Category Archives: Shootmania

aAa announce a ShootMania Elite Pro Challenge

Hello everyone,

aAa announced that they will host a ShootMania Elite Pro Challenge which will start tomorrow, Wednesday 20th March at 9pm CET!

For this first edition, the teams must register by sending an email to aaacpsm@team-aaa.com. But be quick, the registrations close tonight at 9pm CET. aAa will choose the teams able to participate in the Pro Challenge.

The cash prize will be 180€ to share between the finalists.

For more information about this tournament, please check out the aAa website (warning, it’s in french).

See you very soon on ManiaPlanet!

ShootMania Storm at PAX East!

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The Penny Arcade Expo in Boston Massachusetts [PAX East] is only one week away! Not only will one lucky team earn the last qualifying spot for our 100k Launch Event Tournament in April, but we have a full schedule of events and giveaways throughout the weekend. Stop by the ShootMania booth to play some games, win some prizes, and meet members of the Nadeo, Ubisoft and IPL teams.

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Stream your games with Twitch.tv!

Hi all!

Streamers will be over the moon. Twitch.TV is now fully integrated in Maniaplanet, allowing ShootMania and TrackMania² to stream your games and competitions directly on Twitch.tv really easily.new-twitchtv-logo

You can also for example share directly in live with the others players from the world the game modes that you like and explain them while playing at the same time. Endless possibilities opens for you with this feature!

Here is a video about this new amazing feature:

Don’t forget we also have a video contest currently running. To learn more about it, check out the following news.

Have fun!

A big thanks to Multiplay Gameservers!

Hello everyone,

As you may notice, there are a lot of Ubisoft servers since the opening of the ShootMania Open Beta. These are thanks to Multiplay Gameservers who are one of the leading game server providers in the world and were kind enough to provide us enough servers to allow players to play to the game without delay.multiplay_logo_white_blog

If you have enjoyed your time playing on the Ubisoft servers, know that Multiplay Gameservers offers servers to rent for a very competitive price on their website for ShootMania Storm and TrackMania² Stadium servers.

It’s the easiest and fatest way to get a server for playing with your friends and/or your team and tailored for your needs (install a community game mode, use specific rules, etc.).

Have fun and see you soon on ManiaPlanet!

Unleash the Storm, the Open Beta is launched!

Hello everyone,

It’s the big day, the ShootMania beta is now opened to everyone!SM Storm - FacebookTalk about it around you: everyone can now download the ShootMania Storm client, create an account without the need of a key, and join the game right away.

The Open Beta give access to most of the game modes (except Heroes, Royal Exp and Elite Exp), servers and maps. Some features will remain limited for the players on free accounts. You can unlock all of the features by pre-ordering the game at a discount on the official website.

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The new face of the Storm

Hi everyone,

Today is an eventful day for ManiaPlanet, with the launch of the ShootMania Storm Open Beta. Before we unleash the hordes on the servers, we wanted to introduce you another change coming today: a change of skin, and this time, it’s the websites and logos that are getting a facelift !

Let us introduce you the new ShootMania look:Packshots - SMS KeyArt 2013As ShootMania grows bigger and reaches new territories, this new identity will help us introduce the spirit of competition of the game to more gamers around the world.

You can already download the early version of the fankit to create your own content with those visuals! >> https://blog.maniaplanet.com/assets/

We hope you’ll like it, and see you in game !

Rocket Love!

Hello everyone,

This week, in addition to the start of Open Beta today, it is also the Week of Love!ValentineDayTo celebrate, we will be holding a small contest* from now until February 19th, 2013. The goal is simple: Immortalize your love for ManiaPlanet via a screenshot. Three winners will receive a free ShootMania Storm key and a swag bag valued at $20. Send your participation to shootmania@ubisoft.com with the subject “ManiaPlanet Love – YourName”, you can send as many screenshots you want. Remember to give us in the mail your name and your full address please.

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Welcome to Beta 2.1!

Hello everyone,

As stated yesterday by Hylis, the Beta 2.1 is now out! As usual you only need to start ManiaPlanet to update it.

The Beta 2.1 update featured:

  • Improvements of the ManiaPlanet User Interface
  • ManiaHome is back inside each Title and will display the information about the current Title (for example if one of your friend beat your time in TrackMania, you’ll not see this notification on your ShootMania feed)
  • ManiaHome will have a featured news area at the top of the feed which will display the messages with medias (images or .bik (video))
  • Sounds improved
  • Change about +0 (+0 is activated after 400ms)
  • More blocks
  • TrackMania skins fixed

A detailed changelog is visible on this image:Have fun!

ShootMania opens its Beta

Hi everyone,

We know many of you are eagerly awaiting the official release of ShootMania, and that is why we are sorry to announce that we have decided to postpone this release until the 10th of April 2013, allowing us more time to polish the game and open it to even more players during the beta phase.

We want ShootMania to be a huge success for all of you who believe and support this project since the very beginning, and we want to take the time and resources required to reach this level of success. For this, we have decided to go to the players all over the world, and invite them in a grand open beta phase starting on the 12th of February and lasting up until the release date in April.This extra time, as well as the feedback of even more players, will give us the opportunity to work more on the tweaks and innovative updates in the planning for the game. During this additional time, we will work hard on delivering the best gaming experience to the passionated ShootMania and TrackMania communities.

I would like to particularly thank all the players who support the project since the very first alpha and beta phases, and hope that you will understand this difficult and important decision that we have taken.

More is coming on ManiaPlanet, but first, see you tomorrow on ManiaPlanet for the update to version 2.1 !

Hylis