| Outspark Announces $11 Million in Series B Funding from Internet Powerhouse, Top VC Firms
Outspark, a new unique publisher and operator of free online community games, today announced it has raised $11 million in Series B financing. Leading the round is Tencent Holdings, the operator of China's top Internet portal and instant messaging service. Existing investors DCM and Altos Ventures also participated in the round, which will help Outspark expand and enhance a virtual playground that has attracted more than 1 million registered users in less than five months. "Online gaming has become one of the most important new cultural phenomena in Asia, and we believe that PC-based online games will find a huge market here in North America as well. Outspark is off to a great start in building a strong user community with its titles," said David Wallerstein, Tencent Senior Executive Vice President of International.
Outspark Announces $11 Million in Series B Funding from Internet Powerhouse, Top VC Firms
Outspark, a new unique publisher and operator of free online community games, today announced it has raised $11 million in Series B financing. Leading the round is Tencent Holdings, the operator of China's top Internet portal and instant messaging service. Existing investors DCM and Altos Ventures also participated in the round, which will help Outspark expand and enhance a virtual playground that has attracted more than 1 million registered users in less than five months. "Online gaming has become one of the most important new cultural phenomena in Asia, and we believe that PC-based online games will find a huge market here in North America as well. Outspark is off to a great start in building a strong user community with its titles," said David Wallerstein, Tencent Senior Executive Vice President of International.
Viking Web Development, Inc. Announces the Launch of Exodus 3000, a ...
Exodus 3000 is a next-generation multiplayer online game. No download is necessary and players can sign up and play for free. Real cash is awarded to top players and prizes are scattered randomly throughout the game. Fargo, ND (PRWEB) August 22, 2006 -- Viking Web Development, Inc. announces the launch of Exodus 3000 (http://www.exodus3000.com), a next-generation multiplayer online game. Exodus 3000 is a free, tick-based role-playing game that includes payouts of real cash and prizes. No downloads or purchases are required to play. Back story: Exodus 3000 takes place one thousand years in the future. Earth has become uninhabitable and the surviving humans are fleeing to Mars. You are one of those humans, and you must defend your new homestead on Mars at all costs, while mining the volcanoes for riches and laying claim to settlements to gain influence over other settlers.
Sketchy evidence raises doubt
The police requested that he come to the police station the next day, Feb. 12, for further questioning. Sure, he told them. But he didn't know Hettrick, and he didn't see or hear anything before her death, he said. Just procedure, they said. Without consulting an attorney, he and his dad did exactly what police asked. They allowed detectives to search their home and Tim's school locker, where they scooped up his horror writings and sketches, his survival-knife collection and Army flashlight with a red-tinted lens. His dad would stay outside the interrogation room, not understanding that juveniles are psychologically vulnerable to suggestive cues and coercion. After reading him his rights, officers prodded Masters to talk about killing, to think like a killer, to talk about what weapons he might use and where he might put a body.
Land a rod-breaking bas in northern Alabama’s lakes
LAKE GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Are you looking for a lake where the term "hawg bass" comes to life? If so, you should settle your crosshairs on northern Alabama, where some of the country's most incredible fishing is available within an hour of the Army's Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. The 'Bama lakes in the Tennessee River system are legendary for quality bass fishing. A short casting distance west of Huntsville are Pickwick and Wheeler lakes, two of the biggest destinations for anglers seeking smallmouth bass that will push the rod-breaking 10-pound range. If largemouth bass is your game, head east of Huntsville to Lake Guntersville, Alabama's biggest lake. There is a certain allure to using your boat's trolling motor to carefully navigate narrow channels that cut through the thick aquatic vegetation.
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