Aika Celebrates the Season with Phenomenal Prizes

Sunnyvale, Calif. – December 15, 2011 Aika Online is kicking off the holidays with a bang!  Thousands of dollars in prizes and swag are up for grabs this season including top tier gaming gear and hundreds of rare in-game prizes.  Celebrate with Aika and enjoy more events and updates than ever before!

Today marks the start of the Holiday Play-for-Rewards Event, where players simply login to win!  For the next 35 days Aitan who log in daily for at least 1 hour will receive free in-game items.  With each consecutive daily login comes increasing rewards, and those faithful players who log in each and every day of the event will be entered into a raffle to win one of these ultimate prizes:  a $200 Astro Headset, 1 of 9 Razer Death Adder mice, Aika Snuggies, or many coveted in-game items!

December 22 will see the festivities grow as flocks of snowmen mysteriously begin appearing throughout the land.  Aitan who destroy the fluffy monsters will be rewarded with Winter Boxes full of free portal scrolls, colorful Santa hats, and other holiday goodies!

The past two months have also seen fast development with the launch of Aika’s second epic. Chapter II: Karena increased the level cap to 80, expanded the scope of PvP Relic Wars and Traband Tower Wars, and added 3 skills for every class!  Politics have taken a dramatic turn as well, as nations must join together in two new world events, Antalya Defense and Verus Castle Assault, to defeat massive invasions from the evil Zereca.  Learn about these updates and more on the official Aika website at http://aika.gpotato.com/!

About Aika Online

Aika Online is an epic fantasy MMORPG developed by JoyImpact (now part of HanbitSoft), creators of Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent.  Five nations vie for control of Arcan in massive 1000 vs. 1000 castle sieges, relic thefts, and tower assaults, waging war on a scale never before seen in an MMO.  Assisted by their Pran – an intelligent fairy familiar whose personality develops through conversation – players shape the fate of their country and the world, and can even rise to rule as Lord Marshall. Since its 2009 debut, Aika has won many prestigious awards, such as the Korea Game Industry Agency’s Best of Show: Prime Minister’s Award, Player’s Choice: Best Online Game, and Free MMORPG of the Year.

About gPotato

Founded in 2004, gPotato is a leading publisher of free-to-play online games. The gPotato Game Portal at www.gpotato.com hosts a diverse and lively portfolio of games such as Fly for Fun, Rappelz, Tales Runner, Iris, Luna, Aika, Allods, Prius, and Uncharted Waters Online. gPotato now eagerly awaits the upcoming release of its newest MMO, Sevencore! Over 10 million registered users gather to play gPotato’s games for free every day. Through the uniquely powerful vehicle of online games, gPotato connects people from all over the world to create a fun and friendly global community.

Luna Plus Launches a New Dungeon, New Systems, Holiday Events and More

Sunnyvale, Calif. – December 13th, 2011 Brave the chill of a snow fall or the anger of a phantom beast with Draconian Awakening, the latest update to the adorable MMORPG Luna Plus.  A new dungeon, new zones, new weapons, new armor, and newly implemented systems await players today!
In the depths of the Draconian Temple Dungeon, located in the Ruins of Ancient Elpus, Drapia’s restless spirit stirs with malcontent as he rises from his grave to reap revenge.  He isn’t the only enrage beast to appear in Luna however, as field monsters everywhere now have the chance to reincarnate as golden fiends, dropping valuable items when defeated.   It is up to the most skilled players to tame these monsters before disaster strikes.
Plus!  The skies will be filled with buffs with the newly implemented weather feature.  Fluffy snow, beautiful flowers, petals, and an abundance of leaves will now rain down from the heavens upon each adventurer, awarding them with increases in experience, item drop rates, and money drop rates.
The rewards don’t stop there though with the arrival of brand new systems and items!  Guild Tournament will be running more often than ever before, awarding warriors with new and highly coveted armor and weapons.  They’ll also have their chance at winning big with the new Slot Machine Feature, giving lucky players precious housing points every 10 minutes. 
To celebrate, Luna is running even more events and prizes during the holidays!  Players can defeat tree monsters to grow their very own trees, the perfect decoration for anyone’s home this season.  Regular monsters will additionally be dropping mysterious gifts, possibly containing items like the Santa costume, or parts to the more popular reindeer costume, snowman costume, and even the sleigh mount!
Luna is always adding new mounts, pets, costumes, and amusement rides, so feel free to find out more on the official website at http://luna.gpotato.com/.  
About Luna Plus
Luna Plus is the first massive expansion to the adorable smash-hit 3D MMORPG, Luna Online. Luna Plus introduces a new race, tons of new maps, a sleek new user interface (UI) design and many new and improved features.  In Luna Plus, players can run an amusement park, decorate their homes, tend to their farm, battle monsters and villains, craft powerful items, dress up in a huge variety of costumes, raise combat pets, go out on dates, and even get married and start a family!  Players can also ride an 8-person mount and join in on the weekly Castle Siege! With Luna Plus, it’s Luna plus more fun than ever!
About gPotato
Founded in 2004, gPotato is a leading publisher of free-to-play online games. The gPotato Game Portal at www.gpotato.com hosts a diverse and lively portfolio of games such as Fly for Fun, Rappelz, Tales Runner, Iris, Luna, Aika, Allods, Prius, and Uncharted Waters Online. gPotato now eagerly awaits the upcoming release of its newest MMO, Sevencore! Over 10 million registered users gather to play gPotato’s games for free every day. Through the uniquely powerful vehicle of online games, gPotato connects people from all over the world to create a fun and friendly global community.

