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In order to celebrate the Beijing Olympic Games, IGG (http://www.igg.com/) has decided to hold a series of events in the Wonderland Online (http://wl.igg.com/) forum. Each of these four events will last one week to make it a whole month of fun in August. They have prepared rich rewards for participating players, including Small Love Bouquets, Dark Chocolate and more.

Event 1: Comic Strip Competition
Participants should create their own comic strips by editing screenshots they take. They can edit these by hand or with image editing software such as Photoshop.

Event2: Enchanted Moment
Write stories about Wonderland Online. These stories can be short stories, essays, poems or novellas. But all works must have titles.

Event 3: Drawing Competition
Reproduce the most beautiful pictures featured in Wonderland Online. They can be done in black and white or in color.

Event 4: Idea Collection
Participants can share their funny ideas about events.

For the full details visit http://wl.igg.com/news/newscontent.php?acid=14&aid=789

Wonderland Online (http://wl.igg.com/), is a new MMORPG from IGG (http://wl.igg.com/) that prides itself on its creative storylines and cute characters, and is set to take the industry by storm.

Activision announces History Civil War: Secret Missions

New Videogame Will Immerse Players in History’s Most Crucial Covert Operations

SANTA MONICA, CA – AUGUST 14, 2008 ­– Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that HISTORY Civil War: Secret Missions will be released later this year for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, and PC. A completely new episode in the HISTORY Civil War franchise, the game will allow players to assume the role of Union and Confederate soldiers fighting behind enemy lines in legendary battles.

“There is a rich history to the Civil War, especially in terms of covert military tactics,” said Dave Oxford, Activision Publishing. “American warfare in the 1860’s was brutal yet surprisingly sophisticated, so it was essential for us to capture this duality.”

The player’s goal in HISTORY Civil War: Secret Missions is to disrupt the armies of both the North and the South by any means necessary, including conducting train raids, stealing ironclad ships, stopping enemy supply lines, destroying enemy artillery and more.  All events are drawn from the real life actions of famous partisans, scouts and rangers – fight as a member of Mosby’s Rangers, Sheridan’s Scouts and Grant’s Secret Service and receive your mission commands from famous generals including Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, and Ulysses Grant.

The action in HISTORY Civil War: Secret Mission accurately reflects the guerrilla tactics of the time period. Weapons include the shotgun, the pepperbox revolver and the coffee mill gun, and there is heavy reliance on scouts and naval warfare.

HISTORY Civil War: Secret Missions, which is not yet rated by the ESRB, will be available for $49.99 on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, $39.99 for Playstation®2 computer entertainment system, and $19.99 for PC.

For more information on HISTORY Civil War: Secret Missions videogame, visit www.activision.com. 

About HISTORY™
History™ is the leading destination for revealing, award-winning, original non-fiction series and event-driven specials that connects history with viewers in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across multiple platforms. Programming covers a diverse variety of historical genres ranging from military history to contemporary history, technology to natural history, as well as science, archaeology and pop culture. Among the networks program offerings are hit series such as Ax Men,  Battle 360, The Universe, Cities of The Underworld and Ice Road Truckers, as well as acclaimed specials including King, Life After People, 1968 With Tom Brokaw, Lost Book of Nostradamus, Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed and Sherman’s March. History has earned four Peabody Awards, three Primetime Emmy® Awards, 10 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards and received the prestigious Governor’s Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network’s Save Our History® campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. Take A Veteran to School Day is the network’s latest initiative connecting America’s schools and communities with veterans from all wars. History’s website, located at www.History.com, is the definitive historical online source that delivers entertaining and informative content featuring broadband video, interactive timelines, maps, games podcasts and more.

Fearless Treasure Hunting Beauty To Fight Darkness On PS3, Xbox 360 and Windows-Based PC

MIDLOTHIAN, VA – August 14, 2008 – SouthPeak Games today announced that X-Blades will be available on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows-based PC when its releases later this year. Developed by Gaijin Entertainment in conjunction with TopWare Interactive, the anime-inspired X-Blades follows Ayumi, a brave and beautiful thrill seeker, whose obsession with hunting lost treasures lands her in a fight for her life.

“One of the greatest challenges we face with multi-platform games is how to deliver an equally fantastic experience across each platform,” said John F. Kaiser, III, Producer at SouthPeak Games. “With X-Blades, we’ve taken time to ensure the same intense hack-and-slash gameplay is delivered seamlessly on all platforms.”

Ayumi, a stunningly seductive yet tenacious heroine, travels the world hunting highly coveted artifacts. After finding an ancient treasure map she sets off on the most dangerous adventure she’s ever faced and quickly finds herself outmanned and outgunned. Armed with only her fighting skill, magic spells, guns and blades, Ayumi must fend off rival treasure seekers, hordes of evil creatures and powerful dark forces in order to survive.

For more information on X-Blades check out www.x-blades.com.

New Website Gives Visitors a Rare Look at the Life of Secret Agent Violette Summer and Velvet Assassin

Cockpit, Austin, TX – August 14, 2008 – Gamecock Media Group, in conjunction with Replay Studios, announced that it has launched the official website for the upcoming stealth action game Velvet Assassin™. The site is now live at www.velvetassassin.com. Velvet Assassin will be released on Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows-based PC when it releases this winter.

Like the game, the new site offers visitors the chance to look inside the gritty world of Velvet Assassin from the perspective of Violette Summer as she lay in her hospital room. Glimpsing flashbacks of Violette’s life offers insight into her heroic World War II missions behind enemy lines. The site features a variety of content, such as screenshots, trailers and descriptions of weapons from the game.  Content also includes news updates on the game as well as details on the real life ‘Follow the Dream’ treasure hunt. In addition, a fully functional Morse code translator lets visitors send coded messages to their friends.

Velvet Assassin gives players the opportunity to experience stealth action like never before. With its World War II setting and realistic look at the horrors of that time, Velvet Assassin offers a unique and powerful experience for gamers later this year. The official site will continue to provide a variety of new and exciting content from the game.

For more information please visit www.velvetassassin.com. Velvet Assassin will be released on the Xbox 360 and PC.