO, which includes 9 important cities: Sevilla, Lisbon, Bordeaux, London, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Oslo, Stockholm, and Reykjavik. If I say the North Atlantic is a traders heaven, that wouldn’t be an exaggeration. Let’s have a look at these wonderful cities.

The African Coast
Along the Atlantic, head south and you will find the “Gold Mountain”: The African Coast.
The African Coast includes 9 cities : Madeira , Las Palmas, Dakar, Accra, Luanda, Cape Town, Mozambiqu, Suez, Babylon and 3 islands ,Santa Maria, Faial and Madagascar&.

The Hanging Garden is worthy of being regard as one of seven wonders of the world. Construction of the garden wasn’t only complicated by getting water to the top, but also by having to avoid having water wreck the foundation once it was released. You can’t miss the garden when you are in Babylon.

Indian Ocean
In VCO there are comparatively less harbor cities in the Indian Ocean than in other places. There are only 5 cities: Mogadishu, Aden, Muscat, Bombay, and Ceylon. Now let’s have a look at these east cities.

The Sixth Station of “Around the World”: American Continent
In order to impress our players, today let’s abandon the gorgeous architecture and go to have a look at the different views of South America.
South America——Tortue
North America——Hurricane Island not available at present

For more about VCO, head over to the official site: http://vc.igg.com/content.php?news_id=673

Tales of Pirates: Voyagers–The Dominators of the Seas

One of the greatest features of Tales of Pirates Online (http://top.igg.com) is the fantastic sea exploration, sea commerce and sea battle systems. Unlike other online MMORPGs, the ocean plays an extremely important role in ToP, with the dominators being the most fearless voyagers!

However, it’s quite a challenge for ordinary players to become excellent explorers. To realize this dream, they have to train themselves hard from Lvl 1 to Lvl 10 to become explorers first, then continue their training through to Lvl 40, by that time, they can become beginning-level voyagers. But to become really qualified as voyagers, there is still a long way for them to go!

Firstly, they need to improve their skills. There are various types of skills for voyagers to learn, from the practical Diligence, Current, Conch Armor, Lightning Bolt, Tornado and Alga Entanglement, to the advanced Conch Ray, Fog, Lightning Curtain, Tail Wind, and Whirlpool, if they could well-master two or three of these skills, their power would be strengthened significantly.

Second of all, they have to upgrade their battleships. Most of the voyagers will very likely have to choose the more forceful types such as the Phantom, the Goddess, and above all, the Great White Shark. If they can upgrade their ships to a higher level, the road to the top will be shortened greatly for them.

Moreover, money is important in any game, and lucky for ToP voyagers, they can take full advantage of their special abilities and hunt for countless treasures by exploring over the vast ocean, or simply dealing with sea commerce. Once they have accumulated enough fortune, they can purchase advanced weapons, armor and other items to further improve themselves.

Sound interesting? Well, for more details on the characteristic ToP professions and many other cool features, please visit the Tales of Pirates official website at http://top.igg.com.

A month of mist in The Endless Forest

Tale of Tales celebrate Halloween with the Velocity Festival of Digital Culture

Only a few weeks after the release of Phase Three, Tale of Tales have released a new version of The Endless Forest to accomodate for the events that will be happening throughout the month leading up to All Hallows Eve (31 October) and Day of the Dead (2 November). This in response to an invitation from UK cultural organisation Folly for their Velocity Festival of Digital Culture that takes place in Lancashire from 11 October to 3 November.

http://folly.co.uk/velocity

The Endless Forest is a multiplayer game where everyone plays a magical deer. There’s no goals or missions or chat. Gameplay centers around being creative and imaginative in a peaceful community. This month, the usual idyllic landscape will be overtaken by an ominous blanket of mist whenever a visitor of the Velocity exhibition logs in. This visitor will be represented as a frightening Deer Of The Dead that players can trick for treats.

http://tale-of-tales.com/TheEndlessForest/halloween.html

More horrifyingly amusing elements will be added throughout the month. Culminating in a splendiferous celebration on Dia De Los Muertos, at the occasion of the final week of the exhibition of The Endless Forest in Museo Tamayo in Mexico City.

http://museotamayo.org

Tale of Tales is a games development studio located in Ghent, Belgium. It was founded by media artists Auriea Harvey and Michael Samyn in 2002 with the explicit purpose of creating "elegant and emotionally rich interactive entertainment". Next to The Endless Forest, they are also working on a single player horror game inspired by Little Red Ridinghood, entitled The Path.

"Celebrating Halloween in The Endless Forest is motivated by our interest in storytelling across cultures. As with so many traditions, the history of Halloween spans many centuries and locations. It connects ancient Celtic rituals with Catholic feasts all the way to contemporary consumer culture. The Endless Forest is a monument to harmony and peace. It explores the stories that connect people through space and time."

Stories about death and decay in this case. But a hell of a lot of fun anyway!

The Endless Forest can be downloaded for free from
http://Tale-of-Tales.com/TheEndlessForest