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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!

ManiaPlanet / ShootMania Beta 2 now available!

Great news today, ShootMania Beta 2 is available!

After several months of intense work, we’re proud to release this new patch, the biggest since the launch of the Beta, which brings lots of new features inside ManiaPlanet and also in ShootMania.

Here are the major changes:

  • Partial revamp of the ManiaPlanet user interface (3D Menus, removal of the ManiaHome tablet)

  • Integration of a real time messaging system for friends

  • Addition of a team creation & official competitions system

  • Addition of a tournament system

  • TwitchTV integration (in Beta). To use it just open the ingame options -> “Broadcast” and fill in your TwitchTV credentials. Please note that this feature is in Beta, Your framerate may drop and you can experience a freeze at the disconnection.

There is also lots of changes on ShootMania Storm:

  • 60 new blocks including Castle, Wood, Aerial Power Path and Grappling Hook blocks.

  • New actions:

    • Grappling hook: it allows you to hook up on hook block and balance yourself in the air. To do it you must aim the hook block and right-click to activate it. You can’t use it from a Power Path but you can’t fire while hanging from the hook block.

    • Charge Shot: it’s an alternative fire mode of the Rocket Launcher which allows you to fire bouncing rockets (which bounce on any block type). To shot a bouncing rocket, you must stay still at least 6 seconds to load the Charge Shot. A Charge Shot bounces maximum twice.

    • Slide: only possible on the wooden blocks, it’s an action which allow you to gain more speed with right-click. If you release the button, you’ll jump.

  • New moves (like the WallJump, the progressive jump and lasers denying rockets)

  • Addition of a matchmaking system for 1vs1 (Joust mode only)

  • The Royal game mode is available as a Title Pack.

  • Addition of a Title Pack “Royal Exp” which will be used to test the next evolutions of the Royal game mode

  • The Title Pack “Elite Exp” will use the former gameplay for the current competitions

Of course many more changes have been made as well as bug fixes.

As you may have noticed above, a tournament and competition system is now in ManiaPlanet (in Beta). Thanks to this system, you’ll be able to easily create a competition with several parameters (competition open or on invitations, maps used, the rules, the number of teams, the area of the competition, etc… For more information about the competition system, please read this link.

Finally, let’s take a sneak peak on what’s coming up on ManiaPlanet before the ShootMania Storm release:

  • An Inter-ladder structure and simplified server level types (White / Green / Blue / Red and Black)

  • Simplified transactions to convert & purchase with your economical points directly

  • Improving the matchmaking system (the current one and open it for custom tools as well as doing X vs X)

  • Lan mode for ShootMania Storm and Lan mode back for TrackMania² Canyon

  • Several optimizations, polish and much more (new features for example)

ManiaPlanet & ShootMania are getting better and we hope you’ll like the new changes. If you want to read the full changelog, please go to the forums.

Have fun and see you soon!

Final of the E3 Twitch.tv tournament and E3 is coming!

Hello everyone,

After yesterday’s heated competition on Twitch.tv, there are two victorious teams – “Mercenary Ops” and “Team YouTube Money“. Both teams have won tickets to the finals at E3 to compete!

These teams will have the privilege to play in the finals at E3 at the Ubisoft booth on June 6th at 11.00am PST (6.00pm GMT).

As we mentioned in a previous news post, there will be an exclusive showmatch between pro-gaming stars during the official Ubisoft E3 Press Conference on June 4th at 3.00pm PST (10.00pm GMT) on the Ubisoft Youtube channel.

And finally a live interview with Edouard Beauchemin (MrBob) will take place on Twitch.tv on 5th June at 12.00am PST (7.00pm GMT)

So it’s a great agenda for E3 and we hope that you’re ready to follow it!

As always talk about it on the forum.

A Twitch.tv ShootMania tournament and the E3!

Hi everyone,

Following the opening of the beta registrations and the release of our latest trailer, there’s been a lot of buzz around Shootmania lately, but don’t forget it’s just the beginning. Here’s a summary of what’s happening in the coming weeks:

  • First of all, if for some reason you haven’t received the new Shootmania trailer, don’t forget you can find it on Youtube ( http://youtu.be/oVUFv8QwmUY )
  • Then, we have the Twitch.tv Shootmania Tournament that will be streamed live on the 1rst and 2nd of June, with the comments of Total Biscuit and ESLTV’s Joe Miller as our shoutcasters. The two winning teams will be invited to attend E3 with us and compete in the final on the Ubisoft E3 stage on Wednesday. Watch it all live on http://twitch.tv/shootmaniastorm

  • And since we’re mentioning E3, Ubisoft and Nadeo are getting real serious about esports with Shootmania this year, with an exclusive showmatch between pro-gaming stars to be featured during the official Ubisoft E3 Press Conference. Following that, the Nadeo team will be joined by a unique cast of pro-gamers demonstrating Shootmania on the Ubisoft booth: Stermy, SpawN, veNemAA, Swifty, Ali, and more will be there for showmatcheswhile Total Biscuit and Joe Miller will be joined by Day9 to showcast all of this.

And this is just a taste of what’s to come ! Don’t miss any of it by following the Ubisoft E3 Press Conference on http://www.youtube.com/Ubisoft, and keep up to date on all the news by following Shootmania on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/Shootmania ), Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/Shootmania ) and on Google+ ( http://gplus.to/ShootMania ). Finally, the beta registrations for the game are still open on http://www.shootmania.com

Talk about it on the forum.