Halloween Tag Archive

Monsters, wolves, and pumpkins await players across many gamigo games this Halloween season

October 27, 2021• Videogames

gamigoween is here and it’s up to players to survive our many tricks in order to earn their unique and fun treats!

Hamburg, October 27th, 2021 – Fans of gamigo are in for a spectacularly spooky surprise this year! Several of the company’s popular titles are celebrating the most frightfully festive night of the year – Halloween – with plenty of tricks (in the form of in-game events) and treats (i.e., rewards) for players to enjoy.

In no particular order, the following gamigo games are currently holding Halloween-themed events:

  • Trove – Shadow’s Eve has arrived in Trove! The event features a number of new quests, including an 11-part adventure where players help new allies – the Order of the Moon – fight off the werewolf curse of Quberus, a new Delve Biome (The Wolves’ Den), new enemies to combat, and new vendors. Several fan favorites are also returning, such as Explosive Pumpkins, Tasty Candy Corn, and pumpkin dungeons.
  • Fiesta Online – A tricky new Halloween maze awaits players in gamigo’s anime MMORPG, Fiesta Online, that hopefully won’t cause them to go mad as they attempt to avoid spooky pumpkins on their way through the Maze of Madness! The keeper of the maze, Pumpkin Bob awaits players in the center to offer rich rewards as long as they can win this battle.
  • Aura Kingdom – The Hauntings of Azuria have caused plenty of monsters, wolves, and undead to pop up and it’s up to players to fight them off. A Halloween Letter Collection Event, several creepy dungeon crawls, updates to the Bard and Reaper, and plenty of additional holiday-themed events await you in the land of Azuria.
  • Last Chaos – Watch out! There are pumpkins and scarecrows looking to cause havoc to players foolish enough to cross their path! Halloween has found its way into the dark fantasy world of Last Chaos from October 26 until November 08, 2021! Players can collect the pumpkin head from the scarecrow to help gather pumpkins, and then take them back to the spooky strawman to receive their treats. He also takes empty baskets and exchanges them for candy. Watch out, because the giant pumpkin boss can appear at any time… he drops a special parchment with a spell on creating a pumpkin pet! Those feeling brave may want to follow Abraxas, the Demon Knight, to the Lost City in Dratan for some Halloween-themed rewards.
  • Shaiya – It’s zombie hour in Shaiya! The invading undead need to be defeated quickly but beyond that, players shouldn’t forget to help Pin, Fuse and Lug with their quests! But who doesn’t like a pumpkin spiced zombie smoothie for Halloween? Players collect Bronze, Silver and Golden Pumpkins to craft the permanent wings “The Nightmare before Halloween” and much more. And what’s that waiting there, deep in the desert… a new boss?! Halloween in Shaiya takes place between October 26 and November 21, 2021.
  • RIFT – It’s Autumn Harvest once again in gamigo’s epic fantasy MMORPG, RIFT, between October 21 and November 18, 2021. It’s time to change your wardrobe into something scary to prepare for Halloween… jack-o-lanterns and skulls all around, please! Players have to complete weekly and daily quests and earn event currency to buy spooky mounts, eerie pets, accessories, devilish costumes and much more!
  • Echo of Soul – Autumn celebrations are all around Friggard in MMORPG Echo of Soul – but something spooky… something twisted has slowly crept into this world, casting its shadow upon the realm. Between October 20 and November 24, 2021, players can travel to Bernicia and talk to its citizens about Halloween. Doing so will lead them on their path to help drive away Kostus, the Halloween Party disruptor and to receive rich rewards.

If that wasn’t enough, gamigo will be hosting a spooktacular #gamigoween stream on Twitch on Thursday, October 28 at 18:00 CEST / 9:00AM PDT / 12:00PM EDT. During the stream, you can look forward to our team celebrating Halloween in many of our games along with some awesome giveaways.

Last, but certainly not least, are our Scare and Share contest and Sweet Treats raffle which run until November 12. Details for both can be found on our gamigoween website: https://gamigo.net/gamigoween

With so many tricks and treats awaiting players across multiple gamigo games, on Twitch, and online, we recommend having several candy buckets available for the avalanche of rewards that can be earned. Just don’t earn too much at once or else you might end up with a tummy ache.

Check out this cool new trailer: https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkXGgX7m8XM

For more information, please visit the following links:

About gamigo group

The gamigo group is one of the leading publishers of online and mobile games in Europe and North America. The company’s diverse game portfolio includes free-to-play titles such as ArcheAge, RIFT, Trove and Aura Kingdom, as well as the recently launched buy-to-play game ArcheAge: Unchained. Counting more than 400 employees, gamigo group is one of the largest players in the gaming industry. Besides its 4 German locations in Hamburg (HQ), Berlin, Cologne, and Darmstadt, the gamigo group also has branches in Istanbul (Turkey), New York, Redwood City, Austin, Bellevue (US), and Seoul (South Korea). In addition to gamigo AG, the group includes the subsidiaries gamigo Inc. and also operates as WildTangent, Aeria Games, and as the brands Infernum, Intenium, Looki, and Poged. The company strives to grow not only organically, but also through acquisitions. Since 2013, it has made more than 25 acquisitions, including titles, gaming and technology companies as well as individual game assets.

