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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><itunes:title>Massively Speaking</itunes:title><itunes:author>Joystiq</itunes:author><itunes:image href="%BlogURL%/media/feedlogo.gif" /><itunes:summary>Massively Speaking</itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Games &amp; Hobbies"><itunes:category text="Video Games" /></itunes:category><item><title><![CDATA[Kung Foo! Announces Closed Beta Reboot]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/14/kung-foo-announces-closed-beta-reboot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/14/kung-foo-announces-closed-beta-reboot/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/14/kung-foo-announces-closed-beta-reboot/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo/" rel="tag">Kung Foo!</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo"><em><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/kf-rb-213.jpg" /><br />
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<a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com/"><em>Kung Foo</em></a>!, the much talked about free-to-play MMO from <a href="http://www.perfectworld.com/">Perfect World Entertainment</a>, has been moving through the beta phases, and now they are ready to announce: no Foo for you!<br />
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While it won't be one year, rather than move forward when they feel the game isn't ready to do so, they've opted to "reboot" the closed beta phase of the game later this year with better localization and a new expansion. While it's a bit of a disappointment by fans who are more than ready for launch, keep in mind that a rushed game full of problems is often more frustrating in the long run than a delayed game that has had most of the wrinkles ironed out.<br />
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The closed beta servers will come down Tuesday, February 16th, and the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo"><em>Kung Foo!</em></a> team will begin working to implement player feedback and preparing for the reboot to come, and they intend to go out with a bang -- take a look at the <a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com/news/?p=9081">full announcement here</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/14/kung-foo-announces-closed-beta-reboot/">Kung Foo! Announces Closed Beta Reboot</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/14/kung-foo-announces-closed-beta-reboot/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19356920/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/14/kung-foo-announces-closed-beta-reboot/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>closed-beta</category><category>kung-foo</category><category>kung-foo-delayed</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rubi Bayer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kung Foo! offers up new trailer and beta]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/27/kung-foo-offers-up-new-trailer-and-beta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/27/kung-foo-offers-up-new-trailer-and-beta/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/27/kung-foo-offers-up-new-trailer-and-beta/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/trailers/" rel="tag">Trailers</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/launches/" rel="tag">Launches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo/" rel="tag">Kung Foo!</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/01/foo580kv.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
As if a world promised to be "100% rat-free" wasn't enough to make you want to visit this strange new land, the folks at <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Perfect-World-Entertainment/">Perfect World Entertainment</a> have released a shiny new trailer very much in the keeping of <a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com/"><em>Kung Foo!</em></a> This new <strike>commercial</strike> video shows off all manner of crazy things that you can look forward to when stepping into the world of <em>Foo</em>. That's right -- it's just chock full of <em>Foo</em>, and all for you! <br /><br />If you haven't taken the time to find out more about <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Kung-Foo/">Kung Foo!</a></em>, then be sure to check out the trailer after the break. With the recent death of <a href="http://massively.com/category/dungeon-runners/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Dungeon Runners</span></a>, we're really glad to see another light-hearted MMO that doesn't take itself too seriously.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/27/kung-foo-offers-up-new-trailer-and-beta/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kung Foo! offers up new trailer and beta</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/27/kung-foo-offers-up-new-trailer-and-beta/">Kung Foo! offers up new trailer and beta</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/27/kung-foo-offers-up-new-trailer-and-beta/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19331938/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/27/kung-foo-offers-up-new-trailer-and-beta/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>kung-foo</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><category>pwe</category><category>trailer</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Krystalle Voecks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kung Foo! closed beta event]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/24/kung-foo-closed-beta-event/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/24/kung-foo-closed-beta-event/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/24/kung-foo-closed-beta-event/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/contests/" rel="tag">Contests</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/making-money/" rel="tag">Making money</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo/" rel="tag">Kung Foo!</a></p><a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com/" style=""><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/01/kf-betaevent-epl-123.jpg" /></a>If you've been involved in a beta over the last several weeks and haven't been boldly going where no gender-neutral-pronoun has gone before, you've probably been taking a look at <a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com/"><em>Kung Foo!</em></a>. Statistically speaking. Maybe you're in on the <em><a href="http://hko.aeriagames.com/playnow">Hello Kitty Online</a>: Rise of Cthulhu </em>beta testing, we're not sure. Anyway. If you <em>have</em> been testing <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Kung-Foo"><em>Kung Foo!</em></a> recently, you'll be familiar with the volume and intensity of events that the community team has been organizing to keep the beta tests as engaging as possible. In preparation for Closed Beta 2 next week, they've announced another testing event... and the rewards are cold, hard cash.<br />
