Yearly Archives: 2008

Tales of Pirates: Challenge the GMs

Challenge the GMs, the Tales of Pirates (http://top.igg.com) team is gonna give players the chance to prove they are the most powerful pirate in the TOP world. Players will not only obtain some rare precious items but also the honor for their own sever. Players can log onto their official website to sign up and be voted to represent their server to challenge their GM.

Sign-up Duration: From 12:00am June 16th to 12:00am June 19th
Voting Duration: From 12:00am June 16th to 12:00am June 19th
Start Time: 9:00pm on June 22nd (GMT-5)
Event Rewards:
ACE Team: (can be several teams) The winning team can obtain a level 8 superior gem (players have the right to choose one kind). The winners’ servers will also obtain triple exp for 12 hours that weekend.

Other servers can obtain double exp for 12 hours that weekend.

Visit http://top.igg.com/atc/cgm/index.php for more information about this event.

Besides, this is the latest video of Demonic World Battles in ToP, people can find it with the URL here: http://us-ca-d2.iggcn.com/tg20080620/top.wmv.

Angels Online: Lucky Online Gift

The released new version “Eden” in Angels Online (http://ao.igg.com) has introduced a lot of new content to the players, and it continues to be popular with many players because of its lovely style.

In order to return all their players continued support, the AO team will be holding a “Be Online, Be Lucky” event to offer all their players a chance to obtain abundant rewards. All level 20+ players can obtain a reward if they are online during the event.

For more information about this event visit:
http://ao.igg.com/news/news.php?aid=1124

Wonderland Online: One Dollar Control & Family Fund Event

In return for players’ constant support as well as to offer more players the chance to experience the wonderful items in the Wonderland Online Item Mall, the Wonderland Online (http://wl.igg.com/) team will sell the Electron Control at a huge discount from June 17th to June 23rd (GMT-5). During that period, players can buy an Electron Control for only 1 dollar (18 Item Mall points)!

Compared with the Remote Control, the Electron Control has many more advanced functions.

7. Perfect Design—Both the character and the pet’s skills can be set.
8. More choices—Two physical skills or magic skills can be set by default. Players can also change the skills in accordance with their requirements.
9. More convenience—The skills for the first three bouts can be set and the assistant skills are also available. Auto controls replace human controls.
10. More safety—After battle Auto Supply can be set, which ensures players’ safety while leveling up or doing quests.
11. More intelligent—Different skills can be set to use against different enemies, so that characters are more adaptable to changing situations.
12. More insurance—Revival items or revival skills can be set to use at the death of their teammates. The character’s experience and the pet’s Amity will not decrease if they revive during battle.
We also had released a new event Family Fund from June 19th to June 22nd that players can team up with others to form a family and receive special family funds. For more info about this event visit: http://wl.igg.com/news/newscontent.php?aid=541

The First Conquer European Server Is Coming!

The First Conquer European Server Is Coming!

We have noticed that there are more and more European players that have joined in our fabulous Conquer world. However, all of our Conquer servers are located in the US currently. The significant distance can cause lag to some European players. The time difference also prevents or is quite inconvenient for non-American players enjoying the pleasure of certain conquer events (such as the guild war, for example).

With the above consideration, we decided to set up the brand-new European servers! The first European server will be:
Server: Dark
Group: Elements
Location: London
Opening Time: 20:00 GMT on June 27

The new European server will adopt GMT as its server time. The server maintenance will be set at GMT 1:00a.m on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. To commemorate the event, all players in the new European server will be given a free Heaven’s Blessing for 1 month. We welcome everyone to join in our new server forum(http://bbs.conqueronline.com/forumdisplay.php?f=299) for discussion.

European Conquer players hurry up and join in the brand-new European server to continue the legend.

I came, I saw, I conquered!

NDOORS BRINGS THE LEGEND OF ANCIENT ATLANTIS TO LIFE IN NEW TURN-BASED, STRATEGY MMO

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — June 18, 2008 – Atlantica brings back classic turn-based gameplay and marries it to a deep strategic framework that encompasses combat, character/party development and city/country management.

NDOORS, developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs), will launch the Atlantica closed beta in July. NDOORS designed Atlantica’s combat, mercenary and city/country management systems to set it apart from the rest of the MMO market.

The turn-based combat system offers players the chance to strategically plan every move of the nine characters in their group. Players can form teams of three to bring 27 controllable characters into combat. Or for simple fights, players can preset each character/mercenary’s skill set and let the auto-battle system resolve the fight.

