According to the HEAT Online official forum, Level-R EU run by Gamigo Hamburg will shut down their Level-R server ;(Feb-10-2012 11:08)
http://heatonline.com/index.php?option=com_agora&task=topic&id=1883&Itemid=93
http://assets.cdn.gamigo.com/maintenance/de/forum/showthread.php?t=16138
Personally, It means it is no profitable to run Level-R service for publishers that is the reason why they all shut down altough they spent huge investment on it. So-called Owa-con.
I sometimes suggested that this game free-to-play nerd cars is faster than money-paid real car.
So, the so-called refugees where do they go? Maybe heat online? Im not sure.When Speed online Russian server service had closed, they did account transfer. It is good idea.
http://migration.heatonline.com/
http://heatonline.com/index.php?option=com_agora&task=topic&id=1228&Itemid=93
German Level-R server they didnt procedure account transfer for Japanese when Level-R original server Japan closed ,although They did "welcome campaign" for ex-PT players.
If Heat online will accept account transfer for ex-Project Torque and Level-R Japan players they will have more and more player.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Sunday, May 15, 2011
IP Ban Rebel Alliance ?
It had passed 9 months since I had made a post. These years I no longer play n follow the issue of Level-R, I got to know new statement in April by Invictus.
-----quote :http://www.invictus.hu/news/ip-ban-rebel-alliance-----
IP Ban Rebel Alliance
Issued: 14 April 2011
Invictus Ltd. has decided to free Level-R and its look-alike variants from the chains of the IP Ban.
"When we started Level-R with Gamepot Inc. in Japan back in 2005 we had no idea where it will grow. All our contracts were IP-limited and it worked well until one of the operators broke the rules. After a long fight players were the ones who suffered the most. And it was our company to drive the nails into them according to legal regulation. Now rights are back in our hands and we would like to ask our players forgiveness with a present they have always desired: free access to their game." said Ákos Diviánszky, the producer of Level-R at Invictus-Games Ltd.
It is a hard job as the current exclusive licenses are still in effect. - some of them for years!
So Invictus-Games is calling this Rebel Alliance into being - Invictus-Games offer all joining operators free access to the so far unlicensed territories. In addition members of the alliance grant free access to each others exclusive territories.
The first operator joining the Rebel Alliance is Innologin Ltd. with Heat Online. Shared territories will certainly introduce race between operators - to protect them Invictus-Games will limit server location and if requested, language selection.
-----quote end-----
There are too many question in their annoucements.
Im not sure which company they refer to ? All our contracts were IP-limited and it worked well until one of the operators broke the rules. Maybe, A*** game e******* in the United States or not ?
Now rights are back in our hands;
It can assumed that So-net/Gamepot withdraw from Level-R and they would finished the contract with Invictus, judging from the So-net IR releases I will show as follows . I dont have any primary sources which the contract between Gamepot (the rightholder except north America, (2005-2010?)) and Invictus(developper2005-) had finished or not.
・2010.06.26 so-net IR release of 2009.
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/individual/presentation/pdf/20100626.pdf
P30 Level-R description http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2010/07/so-net-ir-press-release-and-level-r.html
・2010.07.31 So-net commentary IR release
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/event/individual/pdf/20100731.pdf
Page 30. they still introduce about Level-R
・2010.10.27 Secondary/midium IR release
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/library/presentation/pdf/10_2q_handout.pdf
P17”不採算タイトルからの撤退”(Withdrawal from a games which have no profit)
P18-20 Level-R no longer in their line up in the page
・2011.05.09. IR release report on March 2011
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/library/presentation/pdf/10_4q_handout.pdf
P24 ”不採算タイトルからの撤退”(Withdrawal from a games which have no profit)
P25-29 Level-R no longer in their line up in the page
There are still question about the gampot and level R. The other publishers which they had contracted and published level-R in their local servers, they still use Gamepot logomark. As far as I know the last cooperate/distribute contract procedure between Gamepot and Unalis. (Taipei/Taiwan company) http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/ and Gamepot commits the contract. Also, those Level-R's website, they still use Gamepot logomark, except North America server of Heat-online.
Checking each Level-R official sites, they still use Gamepot logomark too.