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Well, cold, hard, item-mall cash. Which is still a nice freebie.<br />
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The servers will go live for Closed Beta 2 on January 26th, 4 PM PST (7 PM for those of us running on EST), and the event will start an hour later at 5 PM PST on Realm 4. The official blog for <a href="http://www.perfectworld.com/">Perfect World Entertainment</a> will update <a href="http://www.perfectworld.com/blog/?p=6701">this blog entry</a> with a screenshot hinting at where the GM is hiding. Be the first to find him, and you win $50 worth of Zen currency. Easy money, isn't it? And a perfect way to get more excited about the game's launch when testing starts.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/24/kung-foo-closed-beta-event/">Kung Foo! closed beta event</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.perfectworld.com/blog/?p=6701>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/24/kung-foo-closed-beta-event/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19328151/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/24/kung-foo-closed-beta-event/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>closed-beta</category><category>hide-and-seek</category><category>in-game-event</category><category>kf</category><category>kung-foo</category><category>money</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><category>pwe</category><category>rise-of-cthulhu</category><category>testing</category><category>zen</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliot Lefebvre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kung Foo! events and activities for final week of CBT]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/13/kung-foo-events-and-activities-for-final-week-of-cbt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/13/kung-foo-events-and-activities-for-final-week-of-cbt/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/13/kung-foo-events-and-activities-for-final-week-of-cbt/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo/" rel="tag">Kung Foo!</a></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo"><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/01/roflcopter-rb-113.jpg" /></a>The <a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com/"><em>Kung Foo!</em></a> closed beta test is wrapping up soon (it ends January 20th), and <a href="http://www.perfectworld.com/">Perfect World International</a> are planning to finish with a <a href="http://www.perfectworld.com/blog/?p=5461">series of fun community events</a> to thank those who logged in to help out. Since the servers will be wiped before open beta, why not throw some cash around, right? Players will be receiving Foo Funds upon logging in after the latest maintenance period, so they can hit the mall and gear up for the events. <br />
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The first event is a <a href="http://foo-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=3771">fashion party</a>, a chance to be a little silly and show off some of your new costumes from the mall, not to mention meet some of your fellow closed beta testers. Friday will be a bit startling if you're unprepared, because monsters will be appearing ... somewhere. Where and when is a bit of a mystery, so be ready. (Maybe smack them with your teddy bear backpack.)<br />
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Finally, while it's true that the servers will be wiped after the 20th, closed beta testers will get a few gifts to carry over into open beta. Everyone will receive a Lolligator transformation tonic that lasts 30 days after its first use, and anyone reaching level 40 will get a Sweet Wolf pet.<br />
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So enjoy the last week of closed beta, and get ready for the crowds coming in open beta!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/13/kung-foo-events-and-activities-for-final-week-of-cbt/">Kung Foo! events and activities for final week of CBT</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/13/kung-foo-events-and-activities-for-final-week-of-cbt/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19314890/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/13/kung-foo-events-and-activities-for-final-week-of-cbt/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>closed-beta</category><category>f2p</category><category>foo-funds</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>kung-foo</category><category>lolligator</category><category>perfect-world-international</category><category>pwi</category><category>sweet-wolf</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rubi Bayer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foo for you: We have Kung Foo closed beta keys]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/foo-for-you-we-have-kung-foo-closed-beta-keys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/foo-for-you-we-have-kung-foo-closed-beta-keys/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/foo-for-you-we-have-kung-foo-closed-beta-keys/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/contests/" rel="tag">Contests</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo/" rel="tag">Kung Foo!</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/01/muzeticket-1262806513.jpg" /></div>
