Entropia Universe News

2003

System updates 08 Dec 2003The VU 5.3 has had some fixes applied. Click on the link for further info.

List of 5.3 fixesPE Account Information 24 Nov 2003Please note that you need to update your account information. You do this by logging on to the PE Support section. Accounts that are not updated prior to VU 5.4 will be unable to login to PE.

VU 5.3 UPDATE 24 Nov 2003Project Entropia updated to Version Update 5.3. VU List posted below. You must enter your current account info through the PE Support section – please verify that the information herein is correct. In VU 5.3 all personal information and credit card information is reset, and you have to enter the information again before making a deposit.

VU 5.3 ListingPE Netcode update 10 Nov 2003Today an update to the Netcode of Project Entropia is performed. This will hopefully ease the problems some participants have experienced with disconnects.

Contest for Swedes 04 Nov 2003MindArk PE AB is holding a special contest for our Swedish participants. Read more about it here»»

MindArk attending Stratics HoC 04 Nov 2003On Thrusday the sixth of November, the MindArk Community Manager Marco Behrmann and Balancing Manager Magnus Eriksson, will attend the next Stratic's House of Commons chat. More info is available at Stratics.

New Project Entropia Website and Support section launched 29 Oct 2003

We have launched the new Project Entropia web site and Support section. We apologize for some visual glitches, which will be fixed as soon as possible. At the moment, we still accept emails to Support, but in the near future all support cases will go through the Support section on this site, and the email communication will be closed. Please feel free to report any problems with the site to the Project Entropia Webmaster, at webmaster@project-entropia.com.

Visit from Taiwan 09 Oct 2003

MindArk received a prestigious visit from Taiwan. In mid-October, an official trade delegation from Taiwan visited MindArk. A demonstration of the unique virtual universe Project Entropia was made at this occasion. The delegation consists of major corporate decision-makers and ministers of the Taiwanese government.

MindArk is attending DreamHack 05 Oct 2003

MindArk is promoting Project Entropia at the largest organized LAN-party in the world. More than 5000 people are expected to join the four-day gathering in Jönköping, Sweden, on the 27th to 30th of November 2003. We have a special treat for those joining Project Entropia at DreamHack as well.

Project Entropia is growing 30 Sep 2003

MindArk’s virtual universe Project Entropia is growing. The number of new participants arriving to the virtual planet Calypso is ever growing. The number of accounts exceeds 70.000 and the number of simultaneous participants on the servers is breaking records every week.

Project Entropia in PCGamer 20 Sep 2003

The November issue of the PCGamer (US) magazine features Project Entropia on its demo CD. This has shown Project Entropia to a large number of people on the important US market. In the coming Project Entropia upgrade a special quest is launched, specifically for the PCGamer Project Entropia participants.

MindArk nominated 12 Aug 2003

The Develop Industry Excellence awards have nominated MindArk in the award category “Best Online Development Studio”. We are of course very proud of this recognition by the industry on our achievement with Project Entropia.

2001

Beta Phase II testers selected MindArk’s Virtual World Test On Track For Late August Start Gothenburg, Sweden - August 15, 2001 - MindArk AB announced today that preparations continue to progress smoothly for the upcoming Phase II beta test of its revolutionary Internet-based interactive entertainment enterprise, Project Entropia. The latest step to be completed is the selection of 500 new testers from among many thousands of applications received from around the world. The company stated that the process of notifying the new testers is under way, and reiterated its projection that Phase II will begin by the end of this month.