Erebus is Coming…

Today, I received an email flaunting Outspark’s latest game- Erebus. It looks like a sort of WoW/Warcraft 3/Diablo game, and I am hella-excited!

Story:

Eons ago, the jealous and vengeful god of Chaos, Erebus, nearly destroyed the human race. Led by the beloved King Danaus, humanity fled to the shores of Travia, a lush continent full of magical and ancient beings. The natives of Travia — noble Elves, rugged Dwarves and magnificent Dragons — welcomed the humans with open arms. The first years of coexistence were not easy, as humans came to terms with the reality of starting over in this world of strange creatures and magic. But soon, construction began on a new human home – Andarasa, named for the Goddess of Light, who many humans had turned to as their savior.

Peace would not last long. When the human refugees fled from the terrible forces of Erebus, Erebus himself had stowed away deep inside the young son of King Danaus, Prince Typhram. The God was weak, but by spreading chaos, he could regain his power and manifest in the flesh once more. Using the Prince as his agent, Erebus was able to bring fear and distrust to the human survivors. The Prince proclaimed that only a Human could lead the land of Travia to prosperity. Agents loyal to the Prince took up his new cause, each wearing a red armband to show their allegiance. The “Scarlet Revolution” caught the natives of Travia completely by surprise. Villages were razed, civilians massacred, and, most shocking of all, a band of human militants, armed with new-found Dwarven explosives, destroyed the palace of the Elf Queen. Truly, this was humanity at its worst. Prince Typhram’s sister, Princess Helene watched these events unfold in horror; why would her brother undo everything they’d worked so hard for? As chaos consumed Travia once more, Erebus grew in power. Typhram’s body swelled and warped, exposing him as Erebus reborn. He headed west, towards the desolate wastelands of Deva, leaving death and destruction in his wake. Wherever he went, monsters of old — the Orcs and Ogres, Revenants and Reavers — rallied to their lord and master. Erebus had come to Travia, and chaos followed.

For more information, visit http://erebus.outspark.com today!

Upcoming Updates for Fiesta: Estate System & Secret Unique Update!

Outspark [GM] Silkypico had posted an announcement about introducing the “Estate System” which is the upgraded mini-home. It allows players to decorate, walk around, and socialize with up to 7 other players. Fiesta players can buy warps for their home so that it’s a lot easier to travel to a specific area.

- Furniture will be useable (Chairs, benches, etc.)

- Holds up to 7 players

- The housing feature is free, but a special quest needs to be completed to use the feature

- Furniture/Deco will deteriorate over time, and players can buy repair kits. Furniture bought from the Outspark Store will use premium repair kits.

The secret unique update will later be announced, and will be coming before the housing update. In order for the housing update to become available this February, Silkypico has set a target goal for Fiesta Fans on Facebook: 10,000. To see the status of the fan count, I’ve programmed a fan count tracker image, which is used in my sig.

Blackshot Gets Canned by Outspark

It’s a shame that Blackshot had to meet this end, though many saw it coming. I loved the closed beta, and will miss that game very much.

To all the dedicated fans of Blackshot,

We appreciate your membership in our community and dedication to the game through beta testing, ongoing involvement in the forums and other places online. We realize many of you have been waiting to play Blackshot for some time now and we apologize for any inconvenience and frustration the delay may have caused.

After exploring every possibility related to the game’s delivery, we have decided to not move forward as the publisher of Blackshot. All related images and links along with the forum will be removed from our website shortly. While we are unable to discuss particular details of the situation, ultimately Outspark was unable to bring all of you a game that meets our standards. We have decided to move on.

Thank you for your understanding. We look forward to seeing you in one of our other games soon and value your membership in the Outspark community.

-The Outspark Team

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[Fiesta] New Cypion Server Open!

The new Cypion Server opened just moments ago and it is quite crowded! The server is full of new players reserving names and also competing at the “Race to 105″ event where the first adventurers to reach 105 will receive 1,000,000 sparkcash (Approx. value: 1428.57 USD)! To view more information about Fiesta, visit http://fiesta.outspark.com. Enjoy!

Fiesta's New Server- Cypion

Project Powder & Blackshot

I have noticed there are a few out there who hate Outspark’s guts for not spilling any info on the release dates of the major Project Powder updates as well as Blackshot. Though I may have more precise information on said topics, I do not have the liberty to discuss them. All I have been able to provide to you guys is the dreaded word- “soon”.

Project Powder has had a UI change already and I am looking forward to seeing many more players hop into ProPow! This time, we mean “soon” the way it was intended. You won’t be waiting another 6 months this time! I will update you all as I am given more information to relay.

As for Blackshot, Rider is calling the shots I believe and he had made a recent post on April 1st (What a bad time to make an announcement?) stating that Blackshot’s targeted Open Beta date is somewhere mid-June. Ouch. It has been around half a year since Blackshot went into the first Closed Beta. I just hope the Blackshot team can give us something worth waiting this long for.

For more information- visit www.playblackshot.com and www.project-powder.com today!

Project Powder Closed Beta Coming Soon!

On June 19th, Outspark had announced their newest game, Project Powder. This game looks quite promising from the screenshots and video, but only playing will reveal the final verdict of whether or not it is a great game or not.

Users may sign up for the closed beta by visiting http://projectpowder.outspark.com and clicking the “Sign me up” button. The closed beta is scheduled to start on Tuesday, June 24th. There is a countdown clock for those who are at great distances from the PST timezone.

Click the link to view: Outspark’s Project Powder Trailer

and don’t forget to visit http://www.outspark.com today!

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-Ian H.