Web Fiesta Revolutionizes Browser Gaming with Full 3D

Posted by janeosk on Feb 9, 2012   -   Comments Off

Outspark, A Genre-Defining Force for Free-To-Play MMORPGs

SAN FRANCISCO – February 9, 2012 – (MMOGameWire) Starting today, millions of Fiesta fans will be able to pick up their game wherever there’s a PC without ever leaving the party, as Outspark launches Web Fiesta, the new browser version of Fiesta Online, a wildly popular free-to-play MMORPG. Now on a beach, in a café, on a train, epic battles and romance are just a few clicks away, and in full 3D. That’s not something that’s been done before.

“This is a huge moment for the free-to-play industry as we bring true 3D to the browser. With Web Fiesta, players can pan 360 degrees around objects, an experience previously limited to the download client. This frees the player to take deep, immersive adventures on the road, and friends they meet along the way can join the fun in just a matter of clicks!” cheered Philip Yun, CEO, Outspark. “It’s been truly fantastic working with our developer OnsOn Soft and partner SpawnApps delivering this seamless play experience to our community. It’s the same game on the same servers, but now players have the choice to play on their download client or log into the web.”

To celebrate the launch of Web Fiesta, Fiesta’s Game Masters are hosting several exciting in-game events for valuable prizes. The Great Leveling Race is a race to the top for glory and SparkCash, the Fiesta Comic Event is a showcase of community’s clever comic tales, and Fun With Fiesta rewards players for simply exploring the game. In addition, Date-A-GM makes its return as a Valentine’s dating game where players face-off in a test-your-wits challenge to win dream in-game experiences with a Game Master.

For details on these events and more, check out fiesta.outspark.com, join our rapidly growing fanbase on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. Play Web Fiesta for free and receive a special gift, a goldfish mini-pet, which will give your base stats a nice boost. Redeem your free mini-pet here and enter code GOLDIMONWANTSFIESTA, expires February 14, 2012.

About Outspark
Founded in 2007, Outspark publishes free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs) with deep social features for the rapidly growing online games market. It has quickly become a global leader in the space, paving a way for a new era of digital entertainment. Outspark’s online portal and social community has attracted over nine million registered players, and continues to grow with engaging social features and a metrics-driven approach that enhances the user experience. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Outspark offers a variety of next-generation client and social web MMOs, with an ever-evolving portfolio of new games and content. For more information, please visit www.outspark.com.

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Media Contact
Martine Paris, Outspark Director, PR & Marketing, martine@outspark.com

Luvinia Announces Weddings for Valentines

Posted by janeosk on Jan 26, 2012   -   Comments Off

Luvinia Online Unleashes Zendo Hunting Season

Posted by janeosk on Jan 19, 2012   -   Comments Off

An Extraordinary Journey Across Fire & Ice

SAN FRANCISCO – January 19, 2012 – (MMOGameWire) Luvinia Online, the brand new free-to-play fantasy MMORPG from Outspark, today unleashed an exciting new region of the mysterious world of Savejela that is sure to leave players gasping as they embark on 130 new quests, battle 20 new breeds of monsters, collect rare materials, and craft nearly a dozen new weapons and armor.

“What defines Luvinia is the sheer majesty of its landscape with vast destinations to explore, extensive training, and rich crafting systems. Friends can quest together for hours and never tire of the adventure,” said Philip Yun, CEO of Outspark “In Zendo Hunting Season, developer Shanda Games delivers epic entertainment for the mid-level player and gives new players much to look forward to.”

Although access to the new map begins at Level 40+, from January 18 through January 25 at 2pm PT, Luvinia Game Masters will be teleporting lower-level players from Geneway College to Zendo for action-packed in-game tours. Space is limited so be sure to gather early.

To celebrate the wonder that is Luvinia, Outspark is running an exciting SHARE THE LUV promotion where players refer friends to win valuable Planar Essence that unlocks secret passages and makes special items permanent like the awesome new Desert Panther Mount. Friends get an extra boost too with a helpful new user pack that includes a Turtle mount, riding skills and choice of chic costumes.

For the free Luvinia game download, details on Zendo events, and to join the SHARE THE LUV promotion, visit http://luvinia.outspark.com. Stay up-to-date on all the latest news including exclusive sneak peeks of the February surprise by following Luvinia on Facebook and on Twitter. It’s going to be huge – stay tuned!

About Outspark
Founded in 2007, Outspark publishes free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs) with deep social features for the rapidly growing online games market. It has quickly become a global leader in the space, paving a way for a new era of digital entertainment. Outspark’s online portal and social community has attracted over nine million registered players, and continues to grow with engaging social features and a metrics-driven approach that enhances the user experience. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Outspark offers a variety of next-generation client and social web MMOs, with an ever-evolving portfolio of new games and content. For more information, please visit www.outspark.com.

