Redline Thunder News

July 17th, 2007
Grand Prix Racing Announced!
MVP is very excited to announce a new title currently in production: Redline Thunder Grand Prix Racing!  This hot upcoming addition to the Redline Thunder series features high-performance, open-wheel, single seat racing cars battling it out on international road and street courses.   Grand Prix Racing features online multiplayer competition, and all the of good stuff you've seen in the Redline Thunder American Stock Car Racing game, plus:

• New vehicle physics refinements for a realistic formula car experience!
• Four new Formula-RT open wheel race cars!
• Three all new tracks that showcase our premium ad spots. - NEW!

American Stock Car Racing Released!
At long last, the much anticpated stock car racing title from MVP has been released: Redline Thunder American Stock Car Racing!   This game is the first in MVP's Redline Thunderseries of racing titles, each featuring  multiplayer online racing action in realisti, detailed high-performance machines.  Features include:

• Four authentic American stock car models, each with four paint job choices.
• Working rear-view mirrors, animated driver, racing sounds and detailed cockpits.
• In-cockpit and follow-behind driving cameras.
• Three paved tracks, with drivable pit lanes and infields.
• High speed action on flat tracks and banked turns.
• Voice-over-IP chat system for driver-to-driver conversation.
• Online multilplayer competition with prizes!
• Premium advertising spots on all  tracks and cars, including the cockpits!
• Drive against formidable computer-controlled opponents in the 'Practice' mode, also available while offline!
• Support for steering wheels, gamepads, joysticks and keyboard input devices.

Production on our new racing game preview is complete. This preview showcases all of the improvements we've made to the racing game and the flexibility of the system with a stock car race! This preview version can be downloaded at http://RedLineThunder.com . This preview version includes the following improvements:

• All new graphics, ramped up to utilize the power available in modern PCs to deliver the best looking game possible. - NEW!
• A totally rewritten physics engine to capture the thrill of racing, be it on tight ovals or straight stretches of open road. - NEW!
• A new stock car model with several paint jobs and ad placement spots. - NEW!
• An all new track geared for stock car racing that showcases our premium ad spots. - NEW!
• Enhanced AI to provide a better racing experience - IMPROVED!
• Support for all major gamepads - IMPROVED!

Golden Fairway News

May  15th, 2007

As part of MVP's tireless  effort to improve  performance and player experience, we are pleased to announce that several major improvements to Golden Fairway are provided by our latest patch.   Improvements include:
  

• Increased system tolerance of internet-related faults such as poor connections.
• Greater reliability when player advances from one hole to the next.

February 2nd, 2007
Arizona Desert Course Released
Be sure to try our new 18-hole golf course, set in the beautiful Southwestern deserts of Arizona. Along with the new course comes several improvements in game reliability and the voice chat system.  Fore!


December 27th, 2006

We're proud to announce that the much anticipated feature of in-game voice chat has been released! Using this new technology you can chat with your friends from around the world while you play through your round of golf. Be on the look out for some more features and improvements coming in January, including an all new 18 hole golf course set in the Arizona Desert!

• In-game voice chat! - NEW!
• Several hole loading errors fixed. - IMPROVED!
• Best-ball gameplay tweaked and improved. - IMPROVED!
• Numerous team game fixes and enchancements. - IMPROVED!
• Hawaiian Tropics back nine and putting bugs fixed. - FIXED!

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November 6th, 2006

The Golden Fairway team is proud to announce our latest release of our golf game that includes tons of improvements including an all new course and a driving range! Always committed to delivering the best multiplayer golf game experience on the internet, the golf team works continuously on stability improvements and new features such as VOIP. The latest release of the golf game includes:

• Added an advanced 18 hole golf course set in the stunning Hawaiian Tropics. - NEW!
• Try the driving range and put your skills to the test against other Golden Fairway players in our weekly tournament. - NEW!
• Team play modes, including Best Ball Scramble. - NEW!
• Persistent game rooms make getting into a multiplayer game quick and simple. - NEW!
• Several game stability improvements. - IMPROVED!
• Many other small big fixes and performance improvements. - IMPROVED!
• Tournament game scores not properly displaying. - FIXED!

September 1st, 2006

The Golden Fairway team is proud to announce the release of a Labor Day patch! We hope you all enjoy playing over the weekend, and we're now extending the ability to players to play their free holes in Multiplayer Games as well as single player! The entire patch notes for this release are as follows:

