According to a post on the Asda Story website, the team will be launching a slew of Valentine's Day events for the month of February. The first event, the Valentine's Candyshop Crafting Event, will allow players to create some neat Valentine's Day Candy to restore their health and mana, as well as the ability to craft the... Donut Sword? In addition to this, there will be a Valentine's Day Pet Event, where monsters will be dropping tokens left and right that spell out L-O-V-E. Players who collect all four tokens will be able to receive a special "Valentine's Day Pet Egg," which can then be hatched into their very own pet. At the end of March 2nd, 2010, players who have managed to get their pet above the "Great Adult" level will also be able to keep them permanently!

Finally, there will also be an "attendance event," where players can visit the event NPC in town every day to receive "attendance tickets," which can then be redeemed for some additional gifts, as well as the opportunity to win a raffle draw for up to 5,000 Campus Credits!

That's a lot of events to have for one day, and that's not even including the bonus double EXP and double drop rate weekend!

Open Network Entertainment announced today that it has launched the ONE Power-Up Game Card, which is a prepaid gift card that allows you to manage your spending for a variety of MMOs and other online games. Basically, it means you no longer need to buy separate games cards for each game that you play. The ONE Power-Up Game Card also gives you access to exclusive offers, from extra points to unique in-game bonus items.

So what games are compatible with the card? According to a press release, "partnerships have been signed with Aeria Games, OnNet (GamesCampus), Fantage, Ndoors, NHN Global, Game HI and JC Entertainment (GameKiss), allowing consumers to redeem their card balance for use on more than 20 online game properties." You can find a full list of games on the card's Web site, and it includes titles such as Asda Story, Atlantica Online, Dream of Mirror Online and Twelve Sky 2.

The ONE Power-Up Game Card is currently only available for purchase at participating Rite Aid locations. More information on the card can be found after the jump or in the FAQ on the Web site.

Apparently Gamescampus really wants to lure players in, as they have just announced a $5,000 giveaway where players can 'earn' raffle tickets simply by registering and leveling up! Each level you get as a new user in Asda Story will net you one ticket that will go towards the final prize of $2,500 for one lucky player, and five more prizes of $500. Not only this, but Asda story is offering free experience potions to players who refer a friend, as well as the opportunity to double their in-game purchase credits for the first-time use of a credit card. Now is certainly a good time to be checking out this game!

You can read the full details of their promotion below.

We reported back in April that Gamescampus.com had launched a PvP test server to prepare for the launch of Asda Story's combat system. Well, the publisher of the free-to-play MMO announced today that the PvP system is now live. Players may choose to allign themselves with the factions of Light, Darkness or Chaos to compete against each other in a battlefield that can hold up to 90 combatants! While only one map is available now, more will be added in the future.

According to a press release, players can "gain Warfare Points both by defeating players of the other Factions in direct combat, or capturing Fortresses owned by the other Factions located around the map." By participating in these battles, players can earn items and gear not available elsewhere in the game.

The full press release announcing the PvP system can be found after the jump.

Asda Story, a free-to-play fantasy-style anime MMO, is preparing to enter the competitive world of player versus player combat by launching a PvP test server today. Following the test, a full PvP system will become available in the game in May.

To celebrate the launch of the test server and give players a chance to try out the combat system, the game's first-ever PvP tournament for one-on-one and two-on-two battles will be held tomorrow and Wednesday. Players will get to use free skill resets, upgrade items, and potion items from the item mall, as well as 10,000 gold.

Players level 39 and below will get to participate tomorrow, while Wednesday's tournament will be for combatants level 40 and above. You can register for the event or find more information here.

Gamescampus.com has announced that open beta for Asda Story will begin tomorrow (8/5), and that you WILL have fun playing it. In fact, they guarantee it, and are backing that up with a $30 promise.

San Jose, Calif. (August 4, 2008) - San Jose-based online game publisher, Gamescampus.com (www.gamescampus.com, run by OnNet USA), announced today it will begin the open beta test for its newest game, Asda Story, tomorrow, August 5th, 2008 at 9:00PM Pacific Standard Time.

With the start of the open beta test the company has also announced a special new program for players of the game-The Guaranteed Fun Promotion. The company is certain that players will be satisfied with their Asda Story game experience, so much so, that they are staking money on it. Any player who signs up for and plays the game (forfree) for 30 days and isn't satisfied with their experience can ask the company to pay them $30 USD. For the full details visit http://asdastory.gamescampus.com/event/fun.html.

The open beta session will commence on August 5, 2008 at 9:00 PM PST and will run through late August at which point the game will officially launch. Gamers are invited to join the open beta by going to the official website at www.asdastory.gamescampus.com where they can create an account and sign up to participate.

