The second edition of the MX Monthly Mapping Contest has started!

This month, the contest is on a theme for the Elite mode... If this interests you, head on over to this thread for more information about this month's theme and rules.

The MMC Online Server(s) now has a 10 map rotation playing the entries so far

Good luck

ShootMania has been officially released to the public!

For more information, please visit the ManiaPlanet forums or view the official thread here.

Shootmania's very first Monthly Mapping Contest has started today.
Head on over to this thread for more information about this month's theme and rules.

Good luck

A little late news on the site finances and server. By the 1st Feb 2013 we paid for the MX / TMX server for another year! This is great news as we did it without needing to request new donations and support. So we would like to say thank you to everyone who supported the site during the past year, for making the next year possible.



Of course, in another year (actually its 11 months now), we will face the next payment, so if you ever thought of donating but did not, maybe now is the time.

Whether or not you can donate, please pay attention to the MX Supporters window on the front page and give these maps a try, it can be your thank you to the people who supported the site.

Video makers! Nadeo are running a video making contest for mania planet games, which is open until 25th March.

Shootmania Storm is one of the categories, and the winning storm video attracts a $400 Amazon Gift card !!!

The rules
o You must use the ManiaPlanet music
o You can only submit one video
o You can not use copyrighted material
o Format of video: 720p or 1080p, H264, .mp4, Stereo sound

Check the post made by Cerovan on the Maniaplanet forums : A videos contest on ManiaPlanet!

Today sees the launch of the Shootmania Open Beta, which is free for everyone to try, so don't waste any time before downloading the game and playing!

Here is the download link

Take your time to explore the various game modes and of course, the in game map editor, which will let you build new maps which can be uploaded to this site, in order to share with the community.

As the date for the open beta draws near, another large update is ready which will download automatically when you launch ManiaPlanet.

Read the full detail from the MP Forums
http://forum.maniaplanet.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=16349&start=0

A new update to Shootmania is available....



ManiaPlanet will peform the update for you next time you open it up.

Other news is that the release date for the 'final version' has slipped until 10th of April. However, a new fully open beta phase is now expected on the 12th of February, lasting up until the release date in April.

Check out ManiaPlanet's Official Blog for the full story : http://blog.maniaplanet.com/

As some of you already know, Paris Games Week is ongoing. Nadeo have made some announcements today regarding new TM2 environments, but there was also a new Shootmania trailer which shows off some of what we can expect to see in Beta 2.

They also revealed a release date for ShootMania of January 23, 2013.



If you have 30 minutes to spare, here is a full recording of the presentation from Nadeo. It is in French, but you will see much much more content, especially for Shootmania, than if you just watch only the official trailors.

Paris Games Week 2012 - Conference ManiaPlanet Part 1
Paris Games Week 2012 - Conference ManiaPlanet Part 2