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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[MindArk giving away Entropia Universe land deeds]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/16/mindark-giving-away-entropia-universe-land-deeds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/16/mindark-giving-away-entropia-universe-land-deeds/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/16/mindark-giving-away-entropia-universe-land-deeds/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/business-models/" rel="tag">Business models</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/promotions/" rel="tag">Promotions</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
	<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/16/mindark-giving-away-entropia-universe-land-deeds/"><img alt="Planet Calypso land" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/hqs6r17gka6dfrkddhi0vpmydn0z3qr.jpg" /></a></div>
<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/mindark">MindArk</a> has given new meaning to the term phat lewt with its latest update for <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a>. Players may now acquire one of a thousand <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Planet-Calypso/">Planet Calypso</a></em> land deeds simply by hunting, mining, or crafting while in game.<br />
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Each land deed carries a real-world value of $100 (and deeds are often sold for much more on the open market), according to a MindArk press release. The deeds also provide revenue sharing through the game's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/entropia-universe-player-drops-2-5-million-on-virtual-land-deed/">citizenship program</a>. Deeds began dropping yesterday, and MindArk says that they will continue to do so throughout 2012.<br />
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<em>Planet Calypso</em> is the oldest planetary playfield in <em>Entropia Universe</em>. The game boasts more than one million registered accounts and over $400 million in annual user-to-user transactions.<br />
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[Source: MindArk press release]<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/2012/05/16/mindark-giving-away-entropia-universe-land-deeds/">MindArk giving away Entropia Universe land deeds</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 16 May 2012 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/2012/05/16/mindark-giving-away-entropia-universe-land-deeds/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20239156/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/16/mindark-giving-away-entropia-universe-land-deeds/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>entropia</category><category>entropia-citizenship</category><category>entropia-citizenship-system</category><category>entropia-land-deeds</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>land-deeds</category><category>mindark</category><category>planet-calypso</category><category>sci-fi</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entropia Universe brings recruiting app to Facebook]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/11/entropia-universe-brings-recruiting-app-to-facebook/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/11/entropia-universe-brings-recruiting-app-to-facebook/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/11/entropia-universe-brings-recruiting-app-to-facebook/#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/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</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></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a> has always skirted the line between game and advertising scheme, and the latest evidence of this is a new social media program developed by <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/mindark">MindArk</a> and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/socialtype">Socialtype</a> that aims to reward existing players for recruiting new ones.<br />
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MMO recruitment drives are nothing new, but the kicker here is that the potential recruits can experience a slice of <em>Entropia</em> via their Facebook accounts. MindArk is using a software app called Bamboo to connect the MMO and Facebook portions of <em>Entropia</em>. Bamboo "turns your players into a highly-motivated marketing army," according to the <a href="http://www.socialtype.com/bamboo/index.html">app's website</a>. "Bamboo users become ambassadors. They earn points for promoting your game through their social network. Every action is incentivized."<br />
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MindArk says that the <em>Entropia</em> atmosphere has been ported to the Facebook app via its UI, graphics, and lore. New users can also add to said lore via their own unique plots.<br />
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[Source: MindArk press release]<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/2012/04/11/entropia-universe-brings-recruiting-app-to-facebook/">Entropia Universe brings recruiting app to Facebook</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 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/2012/04/11/entropia-universe-brings-recruiting-app-to-facebook/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20213107/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/11/entropia-universe-brings-recruiting-app-to-facebook/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>advertising</category><category>bamboo</category><category>entropia</category><category>entropia-facebook</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>f2p</category><category>facebook</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>mindark</category><category>mmo-social-media</category><category>social-media</category><category>social-media-integration</category><category>socialtype</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entropia Universe player drops $2.5 million on virtual land deeds]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/entropia-universe-player-drops-2-5-million-on-virtual-land-deed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/entropia-universe-player-drops-2-5-million-on-virtual-land-deed/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/entropia-universe-player-drops-2-5-million-on-virtual-land-deed/#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/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/business-models/" rel="tag">Business models</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</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></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a> is in the news again, and yes, it's because of a huge real-money transaction initiated by one of the game's players. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/mindark">MindArk</a> says that a single investor bought $2.5 million US worth of land lot deeds on Calypso, which is one of the game's oldest planetary zones. <em>Entropia's</em> citizenship system originally launched <a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com/bulletin/buzz/2011/11/16/Calypso-Land-Lot-Deeds.xml">last December</a> with almost 60,000 land deeds up for grabs. The mechanic allows for revenue sharing among citizens; the annual return on investments is hovering around 27%.<br />
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In a nutshell, the system allows players to amass weekly profits directly from the game after an initial investment of $100 for a single land deed. Investment opportunities are open to anyone with an <em>Entropia</em> avatar, and MinkArk also reports that the game features over one million registered accounts and over $400 million in annual user-to-user transactions.<br />
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[Source: MinkArk press release]<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/2012/04/04/entropia-universe-player-drops-2-5-million-on-virtual-land-deed/">Entropia Universe player drops $2.5 million on virtual land deeds</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:30:00 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/2012/04/04/entropia-universe-player-drops-2-5-million-on-virtual-land-deed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20208231/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/entropia-universe-player-drops-2-5-million-on-virtual-land-deed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>citizenship</category><category>entropia</category><category>entropia-citizenship</category><category>entropia-citizenship-system</category><category>entropia-land-deeds</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>f2p</category><category>fantasy</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>land-deeds</category><category>mindark</category><category>planet-calypso</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>virtual-real-estate</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MindArk announces Planet Calypso land grab]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/10/mindark-announces-planet-calypso-land-grab/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/10/mindark-announces-planet-calypso-land-grab/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/10/mindark-announces-planet-calypso-land-grab/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/planet-calypso/" rel="tag">Planet Calypso</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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	<a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/mindark">MindArk</a>'s <em><a href="http://www.massively.com/category/planet-calypso">Planet Calypso</a></em> is certainly one of the most unique virtual worlds out there, due in large part to the fact that the game's real estate is bought, sold, and traded for real-world cash. Land management, however, has generally been an activity for the ludicrously rich, with some properties costing as much as 500,000 USD.<br />
