KAWAII 10 CONTEST!

On the launch day for Kawaii@HKO in Sunway Pyramid on the 19 & 20 December, participants were entitled for a free HKO MXR photoshoot sponsored by Canon.

A total of 100 photos taken were picked to enter the Kawaii 10 Contest, which are available for voting on our website www.gloot.net/kawaii-gallery . Come vote for your favourite KAWAII photo! Voting period ends on 9 March 2010.

Out of the 100 photos, the first 10 photos which received the most votes will be receiving a:

- Hello Kitty Plush toy

- Selphy CP 760 Printer

- Pair of Crocs shoe

Hello Kitty’s Valentine’s Day Surprise (Feb 11-16, 2010)

Celebrate love and friendship with Hello Kitty’s Valentine’s Day Surprise, the new event brought to you by Hello Kitty Online! This special event runs February 11-16, 2010, and brings exciting additions to the game!

Special Valentine’s quests

The Love Bug has come to town for a visit, and he’s doing what he does best: spreading warm, fuzzy feelings to celebrate the month of love and friendship. He’s preparing a bunch of gifts, but he needs a little help from you to finish. Visit the Love Bug in Florapolis and see how you can lend him a hand!

A familiar guest is in town for the festivities: Cupid! The messenger of love is looking for groups of people willing to help him. In order to help Cupid you will need to work together with other players in our brand new Grouping system! So form a group and go talk to Cupid in Sanrio Harbour!

The quests from Cupid and the Love Bug will only be available until the end of February 15, 2010, so be sure to finish all your quests by then!

New feature: Group system

From February 11, 2010 onwards you and your friends will be able to group together and take on special challenges that are only available through the new Group system. Being in a group will allow you to access Cupid’s special quest chain. It will also make your adventures more exciting! Note: you must be in a group to start Cupid’s quests!

More details on the Group system coming soon, so stay tuned!

Return of the Dream Room tutorials

The Valentine’s update sees the return of the Dream Room, the special tutorial stage for new players. New players will find themselves in a four-room zone where friendly Sanrio characters will show them the basics of HKO.

Limited-edition items

This event introduces many cute new items for your character. Simply collect Happy Hearts and exchange them for the cool new items at any Party Master NPC located in all major cities. You get Happy Hearts by completing Valentine’s day event quests, or by playing the Emote Game (play by talking to the Party Master NPC in any major city). If you have leftover Birthday Tokens and Candy Cane Shards from previous HKO events, you can turn them into Happy Hearts simply by right-clicking on them!

The main Valentine’s event – February 15, 2010

Gather around Sanrio Harbour on February 15, 2010 and wait for the Game Master’s signal to participate in another massive cooperation game, where special treats are in store for all players! Don’t miss the big party!

Love is in the air this February, so come celebrate Valentine’s Day with Hello Kitty and fans! We hope you enjoy Hello Kitty’s Valentine’s Day Surprise!

Food for Friends 2 exploit and point adjustment

A bug in Food for Friends 2 allows players to sell some crafted items to NPC merchants for a disproportionately high price. This has allowed some players to generate a lot of money and donation points in a very short time, which is having a dramatic impact on the whole event. Players should understand that this behavior is an exploit and will be treated accordingly.

In order to preserve game balance and negate abuse of this bug, we will make necessary adjustments when calculating the final results of Food for Friends 2.

Thank you for your understanding. Please don’t use exploits!

The Hello Kitty Online Team

Dear Gamers,

Now Topping Up your Gloot Points has been made more user friendly and convenient for you with StarHub SMS Top Up! Starting from 21st January 2010, simply top up your points via StarHub SMS Top Up and get FREE Hello Kitty Online In Game Items! Top Up Now and Get Your Free In Game Items!

Service is only available for StarHub users only. SMS top-up service is open to StarHub POSTPAID customers.

Instructions here on how to top-up using StarHub SMS Top-Up!

For additional information on StarHub Top Up Service, click here.

Promotion only run for ONE (1) Month only.

Terms and Conditions:

• Normal SMS charges apply.
• Once redeemed, Free In Game Items will be available to you for 365 days.
• SMS Top Up Credits is not refundable or exchangeable.
• Promotion is open to SingTel Mobile Postpaid only.
• StarHub & Oriented Games Pte Ltd reserve the rights to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice.

Best Regards
The Gloot.net team

Food for Friends 2 – the popular Guild competition is back!

Play HKO and help disaster relief efforts in Haiti!

HKO fans get ready, because Food for Friends 2 starts January 21, 2010! This event lets Guilds compete for big Loyalty Point prizes, which you can use to buy cool stuff from the Item Mall! What’s more, players from select regions who participate in Food for Friends 2 will automatically generate real money donations to help disaster relief efforts in Haiti. As you know, Haiti was devastated by an earthquake on January 12, 2010 and help is sorely needed. Keep reading to see if/how your in-game efforts can result in a real-world donation, or go talk to Cinnamoroll in London on January 21!

How it works

This Guild-based event takes place January 21-30, 2010. Talk to Cinnamoroll in London to get started. You must be a member of a Guild to participate in this event. Cinnamoroll needs you to give him certain crafted consumable items that he is going to donate to the hungry. Every item you donate has a donation points value. Cinnamoroll will let you know what items he needs, and will collect your items as well as tell you your Guild’s current point standing.

