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Hi All!

Straega here with a random community announcement.

I’m starting to realize that I’m posting more and more on the blog and it would be nice to make sure that you’re all up to date. This would also be a good notification for those of you who have been playing my photo game for the last couple months so you’re all reminded to give it a shot.

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It’s that time again! We’ve got another fun photo game for you guys and this one’s got an even better prize.

Since I noticed that most of you play Fiesta, today I’m giving an item that we JUST released and not many people have, the Dark Knight costume (+Damage & Magic Damage). 

For all of you newcomers here are the rules:

• Open up the photos that are linked to this posting below
• There will be an official code somewhere within the images
• The code may be within one, two, three, four, or in a combination of all five images
• Take the code, or what you think the code may be, and enter it in at: http://www.outspark.com/redeem/ (Outspark login required)
• If code is correct you will receive a success message and the free item!

Each code will give you access to one in-game cash shop item for Fiesta. The codes will be redeemable once on a single character for each game and will only be available to the first 5 accounts. So have fun, see some of the team, check out the place that continues to inspire the fun, and get a free item while you do!

This one may be just as tricky as the last one, but I’ve upped the prize. So here they are, have fun!

Photo 1

Moon Bear! Playing Fiesta I see.

Photo 2

Loser here buys lunch.

Photo 3

We celebrate random things here for no reason. This time it looks like “Outspark pwnz!” apparently, ice cream cake courtesy of SKiNG.

Photo 4

Some old Halloween decor.

Photo 5

A white board. That’s hot.

Here are the hints for this week:

• The code is case sensitive
• Code contains characters which may contain a mix of letters AND numbers
• Not all of the characters within these photos are a part of the code

Too easy? Too hard? Let’s discuss here.

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Welcome back, Outspark fans! It’s time for another installment of “Game Masters: A Closer Look”, where we get an intimate moment with some of our most popular GMs for Fiesta, Secret of the Solstice, Wind Slayer, and Project Powder.

For those of you who love cats, Patapon, stealing ice cream, and banning evildoers, we reveal to you one of our GMs who has established quite a fan base in Fiesta. She’s creative, she’s sassy, and she’s got her finger on the GM trigger! It’s time to shoot the breeze with [GM] Nekopon.

In-game handle: Nekopon
Name: Juchi, Neko, Ju
Hometown: Hong Kong: City of Arts, Dreams, and Smog.
Specialty: Making kids cry… I mean, making yummy chocolate chip cookies. Daydreaming. Drawing.

Straega: I’m sure there are a few curious folks out there that have wondered where “Nekopon” comes from. Would you care to indulge us?

Nekopon: It’s Neko, which means “cat” in Japanese, and a “Patapon”, a game from SCEJ. Can’t picture it? Here’s a doodle.

[For a few rather inattentive interview minutes Nekopon begins to fiddle on her laptop and then shoots this image over to me.]
 

Nekopon: If you haven’t played Patapon, it’s a crazy music game where the player assumes this role as the lord of these eyeball creatures. Amusing indeed.

Straega: Indeed. Another rather amusing thing here seems to be your ability to make children cry. Let’s not elaborate on that at the moment but do you have any other mostly-enjoyable activities that you tend to partake in, besides daydreaming, making kids cry, and baking delicious chocolate chip cookies?

Nekopon: Yes. I like doodling funny pictures of Silkypico and the other GMs.

Straega: Can we get a sample?

Nekopon: I call this one: Sad, Little Silky

Straega: That’s both cute, and a bit depressing. I’m curious about the story behind it now. I’ll have to ask him about it when it’s his turn.

Nekopon: In my spare time I like playing other awesome games. But on a normal day I work, go to school, and eat a lot. Tofu and other soy products are good!

Straega: So outside of work, what would you say is your favorite game and genre that you enjoy playing the most?

Nekopon: I can’t really name my favorite game because I love so many. I have my super laptop, PS2, XBOX360, and Wii. My favorite genres are RPGs like Final Fantasy, Zelda, Odin Sphere; Puzzles, Tactics, turn-based, such as Lumines and Big Brain Academy; but I also enjoy many other types of games. I play shooters like Bioshock and Halo, the Mario series platformers, music games like Patapon and DJ Max Portable, and Soul Calibur and Guilty Gear for fighting. No sports games for me, though Project Powder is an exception.

Straega: While playing any of these games on your computer, what might someone find you snacking on most of the time?

