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The folks at Tales of Pirates (http://top.igg.com/ ) want to tell you about the Cross-Harbor Tunnel. It is a fun underwater world on Spring Town with various kinds of cute little monsters. But be careful of their attacks! Players above level 65 can make a team and travel that mysterious Cross-Harbor Tunnel!

Guide of the Maze:

Step 1: look for the underground Watercourse of Spring Town.

Step 2: get through the maze after entering the underground Watercourse to reach the entrance of the Cross-Harbor Tunnel.

Step 3: get into Cross-Harbor Tunnel

The maze monsters:

Level 62 Long Hair Crab has Binding Skill, and drops the items: Long Hair Crab Pincer, Long Hair Shell, Tinder, Pink Crystal, Hurricane Vest, Lucky Bunny Muffs etc. (The Tinder can be used to resist Baby Icy Dragon’s Frost Breath.)

Level 68 Cursed Water Fairy has Cursing Skill, and drops the items: Whirlpool Boots, Rattlesnake, Revival Clover, Arista etc. (The Arista can be used to resist Long Hair Crab’s Binding.)

Level 65 Baby Icy Dragon has Frost Breath Skill, and drops the items: Cursed Bone, Blessed Shield, Protector Robe etc. (The Cursed Bone can be used to resist Cursed Water Fairy’s Curse.)

The Level 75 Icy Dragon is a BOSS, guarded by many Cursed Water Fairies. We suggest players kill the little critters around first before killing the BOSS, because if they are cursed, it will decrease their Defense by about 100 points. After killing the Icy Dragon, players will obtain a Dragon’s Tear, a level 75 Bow of Dusk and Faerie Gloves etc. (Dragon’s Tear is a prop which grants players an attractive quest after use. But players need to explore it themselves. )

For more info please visit the official site: http://top.igg.com/

Country music artist Blake Shelton brings his talent to Xbox LIVE to play Guitar Hero World Tour with Xbox LIVE Gold members February 20. If you’re an Xbox LIVE Gold member (if not, upgrade now!), and you want a chance to play with Blake Shelton, send a friend request to the following Gamertag and be online half an hour before (1:30 P.M. ET) the Game with Fame session starts on Friday, February 20, 2:00 P.M. E.T.. If you get a chance to play with Blake Shelton, we want to hear about it! Send us an e-mail to xlmail@microsoft.com with the subject: “GWF – Blake Shelton.” Be sure to include your Gamertag and home town.

With five studio albums and five number one hit singles, Blake Shelton can honestly be described as one of the superstars of country music. His most recent album, Startin’ Fires, released on the Warner Bros. Nashville label, features the number one hit, “She Wouldn’t Be Gone.” That song has expanded Shelton’s vocal ability, and is indicative of how he intends to grow as a musician. “I think this album takes things a step above where they have been,” he says. “It shows me as the artist I’ve always wanted to be, which is somebody with a fresh sound that when you hear it, you think, ‘That’s got Blake Shelton’s stamp on it.’”

Find out more about Blake Shelton at our Country Artist of the Month Page:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/artist/country/blakeshelton.htm

Check out video footage of Blake Shelton gearing up for Game With Fame session: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOo_tXMwqP8

Xbox Live Game With Fame with Blake Shelton
Date: Friday, February 20, 2009
Time: 2:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. ET/11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. PT
Game: Guitar Hero World Tour
Gamertag: Blake GwF
Link: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/calendar/gamewithfame/2009/0220-blakeshelton.htm

Take a wild bouncy ride with your favorite Boing! Docomodake mushrooms as Ignition Entertainment unveils www.playdoco.com – the all-new dedicated website for the upcoming funky-fungus action game, Boing! Docomodake for Nintendo DS. Filled with quirky, fun and edu-taining activities including interactive flash games, coloring books, hidden screenshots, a Doco TV channel, and a dedicated fan forum, www.playdoco.com is guaranteed to transport gamers of all ages to a whimsical and colorful alternate shroom-iverse.

Hailed by IGN as “seven kinds of awesome” and by Gamespot as “a surprisingly fun and clever platform puzzle game,” Boing! Docomodake is a game of strategy and finesse, mixed with a little action and adventure, sprinkled with a splash of colorful fantasy.

Set on the day of the annual festival held in the Docomodake Forest, the game opens as proud Papa Docomodake makes a shocking discovery–his beloved family is nowhere to be seen! Gamers must guide him through tricky obstacles and perilous challenges in order to locate his family and get them to the festival on time. Luckily, Papa Docomodake has a trick or two stashed under his mushroom cap that will help him on his quest. With a tap of the stylus he can release tiny mushroom ‘Minis’ that aid him when the going gets a little tough. Remember, Minis make the impossible possible!

