On September 9th, as part of the Green Game Jam, Northern Forge Studios will open submissions for real world “Gloomsite” locations to help clean up the planet.
September 6, 2024
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Northern Forge Studios :
OTTAWA, September 6, 2024 – Northern Forge Studios is excited to announce its participation in the Green Game Jam 2024, unveiling “Terra’s Legacy,” a unique in-game event that blends real-world environmental awareness with immersive location-based gameplay.
On September 9th, Orna: the GPS RPG players will be able to take part in the 10-day Terra’s Legacy event, harnessing the potential of gaming communities for environmental education and engaged action.
What is Terra’s Legacy?
Learning from environmental catastrophes endured by the citizens of planet Terra, Orna players will explore the environmental themes of waste and restoration in their own real-world environments, and be encouraged to highlight local areas of pollution or grievous garbage.
Entering the Terra’s Legacy event allows players to submit the GPS whereabouts of these polluted locations, and once received, the studio’s developer team will approve and transform these physical locations into active “Gloomsites” in the game.
Players who travel to these Gloomsites will be confronted by the Murk, a harmful waste-type enemy as found on Planet Terra, but now symbolizing the pollution and degradation of our own planet. Collectively combating Murk Monsters will help players to defeat the pollution overall.
Event participants can also raise their stakes in Terra’s Legacy by planting trees and growing Gaia apples to restore these same Murk-infested areas. Other players can then harvest the Gaia apples and use them to customize their character and upgrade their magical powers. By collaborating and cleaning up the world, everyone benefits!
A Global Movement for a Greener Future
Green Game Jam, an annual event organized by the Playing for the Planet Alliance, brings together game developers from around the world to create gaming experiences that inspire players to engage with environmental issues. Northern Forge Studios is honored to contribute to this global movement, using the unique gameplay mechanics of Orna: the GPS RPG to promote sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Quote from Northern Forge Studios
“We’re thrilled to participate in the Green Game Jam providing Orna as a platform to raise awareness about environmental issues that affect us all,” said Josh O’Reilly, Marketing Mage at Northern Forge Studios. “Through Terra’s Legacy, we hope to inspire our players to somehow contribute in the real world, fostering awareness through action with a sense of responsibility and community that extends beyond the game.”
“To further support this crucial cause, we will be offering players a Terra’s Legacy in-App Purchase pack, brimming full of character sprites and other consumable goodies. The Terra’s Legacy pack will be priced at $9.99 and we will be donating a 20% of all revenue proceeds from these IAP purchases to the Earth Day Canada organization, www.earthday.ca”
Join the Fight Against the Murk
Terra’s Legacy is set to release worldwide on iOS and Google Play stores on Monday, September 9th and will be available to play until September 19th.
For more information about the 2024 Global Green Game Jam, please visit https://www.playing4theplanet.org/project/green-game-jam-2024.
Playing for the Planet is an initiative facilitated by the UN Environment Programme.
More information including screenshots, character art, logos and can be found in our fully available Terra’s Day Press Kit.
Press Contact:
Joshua O’Reilly
[email protected]
1-613-363-2739
playorna.com
About Northern Forge Studios:
Northern Forge Studios is a company founded on the premise of creating games that deliver a nostalgic, honest, and classic experience blended with modern technology.
The studio was born via a technical experiment that married the love of a golden age of gaming with the GPS capabilities of our mobile devices.
Today, we are building a business and brand that evokes those emotions and offers a fair value proposition that promotes respect for both developer and player.
We are a strong, mighty, nimble, experimental, modest, and ambitious team, forged together as a small independent studio with a vision and mission to create ageless mobile gaming entertainment that has a positive impact on society.
Orna: the GPS RPG game:
Orna is an innovative mobile game that merges the adventure of GPS-based exploration with the rich and immersive elements contained in classic role-playing games. As you navigate around the real world, your in-game character mirrors your movements, unveiling new adventures and challenges in your local vicinity and surroundings.
The game is packed with RPG staples like powerful weapons to collect, tons and tons of gear to upgrade, formidable monsters to battle, and epic bosses to defeat. Choose from a diverse range of classes, each offering unique abilities and play styles to suit your preferences. Join forces with other players in thrilling raids and deep dungeons or take on quests solo to prove your prowess.
Orna’s blend of real-world exploration and traditional RPG mechanics bring a sense of adventure to your everyday life. Whether you’re defending your territory or setting out to explore new lands, Orna offers endless excitement and strategic depth for all fans and enthusiasts of RPG & MMO games.
The game’s incredible pixel art is a concerted nod to famed old school RPGs loved by millions of gamers of all ages across the globe. This popular creative art style is further enhanced with the introduction of superb storylines and wonderful character lore.
Orna has maintained a passionate community, some who have been playing for 5+ years. The game is localized in 18 different languages, and has engaged over 3 million global players so far. The game continues to grow every single day.
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