Hi everyone, we're the OMAC development team, and we hope to work with you over the coming months to improve the Utopian experience for players new and old alike.
We're thrilled to take part in what has been one of the longest standing persistent browser based game communities on the web. We're hoping we can re-inject some of the life and fun back into the game that has, perhaps, been lacking over the past few years.
Don't worry, though, we don't intend to ruin your game - we'll be taking things slowly to begin with, and before we make any changes, we want to hear from you. You know the game better than anyone, and you have thoughts and ideas as to what's needed to make improvements.
So join us, and help us, as we go about re-developing and modernizing your game - suggestions, requests, and comments are more than welcome, and you can contact me at utopia@omacindustries.com.
We want to maintain Utopia's reputation as one of the best persistent browser games on the internet!
Posted by Brother Green, 3 days, 16 hours and 43 minutes ago Category: Utopia Temple News
A conversation with Dylan Collins, the CEO of OMAC Industries, the company that acquired Swirve.
OMAC Industries, founded in 2008, also acquired NationStates 2 and Jolt, other online gaming sites.
This interview took place in 2007, when Dylan was the CEO of another company, DemonWare, which was aquired by Activision. (Watch a presentation of DemonWare, read an interview about DemonWare).
The current round of the Genesis Server will end on Tuesday, July 8th. Shortly after, the new round will be placed online and is will be set to start Friday, July 11th. Details of changes will be posted closer to the end date.
We're going to keep changes fairly limited - but we'll focus on trying to make improvements to the science system and other smaller areas that can easily transition into the next WOL round.
We wanted to take a minute to let you know about some major changes coming here at Swirve.com over the coming months. As many of you who have been around for a long time now, our games have not gotten the attention that they both need and deserve over the past several years. There are numerous reasons for this - time commitment issues, burnout, etc - but regardless, the result has been that I have not been able to develop our games at the level we have in the past. As my life has taken me in new directions, it has become more difficult to properly manage the site.
Because of this, we have made the decision to allow another company - OMAC Industries - to take over continued development of Swirve games. I've been the sole developer of the site and games over the past 12 years, so this was an especially difficult decision for me personally, but ultimately, I think it is best for everyone - and with it will come some very exciting developments for you guys.
OMAC has a great deal of experience in the gaming industry, and they have a team of people committed to growing and improving the games. Unlike the past several years where you see me pop up every so often to make changes and improvements, you'll have a dedicated person who's primary job is to develop and improve the games. The transition will be taking place over the coming months, and the new developers will be introducing themselves soon. Because you guys have been around for so long, they will be relying on your feedback and input to develop the gameplay sides of the games - both Utopia and Earth - so this is a great opportunity to get involved in the Bugs & Suggestions sections of the forums and offer your ideas.
Initially, while we're getting them fully versed in running the games and transitioning the game management, the process may be a little rocky, so please be prepared for some technical glitches and the like. I will be working with them to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible, and I will still be involved over the next several months - once that process is over, OMAC will be fully in charge of running the games, and will begin be moving into the development & improvement side of things.
While OMAC is great and will protect your user information as aggressively as we have, our privacy policy does limit us from providing your account information to 3rd parties without permission. As such, if you absolutely do not wish to be a part of the transfer, we want to let you know that you may remove yourself from our email list from the Swirve homepage and/or delete your game accounts. Any accounts or email list information deleted within the next week will not have that information transferred to OMAC.
The last twelve years have been an amazing experience for me - they've been both a challenge and very exciting, and I've learned a great deal. I've enjoyed being able to create and design games, and loved hearing your stories of how our games have impacted your lives. I want to say thank you to all of our users who've been a part of that experience, and I encourage you to support OMAC and help them modernize and develop the games to keep them as some of the best free games on the web.
Specific to Utopia, I plan to reset Genesis in then next 1-2 weeks with limited changes to keep things simple for OMAC. I'll likely then start WOL development to restart the game towards the end of July. Over the course of the next month, we'll hopefully transition full control to OMAC, and they would then take over development with the next round of Genesis. You should be hearing from OMAC on these boards soon! I will post more details on Genesis plans in the Bug & Suggestions section later today.
Dublin, Ireland. OMAC Industries today announced that they have completed the acquisition of Swirve.com, publisher of widely known Persistent Browser Games (PBGs), Utopia and Earth: 2025.
"Both Utopia and Earth: 2025 are some of the most well-known browser games on the Internet", stated Dylan Collins, CEO of OMAC Industries, "we're extremely excited to be able to bring their communities into our network".
"I'm very happy to bring our games into OMAC's community", said Mehul Patel, CEO of Swirve.com, "their entire focus is on Persistent Browser Games and they're the perfect partner to grow Utopia and Earth 2025".
Swirve.com is a veteran of the online games industry and developed one of the very first browser games with Earth:2025. OMAC Industries was established by an experienced team of online games professionals to specialize in Persistent Browser Gaming. The company recently announced the acquisition of Jolt Online Gaming.
For additional information about this press release, interview requests or general media inquiries, please contact media@omacindustries.com.
For additional information on Swirve, Utopia or Earth: 2025, please go to www.swirve.com.
Posted by Brother Green, 9 days, 21 hours and 56 minutes ago Category: Utopia Temple News
We want to give you a free domain name of your choice! All you have to do is persuade us why we should give it to you! :)
Post your heartbreaking stories, make us cry, make us laugh, all means are valid. The moderators and myself will pick a winner by July 1st. If we can't make up our mind, we will handle a poll between the leading candidates.
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