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	MindArk looks to change that, however, by introducing a whopping 60,000 new plots of land (each measuring at 100 square meters) that can be bought for the (relatively) low price of 100 USD. Each deed that a player purchases "entitles the holder to a share of the 50% planet partner Gross Revenue generated by <em>Planet Calypso</em>." So if you've got a few hundred bucks to blow on virtual real estate and want a piece of the pie, head on over to the official site and sign up.</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/2011/11/10/mindark-announces-planet-calypso-land-grab/">MindArk announces Planet Calypso land grab</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:30:00 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/2011/11/10/mindark-announces-planet-calypso-land-grab/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20103774/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/10/mindark-announces-planet-calypso-land-grab/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>economics</category><category>economy</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>land-grab</category><category>landgrab</category><category>mindark</category><category>planet-calypso</category><category>real-estate</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEE buys Planet Calypso for $6 million, talks with Massively for an encore]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/27/see-buys-planet-calypso-for-6-million-talks-with-massively-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/27/see-buys-planet-calypso-for-6-million-talks-with-massively-for/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/27/see-buys-planet-calypso-for-6-million-talks-with-massively-for/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/interviews/" rel="tag">Interviews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/legal/" rel="tag">Legal</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/planet-calypso/" rel="tag">Planet Calypso</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/home/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/calypso-1296091753.jpg" /><br />
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For $6 million you could buy a heck of a lot of tacos -- or one virtual planet. Wisely, <a href="http://www.seeglobalentertainment.com/">SEE Virtual Worlds</a> went the latter route, snapping up <a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/home/"><em>Planet Calypso</em></a> from <a href="http://www.mindark.com/">MindArk</a> and saving itself massive heartburn. The sci-fi-themed <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/planet-calypso/"><em>Planet Calypso</em></a> operates under the umbrella of <a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com/"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a> and boasts 950,000 registered accounts since coming online in 2003. <br />
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As part of the deal, SEE Virtual Worlds also acquired all of the assets of <a href="http://www.mindark.com/company/first-planet-company-ab/">First Planet Company</a>, a former subsidiary of MindArk, which has been transformed into SEE Digital Studios. Under this reorganization, SEE Digital Studios is now responsible for developing and operating<em> Planet Calypso, <a href="http://www.planetmichael.com/">Planet Michael</a></em> and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/universal-monsters/"><em>Universal Monsters</em></a>. The company is expected to hire on additional team members for these projects.<br />
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Fresh from the champagne celebration, SEE Virtual Worlds President <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Corey-Redmond/">Corey Redmond</a> sat down with us to discuss this deal and the future of these three titles. Hit the jump to boogie with Michael Jackson, scream in terror at the Wolfman, and navigate the economy of virtual worlds.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/27/see-buys-planet-calypso-for-6-million-talks-with-massively-for/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>SEE buys Planet Calypso for $6 million, talks with Massively for an encore</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/2011/01/27/see-buys-planet-calypso-for-6-million-talks-with-massively-for/">SEE buys Planet Calypso for $6 million, talks with Massively for an encore</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 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/2011/01/27/see-buys-planet-calypso-for-6-million-talks-with-massively-for/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19817115/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/27/see-buys-planet-calypso-for-6-million-talks-with-massively-for/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>annie-are-you-okay</category><category>calypso</category><category>Corey-Redmond</category><category>entropa-universe</category><category>first-planet-company</category><category>heal-the-world</category><category>Marco-Behrmann</category><category>michael-jackson</category><category>microtransactions</category><category>mindark</category><category>moonwalker</category><category>planet-calypso</category><category>planet-michael</category><category>real-cash-economy</category><category>real-money-transactions</category><category>rmt</category><category>see</category><category>see-digital-studios</category><category>see-virtual-worlds</category><category>taco</category><category>universal-monsters</category><category>universal-studios</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Olivetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planet Calypso's new content takes players on a wild ride]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/planet-calypsos-new-content-takes-players-on-a-wild-ride/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/planet-calypsos-new-content-takes-players-on-a-wild-ride/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/planet-calypsos-new-content-takes-players-on-a-wild-ride/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/hands-on/" rel="tag">Hands-on</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/planet-calypso/" rel="tag">Planet Calypso</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/planet-calypso-harbinger-event/full/#3576843"><img hspace="4" height="302" border="1" width="530" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/11/pc-rb-1116.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/home/"><em>Planet Calypso</em></a> is one of the more unusual games that we cover here at Massively, mostly thanks to its real cash economy. Massively's Beau Hindman <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/12/rise-and-shiny-recap-planet-calypso/">spent some time in the game recently for Rise and Shiny</a>, giving his experience as a new player. <br />
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Our newest peek at the game is a bit more advanced and a lot of fun. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/planet-calypso"><em>Planet Calypso</em></a> is in the middle of <a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/planet-calypso/harbinger/">the Harbinger event</a>, an ongoing new challenge that introduces players to new areas, new enemies, and some formidable new foes. The <em>Planet Calypso</em> team was kind enough to invite me on a tour of the event, so follow along after the jump for a closer look!<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/planet-calypsos-new-content-takes-players-on-a-wild-ride/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Planet Calypso's new content takes players on a wild ride</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/2010/11/16/planet-calypsos-new-content-takes-players-on-a-wild-ride/">Planet Calypso's new content takes players on a wild ride</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 16 Nov 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://massively.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/planet-calypsos-new-content-takes-players-on-a-wild-ride/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19715684/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/planet-calypsos-new-content-takes-players-on-a-wild-ride/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>crafting</category><category>developer-tour</category><category>economy</category><category>Entropia</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>featured</category><category>hands-on</category><category>harbinger</category><category>impressions</category><category>in-game-event</category><category>mindark</category><category>planet-calypso</category><category>quests</category><category>vehicles</category><category>virtual-world</category><category>vtol</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rubi Bayer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Shots: Wheee! *splat*]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/21/one-shots-wheee-splat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/21/one-shots-wheee-splat/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/21/one-shots-wheee-splat/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/one-shots/" rel="tag">One Shots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/full/#3493961"><img hspace="4" height="259" border="1" width="530" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/os1117entropia580.