The mercenary system gives players the chance to manage multiple characters’ development simultaneously. In addition to their main character, players can hire eight mercenaries each with a different class and skills. They can be obtained as an infant and raised, married to other mercenaries and even have their own children. Mercenaries’ stats will decline as they age, necessitating the need to constantly update and upkeep the mercenary roster.
The city/country management system adds a layer of strategic play beyond typical party level interaction. Guilds can establish control of cities and go to war with each other. They will need to plan everything from culture, commerce and industry, even down to the placement of buildings for the maximum output. Groups of guilds can even band together to take control of countries. Controlling cities and countries allows them to obtain rare items and mercenaries.
“We really strived to create a game that gave players something new,” said Peter Kang, CEO of NDOORS Interactive. “Atlantica was designed to bring the gameplay that RPG and strategy fans love the most to the MMO world. Atlantica takes smarts, requiring planning and strategy at every step.”

Players take on the quest to destroy the Oriharukon energy, a powerful sensor from Atlantis that is poisoning the world. This journey will take players around the globe, including the ancient civilizations of Hanyang (Korea), Indus Valley (India and Pakistan), Mesopotamia (Iraq, Syria and Turkey) and Egypt, as well as North America and legendary locales such as the Pyramids and Angkor Wat.
To sign up, visit www.playatlantica.com.

“World of Kung Fu” Begins Hosting a Series of Regularly Scheduled Live In-Game Events.

“World of Kung Fu” Begins Hosting a Series of Regularly Scheduled Live In-Game Events.

[Shanghai, June 18th, 2008] – World of Kung Fu, the 3D martial arts MMORPG from VestGame Entertainment, now has regularly scheduled in-game events. These events take the form of special quests and other activities given out by the Town Crier in the city of Liuhe. Every day he will offer players a different activity, according to a fixed schedule. These events allow players to participate in special quests and get fantastic rewards while fostering the spirit of community within the game. Prizes include experience, cash, and rare special items.

Here are the details:

Mondays – The Grand Feast:
Quest – Help the Town Crier find ingredients for the Grand Feast. Partake and receive special buffs, experience and cash. 7:30pm to 8:30pm EDT.

Tuesdays – The Ancient Scores:
Quest – Find the ancient musical score and a suitable instrument to play. A very rewarding experience! 7:30pm to 8:30pm EDT.

Wednesdays – The Lord of War:
Mission – Find mineral splinters that can be used for weapon and armor forging. Prizes include rare, highly refined weapons and armor. 7:30pm to 8:30pm EDT.

Thursdays – Brainstorm:
Activity – Test your knowledge of the Olympic Games in this “Trivial Pursuit” type game.  Rewards are based on the number of correct answers.  7:30pm to 8:30pm EDT

Fridays – Endless Hell:
Mission – Sometimes major achievements require major sacrifice. Gather up your courage, team up with other players, and fight different bosses from the game for major rewards. 7:30pm to 8:30pm EDT.

Saturday/Sunday – The King of Kung Fu:
Arena Combat – Test your Kung Fu skills against bosses and other players. Prizes include special high level weaponry. 8:00pm to 9:00pm EDT.

These events are a good opportunity to enhance your experience, gain valuable prizes, and be a part of the global community of World of Kung Fu players. New players are encouraged to join!

June 18th update: Feel the hack&slash frenzy with the Colosseum mode!

Infinity fans can’t stop fighting! Colosseum mode is about fighting to death!

The Colosseum mode is a very high challenge for the fierce fighters. You will enter a special arena where you will face successive waves of mobs. Below are some details about the mode and its rewards.

  1. Mode up to 4 players
  2. Time attack system: your objective is to clean the arena within the limit of time to access next round (you fail if time is over or if you die)
  3. You can compare your ranking in Colosseum mode. Try to beat the time attack champions!
  4. Special feature: if you fail before round 5, you start again at round 1. If you die between round 6 and 10, you have the choice to start again at round 1 or use the Colosseum ticket and restart from 6° level. This ticket is available in item shop.
  5. Rewards:
    1. Luna coins: the more round you pass, the more Luna credits you get
    2. Runestones
    3. Potions

This new content will be added to the game on June 18th

Project ‘Top SecretÂ’ – Winner to be Announced Soon

Los Angeles (June 16, 2008) – The biggest video game design project ever “Project: Top Secret” is about to reach an historic landmark when one lucky contributor is chosen as the winner this month, and then their dream comes true.

