You call, we answer! We know how excited many of you are about the next phase of Hello Kitty Online, so now we’re releasing some previews of what’s in store for all our players in Open Beta. Without further ado, here are some screenshots of one of our new maps — London!

Right away, we are sure you’ll notice some interface changes to the game. London is a big map, and we’ll be showing you more screenshots of this and other new parts of HKO regularly. And in case you missed them, GM Neverender snuck up on us and already released a few other screenshots on his blog.

There’s much more to come, so spread the word!

Good news to our bloggers! SanrioTown has just launched something special for our HKO players and fans — a Hello Kitty Online blog theme!

You can activate this new blog theme by logging into SanrioTown and clicking “New Themes” in your Blog admin panel. We hope you like it, and feel free to give us your feedback! You can also see the new theme in action on GM Abby’s blog. Enjoy!

The community has spoken! In the current poll on the gaming community TenTonHamster, users are asked to vote on the question “Which Game are You Most Looking Forward to Coming Out in 2008?” Among 4 other games, Hello Kitty Online stands out with a whopping 54% of votes!

If you haven’t cast your vote, the poll is still up for more! Thank you once again to our supporters and fans, and we look forward to living up to the hype when Open Beta comes!