The ShootMania Storm Elite Demo is open, win a PlayStation 4!

Hello all,

We are pleased to announce that the ShootMania: Storm Elite Demo is now open to everyone!

The demo can be downloaded here: http://maniaplanet.com/shootmania/elite

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Moreover, to celebrate the relauch of the demo, Nadeo is running two competitions until October 31st: Players who play ShootMania demo can win one PlayStation 4, and many chances to win ShootMania Storm VIP access per day.

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You can get more details about the rules of the competitions here:

Finally, interested gamers can take advantage of a special 50% discount in ShootMania’s price, until the 31st of October.

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Enough talk, go have fun with all your mates on ShootMania and you might be the lucky one who will win the PS4.

Good Luck & more than anything Have FUN!

10 years already…And it’s just the beginning!

Hello everyone,

As some of you may know: in two months we’ll be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Trackmania! Yes, already 10 years! 10 years of laughter, tears, friendship, 10 years of creations, of posting on the forums, 10 years of videos, skins, competitions, 10 years of sharing, all of it taking place on the TrackMania tracks!

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While you’ll have to spectate on what all we have planned, we will be organizing a big Lan Party all around the world, just like we did with the ShootMania 4 All Launch Party. If you would like to host one of these LAN events that will be held at the end of November 2013, please contact us. We’ll hook you up with some TrackMania swag as well as game keys alongside featuring your event as part of this great celebration. You only need to send an email to: maniaplanet@ubisoft.com with your full address [including a phone number], the location of your event and the number of people expected.

In the same way, if you want to organize an online competition on the 10 years Anniversary of TrackMania theme, you can contact us at the same address.

10 years already! Be ready to party! At Nadeo, we can’t wait 🙂

Thank you and see you very soon!

Important Update Regarding the North American ESWC Qualifiers

Attention North American Players!

We have a very important announcement in regards to the North American ESWC Qualifying Tournament. Beyond Gaming has recently made some changes to the number of rounds and dates for ShootMania Qualifying tournament:

The last chance to qualify for the Finals Round will be on Friday, September 20th beginning at 7:00 PM EDT.

In addition to the four teams who have qualified in previous rounds, three additional teams who have actively competed in the Beyond Gaming event will be seeded into the Finals. This decision was made based on feedback from the players, as well as a joint decision between Ubisoft and Beyond Gaming in order to foster the best level of competition and to maintain the integrity of the tournament.

Sign-ups are still open for the last qualifying spot.

Additionally, the date for the finals round has been changed as well. The Round of 8 will begin on October 7th, with the Grand Finals match scheduled to broadcast on October 12th as part of The Next Level coverage at New York Comic Con. Additional details regarding the livestream will be made available closer to date of the Grand Finals.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact one of the Beyond Gaming Admins via the Beyond Gaming ESWC North American Qualifier page, or by contacting BeyondBadger directly at: Jason@BeyondGaming.com

Thank you, and good luck to the rest of the competing teams!

Community Spotlight – ManiaActu

Hello everyone,

As some of you may know, there are several members of our community who are deeply involved with ManiaPlanet, who have worked long and hard as both advocates of our games and for the people who play them.

That’s why, starting today, we’re going to begin highlighting some of the most dedicated community websites and members, all of which have been helping to promote ManiaPlanet and our players for years.

We’ll be starting with ManiaActu and Jonthekiller, who was kind enough to answer some questions about himself and his site.

Continue reading →

Get Maniaplanet titles at 50% off this week!

Hello everyone,

We have some exciting news to announce – for one week only, get some of your favorite ManiaPlanet titles on sale on uPlay and our store!

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From today until August 18th, you can get TrackMania² Canyon, TrackMania² Stadium and ShootMania Storm at 50%. You will have until 11:59 PM [CEST for UK/Europe, PDT for North America] to take advantage of this offer.

Remember that you can also use the keys on Steam!

So head to uPlay or our store to enjoy this limited offer!

Have fun and see you ingame!

The ShootMania Elite Garden Party is open, get invited!

Hello everyone,

Today, we’re happy to announce that the ShootMania Elite “Guest Access” is now available!

Welcome to the new Elite.

Let’s begin with talking about the changes to the Elite mode and station, including the many improvements we have made to the game system.

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In our first notable change, the Elite station has been completely redesigned, and now displays various information when you have the station selected alongside an updated UI:

  • Display your Echelon

  • Display your ranking based on location

  • Display your main team (including team icon and the player’s avatars)

  • Display your progression over the last few days

  • Quick access to the lobbys

As noted above, the Echelon system has been implemented into ShootMania. It’s a revamp of the Ladder Point system in an effort to make it a more comprehensive and understandable system.

The Echelon system works in this way:

  • There are 10 Echelons, ranging from 0 to 9.

  • The Echelons are divided into Divisions: Bronze I, II and III, Silver I, II and III and Gold I, II and III.

  • To progress in the Echelons, you must earn Ladder Points. The Ladder Points are calculated in relation to your individual progression and the results of your match.

It’s a start and more features will come with time!

It’s time to invite everyone!

Starting with your Elite team. As a ShootMania player, you can now invite your friends, relatives, acquaintances or your cat (don’t underestimate them) to team up with you in Elite for fun or competitive play!

In the Elite station, you’ll find a new “Invite Player” button, where you can invite anyone to come play ShootMania Elite. Creating a Guest Key is free, which you can then send to your friend to give them limited access to the game. Your guest is limited to three matches per day. The key will be also sent to you by email when you create it, so be sure to have the correct email address registered on your profile!

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If you want to be able to play with them as much as you want, send them a super-invitation instead. It’ll cost you 5,000 Planets that are once given back to you when they buy the game.

Let’s finish with a table detailing the differences between the types of users:

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Hopefully this table will answer all of your questions. If not, do not hesitate to ask on the forum!

For more information about Elite Guest Access, you can read the FAQ about it.

Now go have fun now with your friends on Elite, and maybe that one day, you’ll be famous (in a good and/or unorthodox way :D)!

 Good Luck. 😉