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Media Contact
Martine Paris, Outspark Director, PR & Marketing, martine@outspark.com

Fiesta: Expedition To Adealia is LIVE!

Posted by janeosk on Jan 4, 2012   -   Comments Off

Outspark Unveils Plans for Facebook, Browser & Beyond

SAN FRANCISCO – January 4, 2012 – (MMOGameWire) Fans of the wildly popular Fiesta Online, a free-to-play Anime MMORPG, were delighted to find the massive expansion they’ve been eagerly awaiting when they logged onto the game this morning. Now top-level players can venture beyond Isya’s Dark Lands into the magical realm of Adealia where an epic battle is being fought against dastardly Doomed Elves. To join the adventure, players must search for a mystical teleport gate and find a whimsical phoenix who will sweep them away to a charming village in the sky. From there, it’s anyone’s game.

All month long, Fiesta GMs are hosting thrilling launch events that will provide deep exploration of the stunning Adealian landscape. Journey to the Center of Town is offering scavenger hunts with valuable prizes. Race To The Top is rewarding SparkCash and bragging rights to those who are first to reach the new level cap. Escort Missions are providing low-level newbies with vacations at the top while on a guided tour.

“Today we begin an incredibly exciting chapter for Fiesta. Not only will our players enjoy endless hours of entertainment with the expansion, but very soon they’ll be able to play Fiesta anywhere there’s an Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox web browser and never lose their progress,” remarked Philip Yun, CEO of Outspark. “Even bigger than that, Fiesta is taking the party to Facebook. We’re going to revolutionize social gaming with our immersive 3D MMORPG experience. Gaming not just rendered in 3D, but with full 3D cameras that let players pan their environment 360 and play an infinite number of angles. For anyone who lives on Facebook, Fiesta Social promises to be the most fun they’ve ever had hanging out with friends in a gaming app.”

For all the latest news on Fiesta Social, the soon-to-be released 3D Facebook Game App, and Web Fiesta, the soon-to-be released Fiesta browser game, follow Fiesta on Facebook and on Twitter. Details on in-game events, the free game download, as well as videos, screens, concept art, launch trailer and teaser trailer are available at fiesta.outspark.com/expansion.

About Outspark
Founded in 2007, Outspark publishes free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs) with deep social features for the rapidly growing online games market. It has quickly become a global leader in the space, paving a way for a new era of digital entertainment. Outspark’s online portal and social community has attracted over nine million registered players, and continues to grow with engaging social features and a metrics-driven approach that enhances the user experience. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Outspark offers a variety of next-generation client and social web MMOs, with an ever-evolving portfolio of new games and content. For more information, please visit www.outspark.com.

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Media Contact
Martine Paris, Outspark Director, PR & Marketing, martine@outspark.com

Outspark Releases Launch Trailer for Fiesta: Expedition To Adealia

Posted by janeosk on Dec 22, 2011   -   Comments Off

A Spectacular Floating City Is Revealed

SAN FRANCISCO – December 22, 2011 – (MMOGameWire) Outspark dropped a stunning reveal on Fiesta fans today as they debuted the launch trailer for their highly-anticipated expansion, Fiesta: Expedition To Adealia. For the first time ever, Fiesta fans will be able to venture off-continent and ride a wild flight path across jaw-dropping vistas to a spectacular destination in the sky.

The Fiesta: Expedition To Adealia launch trailer presents the epic battle that defines the storyline of the expansion. In it we are introduced to wicked monsters, like a fire-breathing winged chimera, and visionary heroes, like the great leader Abalita who makes the ultimate sacrifice to rescue Adealia from the darkness by uprooting the town and casting it into the heavens.

“Players are going to be very impressed with the rich backstory and exquisite art direction of Fiesta: Expedition To Adealia,” remarked Philip Yun, CEO of Outspark. “Fiesta’s developer, Ons On Soft, has created considerable intrigue around complex characters and a lush, expansive landscape. We’re very excited about the experience our players are going to have with the game and look forward to seeing our creative community evolve the space.”

Fiesta: Expedition To Adealia is a massive expansion to Fiesta Online, the wildly popular free-to-play Anime MMORPG, coming January 2012. Brand new concept art and screens of the floating Adealia Village, Dark Fog, Battle Beak, Depraved Knight, Depraved Spearman and Depraved Elf Archer as well as the Fiesta: Expedition To Adealia launch trailer and teaser trailer are available at fiesta.outspark.com/expansion.