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Falling damage probably isn't something many of us stop to think about, unless we play Monks, Rogues, or other classes that have the ability to level up a safe-fall type of ability. But for people who have been inhabiting <a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com/"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a>, falling damage is something new and shiny -- an option that was only recently put in. Today's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/One-Shots/">One Shots</a> from Razormat features the silliness that arose after falling damage was added: players tossing their avatars off the top of the tallest structures they could find! Razormat writes in to explain: "<em>In this picture you can see the avatars in mid-air after they jumped off the Port Atlantis Tower. Recently fall damage was introduced in </em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Entropia-Universe/">Entropia Universe</a><em>, and the players are always looking for new ways to have fun</em>."<br />
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Do you take part in a world we don't see often? Want to show off a silly moment from your MMO day? We're always interested in what you're up to. If you'd like to take part, then send your images to us here at <a href="javascript:void(location.href='mailto:'+String.fromCharCode(111,110,101,115,104,111,116,115,64,109,97,115,115,105,118,101,108,121,46,99,111,109)+'?')">oneshots@massively.com</a> along with your name, the name of the game, and a description of what we're seeing. We'll post it out here for everyone to enjoy and give you the credit for sending it in. <br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/">One Shots: Gallery II</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/#3751554"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/os1194wow1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/#3743281"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/os1193coh1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/#3736570"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/os1192dcuo1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/#3734643"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/os1191fe1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/#3731462"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/os1190rom1024-1293988911_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></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/2010/10/21/one-shots-wheee-splat/">One Shots: Wheee! *splat*</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:00:00 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/2010/10/21/one-shots-wheee-splat/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19677594/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/21/one-shots-wheee-splat/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>entropia-universe</category><category>falling-damage</category><category>mindark</category><category>one-shots</category><category>razormat</category><category>screenshots</category><category>virtual-world</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Krystalle Voecks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planet Calypso aims to attract new players with starting area]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/07/planet-calypso-aims-to-attract-new-players-with-starting-area/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/07/planet-calypso-aims-to-attract-new-players-with-starting-area/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/07/planet-calypso-aims-to-attract-new-players-with-starting-area/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/planet-calypso/" rel="tag">Planet Calypso</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/home/"><em><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/07/abaigvco23i20mqcvaabfilt94rca8i.jpg" alt="" /><br />
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<a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/home/"><em>Planet Calypso</em></a>, the long-running real-cash economy MMORPG from <a href="http://www.mindark.com/company/first-planet-company-ab/">First Planet Company</a> and <a href="http://www.mindark.com/">MindArk</a>, will soon offer a new and dedicated starting area for new players. Previously, player colonists were at the mercy of the title's veteran residents and were thrown right into <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/planet-calypso"><em>Planet Calypso's</em></a> considerable learning curve with little in the way of an introduction.<br />
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Now, newbies can partake of the safe starting area (restricted to new players), learn the game's basics, and grab missions in the new Calypso Gateway. Players will hunt, mine, and craft using starter equipment on the secluded arrival island, and they will not be able to return once they've completed the tutorials and traveled to mainland Calypso.<br />
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Check out the <a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/home/">official site</a> for all the details.<strong><br />
</strong><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/2010/07/07/planet-calypso-aims-to-attract-new-players-with-starting-area/">Planet Calypso aims to attract new players with starting area</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:00:00 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/2010/07/07/planet-calypso-aims-to-attract-new-players-with-starting-area/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19544891/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/07/planet-calypso-aims-to-attract-new-players-with-starting-area/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>calypso-gateway</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>first-planet-company</category><category>mindark</category><category>new-players</category><category>planet-calypso</category><category>project-entropia</category><category>starter-area</category><category>starting-area</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Shots: Gimme]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/22/one-shots-gimme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/22/one-shots-gimme/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/22/one-shots-gimme/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/one-shots/" rel="tag">One Shots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/full/#3107193"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/os994entropiau580.jpg" /></a></div>
While <a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com/"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a> tends to only make major headlines when players buy or sell something that can translate into a bunch of real-world cash, we still like to keep up with what's going on in this interesting virtual world. For example, we noted that <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/21/planet-calypso-and-entropia-universe-unveiling-vehicles/">vehicles were coming</a> to <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Entropia-Universe/">Entropia Universe</a></em> recently -- and that freebies would be given out. Today, we have a screenshot from reader <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/OspreyTherian">Vivian K</a>., who was there, and tells us more about the giveaways:<br />
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"<em>Entropia was a madhouse as scores of players dashed from teleporter to teleporter today searching for Emma, who was handing out vehicles to a few lucky players. I caught up with her a few times - and in this shot she's buried under a crowd of rowdy Entropians and I'm just about to crash. I never did get a vehicle but it was fun haring after her, even though, as one player said, the amount of sheer begging was somewhat sickening. I've got other screenshots, including players making offerings and the cars themselves, but this sums up the day's event nicely.</em>"<br />