・European Championship Level-R http://levelr.gamigo.com/
http://levelr.gamigo.com/images/gamepot_logo.jpg
・Taiwan Level-R called "R進化”（Level-R Evolution） they use Gamepot logomark too.
http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/
http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/images/index/cop.jpg
・Russian Level-R called Speed Online (Скорость Онлайн) use Gamepot logomark too.
http://www.zzima.com/so/
http://www.zzima.com/files/upload/12069.png
・Indonesian Level-R called "fast black, they use Gamepot logomark too.
http://www.onelife.web.id/fastblack/front.php
http://www.onelife.web.id/fastblack/images/companies.png
・Level-R Thailand , which is already closed, still use Gamepot logomark.
http://levelx.winner.co.th/guide/ShowGuide.asp?id=15
IP Ban Rebel Alliance
It would Invictus's ambitious to deprive customer from local exclusive license holder present days. To joining IP ban Rabel Allience it promotes small local market player join to the big market servers. I think no one want to play small local server unless they have no ip-ban restrictions. For local publishers, the allience is bad for their profit. It seems that Invictus name being mad unless Invictus should buy up or pay back money which local publisher invested so far, if they claim IP Ban Rebel Alliance. The Rebel alliance seems the sneak trap by Invictus for the invictus of the Invictus for their profit.
Finally, I no longer plays and follows the issue of Level-R. My loving STi Impreza on Project Torque wasn't transfered to EU Server when Gamigo level-R lifted the ip-block for Japanese. The game is no longer worth playing because it becomes too childish and arcade like and no fun, no exciting to race. . So It may last post about this Level-R blog
Original Opening Movie of Level-R.
It was sure that Level-R was the one of great game till Creo version so far. The game got super-high reputation with cool opening movie. If they still have Creo version phisics with many real cars it would be great game and It still attracts many racers. But...Finally matured Japanese player and the game market answered NO to level-R. Thank you for Gampepot and Invictus giving us the wonderful opportunities. Also Thank you all who following my blog so far.
-----quote :http://www.invictus.hu/news/ip-ban-rebel-alliance-----
IP Ban Rebel Alliance
Issued: 14 April 2011
Invictus Ltd. has decided to free Level-R and its look-alike variants from the chains of the IP Ban.
"When we started Level-R with Gamepot Inc. in Japan back in 2005 we had no idea where it will grow. All our contracts were IP-limited and it worked well until one of the operators broke the rules. After a long fight players were the ones who suffered the most. And it was our company to drive the nails into them according to legal regulation. Now rights are back in our hands and we would like to ask our players forgiveness with a present they have always desired: free access to their game." said Ákos Diviánszky, the producer of Level-R at Invictus-Games Ltd.
It is a hard job as the current exclusive licenses are still in effect. - some of them for years!
So Invictus-Games is calling this Rebel Alliance into being - Invictus-Games offer all joining operators free access to the so far unlicensed territories. In addition members of the alliance grant free access to each others exclusive territories.
The first operator joining the Rebel Alliance is Innologin Ltd. with Heat Online. Shared territories will certainly introduce race between operators - to protect them Invictus-Games will limit server location and if requested, language selection.
-----quote end-----
There are too many question in their annoucements.
Im not sure which company they refer to ? All our contracts were IP-limited and it worked well until one of the operators broke the rules. Maybe, A*** game e******* in the United States or not ?
Now rights are back in our hands;
It can assumed that So-net/Gamepot withdraw from Level-R and they would finished the contract with Invictus, judging from the So-net IR releases I will show as follows . I dont have any primary sources which the contract between Gamepot (the rightholder except north America, (2005-2010?)) and Invictus(developper2005-) had finished or not.
・2010.06.26 so-net IR release of 2009.
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/individual/presentation/pdf/20100626.pdf
P30 Level-R description http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2010/07/so-net-ir-press-release-and-level-r.html
・2010.07.31 So-net commentary IR release
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/event/individual/pdf/20100731.pdf
Page 30. they still introduce about Level-R
・2010.10.27 Secondary/midium IR release
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/library/presentation/pdf/10_2q_handout.pdf
P17”不採算タイトルからの撤退”(Withdrawal from a games which have no profit)
P18-20 Level-R no longer in their line up in the page
・2011.05.09. IR release report on March 2011
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/library/presentation/pdf/10_4q_handout.pdf
P24 ”不採算タイトルからの撤退”(Withdrawal from a games which have no profit)
P25-29 Level-R no longer in their line up in the page
There are still question about the gampot and level R. The other publishers which they had contracted and published level-R in their local servers, they still use Gamepot logomark. As far as I know the last cooperate/distribute contract procedure between Gamepot and Unalis. (Taipei/Taiwan company) http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/ and Gamepot commits the contract. Also, those Level-R's website, they still use Gamepot logomark, except North America server of Heat-online.
Checking each Level-R official sites, they still use Gamepot logomark too.
