As some may already know, Kingdom Island was the first virtual world to allow cross-over play on different platforms. We've now done it again!
As part of our expansion, we have released Kingdom Island into the Google Chrome Web Store! For those of you who use Google Chrome, you can now put Kingdom Island onto your dashboard on your main page! You can also share our page with your Google+ circles easily.
May 2013 is our expansion month, keep your eye out for Kingdom Island on many more platforms soon!
The next update is here! Kingdom Island version 2.5 is live and ready for download on iOS devices and ready for those on the website! This is truly a landmark update for Kingdom Island. We've implemented some great new additions to the game, we hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
There's a few things you might notice right off the bat- two major rooms have been updated:
Ballroom
Waterfall
In addition to that, we've added a great new room! Spinno's Lair! Though not much of a secret anymore, most dragons choose to ignore his "go away" signs and enter the lair through the Waterfall. Who knew that the Lair was there the whole time! Rumor has it Lola was swimming in the water and discovered the hidden path!
We've also added new items, most free too!
Parka Jacket (winning item from our item design contest!)
Rockabilly Shirt
Head Bow
Blue Shoes
Pink Shoes
Lab Coat
Khaki Pants
And if that wasn't enough, we've added new emote icons and implemented many more new security features! We hope you enjoy this update. Expect a larger update delivered even faster than the 2.5 update! More details on that to come quite soon.
It's officially been one year since Kingdom Island was published to Apple's App Store! A year ago, April 2nd, 2012 we made history being the first virtual world on mobile devices! To celebrate our one year anniversary, we're having a HUGE Kingdom Island giveaway!
This time we're having a photo contest! There will be multiple winners depending on what categories you enter in! The winners will be picked by a staff vote.
Three Categories
Funniest Picture
Most Creative
Most smilies (group of dragons doing this in a single picture)
Many of you are very curious as to how everything on the island is made, well here is your chance to see how your dragon is made!
First, we start out with a dragon model. Usually this model is made up of all sorts of lines and connections that make up a rough dragon.
We then preview the model to make sure that nothing was missed, and that everything looks according to plan.
Finally, we decide what the final look is going to be. Here we can see how the dragon will look like in the game, and if all looks well it is sent over and approved!
Making your dragon takes some time to get everything just right. A lot of items which we have in the game are also made this way!
Kingdom Island is looking for beta testers to help find bugs, give ideas, provide feedback, and test updates to the game before we launch them on the website and mobile devices. If you're interested please view the requirements below, then hop on over to the Kingdom Island Beta Application Forums to apply.
In order to be accepted to our beta testing program you must:
We hope you enjoyed the St. Patrick's Day holiday decorations! It appears the Bugz have left, lets hope they come again soon for another party!
The Kingdom Island staff has been working quite hard on the next update. We've got a few surprises, new items, and an all new room! We've given a sneak peek above, any guesses as to what this room might be? We'll tell you this much, it's the best and biggest room yet! We're so excited to share this with you!
We've also sent a small update to the HD and free version for iOS. The HD version now has access to the Ballroom as an extra exclusive to that version. We've fixed many bugs in both versions as well. Be sure to update!
We thought it would be fun to introduce some new decore for the harbor rooms on the island. You know what that means right?! Yes, Kingdom Island will be hosting more parties through the year. What a better way to start than with some green balloons, a pot of gold, and some great fun!
Keep an eye out for the Bugz, as they will only appear when a new party is near or already going on!
P.S.
If you are having trouble seeing the new decor, clear your cache and reload the game.
It's official! The Kingdom Island iOS update is now here! You can now play the full version of Kingdom Island on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch!
Not only that, but you can now chat with your friends LIVE from any iOS device to our online game! So wherever you are, you will always be able to play! If you already have the app be sure you update! This success has brought Kingdom Island to become the very first virtual world to cross over between the online world and the app world!
Last month Kingdom Island had our very first item design contest! Entires were phenomenal! You all had the opportunity to design your very own item which you would like to see within the game. We had a very tough vote, but here are the results:
1st place: Alex Eskimo's parka
1st place prize:
Kingdom Island Keychain + item will be in the next update + 100 gold + Kingdom Island Stickers!
2nd place: Zirconia's green shirt and tie
2nd place prize:
100 gold + Kingdom Island Stickers!
3rd place: TIE! - Sand's medieval shirt and Paperle's super suit
3rd place prize:
100 gold!
Great job everyone! This was a very fun contest, in fact we're already planning out the details of the second contest! Be sure to look out for Alex Eskimo's Parka in the next update, and to congratulate those who entered when you see them on the island. Everyone did a fantastic job!
We're proud to announce that Kingdom Island 2.0 is live and working well! Kingdom Island staff has worked quite hard over the last few months, we hope you enjoy the new features! The above image is a preview of the gathering we had today, what great fun!
Here's the feature list we added:
-New items (usher hat, usher shirt, dress, jeans and the cheeseburger hat from Bigly's stand)
-Kingdom Island characters- Bigly, Elmer, Lola, Bibby
-New gold exclusive room - Ballroom
-Bigly's Burger Stand
-Three new colors (black, pink, orange)
-Silver (pick up silver on the map and purchase silver only items)
-Room modifications to Volcano and Cave
-Layers to rooms
-Updated recent chat history
-All new emotes
-User interface updates
-Security features
The next update will be the combination of the mobile version and the web version of Kingdom Island. Once this update has been completed, you will notice a lot more players on the island. We'll keep you updated on the iOS merge and item design contest which ends on the 10th of this month.