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/One-Shots/">One Shots</a> needs you! While we try to cover as many worlds as we can, we don't always get to see the interesting events. That's why we love to hear from readers who can give us the insider scoop! If you'd like to tell us more about your favorite MMO or something interesting that's happened there, then email your screenshot to us here at <strong>oneshots AT massively DOT com</strong>. Be sure to include your name, the name of the game, and a description of what we're seeing. We'll post it out here and give you the credit. <br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/">One Shots: Gallery II</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/#3751554"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/os1194wow1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/#3743281"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/os1193coh1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/#3736570"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/os1192dcuo1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/#3734643"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/os1191fe1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots-gallery-ii/#3731462"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/os1190rom1024-1293988911_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></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/2010/06/22/one-shots-gimme/">One Shots: Gimme</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:00:00 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/2010/06/22/one-shots-gimme/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19525935/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/22/one-shots-gimme/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>entropia-universe</category><category>eu</category><category>mindark</category><category>one-shots</category><category>screenshot</category><category>screenshots</category><category>Vivian-k</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Krystalle Voecks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planet Calypso and Entropia Universe unveiling vehicles]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/21/planet-calypso-and-entropia-universe-unveiling-vehicles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/21/planet-calypso-and-entropia-universe-unveiling-vehicles/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/21/planet-calypso-and-entropia-universe-unveiling-vehicles/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/news/pages/2010/06/18/2066/index.xml"><em><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/69198large.jpg" alt="" /><br />
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<a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/home/"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a>, the long-running virtual world from <a href="http://www.mindark.com/">MindArk</a>, has <a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/news/pages/2010/06/18/2066/index.xml">announced</a> the introduction of in-game vehicles in their 11.2 patch which is tentatively scheduled for today. Ground-based vehicles are the tip of the proverbial iceberg, as <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/mindark">MindArk</a> has plans to implement boats, aircraft, and spacecraft in the near future.<br />
<p>"<em>With this new system, the whole community now has the opportunity to build vehicles. The features included in today's release are just the beginning of the vehicle system content. The development teams are already working with upcoming features [including] boats. It will soon be possible to cruise the lakes and oceans on the planets of </em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe">Entropia Universe</a><em>. Several different types of boats will be available</em>," MindArk said in a press release.<br />
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Check out the <a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/news/pages/2010/06/18/2066/index.xml">news posting</a> over on the official <em>Entropia Universe</em> website.</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/2010/06/21/planet-calypso-and-entropia-universe-unveiling-vehicles/">Planet Calypso and Entropia Universe unveiling vehicles</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:00:00 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.planetcalypso.com/news/pages/2010/06/18/2066/index.xml>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/21/planet-calypso-and-entropia-universe-unveiling-vehicles/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19524387/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/21/planet-calypso-and-entropia-universe-unveiling-vehicles/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>entropia-universe</category><category>mindark</category><category>patch</category><category>planet-calypso</category><category>project-entropia</category><category>vehicles</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planet Calypso welcomes their new community manager while looking to the future]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/12/planet-calypso-welcomes-their-new-community-manager-while-lookin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/12/planet-calypso-welcomes-their-new-community-manager-while-lookin/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/12/planet-calypso-welcomes-their-new-community-manager-while-lookin/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.entropiagateway.com/2010/02/planet-calypso-roadmap-for-2010/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/calypsoroadmap.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
The team over at <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/first-planet-company">First Planet Company</a>, the minds behind the MMO/<em><a href="http://www.secondlife.com">Second Life</a></em> hybrid <em><a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com">Planet Calypso</a></em>, have recently welcomed <a href="http://www.entropiagateway.com/2010/02/new-community-manager/">a brand new community manager</a> onto their staff -- Hanne Einan Gulbrandsen. Gulbrandsen is the game's first dedicated community manager, bringing the virtual world in line with the company practices of other MMO companies.<br />
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But, while Gulbrandsen settles into his new office and title, First Planet Company has also detailed their <a href="http://www.entropiagateway.com/2010/02/planet-calypso-roadmap-for-2010/">development roadmap for this year</a> -- going over future additions such as vehicles, a new questing/mission system, and the <a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com/planet-calypso/subscriber-bonus-nw6/subscriber-bonus-nw10-1/index.xml">addition of fish to the world</a> (as shown above.) The mission system will finally give <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe"><em>Calypso</em></a> MMO style storyline quests, offering players a new way to play the game and experience the planet's lore. How these new quests will impact the game's real money-based economy will be interesting, especially if doing them offers in-game rewards.<br /><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/12/planet-calypso-welcomes-their-new-community-manager-while-lookin/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Planet Calypso welcomes their new community manager while looking to the future</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/2010/02/12/planet-calypso-welcomes-their-new-community-manager-while-lookin/">Planet Calypso welcomes their new community manager while looking to the future</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 12 Feb 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://www.entropiagateway.com/2010/02/planet-calypso-roadmap-for-2010/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/12/planet-calypso-welcomes-their-new-community-manager-while-lookin/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19354560/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/12/planet-calypso-welcomes-their-new-community-manager-while-lookin/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>community-manager</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>first-planet-company</category><category>fish</category><category>hanne-gulbrandsen</category><category>lore</category><category>mindark</category><category>missions</category><category>planet-calypso</category><category>quests</category><category>vehicles</category><category>vu10</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crystal Palace Space Station auction tops 330,000 US dollars]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/crystal-palace-space-station-auction-tops-330-000-us-dollars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/crystal-palace-space-station-auction-tops-330-000-us-dollars/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/crystal-palace-space-station-auction-tops-330-000-us-dollars/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.entropiaplanets.com/forums/showthread.php?t=794"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/12/crystalinsanity.jpg" /></a></div>
Remember a while back when we mentioned that the <a href="http://www.entropiadirectory.com/wiki/Crystal_Palace_Space_Station">Crystal Palace Space Station</a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/08/who-wants-to-buy-a-virtual-spacestation/">went up for sale</a> in <a href="http://www.planetcalypso.com"><em>Planet Calypso</em></a>, marking the start of another insane bidfest to claim what could be a very real source of income? Well, the auction is over and the winner has been declared -- Buzz "Erik" Lightyear has taken control of Crystal Palace for the very, very hefty sum of 3,300,000 PED. For those of you who want to know the real world value, you're looking at a cool 330,000 dollars.<br />
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While this seems insane (and it probably is, to some degree), Mr. Lightyear will be looking at revenue coming in from the hunting conducted on the space station, plus the purchases made there. In short, this space station is a walking money generator, especially as it's the only place to find alien body parts used to make high-end armor. All Buzz has to do is let the station run, set a decent tax rate, keep it stocked with things to hunt, and he can take all the PED he earns and translate it into cold, hard cash.<br />