・European Championship Level-R http://levelr.gamigo.com/
http://levelr.gamigo.com/images/gamepot_logo.jpg
・Taiwan Level-R called "R進化”（Level-R Evolution） they use Gamepot logomark too.
http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/
http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/images/index/cop.jpg
・Russian Level-R called Speed Online (Скорость Онлайн) use Gamepot logomark too.
http://www.zzima.com/so/
http://www.zzima.com/files/upload/12069.png
・Indonesian Level-R called "fast black, they use Gamepot logomark too.
http://www.onelife.web.id/fastblack/front.php
http://www.onelife.web.id/fastblack/images/companies.png
・Level-R Thailand , which is already closed, still use Gamepot logomark.
http://levelx.winner.co.th/guide/ShowGuide.asp?id=15
IP Ban Rebel Alliance
It would Invictus's ambitious to deprive customer from local exclusive license holder present days. To joining IP ban Rabel Allience it promotes small local market player join to the big market servers. I think no one want to play small local server unless they have no ip-ban restrictions. For local publishers, the allience is bad for their profit. It seems that Invictus name being mad unless Invictus should buy up or pay back money which local publisher invested so far, if they claim IP Ban Rebel Alliance. The Rebel alliance seems the sneak trap by Invictus for the invictus of the Invictus for their profit.
Finally, I no longer plays and follows the issue of Level-R. My loving STi Impreza on Project Torque wasn't transfered to EU Server when Gamigo level-R lifted the ip-block for Japanese. The game is no longer worth playing because it becomes too childish and arcade like and no fun, no exciting to race. . So It may last post about this Level-R blog
Original Opening Movie of Level-R.
It was sure that Level-R was the one of great game till Creo version so far. The game got super-high reputation with cool opening movie. If they still have Creo version phisics with many real cars it would be great game and It still attracts many racers. But...Finally matured Japanese player and the game market answered NO to level-R. Thank you for Gampepot and Invictus giving us the wonderful opportunities. Also Thank you all who following my blog so far.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Heat Online around the world?
On 17th August Heat Online will starts their open beta test.
This is the announcement on Facebook Heat Online Page...but we cannot judge who announces this? Innologin or Invcictus? Still lack of information of company details.HEAT Online Official opening time around the word: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fi
This World Clock shows what time will be in cities all over the world at a given time in past or future
They announces HEAT Online Official opening time around the word" ,although they had annouced Heat online it is only for United States, Canada, and Mexico at the "officiall" website without any detailed company informations. Those announce makes another misunderstandings against players around the world.
Now It reminds us what another company did;
08/09/2007Aerea announceed that project torque closed beta, only for Last Chaos User.
Thank you for your interest in the United States Closed Beta for Project Torque, the brand new MMORG (Massive Multiplayer Online Racing Game). (cache)
09/21/2007Aeria Games to Open the Closed Beta of Project Torque to the Public
California, U.S.A. (September 21, 2007) – Aeria Games announced today that the closed beta for Project Torque has been opened up to the public (.........omits..........) Project Torque is one of the first MMORGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Racing Game) to hit North America. (.doc)
Friday, July 30, 2010
HEAT ONLINE, new North America service
http://www.invictus-games.com/downloads.html?view=17
29 July 2010 Today Invictus-Games Ltd. made an arrangement with Innologin Ltd. so that players in North America can access a Level-R service as the existing service running under the local title "Project Torque" is ending on 30 July 2010. "Heat Online" is going to be available in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
http://www.heat-online.net/
Innologin :Domain serch.
Domain Name: HEAT-ONLINE.NET
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS1.SAXONSOFT.HU
Name Server: NS2.SAXONSOFT.HU
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 27-jul-2010
Creation Date: 27-jul-2010
Expiration Date: 27-jul-2011
The company would be Hungaryan? Im not sure detail of the company infomation.
Here is the Game's hell report about Heat online as follows;
http://www.gamershell.com/companies/innologin_ltd_/752284.html
-------quote------
Company: Innologin Ltd.
Date: 30 Jul 2010
Innologin Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of HEAT Online, thier new free-to-play MMORG (Massively Multiplayer Online Racing Game) for players in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
HEAT Online is offering an exciting and fun alternative besides other upcoming new games like Need for Speed World.
The Beta version of HEAT Online is set to launch in middle of August 2010.
About the game
Players can race against thousands of fellow players across the streets of Tokyo, on the racetracks of Germany or the Hungarian and Mexican off-road tracks, in the English countryside, on the rooftops of Shanghai and many more.
The game developer, Invictus' latest game engine offers a realistic real-time damage model. The vehicles are user-customizable both in appearance and performance. Racers win points with racing, they can buy items in-game and tune their ride.
This game does not require professional driving skills; we’d like to see players having fun!
It is FREE TO DOWNLOAD and FREE TO PLAY. It means there is NO subscription fee. Almost all items in the item mall are available for free (for points earned by playing the game) but players can also get them fast for real money what Innologin spend on improving the service and the game further.
