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Players Can Now Chat Across All Outspark Games And Sites

Outspark and Meebo announced a partnership today delivering Meebo’s real-time social interactive features to Outspark’s community of more than 4.5 million gamers.

Outspark is one of the first gaming destinations and first freemium publisher to launch the new version of the Meebo Community IM, which is live today across all Outspark sites. This allows players to chat with their friends across the Outspark network. Players can create and share profile pages, create buddy lists and see who is online, send private messages and create group lists. Users also get the ability to share media content through IM, share links, and otherwise participate in real-time information sharing.

The Meebo application also lets Outspark players access their contact lists for other social networks and IM services including Gtalk and AIM, making it possible to share links and contacts with their Outspark friends or throughout their other personal networks.

“This is an exciting initiative to bring to our community. The Meebo partnership supports the social and gaming needs of our users and the ways they seek to share information,” said Wilson Kriegel, Outspark Vice President of Business Development. “It also supports our goal of delivering deeper and more relevant engagement and experiences between our users and games.”

The Meebo client also includes integration with popular social networking services, including Twitter, Facebook, and Email. The chat system also allows advertisers to closely target their ads, while ensuring users only see relevant and interesting advertising.

To sign up for a free Outspark account or learn more about Outspark and its portfolio of free games, visit www.outspark.com.

New Patch Adds Several Features

NDOORS Interactive today announced the release of a patch for their hit free-to-play MMORPG, Atlantica Online. The patch includes several feature updates which will enhance the user experience and improve gameplay. NDOORS is committed to maintaining and improving the world of Atlantica Online, as well as listening to feedback from players and incorporating their ideas and suggestions into each version update.

With the latest patch, Atlantica Online will now offer:

• Jackpot System: A new challenge system which allows players to select an item they have found in battle and gamble for a chance to obtain a large quantity of that item, with odds determined by the item’s value

• New Dungeon: The ‘Mysterious Inn’ has been added to the Central Asia region and is available to players level 120 or higher

• Improved Arena Betting: Now players can bet on arena battles remotely

• Chatting Emoticon Function has been added

• Ring Craft: Will now be called ‘Accessories Craft’ and will have the ability to craft rings and necklaces

In addition to the updates outlined above, the patch will adjust the balance of mercenaries in Free League and will have an effect on how a character’s basic stats influence their damage according to class type. Certain material items will no longer be used and some equipment boxes have been combined for convenience.

Atlantica Online is a strategic turn-based MMORPG that combines innovative combat with character/party development and city/country management. Players take on the quest to destroy the Oriharukon, a powerful energy source from the lost civilization of Atlantis that survived and is now endangering humanity. This journey will take players around the globe to locations like the Great Wall of China and the pyramids of Egypt where they will come face-to-face with monsters ripped from history and lore, such as the ruthless Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu and Dracula.

For more information on Atlantica Online, please visit: www.playatlantica.com/ao

Starting Today Through July 20th, Asda Story Is Hosting Summer Bonus Events With $5,000 Cash Prizes

San Jose-based online game publisher, Gamescampus.com (www.gamescampus.com, run by OnNet USA), announced today that it is giving away $5,000 in cash to new registered users of its MMORPG, Asda Story, to celebrate the start of the summer. Apart from this hefty cash giveaway event, Asda Story will also run a Refer-A-Friend program, Bonus Credit event and Double XP event. All of the events and specials run now through July 20th. Asda Story is available to download at

http://asdastory.gamescampus.com/download/client.asp.

“This is the Asda Story community’s first summer together since it officially launched so we wanted to celebrate the season in style,” said Jiwoo Park, Producer of Asda Story at GamesCampus.com. “The generous cash giveaway promotion was a bold decision from the team, but I firmly believe that it will present a very special experience to the entire Asda Story community.”

New User Cash Prize Giveaway

Through July 20th, new users who register will receive event tickets simply for leveling up their character; each level attained will grant players the opportunity to enter — characters at level 20 will earn 20 entries! A raffle will be held at the end of the event granting one lucky player $2,500 in cash–with five other prizes of $500 each also being awarded. The more players play, the more chances they will have to win a host of generous cash prizes.

Refer-a-friend item giveaway

From now until July 20th all newly registered players and the player that referred them will each receive free Experience Potions!