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For all of the bidding insanity, check out the <a href="http://www.entropiaplanets.com/forums/showthread.php?t=794">full coverage of the auction</a> over at Entropia Planets.<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/crystal-palace-space-station-auction-tops-330-000-us-dollars/">Crystal Palace Space Station auction tops 330,000 US dollars</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:00:00 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.entropiaplanets.com/forums/showthread.php?t=794>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/crystal-palace-space-station-auction-tops-330-000-us-dollars/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19297441/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/crystal-palace-space-station-auction-tops-330-000-us-dollars/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>auction</category><category>breaking</category><category>crystal-palace-space-station</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>mindark</category><category>planet-calypso</category><category>real-money-trade</category><category>rmt</category><category>space-station</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entropia Universe to operate real-world bank with virtual world presence]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/23/entropia-universe-to-have-real-world-bank-with-virtual-world-pre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/23/entropia-universe-to-have-real-world-bank-with-virtual-world-pre/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/23/entropia-universe-to-have-real-world-bank-with-virtual-world-pre/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a></p><a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/entropiauniversemindbank425.jpg" /></a><br />Most of our <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds">virtual world coverage</a> at Massively is focused on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/second-life"><em>Second Life</em></a>, but we're still keeping an eye on what's happening beyond the walls of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/linden-lab">Linden Lab</a>. One significant development revealed this past week is that <a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a> will be the first virtual world to have a bank that's actually backed and regulated by a real-world government, called Mind Bank AB.<br /><br />We received word on this from <a href="http://www.mindark.com/">MindArk</a>'s PR: <em>"The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) has <a href="http://www.mindark.com/news-1/archive/virtual-world-developer-m/index.xml">granted a license to conduct banking activities</a> to virtual universe developer MindArk PE AB's wholly owned subsidiary Mind Bank AB. The unique step of integrating MindArk's virtual universe Entropia Universe with the real world will allow Mind Bank AB to function as a central bank for all virtual worlds within the Entropia Universe."</em><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/23/entropia-universe-to-have-real-world-bank-with-virtual-world-pre/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Entropia Universe to operate real-world bank with virtual world presence</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/2009/03/23/entropia-universe-to-have-real-world-bank-with-virtual-world-pre/">Entropia Universe to operate real-world bank with virtual world presence</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 23 Mar 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://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/03/real-banking-coming-to-virtual-worlds.ars>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/23/entropia-universe-to-have-real-world-bank-with-virtual-world-pre/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1495097/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/23/entropia-universe-to-have-real-world-bank-with-virtual-world-pre/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ars-technica</category><category>bank</category><category>banking</category><category>banks</category><category>economy</category><category>entropia</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>michael-thompson</category><category>mind-bank</category><category>mind-bank-ab</category><category>mindark</category><category>ped</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>sweden</category><category>virtual-currency</category><category>virtual-worlds</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Egan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New MMO announced from the Entropia Universe platform: Planet Calypso]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/08/new-mmo-announced-from-the-entropia-universe-platform-planet-ca/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/08/new-mmo-announced-from-the-entropia-universe-platform-planet-ca/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/08/new-mmo-announced-from-the-entropia-universe-platform-planet-ca/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/business-models/" rel="tag">Business models</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/17/entropia-universe-a-better-second-life/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/01/entropiascreen-sms-0109.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
It seems <em><a href="http://www.mindark.com/partners/">Entropia Universe</a></em> has fully embraced the "world building" aspect of its virtual space. Evolving from a virtual world to a virtual world development platform, <a href="http://www.mindark.com">MindArk</a> has announced the creation of a new subsidiary named <a href="http://mindark.se/planetroster/roster.html">First Planet</a>, which will operate, develop and market a new MMO entitled <em>Planet Calypso</em>. Since this MMO will be created through <em>Entropia</em>'s guidance and tools, it will be built on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropia_Universe"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a> platform and be considered one of <em>EU</em>'s planets. <br /><br />The scope of First Planet won't stop at <em>Planet Calypso</em>, though. It has been created to "solely focus on platform development suitable for a wide range of industries interested in utilizing the opportunities of the 3D internet." Other upcoming planets include <em>Creative Kingdom, China Recreative Dreamland, Next Island</em> and <em>See</em>. Find out more information on the press release and MindArk's plans with their upcoming platforms at <a href="http://www.worldsinmotion.biz/2009/01/minark_create_subsidiary_first.php">Worlds in Motion</a> or the <a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com/"><em>Entropia Universe</em> website</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/2009/01/08/new-mmo-announced-from-the-entropia-universe-platform-planet-ca/">New MMO announced from the Entropia Universe platform: Planet Calypso</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 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.worldsinmotion.biz/2009/01/minark_create_subsidiary_first.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/08/new-mmo-announced-from-the-entropia-universe-platform-planet-ca/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1423858/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/08/new-mmo-announced-from-the-entropia-universe-platform-planet-ca/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>development-platform</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>first-planet</category><category>mindark</category><category>planet-calypso</category><category>virtual-worlds</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Schuster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game economy grows with micropayments]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/09/game-economy-grows-with-micropayments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/09/game-economy-grows-with-micropayments/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/09/game-economy-grows-with-micropayments/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/business-models/" rel="tag">Business models</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com/en/rich/5057.html"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/entropia-micro-sms-1008.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