About Outspark
Founded in 2007, Outspark publishes free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs) with deep social features for the rapidly growing online games market. It has quickly become a global leader in the space, paving a way for a new era of digital entertainment. Outspark’s online portal and social community has attracted over nine million registered players, and continues to grow with engaging social features and a metrics-driven approach that enhances the user experience. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Outspark offers a variety of next-generation client and social web MMOs, with an ever-evolving portfolio of new games and content. For more information, please visit www.outspark.com.

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Media Contact
Martine Paris, Outspark Director, PR & Marketing, martine@outspark.com

Outspark Unveils Twelve Days of Holidays Events

Posted by janeosk on Dec 13, 2011   -   Comments Off

Twelve Days of Outrageous Events & Exciting Prizes

SAN FRANCISCO – December 13, 2011 – (MMOGameWire) ‘Tis the season for giving which is why, with all that the players give to Outspark’s games, their time, effort, and fellowship, Outspark is taking 12 days to give a little something back to its gamers.

In addition to all of the awesome holiday quests, costumes, mounts, and items available during the holiday season for Fiesta, Luvinia Online, Call of Gods, Lord of Ages and 7 Dragons, Outspark has also readied a bevy of events to add extra merriment into the holiday season. Each day’s event is kept in secret until the big reveal on its designated day when it goes live on the website. Here’s a sneak peek of a few of the events:

• 2 Scavenger Hunts – During the 12 days, Outspark will be offering both a virtual and real-life scavenger hunt for players to participate in to win cool prizes. Players can comb the Outspark website for clues or ransack their neighborhood with cameras to rack up points and show off their Outspark pride.

• 5 BIG Game Winners – In addition to all of the exciting events, Outspark is also throwing a BIG Holiday prize drawing with numerous goodies being revealed throughout the 12 days. There are many ways of entering the drawing, and five lucky winners will be getting BIG loot from GoCash as the top prize.

• 11 Carolers Caroling – There is an ongoing contest until December 20th for players to create and post their own lyrics to holiday classics but with a gaming twist. The Outspark team will immortalize their favorite submission by singing on camera it for all to see.

“The holidays are always a fun time of the year for us and our players,” commented Philip Yun, CEO of Outspark. “We knew that a one day event would not be nearly enough, so why not 12 days? It’s just our way of celebrating the joys of the season with our wonderful community.”

All the latest updates and reveals for the 12 Days of Outspark Holidays can be found on the main event page which will be updated daily from December 12th until December 23rd. The BIG Holiday prize drawing will culminate at the end of the celebration with plenty of great gifts awarded, just in time for the holidays.

About Outspark
Founded in 2007, Outspark publishes free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs) with deep social features for the rapidly growing online games market. It has quickly become a global leader in the space, paving a way for a new era of digital entertainment. Outspark’s online portal and social community has attracted over nine million registered players, and continues to grow with engaging social features and a metrics-driven approach that enhances the user experience. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Outspark offers a variety of next-generation client and social web MMOs, with an ever-evolving portfolio of new games and content. For more information, please visit www.outspark.com.

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Media Contact
Martine Paris, Outspark Director, PR & Marketing, martine@outspark.com

Outspark Announces Massive Expansion For Fiesta Online

Posted by janeosk on Dec 6, 2011   -   Comments Off

Epic Adventures Await in Mysterious New Realm

SAN FRANCISCO – December 6, 2011 – (MMOGameWire)  It’s been more than a year since the last major expansion to Outspark’s flagship franchise, Fiesta, and much excitement is building for the next chapter in this fantasy-based free-to-play MMORPG.

Set to launch this winter, the Fiesta: Expedition to Adealia expansion delivers an array of whimsical characters, powerful allies, terrifying monsters, and magical landscapes to the world of Isya and introduces a clandestine continent that casts a halo of hope over the vast darkness that surrounds it.

Players begin their journey by joining a team of explorers who long ago came to Adealia to establish a great settlement with the natives; however, despite the peaceful village they built, the world surrounding their retreat is far from calm and tranquil. With a surprising and violent raid from the indigenous Doomed Elves, the Adealia village is thrown into chaos.

As mighty champions dispatched to battle the evil that consumes the land, players visit exciting locales like the bustling city of Adealia Village and encounter wary residents that boast vulpine features and the cunning traits of foxes. There are also dangerous regions like the phantom-filled Psiken Garden, where ghostly apparitions lurk in the shadows, and the fertile plains of Kahal, where a variety of exotic beasts roam a thriving, but deadly, savannah.

“Following the wildly successful release of Fiesta’s Trickster class earlier this year, we’re thrilled to present this vast, new continent for the Expedition to Adealia expansion which will provide hours of exploration,” remarked Philip Yun, CEO of Outspark. “The developer, Ons On Soft, has provided fascinating creatures, races and quests which we’ve woven into a storyline full of mystery and intrigue. We know players are going to love it!”

