[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]
Hamburg, Germany, October 27, 2016 – It is
no secret that Flash is on the downgrade and will disappear from
browsers in the near future. In order for Shakes and Fidget players
to continue their adventures in the browser, the developer Playa
Games has converted its successful MMORPG to
HTML5. To celebrate
today’s Open Beta start of the HTML5 version, the
multiplatform MMO has also been expanded by lots of new challenges
and new content.
Flash Is Dead
When Shakes and Fidget was first released in 2009, the platform
choice was clear: a Flash-based online game that all players could
easily and comfortably enjoy through their browsers. In 2016,
however,
Flash is
no longer in keeping with the times and will
disappear from browsers. That is why Playa Games decided to switch
to the
safer and more modern HTML5 standard in the
future. With a
self-developed converter, all titles of the
Hamburg-based developer and publisher are gradually converted to
HTML5. Taking the lead, Shakes Fidget can now be tested in a
public beta version. In order for the HTML5
version to run as smoothly as its Flash counterpart, Playa Games
will use the
community’s feedback to further enhance the
performance of the HTML5 version. Interested testers and RPG fans
who cannot or do not want to install the Flash Player can reach the
HTML5 version of Shakes and Fidget at
http://sfgame.us/. All other players can enable
HTML5 in the game’s settings.
More Action
As part of the modernization, Playa Games has also created the
technical capabilities to
merge some
game worlds in the next few weeks. Over the years,
Shakes Fidget has grown steadily, adding new servers with new
worlds. These server consolidations offer quite a few
advantages for role-players: friends, who have
been playing on different servers so far, can now
experience their
adventures together. Furthermore, groups of
players can look forward to new challenges and
new competitions, as
guilds will be moving to new servers as
well. Nobody has to worry about losing their in-game progress,
because all characters and scores will be preserved.
New Content
Shakes Fidget also has some exciting new content and
features to offer.
The Twister is a new dungeon with a total of
1,000 floors. And exploring the dungeon system is
surely worthwhile:
three new epic sets are waiting to be salvaged by
the heroes from the depths of the Twister. Finally, players can
make use of the new
Quicksand Glass of Impatience which allows you to
finish an adventure directly without a waiting period and without
having to spend a mushroom.
More information on the
HTML5 Open Beta and on the
update are available in the forum at
http://forum.sfgame.us and on the official
Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shakes-Fidget-The-Game/107431265996255
.
Useful links:
Website:
http://sfgame.us
Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/438040/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/sfgameofficial
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6K5-KlTXQfegDHDkHAB9QQ
About Shakes Fidget – The Game
The multiplatform MMORPG Shakes Fidget combines an ironic
look at fantasy and RPG clichés with in-depth RPG gameplay.
With its guild system, humorous quests, PvP arena and customizable
heroes, the cult-comic-book-style game has everything that MMO
players desire. Shakes Fidget is available to play by its 50
million registered players in 21 languages on Steam, in browsers,
on iOS, Android, and Windows 8 Phone devices.