Outspark Blog

Like bananas? We sure do. But lately, we’ve noticed a pretty big problem: the tasty yellow fruit has become hard to find in the world of Bread ‘n Butter.

A powerful storm struck our banana producers last November, flooding thousands of acres of rich farmland. The affected areas can’t produce any more bananas for several months.

What a bummer! Many of us enjoy bananas as tasty snacks (our very own BnB guru, Kutsu, really likes them with peanut butter), but with the shortage, Benji and his friends are in a panic!

Can you help them?

Between April 24 and May 1 (PDT), we are holding a special competition!

Here’s how it works: play Banana Beats as you normally would. We will track all scores during the event period, but only the ones that complete the mission (see image)!

Don’t have the Banana Beats game yet? Get it FREE in the Bread ‘n Butter store (accessible inside the game).

At the end of the competition, we will announce the top 20 Banana Beat pros. As a special thank you from Benji, we will do a raffle at the end of the event and the winners will receive a FREE mini game of their choice! Good luck!

HINT: didn’t we JUST release an item that gave you extra bananas?

Our friends at MMOFury.com recently announced the winners of their MMOFury Top Fansites competition.

Two Fiesta fan sites came away with top honors: FiestaHQ and FiestaFan.

Congratulations to these two sites on their devotion to the Outspark community. Sites like these two help make the community an even better place. If you haven’t already visited them, stop by for a look!

Click here to see the complete list of winning fansites.

Our special Earth Day event is now live! Visit http://events.outspark.com/2008/earthday for full details on this unique celebration that lasts until April 20.

During the event we will be donating a portion of the proceeds from every premium item sold to plant trees. Help us reach our goal of 10,000 trees!

Many cool new premium items are now available:

Fiesta - Earth Day Mini House
This thing is awesome. Enough said.

Fiesta - Earth Day Suit
This stylish outfit is PERMANENT when you buy the Earth Day 2008 Pack

Secret of the Solstice - Earth Day Emoticon
Use it on a friend and give them +50 HP

Secret of the Solstice - Earth Day Helmet
Gives +1 to all stats

Bread ‘n Butter - Earth Day Benji
Gives +50 bananas when you play the Banana Beats game

Earth Day is later this month, and we’ve been working on a special little something in preparation for the event. New items and a unique contest is on the way. We can’t say much more, but for now keep your eyes on Outspark.com for the latest news.

Get ready for some cool stuff!