Players can try new game modes like SUMO with cars in the Open Beta. Furthermore, players will have the usual race mode on circuit tracks, street racing, drift mode with drift cars, stock car racing mode with specialized tracks and more to come later…
Other game features
Racing Crews (teams)
Crew Tournaments and ladders
In-game item mall for cars and upgrades
Championships, cups & Events
Single player career mode
Community features
System requirements
CPU: 1800 MHz single core (P4)
Memory: 768 Mb
GFX Card: Ati 9600 / GeFORCE 6600
Internet: 128 kbps in/out
URL:
http://www.heat-online.net
See ya on the track!
Copyright (C) 2010 Innologin Ltd.
-----quote end-----
From the official page , we can now judges.
1. Sumo mode on PT beta February.
2. No real car image there. Only fantasy cars image shown in their screen shot.(30/07/2010 19;17GMT+7)
3. NO company detail information, no adress and so on. It means, the management would be noob.
29 July 2010 Today Invictus-Games Ltd. made an arrangement with Innologin Ltd. so that players in North America can access a Level-R service as the existing service running under the local title "Project Torque" is ending on 30 July 2010. "Heat Online" is going to be available in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
http://www.heat-online.net/
Innologin :Domain serch.
Domain Name: HEAT-ONLINE.NET
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS1.SAXONSOFT.HU
Name Server: NS2.SAXONSOFT.HU
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 27-jul-2010
Creation Date: 27-jul-2010
Expiration Date: 27-jul-2011
The company would be Hungaryan? Im not sure detail of the company infomation.
Here is the Game's hell report about Heat online as follows;
http://www.gamershell.com/companies/innologin_ltd_/752284.html
-------quote------
Company: Innologin Ltd.
Date: 30 Jul 2010
Innologin Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of HEAT Online, thier new free-to-play MMORG (Massively Multiplayer Online Racing Game) for players in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
HEAT Online is offering an exciting and fun alternative besides other upcoming new games like Need for Speed World.
The Beta version of HEAT Online is set to launch in middle of August 2010.
About the game
Players can race against thousands of fellow players across the streets of Tokyo, on the racetracks of Germany or the Hungarian and Mexican off-road tracks, in the English countryside, on the rooftops of Shanghai and many more.
The game developer, Invictus' latest game engine offers a realistic real-time damage model. The vehicles are user-customizable both in appearance and performance. Racers win points with racing, they can buy items in-game and tune their ride.
This game does not require professional driving skills; we’d like to see players having fun!
It is FREE TO DOWNLOAD and FREE TO PLAY. It means there is NO subscription fee. Almost all items in the item mall are available for free (for points earned by playing the game) but players can also get them fast for real money what Innologin spend on improving the service and the game further.
Players can try new game modes like SUMO with cars in the Open Beta. Furthermore, players will have the usual race mode on circuit tracks, street racing, drift mode with drift cars, stock car racing mode with specialized tracks and more to come later…
Other game features
Racing Crews (teams)
Crew Tournaments and ladders
In-game item mall for cars and upgrades
Championships, cups & Events
Single player career mode
Community features
System requirements
CPU: 1800 MHz single core (P4)
Memory: 768 Mb
GFX Card: Ati 9600 / GeFORCE 6600
Internet: 128 kbps in/out
URL:
http://www.heat-online.net
See ya on the track!
Copyright (C) 2010 Innologin Ltd.
-----quote end-----
From the official page , we can now judges.
1. Sumo mode on PT beta February.
2. No real car image there. Only fantasy cars image shown in their screen shot.(30/07/2010 19;17GMT+7)
3. NO company detail information, no adress and so on. It means, the management would be noob.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Just a assumption of the future N.A service?
New announcement on Invictus page on 24th of July 2010.
http://www.invictus-games.com/level-r.html
http://www.invictus-games.com/downloads.html?view=13
Aeria Games Entertainment Inc., USA, has decided to stop the North American service of the game on 30 July 2010. Invictus Games Ltd. is evaluating the possibilities for providing access to the game in North America.
Here is the territory of level-R territorial map.
Darkpurple:Gamepot Tokyo (Service already closed Feb2010)
Grey:Aeria Calfornia (Service will close End of July 2010)
Purple:Joyzone Shanghai (Service cancelled)
Red :Gamigo Humburg
Uncolored: Gamigo under the Gamepot approval of ip-lift up
Green: Nival Network: St.Petersburg
Charcoal:One life Jakarta.
Dark Charcoar: Winner Online Bangkok (Service cancelled)
Orange: Unalis Taipei
so, there are some assumption as follows;
1.If Invictus start N.A service by themselves?
As far as we know Gamepot's global license is not incruded North America. So ofcourse Invictus have right to run themselves. But....it is concerning that they don't have enough know-how to publish/run Network game management.
In project Torque official forum , there are a rumor about Project torque Ⅱ without any trustable sources.
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=887755
2.If Invictus sell N.A right to other publisher.
a: to other new publisher
ofcourse Invictus have right to sell NA service so new publisher would start PT or Level-R or other new name? I dunnno some company contact with them?
b; to Gamepot ?
