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This afternoon at 3pm PDT, active Gatheryn beta testers will have the opportunity to participate in Gatheryn’s first community event, The Elymia Ice Cream Social. The Ice Cream social is open only to active beta testers, but more events will be scheduled, and more users welcomed into the beta in the weeks to come. Don’t miss out on the fun and excitement of Gatheryn community events – register for the beta at http://www.mindfusegames.com.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet other Elymians and exercise Gatheryn’s social functionality by comparing clothing ensembles, adding others to their Friends List, or playing a game of checkers. Members of the Mindfuse staff will also be in attendance to answer questions about Elymian life and listen to feedback from users on what they like in the game, and what they’d like to see changed.

Ice cream will be distributed to all attendees as an in-game item 3 times during the event – at 3:00, 3:30 and 4:00. Using ice cream is a good way to test out Gatheryn’s newly implemented health system as a single serving completely cures all fatigue. No RSVP is required for active users. The event will take place in Westpark, just outside the Broken Anchor Pub, in the Western portion of the city.

For more information about Gatheryn, or to register for the beta, visit: www.mindfusegames.com

Interested Participants Can Sign Up at the Newly Redesigned Community Website

Mindfuse, a leading independent developer of online virtual worlds, today unveiled the completely redesigned community website for Gatheryn, a casual virtual world set to launch later this year. With the unveiling of the new community website, Mindfuse also officially opened registration for Gatheryn’s beta phase. To register, players can go to www.mindfusegames.com, and click on “beta registration.”

“This is a monumental occasion for Mindfuse and for Gatheryn,” said Isa Anne Stamos, Game Studio Director of Mindfuse. “Commencing registration for Gatheryn’s beta phase is a sure sign that development is progressing steadily, and redesigning our site to facilitate community participation will help us get the user input we need to bring Gatheryn to launch.”

Gatheryn is scheduled to launch later in 2009, but interested participants can sign up to experience the game before its official release by heading to www.mindfusegames.com, clicking the “beta registration” link and entering their information. Mindfuse intends to start with a small number of beta testers, but that number will grow rapidly over the course of the beta phase, which will extend until the game’s launch later this year.

“Gamers are the essence of any virtual world, and welcoming outside participants into Gatheryn is the first step to bringing this universe to life,” stated Joseph Walters, CEO of Mindfuse. “This will be the first time we get to show Gatheryn to the public, and the feedback we get will be crucial in the last phase of our development.”

For more information on Mindfuse and the casual virtual world, Gatheryn, please visit:www.mindfusegames.com

The Freesky Online (http://fo.igg.com) closed beta test will be released at 9:00pm on May 7th, 2009(GMT-4). For all you potential beta testers out there don’t worry, your hard earned information and character data will be retained. The majestic castles, vast fleets, and miraculous miracles will be ready to greet players shortly. In addition, the activation page for Freesky Online will be released on May 4rd (GMT-4), and players can visit the page to use their activation codes to activate accounts.

Freesky Online has prepared a lot of events for players to win registration codes. Check out these events and get your CB code now!

1. Alliance Recruitment – The Alliance leader will be given plenty of activation codes, and the Alliance can apply to create a special group in the forum with the Alliance name.
2. Post for activation codes – Post a thread containing content relating to Freesky Online in other forums. Each player can earn only 3 activation codes at most.
3. Blog Event – Players can link Freesky’s pictures to their blogs, share wonderful moments with their friends and get activation codes.

Note: All character info, including character data will be retained.

For more information, please sat tuned to the official site http://fo.igg.com.

Thousands Of Warriors Will Get To Do Battle In The World of Providence Beginning This Thursday, April 30th

True Games, an international publisher of multi-player online games has announced the closed beta launch date of its upcoming title Warrior Epic. The closed beta for the game will launch this Thursday, April 30. Registration for the closed beta has begun, but a few spots are still open on the game’s website www.warriorepic.com so those interested in joining can register now. If selected to join the closed beta, players will receive a beta-key via the e-mail address they provided.

“We are excited to finally showcase all the updated features, cool content and all the polish that has gone into the development of Warrior Epic,” said Peter Cesario, Director of New Business and Product Development. “We are eager to see how our beta community will fair through all of the exciting content we are offering in the beta and we look forward to hearing their feedback as we gear up for the official launch.”

The Warrior Epic team has been hard at work making improvements to all aspects of the game since last year when a small group of players got a sneak peek at an early version. Major updates include a dramatically improved user experience as well as many new powerful and devastating abilities that have been added to the skill trees of all base and sub character classes. Additionally, much of the end game content has been implemented with new bosses, quests, campaigns and items suitable for higher level characters.