To celebrate the relaunch of the gPotato Portal on November 11, 2011, we invited the community to take part in three competitions for great prizes! Now that those competitions have ended, we're happy to announce the final results. Thanks to everyone who participated, and congratulations to the winners!

And the Winners are...

“Be a gPotato for a week”

Olive Oliveros

Deb Collard

Duvalia Allods

Edwina Yii Zi Fui

Gerrit Passier

Gladys Litan

Leila Rachel Notman

Jen Longhurst-Suekawa

Kevin J Widmann

Kristinne Mamaradlo

Maike Jeschke

Erin Nellen

Miguel Leiva

Milos Bogdan Bogdanovic

Mohammad Avais

Page Maloney

Sarah Carney

Rob Miller

Trevor Malcolm

Radu Alexandru

Winners, please check your Facebook "Messages" inbox for instructions on how to claim your 5000 gPotatos Coupon! Update: When you are checking your messages, look on the left-hand side of the screen and select "Messages > Other" to find your prize.

“What Does gPotato Mean?”

den_marcus

eatmygum

frozenamer

KyoAkiara

Taezya

Winners, please check your Tweeter "Messages" inbox for instructions on how to claim your One (1) Orange SUMO Omni Beanbag)!!!

“Hot Potato Challenge”

MadpetSnowboarder - ahazelnut

HurryUpBob2 - trobbins788

Bimmin2 - manda000chuva

StuntCrazy - fox186  (1st and 2nd places won on a different day)

Knightfall2 - chrisflh

Wonderputt - rycec00ker7

BugBuster - rustydactyl

RoboSockets - wyrz

Steampack - claudio91 (1st place won on a different day)

SuperPixelknight - torey91 (1st place won on a different day)

CrystalRunner - tehfusion2

BloonsSupermonkey - drind24

MonsterInvasion - clearpearl

MonsterInvasion - knumboi (A bug caused the game to run 2 days in a roll)

DoodleGod2 - alchemtist

Winners, please check the email registered to your gPotato account for instructions on how to claim your One(1)Razer Naga Molten Mouse!!!

Thanks to everyone that participated and stay tuned for more events!!!

From now until December 31, 2011 we will be giving 20% more gPotatoes on all gPotato card redemptions as well as GoCash game card redemptions! Plus, the top three card redeemers will win a 16 GB wifi iPad 2!

gPotato cards are sold in stores like Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and more! It's easy to pick one up on your next holiday shopping trip. To find out where to get a gPotato card near you, check out the link below:

gPotato Game Card: https://billing.gpotato.com/FillUp/GameCardInfo.asp

You can also fill up on gPotatoes with a GoCash card, which works with all of your favorite games and can be found conveniently in stores like GameStop and 7-11. Plus, GoCash is available in both the US and Mexico! Visit the links below to find a GoCash retailer near you.

GoCash (US): http://gocashgamecard.com/Locator/LocatorList.aspx
GoCash (Mexico): http://www.gocashlatino.com/Pages/Locator.aspx

The top three redeemers of either card - gPotato or GoCash - will also receive a 16 GB wifi iPad 2! Eligibility is based on total amount spent, not number of cards redeemed. Winners will be notified in early January.

Find a store near you and claim your extra gPotatoes today!!