Remember last week, when we persuaded you to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/dont-be-a-foo-tweet-to-be-a-hero-and-get-closed-beta-keys-for/">be a hero by tweeting</a> some <em><a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com">Kung Foo</a></em> puns that could make the baby Jesus cry? Well good news, Massively.com readers! Our bribery with Muse tickets has paid off! By the powers invested in us by Jason Varden and the rest of the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/perfect-world-entertainment">Perfect World Entertainment</a> team, we declare you all to be heroes just for reading our site! Huzzah!<br />
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So what does getting to be a hero get you? Well it gets you one of 4,000 closed beta keys for <em><a href="http://massively.com/category/kung-foo">Kung Foo</a></em>, the only MMO not afraid to make fun of itself (and your sister.) All you have to do to claim your key is follow <a href="http://www.omgponies.info/massivelyCodes/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.getCode&amp;codeInfoKey=33"><strong>this link</strong></a> to our key site, press the button to get a key, and voila! A key will be delivered to your eyeballs, where it must be taken to the <a href="https://register.perfectworld.com/account/betakey">Perfect World closed beta key site</a> for activation. Log in with your <a href="https://register.perfectworld.com/register">Perfect World account</a>, stick in your key, and you'll be fooing it up in no time flat.<br />
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Massively.com and <em>Kung Foo</em>. Making you a hero every step of the way (while simultaneously making fun of your sister.)<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/foo-for-you-we-have-kung-foo-closed-beta-keys/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Foo for you: We have Kung Foo closed beta keys</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/foo-for-you-we-have-kung-foo-closed-beta-keys/">Foo for you: We have Kung Foo closed beta keys</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/foo-for-you-we-have-kung-foo-closed-beta-keys/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19305688/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/foo-for-you-we-have-kung-foo-closed-beta-keys/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breaking</category><category>closed-beta</category><category>closed-beta-key</category><category>giveaway</category><category>key-giveaway</category><category>kung-foo</category><category>lolz-your-sister</category><category>muse-tickets</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><category>pwe</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kung Foo! creators talk about all things Foo]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/kung-foo-creators-talk-about-all-things-foo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/kung-foo-creators-talk-about-all-things-foo/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/kung-foo-creators-talk-about-all-things-foo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/interviews/" rel="tag">Interviews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo/" rel="tag">Kung Foo!</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/01/kungfoo-rb-16.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com/"><em>Kung Foo!</em></a>, the snarky new offering from <a href="http://www.perfectworld.com/">Perfect World International</a>, went into closed beta yesterday. At first glance, the free-to-play game is yet another clunky, anime-styled fantasy game full of ancient Chinese cliches, so what makes this one so different? <br />
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Product Manager <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/craig-beers">Craig Beers</a> and Guest Writer <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/devin-grayson">Devin Grayson</a> spent some time <a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/499/feature/3893/page/1">discussing this with MMORPG.com</a>, but if you've seen the trailer, you already know the answer: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo"><em>Kung Foo!</em></a> takes everything you recognize as standard-issue for most MMOs and satirizes it. <em>"You name it, we make fun of it," </em>Grayson says.  For longtime MMO players, the game promises to be a fun twist on the same old tank-healer-nuker-fight-the-monster-and-move-on style that we've all grown used to.<br />
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The interview gives a look at the thought processes behind the creation of <em>Kung Foo!</em>, and a few hints on what you can expect from the game. <a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/499/feature/3893/page/1">Take a look at the full interview here</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/kung-foo-creators-talk-about-all-things-foo/">Kung Foo! creators talk about all things Foo</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/499/feature/3893/page/1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/kung-foo-creators-talk-about-all-things-foo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19305514/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/kung-foo-creators-talk-about-all-things-foo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>closed-beta</category><category>craig-beers</category><category>devin-grayson</category><category>kung-foo</category><category>perfect-world-international</category><category>pwi</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rubi Bayer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't be a foo, tweet to be a hero (and get closed beta keys for Kung Foo!)]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/dont-be-a-foo-tweet-to-be-a-hero-and-get-closed-beta-keys-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/dont-be-a-foo-tweet-to-be-a-hero-and-get-closed-beta-keys-for/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/dont-be-a-foo-tweet-to-be-a-hero-and-get-closed-beta-keys-for/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/contests/" rel="tag">Contests</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/humor/" rel="tag">Humor</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo/" rel="tag">Kung Foo!</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://twitter.com/kungfoogame"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/12/foothatstuff.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Do you want to be a cool hero? As cool of a hero as the guy in the picture above? Or, even better, do you want to be cooler and more heroic than that guy? Yeah, we know you do.<br />