Developed by Austin based studio Possibility Space, Warrior Epic is an online, action role-playing game set in an original fantasy universe. In the game, players will assume command of a Warrior Hall from which they manage their characters’ adventures. They can recruit from a wide array of Warrior Classes, each with its own style of play. The Classes and the Hall itself can be upgraded visually as well as functionally. Players adventure together in multiplayer campaigns, adventure mode, solo quests and PVP.

For more information, or to snag one of the few spots left for the beta, visit www.warriorepic.com.

The Open Beta Is Now Live For The Popular Online Casual Golf Game At http://Pangya.ntreev.net/

Ntreev USA, a leading online game developer and publisher, announced today that it has re-launched Pangya, its popular, online casual golf game in North America. The game, previously known as Albatross 18 in the U.S. is now in beta at http://Pangya.ntreev.net/.

The newly launched beta includes full game play content from Pangya’s Season 3. Before summer, Ntreev USA will introduce Season 4 with new characters, locations, all-new customization features and more. Members who previously had accounts for Albatross 18 will be able to transfer their accounts over to Pangya. All accounts setup during this beta phase will transfer over when the game launches commercially next month.

“Pangya has enjoyed worldwide success and popularity, including its tremendous mainstream popularity in the U.S. market,” said Chris Lee, CEO at Ntreev USA. “Pangya offers a unique golf experience that is easy to pick-up-and-play, and appeals to a wide variety of skilled and casual players alike. We are excited that we could bring it back to the North American players who love it.”

Pangya is a casual golf game that takes the difficult rules of golf and transforms it into an easy to pick-up -and-play casual golf experience that a player of any skill level can enjoy. Featuring simple and intuitive controls, Pangya allows anyone who has used Windows to easily play with other gamers and unlike other online games; players in Pangya are friends, not enemies!

In Pangya, players are taken to 14 gorgeous locations where they can choose one of 8 unique playable characters. Pangya offers players an extensive customization experience with thousands of possible combinations of costumes, accessories, equipment, golf clubs, power boosts and more that help them to become a pro out on the green.

Pangya is free for players to download and play, while some items in the game including certain characters, clothing sets, new equipment and accessories will be available to purchase via micro-transaction.

The in-game currency in Pangya, called Pang, allows players to purchase items from the game’s shop that will upgrade a character, provide new inventory and equipment, allows them to send gifts to other players and more. Gamers can earn Pang by finishing a hole at par or better, and by showcasing powerful shots.

The beta for Pangya is now available, with a full commercial launch in May.

For more information about Ntreev USA visit www.ntreev.net. For more information on Pangya, please visit http://Pangya.ntreev.net/.

Beta Testers Wanted for Upcoming PC Title

Paradox Interactive and Nitro Games Ltd. are looking for beta testers to play their upcoming strategy game, East India Company, which is due to release in Q3 of 2009.

Now is your chance to control one of the most powerful companies in history. In East India Company, the player assumes the role of Governor General, the leader of one of the East India Companies. The goal of the game is to bring wealth and new colonies to your company and make it the dominant force within a given time limit.

The player must organize profitable trade routes to the East Indies and back, as well as use political skills to minimize conflict. However, being that there are seven other companies with the same intentions, armed conflicts and outright wars are unavoidable.

East India Company features spectacular naval battles fought in RTS-fashion. The revolutionary Direct-Command mode puts the player right in the middle of the action on the ship’s deck.

Testing will include playing the single player campaign modes and fighting naval battles in various multiplayer modes.

To apply as a beta-tester, please go to:http://www.paradoxplaza.com/beta/

Beta-tester applications must be received by 7th of May. Please note that an internet connection is required.

For more information, please visit the East India Company homepage:http://www.eic-game.com.

Freesky Online: Recruiting Alliances

The Freesky team has decided to release the Closed Beta test in May. All characters created during the Closed Beta test will be saved for future use so players don’t need to worry about losing anything after the test. To prepare for the coming debut of Freesky, and the conflicts that are sure to develop, the officials will be holding a grand Alliance Recruitment event, inviting all guilds to join.

Event Duration: Starts at April, 16th EDT（GMT-4）

Event Rules
1. Guilds planning to apply for an Alliance must have at least 15 members.
2. All guild members will be the first group of FO players.
Rewards
1. Alliance leaders will win the activation codes.
2. The Alliance has a designated place on the forum to share the fun of playing FO together!
3. The more members the Alliance has, the more privileges it is able to enjoy. (eg. apply for an exclusive sub-forum for the Alliance)
4. All the members of the sub-forum will have exclusive Alliance Badges.