• NEW - Players can now play the first 3 (or 6) holes of Multiplayer games for free! This means you can play by yourself or with up to three friends from around the world at absolutely no cost to you.
• NEW - Added a Profile Tab to the Game Lobby. From this tab you can enter a user description, manage your Friends list and Ignore list, and view your game statistics. In the near future you will also be able to select or upload an Avatar for use in the game!
• NEW - Added a time limit to swings in Multiplayer games. Each player will now have 45 seconds to take their shot. If a player fails to take their shot in the allotted time then play will proceed past them. If a player continues to run out of time on consecutive swings, he can be forced to forfeit the hole with a score of double par.
• NEW - More informative ads will now be seen around the golf course. Including ads to remind players to check the website for tournament statistics and rankings.
• IMPROVED - Wording on many user interface screens has been revised to be easier to follow.
• IMPROVED - The tournament game screens have been retouched to give them easier flow and better understandability.
• FIXED - A networking issue where certain internet connections (especially wireless) could not connect to the game servers.
• FIXED - Only certain games being played would appear on the list of games in the lobby. Now the Game Lobby list will include all games.
• FIXED - Corrected a few hole distances on the scorecard to more accurately reflect actual hole yardage.
• FIXED - A player could shoot more than double par, this has now been fixed and the highest score a player can ever receive is double par.
• FIXED - A spectator could not see the distance to the candy cane for the active player.
• FIXED - The F11 key would not successfully trigger an animation.
• FIXED - It was possible to create a game that no one could enter.
• FIXED - It was possible to receive an error message about a duplicated game name after successfully creating that game.
• FIXED - Ad spots 4 and 5 could only rotate 3 ads, they can now rotate 10 as designed.
• FIXED - Fixed a host of minor gameplay and user interface bugs.

July 21th, 2006

MVP Online is proud to announce the release of the GT Racing Online Demo! The demo features one sample track to race around on against 3 computer controlled racers. So be sure to download the demo here and check out the latest from the MVP Team!

May 15th, 2006

MVP Online is proud to announce the latest release of Golden Fairway Beta! This new version will include many features that were absent in the last beta release of the game, as well as improve on just about every feature that was included before.

• Functional Tournaments!
• Active Website
• Dynamic In Game Advertising Enabled
• All New Female Golfer Model and Animations
• MVP Token System Showcased
• Improved Graphics and Gameplay
• Increased Overall Stability and Performance

For those of you still keeping track, here's what we have lined up to be in our future release versions of Golden Fairway.

• Multi-Player Including Chat and Lobby
• Voice Over IP
• Additional Ad Functionality Including Flash Support

It's important to note that this latest release of Golden Fairway is still a BETA release, and not the final product. This means that you can still run into some problems and errors running the game. We've done our best to minimize these, however, and each new release will eliminate more and more of these issues. If you have any questions about getting started with Golden Fairway, or want to know more about the game, please check out all our new website features like Getting Started and the FAQ.

February 24th, 2006

MVP Online would like to welcome everyone to the new home and look of Golden Fairway. The big news for today is obviously the release of the Golden Fairway beta! You can download the beta from the download link on the menu to the left, but you MUST have received a gamecode in order to sign up and play the game. This new beta version has a slew of new features that have been added to the game, including:

• In-game Advertising Spots Showcased
• Revised Gameplay Including Improved Physics
• All 18 Holes of the Canadian Rockies Course
• New Art and Animations Including a Female Golfer
• Improved Sound Effects
• Player Information Tracking - Scores, Settings, and Account Information
• Secure Play Features
• Login Required to Play

While the developers have been hard at work implementing all these new features, there are still many that are still in progress. These features won't function in the beta.

• MVP Tokens
• Tournaments
• Multi-Player Including Chat and Lobby
• Voice Over IP
• Additional Ad Functionality Including Flash Support

Download/Install The Game To Get Started

Use the menu link on the left to download the Golden Fairway Beta (If you haven't already done so). If you are using Windows XP and the download dialog does not appear, look at the yellow message bar at the top and follow the instructions given. When asked to "Run" or "Save", choose "Run." The download will begin. As soon as the download is finished, the installation program will run. The installation program will prompt you for some information and install Golden Fairway on your computer.

Register An Account

Click on the Register option on the menu to the left. Or, If you like, you can run the game and use the Register Now button. Either option will bring you to the account registration screen. Fill out all the information as prompted, and you will be registered and ready to play!

Play!

Once you've registered an account you're ready to get in and play. Just double click the new Golden Fairway icon on your desktop anytime you want to run the game. We recommened that you quit all other applications before playing to have the best experience possible.

December 21st, 2005

MVP Online is proud to announce the release of the Golden Fairway Single Hole Demo. The demo contains one preview hole that highlights the graphics and playability that we are trying to achieve with Golden Fairway. In addition, the demo showcases the flexible advertising model available for corporate sponsors of the game. Enjoy.

July 22nd, 2005

Using the latest in 3D game engine technology, developers at MVP Online have created the first playable demo of the new Golden Fairway 3D golf game. This version has one golfer with over 70 animations. The animations were performed by a professional golfer in a special motion capture suit and were filmed by infrared cameras at an offsite studio. The first golf course has been constructed from real US Geological topographical data with a professionally photographed backdrop of a real golf course in the Canadian Rockies. The new game is also enabled with dynamic advertising for each hole.