Newsletter: Special Edition Update (New Land)

[Nedakh]

Here from VMK.com, just went live:

01/03/07 SPECIAL EDITION– Announcing the Monorail Music Mixer and a new Land!
Plus VMK game highlights from 2006 - and we remix a VMK favorite, the Castle Fireworks game!

Yavn Speaks Special Edition!

Has everyone recovered from the holidays? Did your team win the big bowl game? I know, we usually update you on Monday, but I thought I'd take a second and give you a mini-update to help get you back in the swing of school/work/life/VMK. To get the ball rolling we have an all new New Year's Quest! Don't worry - you don't need to catch any ghosts, sink any ships, or put on a fireworks show - the new Quest is a question-filled quiz all about VMK's last 12 months.

20 correct answers and you're the proud owner of this brand new 2007 Pin!

What? Not enough for you? Then how about the first ever screen of the new Monorail Music Mixer? Main Street is no longer the only place to create the ultimate music jam, now you can hop the Monorail and create a cool mix with all new sounds. The Monorail will still take you around the Kingdom, but why not dance while you ride? The Music Mixer works the same way as the one on Main Street but the sounds are completely different, also note that you can't mix your mixes together (say that 10 times fast), since the mixers are totally separate.




Bust a move with the Monorail Music Mixer!

This Land is your Land
You've probably heard about the new Land coming to VMK by now and like you, I'm excited about the new addition. But before the Welcome Wagon gets here, let me set up this ribbon cutting - the new Land, while very cool and a welcome addition, will be our smallest Land yet.
Now hold on a sec (I hear a collective sigh over the internet), let me explain - before I do, remember in VMK, everything is not always what is seems (for instance, just because the map looks small does not mean the Land is small). In fact, our new Ticketing System was in part designed for a specific location that won't even be on the new land map. ;-) We create locations exclusively for the purpose of enhancing the existing game - as I've said before, we don't want to add rooms just for the sake of adding rooms. So once you've gotten in there and played around, it will make more sense. (Even the new Land's NPC does something totally new - just say the magic "code" word and you might see some magic...)

Who is this guy - and why is he in my column?

Finally, as we head into 2007, we feel we've made some pretty significant enhancements to the game - VMK Pass, Tickets, Fireworks Remix, Monorail Music Mixer and the new Land - we hope you agree and like all the cool updates we're doing. But hey! That's just the in-game stuff! I can't wait to show you our next Park Quest as well as roll out the revised Park Reward Plan! Until then, enjoy the holiday decorations, they won't be around much longer... And a quick question for you before I go - anybody up for an Epcot Guest Room?

*END UPDATE*

[timmyastro]

Woot new land!!

[MagicMonkeys]

Thanks for the info Ned!

~MagicMonkeys

(you probably know me somewhere in VMK

(not sure but i think i've seen you somewhere........)
Hi CL_timmyastro

[MissKeyKey]

What exactly is the new land..? like is it toon town or whatever?
i can't get on vmk (ban)

*Ultrakiki*

[totalpopstar]

An Epcot Guest Room??!?!?!??!?!?! Woot!

[PezDude]

Wow a minuet late in posting this

[abbycatkid]

Why can't they say, "Here's the new land, have fun!" and give it to us!
More waiting.

[StitchMad]

Yeah a new in-park quest! Probably an EPCOT quest...

[JasonDude]

Hmmmmmm...Mickey's ToonTown? That Ticketing System preview DID have a ToonTown-related name in the building title...

[leowy]

Whoa


thanks ned!

[SleepyPiglet]

Haha exciting update =D

[Schmoofy]

Isn't EPCOT celebrating 15 years this year?

And that gator looks like it's from Fantasia or something, but I also see chairs there too..

[timmyastro]

I hope its a toontown quest.. and its at both parks.. rawr WDW is favored too much.

[Exoxus]

The little picture looks like a messed up Mickey, who just came back from an abstract art fair..

-X

[camara]

well, with the way the room seems (some computer-like character and special chairs), i'd say we may in fact see a park such as Epcot. It's tough, because the best choices are Epcot (especially since he's hinting an Epcot Guest Room), or Mickey's ToonTown. Well, since yavn has now released a little bit of information about this new land, i say between now and this time next Wednesday it will probably be open. All i know is, this ticketing system is going to be like the single-use keys, only we can use it for admission into some room for the new land. Also, not only is the monorail already more high-tech than the ones in the real parks, but now it's turned into Pleasure Island!