Acclaim Games, Inc. decided to re-define what user generated content means to the video game industry by letting the gamers design their own professional game from scratch. Over 60,000 signed up to help, immediately making this the biggest game development team on record.

“There was no book we could follow on how to do this. In fact, the books out there seemed to think it was impossible! Could so many non-professional developers come up with new game designs never seen before? Of course they can, and they did!” said the project’s Director David Perry.

Acclaim wanted to make all this effort really worthwhile, so the winner will receive the biggest career jump possible, going from a game player with big dreams to a game director, a full time job, running an important game project for Acclaim that’s fully funded and is being developed from scratch. (And you can bet it will include user-generated content!) “I’ve offered to be their Executive Producer,” says Perry, “to make sure that they get a really fair shot at this.”

The original plan was to have the community design the game, then have a professional team make it. That all changed when the community asked to design AND build the final product.

So the second “building” stage of this project continues, and we have ten independent development teams working on the related Top Secret development contest hoping to win a prize worth up to a million dollars, a publishing deal, and a professional development contract going forward.

The Top Secret design winner and runners-up will be announced by next week. Stay tuned for more!

To find out more about this exciting project, just visit: www.videogameteam.com or www.acclaim.com

Sho OnlineÂ’s Commercial Service is near!

New version includes Item Shop and various events to be held along with its opening.

Seoul, Korea – Lizard Interactive proudly announces commercial launching of Sho Online which will start on June, 17th 2008. Lizard’s second title introduced worldwide after ‘Cronous’ has formed great number of fans from all around the world through out its successful Open Beta Test. The commercial version of Sho Online includes cool new updates offering massive new contents together with grand opening events for players to enjoy. Theme of secret surroundings in ancient China has already fascinated many users.

Finally the secrets reveal! 3 new dungeons, 10 additional hunting grounds, variety of new monsters and items, summon-able war mercenaries, adjusted maximum level restriction from of 60 to 80. So many updates can sure be breathtaking for all the Sho Online fans that have long been waiting for.

It’s not all. As for the final climax, Sho Online’s Item shop will be opened with 80 hot items to aid users to enjoy more dynamic and exciting game play. ‘CASH BONUS EVENT’ will be held for all users but it will only last for 7 days after the commercial service. So, if you are a smart shopper, it is advised that you visit the official website for details.

Sho Online will also be having in-game events to celebrate the commercial launch. In-game event ‘Save the Tree’ will provide free buffer to players. ‘Wonton Soup’ event will provide EXP booster to players. With variety events and updates prepared, it is not difficult to see that Sho Online Team puts great efforts to satisfy its users.

Great beginning, the fun never stops at Sho Online. Strong-bond community awaits new comers to join. You can be a strategist instructing other players or you can be at the front line taking charge as a war hero to experience head-on combat. Storyline of Sho Online is written by players. It is you who contribute to lead its direction and it is also you who decide the final ending of Sho Online.

ICARUS STUDIOS INTRODUCES NEW SOCIAL, TEAM PLAY, AND GRAPHIC IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS MMOG AND VIRTUAL WORLD PLATFORM

CARY, NC – JUNE 13, 2008 – Icarus Studios, which provides a turnkey solution for creating virtual worlds, MMOGs, and serious games, today announced that it has added several key platform features to deliver more social and entertaining games and worlds.

“After several months of refinements and testing, the Icarus Studios platform now offers a new layer of powerful technical features and system enhancements,” said Jim Hettinger, CEO of Icarus Studios.

A few of the many Icarus platform enhancements include:

Mail System with CoD option: An in-game mail system allows players to send and receive text messages with in-game items as attachments. There is a CoD (Cash on Delivery) option which enables players to send items that require the recipient to pay for them upon receipt, if they chose to accept the items send. The mail system is accessible either from player-chosen locations in the world or from everywhere in the virtual world.
Auction System: An in-game auction system lets players buy items or put them up for bidding, or browse for items to bid on and buy. It utilizes the mail system and any winnings go to players’ mailboxes.
Guild/Club System: This community tool allows users to form a persistent group of players with a customized ranking system and permissions. The members can share a chat channel, a guild vault, and other guild privileges.
Raids: Players can play and experience game and world content with ad hoc teams or members of their guild.
Game Engine Improvements: Overall platform improvements, including texture level of detail, volumetric fog, and light blooms.
For more information, visit www.icarusstudios.com.