If gamepot get N.A rights from Invictus, they would start N.A service? Actually Gamepot still hold a global license where there are no local contracted publisher except North America (see unpainted area in the map above). In this case, Gamepot might start new wide-territory service which incrudes North America and "the rest of world"? Those case, Gamigo need to do account transfer to new service. The concerning things is, Gamepot already failed and ruined Level-R.
*There are tons of blame Gamigo or Invictus makes Level-R childish, is wrong. It is Gamepot policy change make it childish. Current childish upgrades(or so-called downgrades) trend had already been decided by Gamepot.It is not Invictus or Gamigo.
*Why Level-R Japan falling down?
c; to Gamigo ?
Now Gamigo have contract with Gamepot for German, Swiss, Austria, United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Poland. It seems just a temporary agreement about" the rest of world" where there are no publisher which Gamepot doesn't contract with.
In this case, Gamigo have double contract with Gamepot for present licensed territory, and newly contract with Invictus for North America. This situation will happns more complecated situation.
3.Invictus just lift up ip-ban of Gamigo Level-R for North American player?
Those case, Invictus actually give N.A right freely to Gamigo? I dont think Gamepot feel complicated situation altough they have no position to protest about N.A right? This situation will happns more complecated situation like 2-c case?
Im not sure how they will decides near the future.
http://www.invictus-games.com/level-r.html
http://www.invictus-games.com/downloads.html?view=13
Aeria Games Entertainment Inc., USA, has decided to stop the North American service of the game on 30 July 2010. Invictus Games Ltd. is evaluating the possibilities for providing access to the game in North America.
Here is the territory of level-R territorial map.
Darkpurple:Gamepot Tokyo (Service already closed Feb2010)
Grey:Aeria Calfornia (Service will close End of July 2010)
Purple:Joyzone Shanghai (Service cancelled)
Red :Gamigo Humburg
Uncolored: Gamigo under the Gamepot approval of ip-lift up
Green: Nival Network: St.Petersburg
Charcoal:One life Jakarta.
Dark Charcoar: Winner Online Bangkok (Service cancelled)
Orange: Unalis Taipei
so, there are some assumption as follows;
1.If Invictus start N.A service by themselves?
As far as we know Gamepot's global license is not incruded North America. So ofcourse Invictus have right to run themselves. But....it is concerning that they don't have enough know-how to publish/run Network game management.
In project Torque official forum , there are a rumor about Project torque Ⅱ without any trustable sources.
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=887755
2.If Invictus sell N.A right to other publisher.
a: to other new publisher
ofcourse Invictus have right to sell NA service so new publisher would start PT or Level-R or other new name? I dunnno some company contact with them?
b; to Gamepot ?
If gamepot get N.A rights from Invictus, they would start N.A service? Actually Gamepot still hold a global license where there are no local contracted publisher except North America (see unpainted area in the map above). In this case, Gamepot might start new wide-territory service which incrudes North America and "the rest of world"? Those case, Gamigo need to do account transfer to new service. The concerning things is, Gamepot already failed and ruined Level-R.
*There are tons of blame Gamigo or Invictus makes Level-R childish, is wrong. It is Gamepot policy change make it childish. Current childish upgrades(or so-called downgrades) trend had already been decided by Gamepot.It is not Invictus or Gamigo.
*Why Level-R Japan falling down?
c; to Gamigo ?
Now Gamigo have contract with Gamepot for German, Swiss, Austria, United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Poland. It seems just a temporary agreement about" the rest of world" where there are no publisher which Gamepot doesn't contract with.
In this case, Gamigo have double contract with Gamepot for present licensed territory, and newly contract with Invictus for North America. This situation will happns more complecated situation.
3.Invictus just lift up ip-ban of Gamigo Level-R for North American player?
Those case, Invictus actually give N.A right freely to Gamigo? I dont think Gamepot feel complicated situation altough they have no position to protest about N.A right? This situation will happns more complecated situation like 2-c case?
Im not sure how they will decides near the future.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
So-net IR press release and Level-R
There are Investor Relations paper by So-net.
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/individual/presentation/pdf/20100626.pdf
(See PDF page 30)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/044/G004471/20100511042/
The IR report said Gamepot contract with German, Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Taiwan. The paper omits China Mainland service and ofcourse North American service (North American service is not subject to Gamepot license. Gamepot does have global license except North America.)
----Quote-----
現地パブリッシャーへのライセンス/パートナーシップ
License/Partnership contract to local publishers
Level-R
© 2006-2010 Invictus Games Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Exclusive License. © Gamepot Inc, All Rights Reserved.