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Make a Pumpkin, Win Cool Prizes in the inaugural “Mondrian Pumpkin Carving Contest”

October 5, 2021• Videogames

Submissions Open through October

Boston, Massachusetts, USA – October 5, 2021 – Halloween Season has arrived, and Lantana Games is celebrating in style! From now through October 31, Mondrian – Plastic Reality players can submit Jack O’Lantern levels, built using the game’s Mondrian Maker and Mondrian Studio toolsets, to the game’s Steam Workshop page for a chance to win exclusive prizes.

The Mondrian pumpkin carving contest is hosted in collaboration with ArtChops’ annual pumpkin carving contest, which includes other categories such as Digital Art, Game Jams, Traditional Art, and real Jack O’Lanterns. All entries in the Mondrian Pumpkin Carving Contest will receive customized versions of their Steam Workshop thumbnails in a Wooden frame, and a POAP token verifying their submission (delivered throughout the month). The top 3 winners will receive:

  • Gold, Silver, and Bronze frames, respectively, of their Steam Workshop thumbnails
  • Subscriptions to the Lantana Games Twitch account
  • Dedicated roles on the Lantana Games Discord
  • High quality prints or print-quality digital versions of their creations and optional Lantana Games sticker packs

To enter the contest, all that’s needed is a copy of Mondrian – Plastic Reality on Steam. Then open up Mondrian Maker and create a Jack O’Lantern level! Optionally, you can visit the game’s Workshop and Subscribe to any pumpkin template, made by Lantana Games or the community, to help you get started. Once your level is complete, click the “Play Your Level” button and select “Open In Studio,” where you can create a thumbnail image.

Back in Mondrian Maker, click the Share button, make sure the checkboxes are set to “Public,” “Level,” and “Gala Entry” respectively. Upload your Jack O’Lantern to Steam Workshop and you’re in the contest!

For a more in-depth look at making your own Mondrian Jack O’Lantern, Lantana Games has posted a new tutorial on their Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/qstKMTuGerc

Contestants may submit as many levels as they like, however they will only be eligible for one reward pack if chosen. Levels will be judged on the following criteria:

  • Creativity: Is this an entirely new pumpkin design? If so, is it visually appealing? If not, what was done with the template to make it unique?
  • Playability: How were modifiers and obstacles used to make the piece stand out at each difficulty? Is it fun to play with just the right balance of challenge and speed?
  • Visibility: How is the level’s thumbnail? Does it accurately portray a spooky or fun Halloween feeling? Does it properly show off the level’s “carving” aspect?

All entrants will be contacted individually via the “Private Developer Comments” section in their Workshop item, with updated thumbnails and POAPs (an Ethereum wallet required to claim the POAP, but calm down, it’s free!). Winners will be selected within two weeks of the contest ending (11/14/2021) and, again, contacted with customized Workshop thumbnails and a secure form for shipping, Twitch, and Discord info. Lantana Games will make all best efforts to keep the community up-to-date on judging progress and any issues that may cause delays.

Check out the launch trailer for Mondrian – Plastic Reality here: https://youtu.be/W4Xj9mvdw10

For assets, please go to: https://prnordic.box.com/s/6hxk08c6o7uy2cfrogdq6vce9930sb5j

Mondrian – Plastic Reality is available on Steam for Windows.

About Mondrian – Plastic Reality

In Mondrian – Plastic Reality, you join Piet Mondrian and his modernist friends on time-tripping heists through art history to uncover their lost works in a colorful, brickbreaking, mind-bending experience with roguelite-esque and creative-centric sensibilities. Included with the game are toolsets that offer artists a new way to share their works with the world. These include Mondrian Maker, an easy-to-learn level editor, and Mondrian Studio, a graphic design suite tailormade for today’s connected creatives. Players can import their own artworks as background images for their Mondrian Maker/Studio creations, and upload those creations to Steam Workshop with the press of a button.

About Lantana Games

Lantana Games is an independent game development studio in Boston, creating games that delight, inspire, and innovate on the artform in surprising, colorful, and positive ways. We’ve built our reputation as a remote studio dedicated to fostering the next generation of game developers. Founded in November 2009, our games have since been featured in numerous publications such as Kill Screen, Polygon, PC Gamer, and The Boston Globe; and at expos such as PAX East and the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Indie Arcade. Follow us everywhere, @lantanagames!

Contest Partner links

VIPP: http://www.wippublishing.com/

Polydoge: https://www.polydoge.com/

Gamestation: https://www.gamestation.io/

Fundamint: https://www.fundamint.io/

Create to Cure: https://www.instagram.com/createtocureofficial?utm_medium=copy_link

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