First-time Credit Card Users Event

Now through July 20th, players who make a purchase with their credit card for the first time and purchase an item in Asda Story will receive a matching amount in Bonus Credit-making their first charge entirely free!

Double Experience Ticket Event

What would summer be without some Double XP? Now through July 20th, players will be able to collect Experience Ticket items throughout the

game from monsters and turn them in to be counted at the Event NPC in any Channel. Once that Channel reaches 1,000 Tickets, a Double Experience Event will begin for the next hour in that Channel, allowing players to level twice as fast during each Bonus Exp Period!

Based on a colorful, bright and cheerful world, Asda Story is a free to play exciting fantasy-style anime 3D MMORPG game that features a unique ‘Soul Mate System.’ The unique party system offers two players the ability to align to become ’soul mates’ and allows them to wear unique costumes and use special skills. Another key feature of the game is the ‘Real Costume System,’ which gives players some of the most extensive personalization and design options ever seen in an MMORPG.

For more information about Gamescampus.com or Asda Story, please visit www.gamescampus.com.

Regarding recent controversy on IGG’s forum over online publishing rights for Tales of Pirates, the ToP team (http://top.igg.com) from IGG has released an announcement concerning the issue.

Recently, reports have been coming in from ToP players about websites claiming to have obtained the online publishing rights to Tales of Pirates from the game developer Moliyo. Here and now, both IGG and Moliyo would like to state jointly that these claims are completely false.

The copyrights to the online game Tales of Pirates belong to its developer, Moliyo. IGG signed an agreement with Moliyo to secure the exclusive online publishing rights for North America. The only other company to secure online publishing rights for ToP was Sing-Gium, who secured the rights to Southeast Asia for their game – Pirates King Online. Moliyo has never licensed any other English versions of the game to anyone. If any players come across a company or an individual claiming they have secured the rights to the game or permission from Moliyo, they are infringing on Moliyo’s copyrights and committing fraud and they will be punished.

For more details please visit http://top.igg.com/info.php?articleId=2215.

Nvinium Games Inc. announced the alpha launch of UW-WWII. The popular text based MMORPG UnforgivenWar has begun the first in its series of UWMultiVerse expansion games. UW-WWII is a full stand-alone game that is based upon the historical events of the World War II time period that connects to the existing UnforgivenWar to give the community multiple options of game play.
Set in the year 2012, the Large Hadron Collider has created the first mini “black hole, which inadvertently creates a rip in the space-time continuum. This allows the current world to see forward and back in time and also allows our world to travel at least to one time period. That time period is circa 1939 at the beginning of World War II. Germany is struggling with a massive depression and the people have lost hope. Self-proclaimed leader, Adolf Hitler, has plans to consolidate the fractured government while quickly and ruthlessly taking control of the countries that surround. He secretly establishes an axis of other countries to become close partners in the quest to dominate the world. The community of UnforgivenWar may choose to move back to that period to become an Ally or Axis and build their characters and armies in addition to continuing to battle in today’s time.

The ability for multiple games to be tied to one massive community is very different and new in the MMOPRG text game market. UnforgivenWar is not only allowing users to play in different games from one user base but the “world communities” are tied together with its own unique global chat system that allows all the communities to see what is happening instantly. With over 131,000 players in UnforgivenWar, the ability to allow those users to “move between games” effortlessly makes the game community even more challenging, entertaining and versatile. According to Matt Abrams CEO of Nvinium Games Inc., “Our platform is unique in the world of text based MMORPG’s, this expansion has extended the options for game play far beyond the already existing distinctive features such as the mobile text community.”

NinjaTrick Championship: The Ninja Trials – Contest Ends on June 18, Rewarding the Most Clever Ninjas with iPods

CyberAgent America, Inc., a publisher of free-to-play online games, today announced a new ranking system for free-to-play multiplayer action game NinjaTrick™. Currently in open beta, NinjaTrick is a Flash-based game for everyone that is easy to pick up and play, but deep enough to reward players who employ clever strategies on the battlefield.

The ranking system, which tracks the progress of players as they compete in Ninjutsu matches, is currently live in the game’s open beta. And as part of the NinjaTrick Championship: The Ninja Trials (the “Contest”), aspiring ninjas have a chance to compete for gems, glory – and if they’re truly skilled, an iPod Touch, iPod Nano or iPod Shuffle!

