Pogo video game players get chance at Monopoly World Championship

Pogo players can participate in the first ever worldwide online qualifier for the MONOPOLY World Championships where one lucky Pogo player will earn a seat to compete against the MONOPOLY elite at the MONOPOLY World Championships 2009 in Las Vegas in October.

Starting August11th, budding hopefuls are invited to register for free with Pogo on any one of its four sites around the world to play as many games as possible of MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition. Every time a player wins a game, they will be awarded one entry into the draw for the online semi-finals. The more games they win, the more entries into the draw, the more chances of reaching the semi-finals.

Thirty two winners (worldwide) will be picked at random and invited to participate in the semi-final, a moderated online skill-based tournament on Pogo. The ultimate winner of the online tournament will get a seat to compete at the MONOPOLY World Championship in Las Vegas**.

Play MONOPOLY between 11th August and 0800GMT on 19th August to be eligible for the prize drawing.

For complete official rules please click on the rules link at:

UK - http://uk.pogo.com/hotdeploy/uk/promotions/marketing/monopoly-vegas/

Play MONOPOLY now and you could be a WORLD CHAMPION!

The winner of the Design a Raskull Contest

After several weeks of entries, one Raskulls design has emerged as the winner, which will be converted into a 3D model and playable in the final Xbox Live Arcade release of Raskulls! The champion is none other than Police, which was flawlessly constructed with all elements of design working perfectly. A simple concept tailored exceptionally well to the Raskulls formula, the entry became a clear favorite within the Halfbrick studio. The artist behind it all is Jamie Cartwright, a 20 year old UK resident.

Congratulations Jamie! His prize is the immortalization of his design in the final XBLA release of Raskulls as a playable character. He also receives a free copy of the game upon its release, along with a limited edition King figurine and Halfbrick T-shirt. The two runner-up designs also receive a free copy of Raskulls and the bundle of merchandise.

Jason Poley is our first runner-up with Lord McSquid:

We always said that you don’t need to be a world class artist to join the fun with Raskulls, and an engaging and unexpected idea can really go a long way. This entirely bizarre yet ultimately lovable Twiggy from Scott MacFarlane deserves the second runner-up award. Blindingly obvious yet completely hilarious - Cccupation: Tree

Congratulations to all three winners! You’ll be able to play as Police (among many other characters) when Raskulls is released on Xbox Live Arcade later this year. For those previously uninitiated with the Raskulls and their misadventures, check out the debut trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGiKazYVjJg&;

Stay tuned for even more Raskulls news, previews, trailers and information in the coming months! In the meantime, enjoy some of the other great entries we received as part of the first official Design a Raskull contest!

Great new features for DOMO fans!

Gametribe.com, the premier destination for Free-to-Play games is offering fabulous new contents to the DOMO fans.

This time DOMO is featuring the new Title System enabling players to get additional attributes when gaining a new title.
Moreover, those who are interested in learning the new professional Refining Skills should talk to Taoist Master Cinglu in BigBeam City…

Also, DOMO fans should visit the game item shop to try the brand new items:

• new Transform Boxes to change race: players can try the Human, Sylph, Felin, Sprite versions or have the Racial Transform Box which lets them decide what race they would like to turn into. All the Transform Boxes are available in 1 day/7days/30 days versions
• Gold and Orange Value Transfer Charm Papers to transfer stats from weapon or armor to another item
• new ornamental pet White Sheep (permanent)
• crazy Meow Meow Hat

Finally, fabulous new goodie bags are available in the item shop for players to try their luck:
• Golden Weapon goodie bag, including many powerful golden weapons!
• Pirate Costume Goodie Bag, including Pirate Hat and Pirate Costume (15 days, 45 days and permanent) and Platinum Goodie Bag!

The new update will be available to players after the weekly Wednesday maintenance window on June 24th.

DOMO is a Free-to-Play social MMORPG based on ancient Chinese mythology. Join with thousands of other gamers in an amazing anime-inspired world where you can socialize, form friendships, craft and master a variety of jobs, all within the underlying quest of trying to solve the riddles of the ancient myth of the Kunlun Mirror.

To download and play DOMO visit the game’s official website through www.gametribe.com.

Second downloadable Killzone 2 Map Pack announced

The next wave of downloadable content for Killzone 2 on PlayStation 3 (PS3) has now been announced. Prepare for a literal blast-from-the-past in the form of the Flash and Thunder Pack: a download from PlayStation Store featuring the Beach Head and Southern Hills maps.

They’re two of the best maps from the original Killzone for PlayStation 2 – now completely remade for PS3, overflowing with brutal combat between the ISA and the merciless Helghast and offering gamers even more ways to play the first-person shooter that everyone’s talking about.

The Beach Head map sees the ISA tasked with defending a coastal stronghold against a Helghast landing force. This rain-lashed and windswept battlefield is limited in size – which means more action, more hand-to-hand combat, plenty of sneaking up on the enemy and melee kills galore. The Southern Hills map sees the ISA attempting to storm a Helghast compound on top of a hill. A mixture of built-up terrain and wide open spaces – perfect for headshot sniper kills – this map is full of hiding places and offers the perfect battlefield for a large-scale game with lots of players.

The Flash and Thunder Pack is the second awesome instalment of downloadable extra content for Killzone 2 on PS3 and will arrive in PlayStation Store on (11th of June 2009).