ohai in the press
“ohai demos speedy game expansion”.
ohai has grand ambitions of jumpstarting an industry for social massively multiplayer online (MMO) games. Think World of Warcraft crossed with FarmVille — engaging and rich, but also easy to use and social. [read full article]
“Move aside, Vampire Wars. City of Eternals is a real game”.
This is a game that’s easy to begin playing. You log in via Facebook Connect or Twitter and you’re playing. No account creation. No need to even tell you you’re male or female – it already knows.
And since every player is logging in via Facebook or Twitter, there is also a real human being to look at behind the avatar. You can click on the player icon and see a picture and the first name of the player, and message them if their privacy rules allow it. [read full article]
“Enter City of Eternals, a Web-based MMO with a modern vampire theme from a new start-up called Ohai”.
After a long conversation with company CEO Susan Wu, a pioneer in the online gaming and virtual goods space, there are a number of reasons I think Ohai has the potential to succeed in the sweet spot between social games and hard-core gamer MMOs, and why the shift to social connection could become gaming’s next big thing. [read full article]
“ohai launches massively multiplayer online vampire game on Facebook”.
Social games have exploded on Facebook this year. But the games have been casual, holding the interest of users for just minutes a day. Ohai wants to take social games to the next generation by launching a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game that will have synchronous play, meaning live games with constant movement and action. [read full article]
“City of Eternals, a New Blend of Social and MMO Gaming, Goes into Public Beta”
This well-designed, Flash-based game is especially notable for pushing boundaries between social and traditional online gaming. It not only tasks players with the MMO-style goal of bringing order to a chaotic vampire-run city, it also has players doing less intense activities, like building and caring for their avatars, and decorating a living space. [read full article]
Virtual goods developer Ohai has launched an invite-only Alpha for their vampire MMO, City of Eternals, which immediately feels more compelling than any social game on Facebook. When your character rises from its grave, it has your name–and you immediately come across a tombstone named as one of your friends on Facebook. It is a complex RPG with levels, skills, items, and all part of a virtual economy. [read full article]
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