"We chose to bring this game to the west because we believe in its potential. The Guaranteed Fun Promotion is our way of showing our belief in the game and is even better than a money-back guarantee because you don't have to spend a penny to play Asda Story," said David Chang, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Gamescampus.com. "We are just asking you to invest your time in playing our game, and if after playing for 30 days you don't feel it has been the great game experience we feel it to be, we want to hear your feedback and we'll give you $30.00. It is as simple as that."

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Asda Story has released their first trailer! The video highlights the Soul Mate and Real Costume Systems, and give a brief overview of the classes and vehicles available in game.

Based on a colorful, bright and cheerful world, Asda Story is a free to play exciting fantasy-style anime 3D MMORPG game that features a unique 'Soul Mate System.' The unique party system offers two players the ability to align to become 'soul mates' and allows them to wear unique costumes and use special skills. Another key feature of the game is the 'Real Costume System,' which gives players some of the most extensive personalization and design options ever seen in an MMORPG.

Both unique systems ('Soul Mate System' and the 'Real Costume System') were credited for helping to generate a high female user ratio for Asda Story (more than 20% of the total players are female) when launched in Korea and Japan. With these systems, players are able to personalize the design of their items and make the look of their characters stand out. Gamescampus.com is expecting to see similar ratios with females for the launch of Asda Story in the United States.

The trailer can be downloaded from the following link:http://www.clevercomm.com/Gamescampus/

 

Closed beta for GameCampus.com's newest game, Asda Story , will begin on July 15th and run for one week.

"We are very pleased to release this captivating game to our players for closed beta testing," said David Chang, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Gamescampus.com. "Asda Story has long been anticipated and we are proud to enter this new phase in development prior to the official launch in the U.S. market this fall.

Gamers are invited to join the closed beta by going to the official website where they can create an account and sign up to participate.

Asda Story, developed by MaxOn Soft has reached a publication deal for the U.S. market with game publisher Gamescampus.com, run by OnNet USA. Here's the release!

"We are very pleased to announce our new partnership with MaxOn Soft which allows us to bring this wonderful product to the U.S. market," said David Chang, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Gamescampus.com. "Asda Story has already built a successful following in Korea and Japan. It is an exciting and innovative 3D MMORPG, and we have every confidence it will be a major success in the U.S."

More info is available in the Game Campus forums:

I'd like to introduce myself as the Senior GM for Asda Story. We are currently working on finishing up the translation and localization of the game client and undergoing Alpha Testing for the next couple weeks, which will be followed by our First Beta Test once everything has been set up for your arrival! There will be no need to worry about spots for the coming Tests, as everyone interested will be able to join in and help us get the game ready for open service! Once the Beta Tests begin, I will also be the one in charge of getting all of your Direct Q&A (DQA) messages answered and your bugs reported to the development team to get investigated and addressed properly.

In the coming weeks before the Beta Test we will be adding more information about Asda Story to the Producer's Journal, including class details, game content, and backstory. I'd also like to take the time to welcome everyone back from the Game & Game version of the Asda Story client, and we greatly appreciate the experience with the game you guys are going to be bringing to the table! I look forward to working and playing hard with all of you, and we're quite excited here at GamesCampus about the huge potential of Asda Story!

I'm very excited to finally see this come through, as it's a great looking game! Read on for the rest of the release!

Asda Story has announced their open beta event!

Sweet 3D MMORPG Asda Story will start its Open Beta on December 6th, 2007. Based on a colorful, bright, and cheerful world, it is an easy game where monsters with powerful individualities. Lots of female users would be treated awesome and can have great tastes of this comfortable game easily.

Asda Story is very appealing to female users because of unique Soulmate System. We had lots of female users in CBT, and all of them are coming back to play OBT of Asda Story. Among Soulmates, healing, summoning, resurrecting, sharing attack or defense points were most popular. No girls over level 10 were playing alone. This is very casual game to satisfy both sexes.

In Asda Story, one of the greatest characteristics is Costume Fashion Show. This is the very first system ever in MMORPG. Korean and Japanese female users were very satisfied with this system where 40% of gamers were occupied with females. Users can have their own sets of armories with special characteristics. We don't like TWINS. Weapons and armors are considered just decorations that their real purpose will be served with Sowels. It¡¯s only possible in Asda Story to arrange your own weapons and armors with special abilities. It all depends on different Sowels with different skills providing armories to be very strong in defensive and offensive.

There are prizes associated with the open beta, and a quick intro for those of you not familiar with the game!