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Well, you have two options. One of those options involves investing more money in rhinestones than the dude above, which is close to impossible. The other option, the more feasible option, if you ask us, is to get a hold of <a href="http://twitter.com/">your tweety page</a> and try to get the attention of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/perfect-world-entertainment">Perfect World Entertainment</a>'s <a href="http://twitter.com/kungfoogame"><em>Kung Foo!</em> twitter account</a>. You know, the MMO that puts the FU in FUN? (We can't take the credit for that one. That was all Perfect World.)<br />
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What the staff from the new kung-fu parody game is looking for are catchy one-liners/puns involving the #FOO hashtag. You know, things like "Give me #FOO or give me death" (not that funny) or "Get #FOO or get out!" (more funny.) Get their attention with an awesome one-liner, and you get to be a hero! Totally better than that guy! And if you're a hero, then you're totally heroic enough to deserve a closed beta key for <a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com/"><em>Kung Foo!</em></a> It's like a two-for-one deal!<br />
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Or, hey, you could always <a href="https://register.perfectworld.com/foo">go over and register</a> for the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo"><em>Kung Foo!</em></a> closed beta like a mundaneinite. We'd do that, but we've been told if we pass some <a href="http://muse.mu/">Muse tickets</a> to Perfect World's <a href="http://twitter.com/jasoningaming">Jason Varden</a>, we get to skip the closed beta scrutiny line. So excuse us, suckahs, we're skippin' 'da line!</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/dont-be-a-foo-tweet-to-be-a-hero-and-get-closed-beta-keys-for/">Don't be a foo, tweet to be a hero (and get closed beta keys for Kung Foo!)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://twitter.com/kungfoogame>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/dont-be-a-foo-tweet-to-be-a-hero-and-get-closed-beta-keys-for/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19297398/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/dont-be-a-foo-tweet-to-be-a-hero-and-get-closed-beta-keys-for/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>closed-beta</category><category>closed-beta-key</category><category>contest</category><category>foo</category><category>heroic</category><category>kung-foo</category><category>one-liners</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><category>puns</category><category>twitter</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfect World Entertainment asks you to "find the hero in foo" with upcoming MMO]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/20/perfect-world-entertainment-asks-you-to-find-the-hero-in-foo-w/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/20/perfect-world-entertainment-asks-you-to-find-the-hero-in-foo-w/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/20/perfect-world-entertainment-asks-you-to-find-the-hero-in-foo-w/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo/" rel="tag">Kung Foo!</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.perfectworld.com/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/12/kf-rb-1219.jpg" /><br />
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<a href="http://www.perfectworld.com/">Perfect World Entertainment</a> has announced an upcoming free-to-play MMO, and it looks to be crafted by a team with a delightful sense of humor. (This is almost certainly thanks in part to guest writer <a href="http://www.devingrayson.com/welcome.html">Devin Grayson</a>) <a href="http://foo.perfectworld.com/"><em>Kung Foo!</em></a> describes itself as "<em>a fun MMO that parodies everything from Kung-Fu movies to game shows</em>." and urges you to "<em>embrace the foo in you.</em>"<br />
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We'll skip the "I pity the foo" jokes and just say that this game does not look like your standard hastily-churned-out, manga-style free-to-play MMO. With promises of things like "<em>needy and ungrateful NPCs by the truck load</em>" and <em>"100% rat reduction in lowbie zones,"</em><em> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kung-foo!">Kung Foo!</a></em> seems to offer a game that offers all of the standard MMO fare with a humorous twist. Whether it be PvP, mounts, crafting, pets, or extensive character customization, <em>Kung Foo!</em> seems to have covered all the bases at first glance.<br />
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Take a look at the teaser trailer after the jump and see if you agree that <em>Kung Foo!</em> is worth a look.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/20/perfect-world-entertainment-asks-you-to-find-the-hero-in-foo-w/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Perfect World Entertainment asks you to "find the hero in foo" with upcoming MMO</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/20/perfect-world-entertainment-asks-you-to-find-the-hero-in-foo-w/">Perfect World Entertainment asks you to "find the hero in foo" with upcoming MMO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/20/perfect-world-entertainment-asks-you-to-find-the-hero-in-foo-w/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19287841/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/20/perfect-world-entertainment-asks-you-to-find-the-hero-in-foo-w/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>kung-foo</category><category>new-titles</category><category>perfect-world</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rubi Bayer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
