Magi-Nation expands borders, expands PvP

by: Randy - posted: 8/27/2008 7:45:00 PM

Since having gone live in April, the Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands free-to-play web-based MMO has just released its first major content update, effectively doubling the game's area with seven new landscapes, and adding new in-game chat functionality.  Further, they've expanded PvP by incorporating leader boards, and they've added more than 30 new items to the in-game shops.  Magi-Nation operates on micro-transactions, perfect for the allowance-fed billfolds of 8 to 14-year-olds, the game's target audience.

“MAGI-NATION” ONLINE GAME EXPANDS INTO MULTI-PLAYER ADVENTURE

 

Cookie Jar’s Battle for the Moonlands Adventure Transforms with New Chat Functionality and Landscapes that Double the Game’s Area

 

 

LOS ANGELES and TORONTO– Aug. 26, 2008 – Players and fans of Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands, the web-based fantasy adventure game by Cookie Jar Entertainment, can now explore and enjoy the colorful Moonlands world with their friends as the game has expanded into a true multi-player experience.  In the first major update since Battle for the Moonlands’ April 2008 launch, players can now see each other and interact via in-game chat, which is just one of several significant updates.

 

“Magi-Nation players and fans can now enjoy many exciting new elements to the game, including player chat that allows all Magi to directly communicate with each other in a safe, secure environment,” said Kenneth Locker, senior vice president of digital media, Cookie Jar Entertainment.   “Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands has been enthusiastically embraced by loyal Magi fans and newcomers alike, and we are absolutely thrilled to expand the online game world with these updates.  By letting our players interact with and challenge one another, while remaining fully COPPA-compliant, we have successfully increased the game’s appeal without sacrificing our core commitment of providing an appropriate, family-friendly online adventure.”

 

Key features of the Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands expansion includes:

 

• True Multi-Player World with In-Game Chat: Several dozen players can now see each other in each of the game’s landscapes and chat with each other via Magi-Nation’s extensive chat system.
• Expanded PVP with Leader Boards: Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands’ expanded player-versus-player (PVP) experience enables players that have reached at least Level 5 to challenge one another by simply double clicking on a player’s icon.  Once in PVP, players “magine” Dream Creatures that engage in battle to determine the winner.  New leader boards highlight who the top Magi-Nation PVP players are each week, while a separate board lists the all-time PVP champions.
• More than Double the Area to Explore: Battle for the Moonlands’ players now have even more land to explore with the addition of seven new landscapes that more than double the original area.
• New items: As part of the major Battle for the Moonlands update, more than 30 completely new items have been added to the in-game shops, including gems that restore energy between battles, boost experience received in battles and increase an avatar’s skills.

 

Cookie Jar’s Magi-Nation online role-playing adventure is based on the popular children’s animated television series of the same name, which follows the adventures of 15-year-old Tony Jones, an average teen from Earth who finds himself mysteriously transported to the magical world of Magi-Nation.  The free-to-play, web-based game is geared for children ages 8-14 and incorporates a micropayment model that allows players the flexibility to upgrade their gaming experience.  Additional information and sign-up details are available at www.magi-nation.com.

 

About Cookie Jar Group

 

The Cookie Jar Group is a Canadian-based global children’s entertainment and education company dedicated to excellence.  Through Cookie Jar Entertainment, the company is a leader in the creation, production, marketing and licensing of evergreen character brands that appeal to kids and families worldwide.  Cookie Jar Entertainment’s library of nearly 6,000 half-hour episodes features some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including “Strawberry Shortcake”, “Care Bears”, “Caillou”, “Inspector Gadget”, “The Doodlebops”, “Arthur” and “Johnny Test”.  The company owns non-character based brands for licensing such as Mommy & Me. Through its pan-European subsidiary, the full-service licensing agency Copyright Promotions Licensing Group, Cookie Jar represents numerous third-party iconic brands. Cookie Jar Group also has a one-third interest in international children’s television channel Kidsco. Cookie Jar Education, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, is one of North America’s largest providers of supplemental education materials, reaching nearly 2,000 teachers across the United States, through the Carson-Dellosa and HighReach Learning brands.