Boing! Dokomodake Features Include:
. Jump, Dig and Climb your way through puzzle-based levels as you navigate your way through the Docomodake Forest
. Use the Stylus to split Papa Docomodake into Minis (initially up to 4).
Splitting into Minis allows Papa Docomodake to
o Become smaller to fit through tight areas
o Get an extra boost and climb to unreachable areas
o Fill in gaps so that he can cross treacherous terrain
o Find more Minis along your journey and increase your versatility
. Share the game with a friend using the Single-Cart Docomodake Demo feature

. Buy collectible items in the game with the coins you find along the way
. Tutorial Level available to sharpen your skills

- Featuring a Complete Mission, Full Range of Units to Command and Complete Unit Customization Options, the Cold War is In Your Hands -

The single player demo for Atari’s forthcoming real-time strategy title Codename Panzers: Cold War is available now for free download via the game’s official website at www.codenamepanzerscoldwar.com. Featuring an entire mission (mission 11 of the final game), players will command special forces infantry as they attempt to take control of an occupied island by any means necessary.

The demo gives players every unit available in the mission to command, with a full range of customization options available. A second demo showcasing the multiplayer gameplay will be available before launch.

Codename Panzers: Cold War represents the pinnacle of Cold War era conventional warfare including real world post-war heavy armor battles between heavy tanks like the American M103 and the Russian Troyanov. The signature Codename Panzers ‘Point of Interest’ system takes the gameplay beyond build-and-rush, while special urban warfare tactics and dynamic weather create even more gameplay depth and realism.

Codename Panzers: Cold War is scheduled for release in March 2009. For more information and to download the single player demo please visit the official website at www.codenamepanzerscoldwar.com.

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced the addition of two bands that are set to make their first Rock Band® appearance next week. The three track lineup coming to the Rock Band Music Store catalogue of downloadable content includes two songs from heavy metal band White Zombie and a track from punk band Turbonegro.

White Zombie offers Rock Band fans access to the hit single “More Human than Human” from its 1995 album Astro-Creep: 2000, as well as “Black Sunshine” which was initially featured on the band’s La Sexorcisto: Devil Music album (1992). White Zombie’s lead singer, Rob Zombie, released his solo offering “War Zone” on the Rock Band Music Store last month.

In addition, Rock Band goes International again with “Wasted Again” from Norwegian punk band Turbonegro, which was featured on the band’s 2005 album Party Animals.

Release Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®)
Thursday, February 19, 2009 (PlayStation®Store)

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Tracks:
Turbonegro “Wasted Again”
White Zombie “Black Sunshine”
White Zombie “More Human than Human”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360
PlayStation®Network

Music Videos:
White Zombie “Black Sunshine”
White Zombie “More Human than Human”

Website Links:
For more information, please visit:
Rock Band Website
Rob Zombie Official Website
Turbonegro Official Website

NeoFun “Welcome Event” & Onrpg Promotion Winners Announced
Total of sixty four winners for both events will receive iPods and NeoFun Gold Stickers.

Lizard Interactive’s global free online games portal NeoFun (www.neofun.com) announced list of winners to the Welcome Event and a promotion held in cooperation with popular games online magazine Onrpg (www.onrpg.com) today.

Two iPod Touch and two iPod Nano will be given to four winners of Welcome Event which was held from January 24th to February 11th 2009. Thirty additional users will receive a 24K gold plated sticker designed with NeoFun logo. This sticker can be attached to mobile phones or other electrical devices and it will absolve electromagnetic wave emitted by the device.

Along with the Welcome Event, a co-promotion with Onrpg was held. Readers of Onrpg who have joined NeoFun and entered the promotion code were able to participate in the event. Thirty readers of Onrpg won 24K gold plated NeoFun stickers.

For full list of winners, please visit the website, www.neofun.com. Always fun and always new.

Another update from Cronous in continuation of Episode 3 as the mystery deepens.

Cronous (cronous.neofun.com), a popular MMORPG developed and published by Lizard Interactive, yet again came up with another update for its players.

Episode 4 General Seo Kan of Season 2 is a continuation of Ice Queen story. In the Episode 3, all hell broke loose with the wrath of the Ice Queen as she lost her son, Prince Berkiel. In this update, tells a story of a General Seo Kan, a loyal and brave servant of Ice Queen, as he sets out to find the lost prince.

