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Saturday, August 24, 2002
And to complete today's email roundup, here's this interesting missive from Barbarian, barbarian@gamesites200.com : Hello, ***** I would like to introduce the newest addition to GS200 - The MPOG Top 200 at http://www.gamesites200.com/mpog This is the newest top 200 list on gamesites200.com, one of the most popular gaming top sites list, with over 2.5 million hits out. With our own custom scripted top sites list and over 3000 sites listed with our other top sites list, GameSites200.com is looking forward to its new MPOG Top 200 becoming one of the biggest MPOG lists around. ***** I would highly appreciate if you could do a news post on MPOGD regarding the new site launched :) -- Barbarian GameSites200.com The Best Gaming Websites on the 'net Mike Fisher, mfisher@fishermarketing.com, sends the following email dealing with the upcoming Ballerium game: ArcadianDelSol.com has posted a DEV-Speak article featuring Eyal Netanel, Lead Designer for the upcoming online strategy game 'Ballerium'. In the article, Eyal discusses the forming of Majorem Ltd. and the process of working to bring Ballerium to the market. To view the article in full, please see http://www.arcadiandelsol.com/article.php?sid=139&mode=thread&order=0. For more information on Ballerium, please see http://www.ballerium.com or visit Majorem in stand 1647 at ECTS 2002. Just received the following email from Travis Cannell, travisc@gnosticlabs.com concerning yet another interview regarding the Eschaton project: Paul Younger unloads some questions on Travis Cannell in regards to the command hierarchy, the Team Action Strategy concept, persona development, the different server configurations and more. For those who have a vague notion of Eschaton, the interview is a must. Find it here. http://www.loadedinc.com/article.php?artid=55&action=part1 Enjoy! Travis Cannell Gnostic Labs www.eschaton-online.com Just received yet another press release from Mike Fisher, mfisher@fishermarketing.com : MAJOREM LTD. AND 7TH DAY ENTERTAINMENT COME TO FINANCING AND PUBLISHING AGREEMENT FOR UPCOMING ONLINE STRATEGY GAME 7th Day Entertainment to Fund and Publish Ballerium for Release in Taiwan Bney-Brak, Israel and Taipei, Taiwan, August 22, 2002 - Majorem Ltd., a developer of massively multiplayer games and technology, and 7th Day Entertainment, a producer/publisher of innovative entertainment software, today officially announced an agreement that will see 7th Day Entertainment finance the development of Majorem's upcoming massively multiplayer real-time strategy game 'Ballerium'. The agreement will also see 7th Day Entertainment handle publishing and distribution of Ballerium in Taiwan. "We are extremely pleased to have reached an agreement with 7th Day Entertainment," said Adi Gaash, CEO of Majorem Ltd. "We look forward to working together with them in making Ballerium an exciting and enjoyable game." "We are very excited to have Majorem as our development partner in bringing Ballerium to gamers in Taiwan and elsewhere," said Bob Wu, CEO of 7th Day Entertainment. "Strategy games will be changed forever after the world has seen how much fun Ballerium is." Ballerium is scheduled to enter beta testing in Q1 2003, with final release set to occur mid-2003. In developing the game, Majorem is using its revolutionary OPIUM technology to create a fully persistent world that is able to handle an infinite number of players. Ballerium looks to be an innovative new entry to the massively multiplayer gaming market, providing players with never before experienced levels of persistence and control. About Majorem Ltd. Based in Bney-Brak, Israel, Majorem Ltd. approaches the games market from its technological aspect, developing technology for massively multiplayer games. Majorem's server technology will support MMP games for the Internet, DTV and cellular. At ECTS 2002 in London, England, Majorem will have on display their upcoming Massively multiplayer strategy game, "Ballerium", as well as information regarding the OPIUM Software Development Kit for use in developing massively multiplayer worlds. For more information on Majorem Ltd., please stop by stand 1647 at ECTS 2002 or visit the respective websites for Majorem Ltd. and Ballerium at http://www.majorem.com and http://www.ballerium.com. About 7th Day Entertainment 7th Day is a entertainment software producer/publisher based in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in late 1999, 7th Day spent the early stages of its life as a studio doing multimedia contract work, then gradually shifted its focus on production and publishing of gaming titles. 7th Day's goal is to bring to players innovative and interactive games, that offer something different from products that currently flood the market. With strong ties to both traditional and electronic media, as well as valuable connections to the Internet cafe sector, 7th Day Entertainment brings to the table the necessary resources that are crucial to making Ballerium a success. For more information regarding 7th Day Entertainment, please contact Nelson Wu at welson@7thday.com.tw. Friday, August 23, 2002
Just received the latest press release from Mike Fisher, mfisher@fishermarketing.com : GameBunny.com has posted a StarLock Interview/Preview with Mike Snyder of Prowler Productions ( http://www.prowler-pro.com ). You can view the article in full here: http://www.gamebunny.com/starlock.htm . Welcome to the MPOG News-Log! For 17 months I was on the staff of MPOGD, first as a News Reporter, then as the News Editor. During this time, I received but little feedback from the site owner, Doug McIntyre. Them, all of a sudden, I have found my self denied staff access to the site and an ad posted that MPOGD is seeking new news reporters. Meanwhile, Doug won't even respond to my emails. That being the case, I am now continuing the work that I did with MPOGD in the form of this web-log. |