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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.
This time… She’s singing! She’s dancing! She’s shooting down the slopes of Oblivion ready to kick butt! Watch out! It’s time to talk to Tokara.

In-game handle: [GM]Tokara
Name: Jing
Hometown: Beijing, China
Specialty: singing, dancing, shooting pool, 3D modeling, shopping, shooting guns, ice skating, traveling, and bartending
Game: Project Powder

Straega: Singing, bartending, and 3D modeling huh? I’d have never guessed.

Tokara: Yeah, everyone says that. I’m a 3D environment artist, and I just graduated from college.

Straega: Tokara. It has a nice ring to it, where is it from if I may ask?

Tokara: There are islands that are a part of Japan named The Tokara Islands. I’m a beach person, weather permitting, and I think I could totally be a beach bum! [laughs] Honestly, I don’t know that much about The Tokara Islands, but I hope that I can visit there someday.

Straega: You seem the adventurous type then. What do you typically do when you’re not playing video games?

Tokara: Pretty much everything that I do when I’m not at work. [laughs]

Straega: [gasp!] So you don’t play video games outside of work?

Tokara: I only play video games when I hang out with my friends or if I’m having a house party. I don’t like to play games alone, unless I’m extremely bored.

Straega: What do you like most about being a GM?

Tokara: When I told my friends that I’m a GM, they thought that it stood for general manager… then I’d say, “That’s right!” [laughs]

Straega: What are your most favorite games?

Tokara: Project Powder of course, Super Mario Brothers, and Rock Band.

Straega: I’ve asked everyone else this one too so far and sometimes I’ll get an interesting response. What do you like eating while you’re actually playing video games?

Tokara: Eating? While I play? No way! My hands are too busy, but I do eat before and after, especially if I lose. I take all that anger out on food… FOOD!

Straega: Too much into the action, I see. Do you snowboard in real life?

Tokara: No, but I would love to try. It seems fun and painful.

Straega: It is rather fun, and rather painful, at least the first couple of times.

Tokara: I like challenges, and I wish I could try everything in the world!

Straega: This is the revealing one, which I have to ask. So, If you could choose between being able to fly, turn invisible, or teleport which would you choose and why?

Tokara: Mmmm, So many ppl ask me that question.

Straega: Really!? I need more random questions then.

Tokara: I think I’d choose to turn invisible.

Straega: Why?

Tokara: Because you can’t fly in bad weather! [laughs]

Straega: Let’s say that you did choose to fly. Where in the world would you fly to?

Tokara: Too many places that I want to go, so here is a rough list that I’d get done in a day. First, I’d go to a beach in Hawaii to watch the sunrise.

Straega: Don’t forget your sunblock.

Tokara: After that, I’d go to Africa to see some wild animals.

Straega: Don’t forget your cattleprod.

Tokara: After that, I’d go to Thailand to have some Thai food for lunch and go to the temple to pray.

Straega: I love beef curry rendang.

Tokara: Then, I’d go to the South Pole to hang out with penguins.

Straega: Don’t forget your sweater. Sorry, I’ll stop that now.

Tokara: After that, I’d go to Tahiti to go swimming, get a sun tan and watch the sunset. Then, go to Paris to have dinner and do some shopping. And at the end of the day, I’d fly to Brazil so I could party.

Straega: Sounds like quite a day.

Tokara: And I’d do the same thing every single day!

Straega: Alright! So… You wanna race?

Tokara: [For a moment, I catch a glimpse of flames in the eyes of Tokara as she stares at me menacingly] Sure!  I’m positive that I can kick your butt!

Straega: Hmmm… We’ll see about that.

Much thanks to Tokara for this interview. Check out her profile here and add her as a friend!

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.

Meet Evil-Zop, Project Powder’s player of the month for October!

What got you into playing Project Powder?
I received a promotional email about it and when I checked out the website and the video on the homepage, I was really excited about being able to play it. But I think it was the video which convinced me mostly

Have you ever or would you ever snowboard in real life?
I haven’t ever snowboarded before but I’d really like to be able to try it sometime!

What do you like most about ProPow?
I think I’d have to say that the community is my favorite part of ProPow.

Click here to read the full interview and learn about this friendly member of the Project Powder community!

It’s been a while since the last update - sorry about that! It’s not due to laziness, we promise. Rather, we’ve been hard at work on getting our newest game out the door.

Come join the fun in Project Powder!
The Closed Beta test begins on June 24. Want in? Hit up the site for details.