Contest Details

During the Contest, each entrant will compete with other randomly selected entrants in Ninjitsu matches in various elements: Fire, Wind, Lightening and Ice. CyberAgent America’s ranking system will track the progress of each entrant in the Contest, including the number of wins and ranking within each element. The contest winners will be determined based on ranking placement on June 18, 2009. Winners will be announced on June 25, 2009 on the NinjaTrick official blog at http://info.ninjatrick.com/ See Contest Rules at info.NinjaTrick.com for additional details. 

“NinjaTrick is a player-versus-player game at its core, and so having a great ranking system is very important to us,” said Toshimichi Namba, CEO for CyberAgent America, Inc. “The contest is a great way to get the competition heated up as we continue to polish and refine the gameplay during our open beta.”

Aspiring ninjas everywhere are urged to point their browsers towards www.NinjaTrick.com to get in on the intense Ninjutsu action – and possibly win an iPod Touch, Nano or Shuffle if their Jutsu is strong enough!

Join the NinjaTrick open beta at www.NinjaTrick.com. Add the Facebook application here:http://apps.facebook.com/ninjatrick/

Sign up now for a free account and tear up the Chachapoyas slopes with stylish new gear!!

Outspark, a leading North American virtual playground combining free to play games with personalized social experiences, today announced the commercial debut of its hit online snowboard racing game Project Powder. Featuring a new Pro Shop with stylish outfits for each of the game’s customizable characters, the commercial release also includes a brand new, never before seen map. Snowboarding fans and gamers of all ages and experience levels can visit www.playprojectpowder.com now to begin enjoying the snow!

Featuring more than a dozen thrilling trails with some of the most pristine spring snow in the galaxy, Project Powder offers players access to a snowboarder’s paradise where they can, create a character, race against friends and pull off larger-than-life tricks.

To celebrate the launch of the new in-game store, Project Powder is holding a Pro Shop raffle. It is the perfect time to gear up and grab the newest outfits in the brand new Pro Shop. Buy the Expedition Outfit, Hummingbling or any other premium in-game item for entry in the contest – one lucky player will win a gaming keyboard and mouse and several others winners will receive in-game currency to spend on their favorite Project Powder gear. Look good, play great and win cool stuff. For complete details, visit www.playprojectpowder.com.

Project Powder Features:

* Four playable characters
* 14 intense tracks including the brand new Chachapoyas Part 3
* Three exciting game modes: Race Mode, Battle Mode & Coin Mode
* Beat other boarders and complete courses to level up, earn cash and buy new gear and snowboards
* Create your own unique style as you learn new tricks through the innovative trick tree

To sign up for a FREE Outspark account or to learn more about Outspark please visit www.outspark.com.

In the spotlight right now is the highly expected Marriage System in Tales of Pirates (http://top.igg.com). This brand new system has been much talked and is finally to be launched within next week! Yes, from now TOP players may get married in game and so enjoy special spouse functions designed only for couples. Worth noting is that included in the newest update, many improvements are actually based on players’ own ideas and suggestions. Now let’s take a quick glance at the new Wedding Ceremony IGG has brought to their players.

Following marriage traditions in most western cultures, TOP Marriage System features a romantic wedding ceremony in the luxurious church, as well as celebrations with fireworks and wedding gifts. As what people do in real life, o get married in game also require certain procedures. After whatever it takes to courtship and proposal, players in love must register, draw their wedding certificate and then hold the wedding ceremony.

First of all, lovers should team up and find the Priest (NPC) at the church, then apply to marry. Only those who wear the Lovers’ Rings and have enough marriage funds will receive approval. When the Priest has blessed the union, the system will announce the players’ wedding ceremony to everyone in game. The Bride and Groom’s friends can attend the wedding ceremony, and appreciate the Bride and Groom’s elegant wedding dresses. The new couple will then have their Lovers’ Rings bound by the Priest, which will activate the Wild Dragon Chase Function exclusively on the new couple. There are many other lovely wedding items for the celebration, including Fireworks, balloons, and I LOVE U heart shapes, etc. At last, the system will release the marriage notice signal the end of the ceremony.