ドイツ：（EU地域において、5か国語で配信中） German :5Languages in EU region)
ロシア （Russia)
インドネシア （Indonesia)
タイ （Thailand)
台湾 （Taiwan)
----Quote end-----
German (now EU) service (they write Invictus and Gamepot allright reserved)
http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2009/11/when-they-got-worldwide-license-who.html
Russia service (they write Invictus and Gamepot allright reserved)
http://www.gamepot.co.jp/pdf/press_release/090630_lr.pdf
http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2009/04/russian-version-test-will-coming-soon.html
Indonesia service (they write Invictus and Gamepot allright reserved)
http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2009/11/fast-black-indonesia-version.html
Thailand service (I dont know why they doesnt write Invictus or Gamepot allrightreserved?)
http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2010/02/level-x-thailand-version-of-level-r.html
Taiwan service (they write Invictus and Gamepot allright reserved)
http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2010/07/taiwan-version-of-level-r-coming-soon.html
In invictus Level-R official website they also omitted Communist China mainland service by Joizone.
Invictus level-R site cache on 3th of May 2010
Still Maximum Limit race (Level-R) Joyzone Shanghai website exists. But It seems that the website haven't already revised from January 2010 and actually not active?
(they doesn't write Invictus and Gamepot allright reserved)
http://lr.joyzone.com.cn/
http://www.joyzone.com.cn/
http://www.joyzone.com.cn/product_2.html
In this page, they introduce Invicus and Gamepot. But no copyright description.
*Postscript on 24Jul2010
Although official Level-R Commuinst China page exists, now I confirmed that Level-R was deleted from Joyzone membership registlation pages. I guess they give up level-R service in China mainland because low interenet inflastructire?
http://member.joyzone.com.cn/ （Joyzone membership registlation page cache ）
In the IR, they introduce Thailand service, though Thaliand service also temporary closed because of low inflastructure of interenet enviroment in Thailand which makes lag issue and problem in game.
http://levelx.winner.co.th/ShowMessage.asp?id=203&type=7
It is odd that it is not so big difference of interenet enviroment between Indonesia and Thailand. But only Thailand postphone the services.
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/individual/presentation/pdf/20100626.pdf
(See PDF page 30)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/044/G004471/20100511042/
The IR report said Gamepot contract with German, Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Taiwan. The paper omits China Mainland service and ofcourse North American service (North American service is not subject to Gamepot license. Gamepot does have global license except North America.)
----Quote-----
現地パブリッシャーへのライセンス/パートナーシップ
License/Partnership contract to local publishers
Level-R
© 2006-2010 Invictus Games Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Exclusive License. © Gamepot Inc, All Rights Reserved.
ドイツ：（EU地域において、5か国語で配信中） German :5Languages in EU region)
ロシア （Russia)
インドネシア （Indonesia)
タイ （Thailand)
台湾 （Taiwan)
----Quote end-----
German (now EU) service (they write Invictus and Gamepot allright reserved)
http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2009/11/when-they-got-worldwide-license-who.html
Russia service (they write Invictus and Gamepot allright reserved)
http://www.gamepot.co.jp/pdf/press_release/090630_lr.pdf
http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2009/04/russian-version-test-will-coming-soon.html
Indonesia service (they write Invictus and Gamepot allright reserved)
http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2009/11/fast-black-indonesia-version.html
Thailand service (I dont know why they doesnt write Invictus or Gamepot allrightreserved?)
http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2010/02/level-x-thailand-version-of-level-r.html
Taiwan service (they write Invictus and Gamepot allright reserved)
http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2010/07/taiwan-version-of-level-r-coming-soon.html
In invictus Level-R official website they also omitted Communist China mainland service by Joizone.
Invictus level-R site cache on 3th of May 2010
Still Maximum Limit race (Level-R) Joyzone Shanghai website exists. But It seems that the website haven't already revised from January 2010 and actually not active?
(they doesn't write Invictus and Gamepot allright reserved)
http://lr.joyzone.com.cn/
http://www.joyzone.com.cn/
http://www.joyzone.com.cn/product_2.html
In this page, they introduce Invicus and Gamepot. But no copyright description.
*Postscript on 24Jul2010
Although official Level-R Commuinst China page exists, now I confirmed that Level-R was deleted from Joyzone membership registlation pages. I guess they give up level-R service in China mainland because low interenet inflastructire?
http://member.joyzone.com.cn/ （Joyzone membership registlation page cache ）
In the IR, they introduce Thailand service, though Thaliand service also temporary closed because of low inflastructure of interenet enviroment in Thailand which makes lag issue and problem in game.
http://levelx.winner.co.th/ShowMessage.asp?id=203&type=7
It is odd that it is not so big difference of interenet enviroment between Indonesia and Thailand. But only Thailand postphone the services.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Taiwan version of Level-R coming soon!