As was recently discussed in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/the-future-of-mmos-subscription-vs-free-to-play/">a similar topic here at Massively</a>, the idea of micropayments for our MMOs and virtual worlds is growing in popularity among game developers, but is it the best option? According to several highly-successful companies such as <a href="http://www.nexon.net/NX.aspx?PART=/Main">Nexon</a> and <a href="http://www.mindark.com/">MindArk</a>, it's not only the best option, it's the future of online business models.<br /><br />A spokesperson for MindArk, maker of <a href="http://www.mindark.com/entropia-universe/"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a>, says that over $400 million in U.S. funds has changed hands in their game's four year lifespan. While some companies have strict rules against the interchange between real world money and virtual credits, there are plenty of others who swear it's the only way to go these days. A perfect example of this, as cited by <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/151891/game_economy_grows_with_micropayments.html">a PCworld article</a>, reminds us that the downloadable album from Aerosmith's <em>Guitar Hero</em> ventures have earned them more sales than all other album sales combined. <em>"Who would have thought ringtones, wallpaper screensavers, and non-game mobile entertainment would be a $250 million business?"</em>, adds Joseph Olin, president of the <a href="http://www.interactive.org/">Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences</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/2008/10/09/game-economy-grows-with-micropayments/">Game economy grows with micropayments</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:00 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.pcworld.com/article/151891/game_economy_grows_with_micropayments.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/09/game-economy-grows-with-micropayments/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1336475/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/09/game-economy-grows-with-micropayments/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>business-models</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>micropayments</category><category>microtransactions</category><category>mindark</category><category>nexon</category><category>pcworld</category><category>subscription</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Schuster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Shots: Overlooking New Switzerland]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/20/one-shots-overlooking-new-switziland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/20/one-shots-overlooking-new-switziland/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/20/one-shots-overlooking-new-switziland/#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/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/one-shots/" rel="tag">One Shots</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/988823/full/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/os207_entropia_425.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="left">For today's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/One-Shots/">One Shots</a>, we're bringing you a treat. This is a screenshot from a virtual universe we don't see very often at all, but is absolutely gorgeous. What title is this, you might ask? It's <a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a>, developed and published by <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/MindArk/">MindArk</a>. While the graphics are somewhat stylized, nobody can dispute that they're not lovely to look at. What else can we tell you? Well, according to Mike S. who sent this screenshot in, this is prior to the upgraded CryEngine2 graphics -- so it looks even better now, if you can imagine that! With lovely graphics, a free-to-play model, and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/entropia-universe-bidding-war-leads-to-12-000-payout-for-newbie/">the ability to cash out items you find into real-world funds</a>, we're surprised we don't see this title more often. <br /><br />Do you have a screenshot from a world we haven't seen recently? Would you like to brag on your favorite game or world? We'd love to see your screenshots. All you have to do is email them to us here at oneshots AT massively.com along with a note telling us a bit about what's going on in the screenshot, your name and the name of the game. Then relax and enjoy the limelight! <br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/">One Shots</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/#2704109"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/02/os864_eq2_1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/#2700179"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/02/os863_fe_1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/#2695825"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/02/os862_lotro_1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/#2691569"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/02/os861_co_1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/#2687909"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/02/os860_wow_1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div>
</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/2008/08/20/one-shots-overlooking-new-switziland/">One Shots: Overlooking New Switzerland</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:05:00 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/2008/08/20/one-shots-overlooking-new-switziland/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1290260/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/20/one-shots-overlooking-new-switziland/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cryEngine2</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>mike-s</category><category>mindark</category><category>one-shots</category><category>screenshot</category><category>screenshots</category><category>virtual-world</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Krystalle Voecks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entropia Universe bidding war leads to $12,000 payout for newbie]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/entropia-universe-bidding-war-leads-to-12-000-payout-for-newbie/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/entropia-universe-bidding-war-leads-to-12-000-payout-for-newbie/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/entropia-universe-bidding-war-leads-to-12-000-payout-for-newbie/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.entropiaforum.com/forums/entropia-universe-news/114597-neverdie-vs-deathifier-dna-bid-war.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/entropiabid.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
<a href="http://www.entropiaforum.com/forums/selling/113737-letomie-dna-part.html"> How would you like to wake up and find that you made $12,000 overnight?</a> Seems like a dream, doesn't it? How would you like to have that $12,000 come from a single drop you found one day while farming in your favorite MMO? Now it seems even more like a dream.<br /><br />But this is the reality for <a href="http://www.entropiaforum.com/forums/members/timon%2Bmiles.html">Timon "Stuka" Miles</a>, a relatively new player to <a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Entropia Universe</span></a>, the game where the fictional currency is linked to real world money, akin to <a href="http://www.secondlife.com"><span style="font-style: italic;">Second Life</span></a>. Stuka's fortune stems from a piece of DNA from the extinct "Letomie" monster -- an item that can resurrect the creature if all of it's DNA fragments are found inside of the game. After a brief placement on the <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/">Entropia Universe</a></em> forums, Stuka moved the auction to the official in-game auction house where it attracted the attention of Zachurm "Deathifier" Emegen, <a href="http://www.twarriors.com/ti/index.php">owner of the 26,000 real world dollar Treasure Island</a>, and Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs, <a href="http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_051110_virtual_spacestation_ent.html">owner of the 100,000 real world dollar space station</a>.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/entropia-universe-bidding-war-leads-to-12-000-payout-for-newbie/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Entropia Universe bidding war leads to $12,000 payout for newbie</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/2008/06/05/entropia-universe-bidding-war-leads-to-12-000-payout-for-newbie/">Entropia Universe bidding war leads to $12,000 payout for newbie</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 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.entropiaforum.com/forums/entropia-universe-news/114597-neverdie-vs-deathifier-dna-bid-war.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/entropia-universe-bidding-war-leads-to-12-000-payout-for-newbie/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1215885/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/entropia-universe-bidding-war-leads-to-12-000-payout-for-newbie/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bid-war</category><category>deathifier</category><category>economy</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>letomie</category><category>mindark</category><category>neverdie</category><category>PED</category><category>project-entropia</category><category>stuka</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entropia Universe Ambassador interview: Why play EU?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/01/entropia-universe-ambassador-interview-why-play-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/01/entropia-universe-ambassador-interview-why-play-eu/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/01/entropia-universe-ambassador-interview-why-play-eu/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/business-models/" rel="tag">Business models</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/interviews/" rel="tag">Interviews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a></p><a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/31/view/screens/display/2002"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/2002.jpg"  alt="" /></a>So what is it about <a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a> that has kept players hooked for five years now? What sets it apart from the other virtual worlds or MMOs out there? Well, <a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm?GAME=31&amp;FEATURE=1962&amp;bhcp=1">according to one of <em>EU</em>'s Ambassadors</a>, Buzz Erik Lightyear, the game is about much more than simply playing a game. It's about playing a game that actually gives something back. "I'm not paying to play. I'm profiting from playing," he says.