Fiesta:  Expedition to Adealia also includes other highly-anticipated features. The maximum level in game will be raised, allowing players to increase their stats and strengthen their heroes. There’s also an open world dungeon with big bosses dropping outrageous loot for those that best them. In fact, there’s so much content being added to the game that in the weeks leading up to launch, the Fiesta community is being treated to exclusive reveals of the new world. Join in the fun weekdays at 4pm PT on Facebook for our Road to Adealia series featuring expansion sneak peeks, fan challenges and more.

Three new screenshots of the spectacular Adealian landscape, Doomed Elf with Shadow Sword and Adelian Resident with Spear can be found here.   Play Fiesta for free here and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest game news.

About Outspark
Founded in 2007, Outspark publishes free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs) with deep social features for the rapidly growing online games market. It has quickly become a global leader in the space, paving a way for a new era of digital entertainment. Outspark’s online portal and social community has attracted over nine million registered players, and continues to grow with engaging social features and a metrics-driven approach that enhances the user experience. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Outspark offers a variety of next-generation client and social web MMOs, with an ever-evolving portfolio of new games and content. For more information, please visit www.outspark.com.

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Media Contact
Martine Paris, Outspark Director, PR & Marketing, martine@outspark.com

Web Fiesta Coming Soon To A Browser Near You

Posted by janeosk on Nov 30, 2011   -   Comments Off

Outspark and OnsOn Soft Bringing The MMO Party To The Web

SAN FRANCISCO – November 30, 2011 – (MMOGameWire) Fiesta, the fantasy-based MMORPG powerhouse from Outspark, will soon be donning a new way to bring the party to the players, all from the convenience of a web-browser. Players of the ever popular MMO will soon have more options for accessing their favorite game, providing easier access in more places which is a big help in today’s busy and technology-rich environment.

Fiesta is a perennial fan-favorite MMORPG that boasts a player base of over 5 million users and continues to grow. To keep up with the growing demand and to stay on top of an ever changing market, both the developer, OnsOn Soft, and publisher, Outspark, are making sure to keep the game fresh and accessible with new content and features. The browser version of the game will be arriving soon for North American audiences and is only one part of a yet to be revealed major expansion coming to Fiesta.

“With such a large fan following,” says Philip Yun, CEO of Outspark, “We hear plenty of opinions on what players want. In preparation for more content coming in the future, we wanted to provide old and new players more ways to enjoy and play their favorite MMO.”

While the browser version of Fiesta is currently still in development, Outspark is looking to release the new client this winter. The browser client allows players access to the same Fiesta servers that avid players currently play on with all experience, achievements, and items accrued during play being saved to the account in the just the same way as playing on the native client for the game. This means that players from either version can party with their friends to take on challenging world bosses, team up to take on dungeons or kingdom quests, or even challenge other players in the various PvP arenas available in the game.

For all the latest news on Fiesta, and to play for free, visit our website at fiesta.outspark.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

About Outspark
Founded in 2007, Outspark publishes free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs) with deep social features for the rapidly growing online games market. It has quickly become a global leader in the space, paving a way for a new era of digital entertainment. Outspark’s online portal and social community has attracted over nine million registered players, and continues to grow with engaging social features and a metrics-driven approach that enhances the user experience. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Outspark offers a variety of next-generation client and social web MMOs, with an ever-evolving portfolio of new games and content. For more information, please visit www.outspark.com.

Outspark’s Founder and CEO named “25 to Watch” by Digital Media Wire

Posted by cloudkicker on Dec 23, 2010   -   Comments Off

While Outspark games continue to earn 2010 game award nominations, our founder and CEO, Susan Choe, was just recognized by Digital Media Wire as one of the top “25 to watch”. This award is given out at CES every year, and recognizes “emerging leaders in the digital media and entertainment industry”.  Other nominations include executives from Google, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Twitter and Logitech, just to name a few.  Congrats to Susan!

Divine Souls in Open Beta

Posted by cloudkicker on Dec 14, 2010   -   Comments Off

Outspark just announced that Divine Souls is now in open beta.  Bringing this game to market has been a real sprint.  Unveiled just a few months ago, the game was first heralded in the June issue of PC Gamer as “bringing arcade style combat to the masses”.  And, Divine Souls hasn’t stopped receiving positive reviews and press attention, commanding more than 40 stories for each successive beta and recently named one of MMOsite’s most anticipated games of fall 2010.

Developed by Gameprix, based in Korea, Divine Souls is frequently compared to well known games like Dynasty Warriors and Vindictus.  Divine Souls is a part of a global launch — thruthfully, Outspark is the anchor partner for Western audiences, and we’re excited to bring this game to market today.

The entire team here at Outspark has worked tirelessly on this game publishing effort, and we hope you enjoy this outstanding game.  Please download and play now, see what all the fuss is about.