Taiwan Level-R will come soon. They had already finished technical test on July and will start Closed beta from August. The Taiwan Publisher Unalis ,cooporate/contract with Gamepot/Invictus, same like Russia, Indonesia, Thailand, and EU version. (Norh America region is not incruded territory of Gamepot.)
here is Chinese news text and no remarkable explanation and no difference with other Level-R explanation. just use web translation. Only the things we need to know is the day when they start closed beta.
From 7th~ 10th of July 2010 they did pre-technical test for VIP customer.
They annonces they will start closed beta from August 2010.
Taiwan Level-R Official site :http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/event/2010/0611/vip.html
Taiwan Level-R Facebook http://www.facebook.com/LevelR
Source:
2010-06-11 http://www.gamebase.com.tw/news/news_content.php?sno=89794978
2010-07-06 http://www.gamebase.com.tw/news/news_content.php?sno=90091024
2010-07-13 http://www.gamebase.com.tw/news/news_content.php?sno=90365066
競速線上遊戲《Level-R》正式進軍台灣，松崗科技於 7 月 10 日舉行VIP精英試駕，對於《Level-R》的精緻的畫面、精準的操控系統、改裝系統以及豐富的線上遊戲模式，與會玩家們紛紛表示「不虛此行」。
VIP級的玩家禮遇、VIP級的遊戲體驗，見面會現場熱鬧非凡
《Level-R》是由日本知名遊戲公司Gamepot旗下的工作室Invictus所開發製作而成的實感賽車遊戲，是唯一同時擁有七家車廠原廠授權和 全球特色賽道，包括TOYOTA、NISSAN、SUBARU、MAZDA、MITSUBISHI MOTORS、BMW、Volkswagen等，其中更擁有為數眾多、受到台灣玩家熱烈喜愛的日系名車，目前遊戲已被翻譯成9種語言，深受到歐美和亞洲各 國競速玩家的熱烈喜愛。
慕名而來的VIP玩家當中，有熱愛賽車遊戲長達八年的林小弟弟、有經營賽車遊戲社群的站長、修車廠老闆等，讓現場舉行的連線友誼賽便成一場相當熱絡的冠 軍爭奪賽，除了提供餐點供VIP玩家「補給」，前三名還有UP+點卡可以拿；為讓遊戲有更多貼心的功能，松崗科技現場舉行Q&A，詳細紀錄了每一 位玩家的試玩心得，期待在遊戲上市時給所有國人一個全新的賽車體驗。
豐富多變的遊戲選擇、八月邀您共創彎道風雲
《Level-R》目前擁有18種世界地圖、90張賽道以及超過40輛以上的明星車款，像是有「東瀛戰神」之稱的GT-R R35、知名漫畫「頭文字D」主角所乘駕的經典車款AE86、電影變形金剛中大黃蜂的設計原型車款等都將在遊戲當中亮相供玩家駕馭；除此之外，遊戲中設計 了11種以上豐富的遊戲模式，預計今年 8 月進行CB測試，邀您共創彎道新風雲。
We remember the announcement by Gamigo Product manager about the territory "rest the world".
So if there are Taiwan player in Gamigo Level-R they would move the account to Taiwan Level-R and should be ip-block them. They ofcourse knew who use Taiwan ip so dont decieve it like PT does.
http://levelr.gamigo.de/forum/showthread.php?t=7258
----------quote ----------
Dear Community,
gamigo negotiated a deal with Gamepot concerning all territories which currently do not have local services, but are covered by Gamepot’s worldwide license (excluding North America). From today everybody out of a non-licensed territory is able to access the gamigo Level-R server.
Should Gamepot find a local publisher in your region, we will move the whole account with all cars, level etc. to this new service. Nobody needs to be afraid that the situation like with Project Torque will happen again. We ensure you that no one will lose their account.
I am really happy that we are able to offer this solution to you and I hope everybody will have fun on our server.
Best regards
The Level R Team
----------quote end----------
And,,,If I were to be employee of Gamepot, I should have suggest to buy right for U.S service and start new service level-R incruding U.S, Japan, and rest the world except the area which already have local publisher e.g. German or Russia and so on. We knows ,Gamepot Japan have global rights except north america basically. "The rest of world" is just a temporary procedure where there are no local publisher contract with Gamepot.
In this situation, Gamigo level-R would back to one of the small local publisher which provide ther level-R service within five countries German,Swiss,Austria, UK.France, Spain and poland?
again,
---------------------------------------
Should Gamepot find a local publisher in your region, we will move the whole account with all cars, level etc. to this new service. Nobody needs to be afraid that the situation like with Project Torque will happen again. We ensure you that no one will lose their account.
--------------------------------------
By the way, Communist China mainland(PRC :中華人民共和國） versin of Level-R（except Hongkong,Macau, and Republic of China 中華民國) stop their closed /open beta service and cancelled the commercial release? I dunno what it happned? It doesnt work.
here is Chinese news text and no remarkable explanation and no difference with other Level-R explanation. just use web translation. Only the things we need to know is the day when they start closed beta.