<br /><br />This real-world money system is not unique to <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/entropia-universe">EU</a></em>, as it's seen in other virtual worlds, such as <a href="http://www.secondlife.com"><em>Second Life</em></a>. In most other online games, the exchange of in-game currency for real-world currency is against the terms of service. But <em>EU</em> is seen as more of a venture into the MMO space than <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/second-life/">Second Life</a></em>, using skills, crafting and auction houses as you would in something like <a href="http://www.worldofwarcraft.com"><em>WoW</em></a> or <a href="http://www.lotro.com"><em>LotRO</em></a>. In addition to this, <em>EU</em> is updated monthly, with word of new planets on the horizon and the new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryENGINE2">CryEngine2</a> platform being introduced soon.<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/2008/06/01/entropia-universe-ambassador-interview-why-play-eu/">Entropia Universe Ambassador interview: Why play EU?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:30:00 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=31&amp;FEATURE=1962&amp;bhcp=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/01/entropia-universe-ambassador-interview-why-play-eu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1211875/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/01/entropia-universe-ambassador-interview-why-play-eu/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>economy</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>eu</category><category>mindark</category><category>real-money-trade</category><category>real-money-trading</category><category>second-life</category><category>virtual-worlds</category><category>vw</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Schuster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entropia Universe learns three new languages]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/31/entropia-universe-learns-three-new-languages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/31/entropia-universe-learns-three-new-languages/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/31/entropia-universe-learns-three-new-languages/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/entropiafinal.jpg" /></a></div>
Microtransaction-based <a href="http://www.entropiauniverse.com"><em>Entropia Universe</em></a> is set to expand into new markets, as developer/publisher <a href="http://www.mindark.com/">MindArk</a> has <a href="http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/05/27/3466384.htm">announced</a> the completion of translations of the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe"><em>Entropia</em></a> client into three new languages -- German, French, and Spanish. Previously, the virtual world was only accessible to English-speakers. <br /><br />The translations were performed by a company called <a href="http://www.lionbridge.com/lionbridge.htm">Lionbridge.</a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/mindark">MindArk</a> rep Frank Campbell said his company made the move to increase market penetration, address users' needs, and increase the company's credibility.<br /><br /><em>Entropia</em> is a Sci-Fi-themed virtual world. It's an unusual combination of MMO-style combat and crafting, and <a href="http://www.secondlife.com"><em>Second Life</em></a>-esque e-commerce. MindArk suggests to potential users that they can make money -- or even a living -- within the virtual world. Unsurprisingly, though, a substantial investment of real funds and time is required to become competitive.<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/2008/05/31/entropia-universe-learns-three-new-languages/">Entropia Universe learns three new languages</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 31 May 2008 19:00:00 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.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/05/27/3466384.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/31/entropia-universe-learns-three-new-languages/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1211444/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/31/entropia-universe-learns-three-new-languages/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>client</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>expansion</category><category>french</category><category>german</category><category>international</category><category>language</category><category>languages</category><category>mindark</category><category>project-entropia</category><category>regionalization</category><category>spanish</category><category>translation</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Axon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ION 08: Virtual worlds for the masses]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/ion-08-virtual-worlds-for-the-masses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/ion-08-virtual-worlds-for-the-masses/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/ion-08-virtual-worlds-for-the-masses/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/world-of-warcraft/" rel="tag">World of Warcraft</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-real-world/" rel="tag">Events, real-world</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/second-life/" rel="tag">Second Life</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-event-coverage/" rel="tag">Massively Event Coverage</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/gaia-online/" rel="tag">Gaia Online</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/ion-08-game-conference-gallery/804428/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/ion2008pho009.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
What's a virtual world? Why do we even call them virtual worlds when we could easily call them digital worlds, or just simply, worlds? This was just one of the many interesting topics discussed at <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/ion08">ION 08</a> this year in a panel entitled, "Redefining Virtual Worlds for Mass Markert Consumption" which is quite the mouthful. So lets put things in a more understandable -- and far more interesting -- perspective.<br /><br />Whether you're talking about <a href="http://www.clubpenguin.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Club Penguin</span></a>, <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.gaiaonline.com/">Gaia Online</a></span> or <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://secondlife.com/">Second Life</a></span> the truth of the mater is that these "worlds" are here to stay and they all share similarities -- social interaction. Not only are they here to stay, but they've only just begun to grow as a market. Which is why this panel was all the more interesting. The panel includes Erik Bethke (GoPets Ltd), John K. Bates (<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Mindark/">Mindark</a>/<a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Entropia-Universe/">Entropia Universe</a>), Craig Sherman (<span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Gaia-Online/">Gaia Online</a></span>), Rob Lanphier (<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/linden-lab">Linden Lab</a>/<span style="font-style: italic;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/second-life">Second Life</a></span>) and was moderated by David Elchoness (<a href="http://www.associationofvirtualworlds.com/">Association of Virtual Worlds</a>).<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/ion-08-game-conference-gallery/">ION 08: Game Conference gallery</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/ion-08-game-conference-gallery/#813930"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/05/ion08-general-deux-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/ion-08-game-conference-gallery/#805988"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/05/ion08-smedley-keynote01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/ion-08-game-conference-gallery/#804334"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/05/ion08-general-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/ion-08-game-conference-gallery/#805993"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/05/ion08-smedley-keynote05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/ion-08-game-conference-gallery/#807177"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/05/ion08-soe-tour-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/ion-08-virtual-worlds-for-the-masses/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>ION 08: Virtual worlds for the masses</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/2008/05/14/ion-08-virtual-worlds-for-the-masses/">ION 08: Virtual worlds for the masses</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 14 May 2008 09:30:00 