Nekopon: Lots and lots of chocolates. Milk, dark solids, or mint, the blended kind, not the cream variety. Surprisingly, I don’t like white chocolate or chocolate snacks like Snickers or M&Ms. They’re noob chocos.

Straega: I can see that you can appreciate poking fun once in awhile, and I’m sure that carries over in-game. So far, what’s been your most amusing moment as a GM?

Nekopon: I find that it’s really fun changing roles for each event. In the beginning, I was the leader of “Army of Darkness” on Epith and Bijou. “MWAHAHA, bow down to me, simpletons! I’ll crush you with my deadly army!”

Straega: Evil.

Nekopon: But in the end, I became Teva’s Angelic Assistant for Angels and Demons. “I will guide you all to the light! Believe in Teva, she will be your savior!”

Straega: Not so evil.

Nekopon: Maybe that’s just who I really am! I’m an angelic… kitty… or not.

Straega: Let’s say that you could take a proficiency, spell, attribute, anything from Fiesta and bring it to real life, what would it be?

Nekopon: “QUIET! I BAN JOO!” I’d take my awesome GM banning skills.

Straega: A cute, albeit obvious answer. I’m starting to understand how you go about making kids cry. Why choose that?

Nekopon: There’s nothing better than jailing bad people. Save this world from evilness!

Straega: Feisty kitty, Angelic indeed. Next question, If you could choose between being able to fly, turn invisible, or teleport which would you choose?

Nekopon: Let me see… I wouldn’t care to fly if I could teleport, since I’m sneaky-sneaky like that.

Straega: Cats are rather sneaky creatures.

Nekopon: But being invisible is even more sneaky-sneaky, isn’t it?

Straega: I suppose that’d depend on what you’d plan to do with it. What would you do with it?

Nekopon: I like listening to people’s conversations. It’s the only time you’ll ever hear the truth. There are other perks too, like munching ice cream from the kitchen before dinner.

Straega: Nosey. I can agree with the ice cream part, though I’m not sure you’d really need to be invisible to accomplish that.

Nekopon: …Unlike Rayse, I’d never thought about flying. I can’t even get around without walking into a door frame. Hence I don’t have a license either.

Straega: So you don’t drive? Well, let’s say that you had a warp stone right now, that could take you anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Nekopon: I’ve always wanted to visit Japan again since the last time I went, I didn’t get to go shopping as much as I wanted to. I’ve always been a huge Otaku; collecting stickers, posters, stationary, figurines, manga books, and so much more. I’d probably be stuck in Akiba all week long, my wallet would cry.

Straega: And I’m sure all the Nekopon fans who’d be wondering where you went would cry as well.

Much thanks to Nekopon for this interview. Check out her profile here and add her as a friend! Feel free to take part in her forum thread as well. Don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled this weekend for her in-game event “Neko’s Time Attack!” on Saturday from 2:00pm-4:00pm PST.

It’s getting hotter in the city. But who says we can’t go snowboarding?

Outspark is bringing you groomed terrain and spin tricks for you to enjoy all year ’round! Today, we’ve officially launched Project Powder, the online community based snowboard racing game that pits players around a fantasy world in competitive matches on some very fun terrain. Below are some of the new things we’ve added to the latest build:

• New map (Chachapoyas Part 3).
• In-game PRO SHOP (located in the Mall).
• Web PRO SHOP (located in the Project Powder website).
• 12 weeks items (PRO SHOP items).
• Expedition outfit for Max.
• Hummingbling outfit for Beth.
• Lucid Blue outfit for Ross.
• Yellow Tornado Backpack for Max and Ross.
• Yellow Butterfly Wing for Beth.
• MX2 board.
• Event Deck A.

For more details on the update, click here.

What are you waiting for? Come join the action! I play this quite a bit myself so I hope to see you guys online sometime, feel free to add me if you do.

 Click here to register in case you don’t have your account yet.

The long anticipated moment has arrived!

Prepare to embark on the next stage of your adventure! The forces of Teva have traveled beyond the borders surrounding our familiar land and discovered new territory. Breathtaking landscapes, dark dungeons and extravagant creatures await. Are you ready? Fetch your allies, sharpen your sword and stock up on potions as you prepare to reach the new pinnacle of greatness in Fiesta. The new level cap of 105 awaits!

Visits our level 105 page here to learn more!

For a full list of patch notes, click here.

With all this great new content it’s the perfect time to join the adventure. Click here and register for free!