Sign up here（http://forum.fo.igg.com/viewthread.php?tid=93&extra=page%3D1）

TIPS
How to create an alliance?
1. Set up a recruiting post in a specified place on the forum.
2. Invite your friends to join and enjoy the fun of Freesky together.
3. Submit an application on the forum when the number of members reaches 15.
4. Hand in the Alliance badge and member list to official.

For more information, please visit http://fo.igg.com/news/news-view.php?aid=132.

Paradox Interactive have released in game footage for Hearts of Iron III, the long awaited third instalment of the World War II Strategy series set for release towards the end of 2009.

The video footage is showcasing France 1939, the war has begun and the French troops are massing on its eastern frontier preparing to repel the inevitable German invasion.

However France does have diplomatic options to strengthen its defences. Buying production licences can allow the French army access to better equipment or perhaps transfer troops to allied command for joint operations could improve the position. Diplomacy is just another continuation of politics.

Click here to view the in game footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6-MTvAGLgE

Hearts of Iron III is now the Beta stage of development. These last months has seen the team stabilizing the foundations of the AI, tightening up the rules and mechanics of the game, along with implementing brand new artwork and interface features.

With the Beta crew now in place the testing has already started and Hearts of Iron III is scheduled for release during the latter half of 2009.

The third instalment in the critically acclaimed World War II strategy series, Hearts of Iron III will feature a plethora of brand new features to satisfy veteran and novice players alike, including a huge game map with more than 14,000 land and sea provinces.

Hearts of Iron III is scheduled for release in Q3.

A game presentation from earlier this year is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxu4-7Zo9OA

Galaxy Online: New Server Released

Galaxy Online (http://go.igg.com) is very happy to announce that a new server named “Gemini” was launched on 4:00 a.m. (GMT-4), March 27^th.

We thank all players’ wonderful support since Galaxy Online beta test. We are really heartened by this. Your encouragement also stimulates us to make further development. The existing “Aries” server is pushing its upper limit as most of lands have been conquered. In order to relieve population stress and offer better service as well as invite more new players to join Galaxy Online, a brand new server with untouched galaxies is now ready for new and experienced players to explore.

As celebration for the launching of Gemini, we now have confirmed two exciting activities here:
Composite Strength Competition
In the game, the six factions do not usually compete with each other because they seldom leave their own territories. Now, we are excited to initiate a competition between the factions and reward the top 100 players. When the competition deadline expires, the players who rank 1st to 100th on the “Composite Strength” list in the game will be awarded different amounts of Mall Points.

Shootdowns Contest
When the event ends, the top 30 players on the “Shootdowns” list in the game will be the winners of the contest. The player who shoots down the most ships (excluding ships they’ve shot down while doing quests) will rank higher on the “Shootdowns” list. The top 10 players will be awarded 200 Mall Points each and those who rank 11th to 30th on the list will be awarded 100 Mall Points each.

First come, first Served. Remember time is everything is this unique game.

For more details, please click http://go.igg.com/news/view.php?aid=156just

The New Online Game Offers Realistic Billiards Gameplay With A Custom Physics Engine

San Jose-based online game publisher, GamesCampus.com (www.GamesCampus.com, run by OnNet USA), announced today that it will publish Cue Online, a free, item-based realistic online pool simulation game. Nominated as “Best Game of the Month” by the Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the game is developed by Happy Nation, and will be available at http://cueonline.gamescampus.com/ later this spring. Cue Online focuses on competitive billiards games like straight pool, nine-ball, eight-ball, carom and three-cushion billiards.

“Adding a high quality sports game such as Cue Online to our online game lineup is very much in keeping with our corporate commitment to the sports gaming genre,” said David Chang, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for GamesCampus.com. “Cue Online’s truly realistic pool experience is the result of Happy Nation’s years spent designing an engine that captures the most realistic ball movement possible. With an amazing straight line of sight aiming to the ball, precision strokes, and an extensive training and skills system, Cue Online is an online pool experience like no other.”

Happy Nation’s exclusive engine was designed to create as realistic of an environment as possible. Each ball’s movement will depend on each player’s style, including stroke power, table contact, spin and strike quality with other balls, the cloth friction of the table and more. Thanks to the development team’s many years of research and development in optimizing the physics of the game play, even the most demanding and skilled players will be impressed with the realism of their shots when playing Cue Online, when compared to their experience on a real-life pool table.

Cue Online offers five different skills that players can increase and improve upon while training. The game’s skills include: Power, Spin, Push, Pull and Masse. Unlike other games where players automatically increase their skills as their average scores increase, Cue Online players will see their skills improve only after they successfully use that skill over time. As a result, two players in the same average score can have different main skills of their own, just like in the real life pool play.

GamesCampus is scheduled to begin the closed beta of Cue Online on March 30 and the open beta in late April.

For more information about Cue Online visit http://cueonline.gamescampus.com/.