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/2008/05/14/ion-08-virtual-worlds-for-the-masses/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1194764/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/ion-08-virtual-worlds-for-the-masses/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision-blizzard</category><category>association-of-virtual-worlds</category><category>blizzard</category><category>club-penguin</category><category>craig-sherman</category><category>david-elchoness</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>erik-bethke</category><category>featured</category><category>gaia-interactive</category><category>gaia-online</category><category>gopets</category><category>ion</category><category>ion-2008</category><category>ion08</category><category>john-k-bates</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>linden-lab</category><category>mindark</category><category>rob-lanphier</category><category>rob-linden</category><category>second-life</category><category>world-of-warcraft</category><category>wow</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Horner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cinemassively: Entropian Rockstar TWO]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/05/cinemassively-entropian-rockstar-two/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/05/cinemassively-entropian-rockstar-two/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/05/cinemassively-entropian-rockstar-two/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/cinemassively/" rel="tag">Cinemassively</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/machinima/" rel="tag">Machinima</a></p><center><embed width="425" height="355" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j39pWPAOLM4&amp;rel=1"></embed></center>I can't believe that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/theEntropians">someone</a> actually made a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/machinima/">Machinima</a> in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Entropia Universe</span></a>! Color me shocked, but when I tried it out, I spent about $50 USD on buying and repairing my armor before I gave up. I never found any of the cool places that are in this <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/">video</a>. It almost looks fun.<br /><br />Created by <a href="http://www.theentropians.com/">Ingame Productions</a>, the credits thank Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs, among others. At least Mr. Jacobs is getting use out of <a href="http://www.neverdie.com/">Club Neverdie</a>, which he <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39239133,00.htm">paid a whopping $100,000 USD</a> for!<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/2007/12/05/cinemassively-entropian-rockstar-two/">Cinemassively: Entropian Rockstar TWO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:30:00 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.youtube.com/watch?v=j39pWPAOLM4>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/05/cinemassively-entropian-rockstar-two/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1055539/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/05/cinemassively-entropian-rockstar-two/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bam</category><category>club-neverdie</category><category>entropia-universe</category><category>entrppia</category><category>ingame-productions</category><category>jon-jacobs</category><category>mindark</category><category>neverdie</category><category>trago</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Moo Money]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[E for All galleries]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/10/23/e-for-all-galleries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/10/23/e-for-all-galleries/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/10/23/e-for-all-galleries/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/galleries/" rel="tag">Galleries</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/entropia-universe/" rel="tag">Entropia Universe</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mu-online/" rel="tag">MU Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-real-world/" rel="tag">Events, real-world</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/warhammer-online/" rel="tag">Warhammer Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sword-of-the-new-world/" rel="tag">Sword of the New World</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/blue-mars/" rel="tag">Blue Mars</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-event-coverage/" rel="tag">Massively Event Coverage</a></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-gallery/467942/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/entropia-universe-425.jpg" /></a><br />We had a chance to hit up the inaugural year for E for All in Los Angeles, and while <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/19/joystiq-at-e-for-all-2007/">turnout wasn't so hot</a>, there were a few goodies we were able to get our hands on. We collated the MMO-related shots for a Massively-flavored E for All gallery: <br /><br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-gallery/">E for All Gallery</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-gallery/#467982"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/warhammer-kiosk_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-gallery/#467981"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/warhammer-online_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-gallery/#467980"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/warhammer-kiosks-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-gallery/#467979"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/warhammer-kiosks-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-gallery/#467947"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/sword-of-the-new-world_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div> <br /><br />We also offer a screenshot gallery from the time we got to spend with <em>Warhammer Online</em>: <br /><br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/warhammer-online-at-e-for-all/">Warhammer Online: E for All 2007</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/warhammer-online-at-e-for-all/#448787"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/lore-book_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/warhammer-online-at-e-for-all/#465713"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/vendor-inventory_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/warhammer-online-at-e-for-all/#448806"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/fling-hammer_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/warhammer-online-at-e-for-all/#465677"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/unruly-ungor_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/warhammer-online-at-e-for-all/#448788"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/bestiary_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div> <br /><br />And some initial screenshots from the upcoming title from Avatar Reality, Blue Mars: <br /><br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/blue-mars-gallery/">Blue Mars</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/blue-mars-gallery/#465407"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/bm_golf_001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/blue-mars-gallery/#465408"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/bm_golf_004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/blue-mars-gallery/#465409"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/bm_golf_003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/blue-mars-gallery/#465410"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/bm_golf_002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/blue-mars-gallery/#465396"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2007/10/bluemars_006_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div> <br /><br />For the full mega-gallery featuring your required dosage of cosplay and Rock Band almost-stars, check out the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-2007/">complete Joystiq E for All gallery</a>:
<p><strong>Gallery: E for All 2007</strong></p>
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-2007/451129/"><img title="" alt="" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/dsc_0108_thumbnail.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-2007/451128/"><img title="" alt="" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/dsc_0089_thumbnail.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-2007/451127/"><img title="" alt="" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/dsc_0057_thumbnail.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-2007/451126/"><img title="" alt="" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/dsc_0067_thumbnail.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/e-for-all-2007/451125/"><img title="" alt="" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/dsc_0112_thumbnail.jpg" /></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/2007/10/23/e-for-all-galleries/">E for All galleries</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:10:00 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/2007/10/23/e-for-all-galleries/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1026926/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/10/23/e-for-all-galleries/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>avatar-reality</category><category>e-for-all</category><category>e-for-all-2007</category><category>ea-mythic</category><category>mindark</category><category>warhammer</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barb Dybwad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:10:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