Cinnamoroll is collecting 25 different types of food items in total. Each type of item has a donation value, in points. The donation values of the items change every day according to the previous day’s contributions. If a lot of people donated sandwiches today, then tomorrow sandwiches will be worth fewer donation points. Check with Cinnamoroll in London to find out more!

Rewards

At the end of the event, all participants in Food for Friends 2 will be rewarded with a sum of Loyalty Points based on the total donation value of the items their Guilds contributed. Additionally, the three Guilds with the highest donation scores will win massive amounts of Loyalty Points. Check your region’s HKO announcements for more details on Food for Friends 2!

Donations

The total donation points accumulated by players in HKO North America, Singapore, and Malaysia will be used to calculate a real-world donation to Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) for aid efforts to the Haiti earthquake victims. This donation is sponsored by Sanrio Digital (the developer and owner of HKO), Aeria Games (publisher of HKO North America), Burda:ic GmbH (publisher of HKO Europe), and Oriented Games (publisher of HKO Malaysia & Singapore).

The efforts of players from all other regions will not count towards charity, but players will still be able to participate in the event and enjoy the same great prizes.

Stay tuned for more event announcements in your region. This is a rare opportunity to grow your Guild and cooperate with friends and Guild members to win Loyalty Points!

The Hello Kitty Online Team

Counting Crocs Contest Winners List

Grand Prize - FREE 3 Pair Crocs Shoes Voucher + 1 Hello Kitty Thumb Drive

2nd Runner Up Prize - FREE 2 Pair Crocs Shoes Voucher + 1 Hello Kitty Thumb Drive

3rd Runner Up Prize - Free 1 Pair Crocs Shoes Voucher + 1 Hello Kitty Thumb Drive

* Voucher and Thumb Drive will be delivered to winners*

HKO SALES PROMOTION BY GAMEBOX - ECOM FAIR JOHOR

Visit ECOM FAIR JOHOR this weekend for some great sales promotion on Hello Kitty Online!

Venue: Ecom Fair, Johor

Date: 8th - 10th January 2010

Time: 11AM - 9PM

Hello Kitty’s “Holiday Capers & Celebrations” December 18-28!

‘Tis the season for celebrations! The streets of Hello Kitty Online are adorned with festive decorations, the holiday spirit is in the air, and everyone is busy preparing for the big day. From December 18 to December 28, 2009, players of Hello Kitty Online from all over the world can get together with their friends to enjoy a very special in-game event celebrating the holiday season!

Are you ready? It’s time for Hello Kitty’s Holiday Capers & Celebrations!

Special holiday quests – which side will you choose?
Who better to spread the holiday cheer than Santa himself? With the big celebration fast approaching, Santa can use all the help he can get, so visit him at Sanrio Harbour and lend him a hand. Even though the warm fuzzy feeling of assisting Santa is reward in itself, he will also give you something for helping him!

While Santa and his helpers are busy, someone is stirring up trouble! He goes by the name of Mr. Jinch, and he’s looking for people willing to help him pull off his pranks. If you’re feeling a little mischievous, find Mr. Jinch in Sanrio Harbour to see if you have what it takes to be a trickster just like him!

New quests for both sides will be released on a daily basis, and you must choose to help either Santa or Mr. Jinch, but not both. Once you have chosen your side there’s no turning back, so choose wisely!

Limited-edition items
The Party Master is back in town, and he’s got special new items for your avatars and houses! Collect Candy Cane Shards by completing holiday quests, or win them by playing the Emote Game! The Party Master will take your Candy Cane Shards and give you cool limited-edition avatar items and house furniture. The items can be obtained only during this event, so collect as many of them as you can before Hello Kitty’s Holiday Capers & Celebrations ends on December 28!

Food for Friends 2 – support a good cause by playing HKO!
This season is all about giving, so we are bringing back the highly popular in-game charity event “Food for Friends”. Food for Friends 2 is a fun guild-based contest that lets you contribute to a charity by playing HKO! Not only can you help raise money for a good cause, but you can also win fabulous rewards! Details about this special charity event will be posted on the Food for Friends 2 event page soon, so watch that space in the next few days to learn how you can participate!

Update: Due to the Holiday rush, Food for Friends 2 will be held after our Holiday event to allow players to focus on the other activities lined up for Hello Kitty’s Holiday Capers & Celebrations during December. It’s going to be a busy 10 days and we don’t want you to miss out on anything, so we are giving you more time to spend on completing the Christmas quests, collecting the special items, and celebrating with your friends before we all work together for the charity event. Keep watching the Food for Friends 2 events page for more updates!

The Main Event – December 23, 2009
On December 23, 2009, gather in Sanrio Harbour for this holiday’s main event, where more games and treats are in store for all players. The details are still top secret, but this is one party you don’t want to miss! This event is going to be the highlight of Hello Kitty’s Holiday Capers & Celebrations!

We hope you enjoy HKO’s holiday event, and we look forward to making this December truly special and fun! See you there!

Kawaii@HKO AT SUNWAY PYRAMID

Venue: Sunway Pyramid (Blue Concourse)
Date: 19 & 20 December 2009

Make your way to Sunway Pyramid this 19th and 20th December for Kawaii@HKO ! There will be many games and prizes to be won.

CLICK HERE for more info!