Blockland (video game)
| Blockland | |
|---|---|
| Blockland Title | |
| Developer(s) | Eric "Badspot" Hartman, Ben Garney |
| Publisher(s) | Blockland LLC |
| Designer(s) | Eric "Badspot" Hartman |
| Engine | Torque Game Engine |
| Platform(s) | PC, GNU/Linux, Macintosh |
| Release | February 24, 2007 |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, online and LAN multiplayer |
Blockland is a multiplayer computer game built on the Torque Game Engine, in which players build objects using virtual "blocks". Blockland has approximately 15,500 players[1]. Building is currently limited to 128,000 bricks per server to keep the game running properly. In 2008, Lego were in talks to Eric "Badspot" Hartman about selling Blockland.[2] It has been featured by The Screen Savers[3] and Shack News.[4] In 2005, when Blockland was in its beta development stage, Blockland was featured in an article on Globe and Mail in which Eric claimed 20,000 people had downloaded Blockland in the ten days since it "became big".[5] The full game currently costs $20.
this game iz teh wost game ever!
this game iz very dumz.
See also
- Roblox – a similar MMOG
- LEGO Universe – an upcoming MMOG in development by NetDevil, endorsed by LEGO
External links
- ^ "Kalphiter's ID list and stats". 2009. Retrieved 2009-8-3.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "LAMLradio #13 - Blockland". LALMradio (Podcast). James Wadsworth. 2008.
{{cite podcast}}: Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Pauly Shore, Blockland, Avion". 2005. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- ^ "The Games of IGC 07". 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ "Globe and Mail". 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-25.