The church can hold only one wedding ceremony at one time. For those players planning to take the plunge, please remember that there is only one church in TOP but lots of couples looking to exchange vows. To reserve the church for use in your wedding, you should visit the TOP auction and bid for the Church Use Right. The auction winners are eligible to hold their wedding ceremony at a designated time and be awarded with wedding invitations. Those that lose out in the bidding will have to wait for another bid.

For more information about the romantic system, please visit http://top.igg.com.

When the new edition House Party arrives in Angels Online, there will be many new ferocious monsters for players to face! Meanwhile, a new training place called the Romantic Area, will be open to all.

Good news is the Angels Online team will be holding a special event to help players get prepared before the new edition goes live. This training period will last from May 7th to May 21st and all items with 2x Exp effects will be enhanced.

Event Details:
From May 7th until the server maintenance on May 21st, players will obtain a Romantic Area Ticket if they buy one Aries Lucky Bag. With the ticket, players can find Michael in the Angel Lyceum (157, 78) and enter the [Romantic Area] for 24 hours.

Besides, all items with 2x Exp effects, such as Double Exp Cards (30 minutes), Double Skill Exp Cards (30 minutes), and Pet’s Double Exp Cards (30 minutes) will deliver 3x Exp. And all items with speedup effects such as Collecting Speedup Cards (30 minutes) and Facture Speedup Cards (30 minutes) will have even quicker effects.

For more information about Angels Online visit
http://ao.igg.com/news/news.php?aid=1899

Epic battles occur all the time in the Zu Online ( http://zu.igg.com/) world. Most adventurers would rather fight for glory even at the cost of their life rather than be labeled a coward. Bead Fairies are no exception. Even though Bead Fairies are regarded as a support class, they can still be developed into deadly PVP adversaries on the battlefield. Now, let’s talk about Bead Fairy’s 1v1 PvP tips. First, we will assume that both sides are almost the same level, and are equipped with almost the same equipment and pets.

Bead Fairy vs. Bead Fairy
When fighting another Bead Fairy, they should utilize their healing spells properly. I suggest that Bead Fairy cast their Healing Wave spell as soon as combat begins. This ensures the beneficial effects brought by the Healing Wave spell can work during combat. The other 2 healing spells-Lesser Healing and Greater Healing should be used properly according to what happens in battle.

Bead Fairy vs. Summoner
While fighting, a Bead Fairy should first focus their attacks on the Summoner to drive him back and then cast Thunder Maul and Thunder-calling spells as soon as possible to attack the Ti-tsang. Then, the Ti-tsang will be killed easily. After that, the Bead Fairy has to heal herself first and then attack the Summoner again. In addition, whilst fighting a Sumoner, the Bead Fairy had better be equipped with a mirror trinket.

Bead Fairy vs. Sun Warrior
Sun Warriors are melee experts who want to get in close and go hand to hand. So, when encountering a hostile Sun Warrior, the Bead Fairy must first reduce their movement, and then quickly cast ranged spells such as Ice Curtain, Bigger Ice Curtain and Thunder-calling. When the Sun Warrior has low health, the Bead Fairy can use Thunder Strike, Thunder Bash or Thunder Maul spells to give him a deadly blow.

Bead Fairy vs. Moonmaiden
Moonmaidens have a high chance of striking critically, but the Bead Fairies’ Epic equipment should be able to resist these critical strikes, which makes Moonmaidens a bit weak for Bead Fairies. Cast high damage spells as soon as possible to attack.

Bead Fairy vs. Swordsman
Swordsman is good at dealing high damage quickly but their defense is often lacking. When fighting against a Swordsman, Bead Fairy must first cast Thunder Strike, Thunder Bash or Thunder Maul spells, and then cast Ice Curtain, Bigger Ice Curtain or Thunder-calling spells. During combat, Bead Fairy should always take note of their health and prepare for healing at anytime because they may receive a high damage blow at any time. Also, the Swordsman’s Blow spell has a very long attack range and it is almost impossible to get out of their attack range. The key is finishing the Swordsmen off quickly.

Even though Bead Fairies can be good damage dealers, they cannot kill their opponents every time, especially if they attempt to escape. After all, Bead Fairies do not guarantee a 100% chance to reduce the opponent’s movement. As a result, when the Bead Fairy has an advantage, she must try her best to slay the enemy as quickly as possible.

For more information, please visit the official site http://zu.igg.com/.