From 7th~ 10th of July 2010 they did pre-technical test for VIP customer.
They annonces they will start closed beta from August 2010.
Taiwan Level-R Official site :http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/event/2010/0611/vip.html
Taiwan Level-R Facebook http://www.facebook.com/LevelR
Source:
2010-06-11 http://www.gamebase.com.tw/news/news_content.php?sno=89794978
2010-07-06 http://www.gamebase.com.tw/news/news_content.php?sno=90091024
2010-07-13 http://www.gamebase.com.tw/news/news_content.php?sno=90365066
競速線上遊戲《Level-R》正式進軍台灣，松崗科技於 7 月 10 日舉行VIP精英試駕，對於《Level-R》的精緻的畫面、精準的操控系統、改裝系統以及豐富的線上遊戲模式，與會玩家們紛紛表示「不虛此行」。
VIP級的玩家禮遇、VIP級的遊戲體驗，見面會現場熱鬧非凡
《Level-R》是由日本知名遊戲公司Gamepot旗下的工作室Invictus所開發製作而成的實感賽車遊戲，是唯一同時擁有七家車廠原廠授權和 全球特色賽道，包括TOYOTA、NISSAN、SUBARU、MAZDA、MITSUBISHI MOTORS、BMW、Volkswagen等，其中更擁有為數眾多、受到台灣玩家熱烈喜愛的日系名車，目前遊戲已被翻譯成9種語言，深受到歐美和亞洲各 國競速玩家的熱烈喜愛。
慕名而來的VIP玩家當中，有熱愛賽車遊戲長達八年的林小弟弟、有經營賽車遊戲社群的站長、修車廠老闆等，讓現場舉行的連線友誼賽便成一場相當熱絡的冠 軍爭奪賽，除了提供餐點供VIP玩家「補給」，前三名還有UP+點卡可以拿；為讓遊戲有更多貼心的功能，松崗科技現場舉行Q&A，詳細紀錄了每一 位玩家的試玩心得，期待在遊戲上市時給所有國人一個全新的賽車體驗。
豐富多變的遊戲選擇、八月邀您共創彎道風雲
《Level-R》目前擁有18種世界地圖、90張賽道以及超過40輛以上的明星車款，像是有「東瀛戰神」之稱的GT-R R35、知名漫畫「頭文字D」主角所乘駕的經典車款AE86、電影變形金剛中大黃蜂的設計原型車款等都將在遊戲當中亮相供玩家駕馭；除此之外，遊戲中設計 了11種以上豐富的遊戲模式，預計今年 8 月進行CB測試，邀您共創彎道新風雲。
本篇新聞相關連結：
※活動網站- LEVEL-R形象
- 原廠名車由您駕馭
- 慕名而來的VIP精英
- 熱絡的精英賽
We remember the announcement by Gamigo Product manager about the territory "rest the world".
So if there are Taiwan player in Gamigo Level-R they would move the account to Taiwan Level-R and should be ip-block them. They ofcourse knew who use Taiwan ip so dont decieve it like PT does.
http://levelr.gamigo.de/forum/showthread.php?t=7258
----------quote ----------
Dear Community,
gamigo negotiated a deal with Gamepot concerning all territories which currently do not have local services, but are covered by Gamepot’s worldwide license (excluding North America). From today everybody out of a non-licensed territory is able to access the gamigo Level-R server.
Should Gamepot find a local publisher in your region, we will move the whole account with all cars, level etc. to this new service. Nobody needs to be afraid that the situation like with Project Torque will happen again. We ensure you that no one will lose their account.
I am really happy that we are able to offer this solution to you and I hope everybody will have fun on our server.
Best regards
The Level R Team
----------quote end----------
And,,,If I were to be employee of Gamepot, I should have suggest to buy right for U.S service and start new service level-R incruding U.S, Japan, and rest the world except the area which already have local publisher e.g. German or Russia and so on. We knows ,Gamepot Japan have global rights except north america basically. "The rest of world" is just a temporary procedure where there are no local publisher contract with Gamepot.
In this situation, Gamigo level-R would back to one of the small local publisher which provide ther level-R service within five countries German,Swiss,Austria, UK.France, Spain and poland?
again,
---------------------------------------
Should Gamepot find a local publisher in your region, we will move the whole account with all cars, level etc. to this new service. Nobody needs to be afraid that the situation like with Project Torque will happen again. We ensure you that no one will lose their account.
--------------------------------------
By the way, Communist China mainland(PRC :中華人民共和國） versin of Level-R（except Hongkong,Macau, and Republic of China 中華民國) stop their closed /open beta service and cancelled the commercial release? I dunno what it happned? It doesnt work.
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