Secondhand Lands Launches as Free Download on the PC

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Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:56am EST

Massively Multiplayer Online Game is Set in a Fairytale World Colored with
Parody and Witty Fun
AUSTIN, Texas--(Business Wire)--
Fans of tongue-in-cheek humor should head off the beaten path of MMORPGs today
to play Secondhand Lands, a PC game which launched this morning as a free
download from Pixel Mine Games. The offbeat fairytale MMORPG brings a fresh
perspective on fun with four non-human races, player to player mounting, and a
rofl-worthy world that tickles the funny bone at every turn. 

"Secondhand Lands was designed to let artists do wacky and different things,"
says Bobby Thurman, lead developer and master mind behind Secondhand Lands.
"Early on in the game`s life we made the decision to allow humor to pervade the
game from top to bottom." That humor translates to a world populated by
memorable characters such as the Sugar Prune Fairy, cable trolls, and the four
Princess Pwnies of the apocalypse. 

Along with the vanilla game systems of standard MMOs, Secondhand Lands features
player to player mounting. Wolves and Sheep can equip a saddle and invite
Scrappers or Catgirls to ride them as if they were a player mount. Bobby Thurman
adds, "Despite the `mounting` jokes, you can see a huge change when two players
mount and realize a new type of synergy beyond normal player grouping." 

Secondhand Lands is a game that connoisseurs of the MMO genre will want to add
to their repertoire. Crafters can make the most sophisticated items in game -
cigars, antlers, butterfly wings, and jetpacks - using loot that drops from
creatures in the world. Power gamers will want to check out the skill system,
which can be configured in billions of ways. 

Secondhand Lands can be downloaded for free from Pixel Mine Games. Visit the
Secondhand Lands website for more information about the game. 

About Secondhand Lands

Secondhand Lands is the massively multiplayer online game set in a fairytale
world colored with parody and witty fun. The heroes are comprised of a motley
crew of wolves, sheep, catgirls, and scrappers who have pledged their undying
(well, perhaps not undying) allegiance to either Little Bo Peep or Red Riding
Hood. In addition to the vanilla game-play mechanics of mainstream online games,
this world offers over 120 handwritten quests, a crafting system to trump all
loots, player to player mounting, and an a la carte skill system to keep the
Billy Goats Gruff at bay for quite some time! Visit www.secondhandlands.com for
more information. 

About Callipygian Games

Based near Austin, Texas, Callipygian Games is a small team of dedicated
developers, most of whom make their contribution after their regular 'day jobs'
in the games industry. Callipygian is currently developing the MMORPG Secondhand
Lands. 

About Pixel Mine, Inc.

Headquartered in the gaming hotbed of Austin, Texas, Pixel Mine, Inc. is a
developer and publisher of high quality independent entertainment products. More
information about Pixel Mine can be found online at www.pixelminegames.com. 



Pixel Mine, Inc.
Heidi Schulz, Marketing Manager
512-377-9496
hschulz@pixelminegames.com

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