The update offers new 5-floors deep dungeon, new zone, new sets of monsters and an exciting boss quest. Players will have to clear a series of quest starting from Episode 3′s Ice Queen in order to arrive at the new zones Arcadia and Mon Laboness dungeon.

The epic story of Ice Queen and the lost Prince Berkiel continues. To view complete story, please visit the website cronous.neofun.com.

The Mercenary system in 2029 Online (http://forum.2029.igg.com) helps bring a new dimension to game play. When a quest is too tough to be completed solo and you can’t find anyone to form a party with, calling a mercenary into battle to fight by your side will be on the top of your Must-Do list. Our Mercenary System allows you to hire a single mercenary solider or even a whole group of them to be your strong-armed backup and take your enemies down.

In every combat scene, you are allowed to put together a team of crime fighters with various skills and a great deal of combat expertise. Military strategies will be involved in building your own combined armies. Everything about how to position your combatants in a battle to secure victory oozes the depth and tactics only found in typical RTS MMO games.

Hit the R key on your keyboard so that the pop up mercenary interface will be shown. In different combat scenes, three types of mercenaries will be available for you to choose from. It is important to take your profession into consideration while you are selecting your henchmen. A good party combination will guarantee a thrilling combat adventure. Keep reading to check out the specialties of each type of mercenary:

Swordsman: Dual swords are their weapon of choice. They are rulers of all close combat. With their flamboyant martial techniques and outstanding agility, each of their duals will be a deadly powerful slash at your enemies.

Soldier: Soldiers use swords and shields to charge ahead and take the enemies on their own ground. They are the strongest souls and face death without fear.

Gun fighter: Gunpowder is a great invention. Ever since it came into being, guns have taken the place of bows and become the best choice for long range weapons.

Sniper: Without the same speedy movement as the Gun fighters possess, Snipers can stealthily deal deadly damage to their opponents with their own heavy weapons. Once in battle, they will kill enemies in one shot.

Summoning a Mercenary:
The Mercenaries that you summon vary amongst the different combat scenes;

Mercenaries are only allowed to be summoned and party with you in combat scenes. Once you switch to a different scene or log out, they will disappear.

The death of mercenaries:
Mercenaries help you go further in the game. They will only die or disappear if they are killed or you make a switch between different scenes and log out.

For more information, please visit the official forum: http://forum.2029.igg.com

With the Galaxy Online Alpha Test right around the corner, the GO team is pleased to announce that the official Galaxy Online website (http://go.igg.com/main.php) will be launched at 9:00am GMT-5 on Feb 13th. This site will be a resource for the testers and all players in the future, as well as serve the community as a place to follow what’s happening in the game.

Detailed game information and forums (http://forum.go.igg.com) are currently available for viewing. The official encourages you all to stop by often to learn more about Galaxy Online. Pay close attention to the Web site for more details.

Galaxy Online is a strategic online game designed by IGG. Within the vast expanses of space, Galaxy Online combines many unique design elements, including a commerce system, planetary colonization, warship design, fleet command, imperial expansion and much, much more. Expand your horizons and experience epic journeys to far off places, all in Galaxy Online!

New Game Footage Available From the Latest Installment in Critically-Acclaimed Franchise Soon to be Released in North America

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today released a new game trailer for Suikoden: Tierkreis, the latest iteration of the celebrated Suikoden series for the Nintendo DS^TM. Suikoden: Tierkreis will expand the bounds of the handheld RPG as players journey with a variety of characters while exploring exotic locations and cultures across the game’s universe of parallel worlds. Featuring the franchise’s established gameplay while maximizing the technological capabilities of the DS to provide all-new online elements, this epic RPG consists of many cinematic experiences that will drive the grand storyline of the 108 Stars of Destiny as they battle to thwart the powerful forces of evil.

Additionally, Suikoden: Tierkreis features a robust online mode allowing players to send their character to another player’s parallel world through the door to the Infinity via Wi-Fi. The character will be hired to complete a quest by another player and when the quest is complete or time is up, the original player will receive the outcome with their character. This is a fun and interesting way for gamers to level up characters, with both players receiving rewards for completing the quests.

Online Features:

· Exchange characters via Wi-Fi
· Receive trade goods by clearing quests
· Receive rare items as rewards by clearing quests
· The exchanged character can get experience
· Receive rare item only available in the Wi-Fi mode
· Unique boss battle that is only available in the Wi-Fi mode

Rated “E-10+” by the ESRB, Suikoden: Tierkreis for Nintendo DS will retail for $34.99 and is scheduled for release in North America on March 17, 2009.