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I keep clicking forum link but…

All I get is this lousy error message saying the forum does not exist.

We’re sorry! We didn’t get rid of our forums on purpose! A few months ago we had to move our entire website to a new server, this meant we had to change a lot of things to get it up and running. However, we forgot to make a backup of our latest forum database (very stupid of us, we know). As you have seen we run phpBB forum software. We had a backup but it was from an older version of phpBB, so it was almost impossible (we still tried!) for us to import it into the latest version of phpBB released to date. We deeply apologize for this as we know a lot of you had some very interesting discussions including, top times, routes, custom content and much more. Again, we’re sorry!

This does not mean we will not have a forum any more, we have decided to use the Marble Blast Online section within the InstantAction forum. We hope everyone from our community will start to post there and maybe also get involved with the whole forum!

We look forward to seeing you there.

June 30th, 2008 by Faraaz in Main 8 Comments

More than just Marbles…

So InstantAction is constantly being updated with new content and brand new games – Rokkitball being the latest. Each new addition is as fun as the last and all the games on InstantAction can keep you busy for hours and hours. While we’re completely dedicated to everything Marble Blast related, we will also be including more information and content on the whole InstantAction platform. We are still 100% committed to the Marble Blast series, so don’t worry about this site turning its back on Marble Blast. Besides, look at our new domain name – if anything we’re even more dedicated.

April 25th, 2008 by Faraaz in Main 5 Comments

Marble Blast Online Multiplayer Tricks - Marble City

It’s been a while since I’ve posted my second trick video, mainly due to Halo 3 commitments. Anyway, check out my 2nd tricks video and try them out yourself. You may see some imperfectly executed tricks and that’s because I had to rush this video and I also kept getting framerate problems while recording. In the end, I couldn’t record anymore because of the annoying problems, so I stopped at where I had recorded enough for this time. Enjoy!

April 25th, 2008 by Farhan in Main 2 Comments

Time to go shopping…

If you’ve been wondering what those mysterious ActionTokens you have in your account are used for, now’s the time you find out.

As of March 27, these ActionTokens can be spent on locked items in InstantAction. In the case of Marble Blast Online, this translates to:

  • 10 new multiplayer maps
  • Many brand new marbles and also the ones from Marble Blast Ultra
  • Or if you want it all, the Bundle Pack

Aside from Marble Blast Online, in other games you can purchase various premium in-game items as well as new levels and such. You also get special site privileges, allowing you to invite a friend who does not own the premium content that you do.

If you’ve already spent your 500 free ActionTokens and you are in need of some more, then fear not – you can get some more. In InstantAction, simply go to ‘Profile’ then click the ‘Buy’ button next to your ActionToken count. You can buy 600 ActionTokens for $4.99, 1800 ActionTokens for $14.99 and 3000 ActionTokens for $24.99.

So what are you waiting for? Go get yourself some new marbles!

March 29th, 2008 by Faraaz in Main 1 Comment

Marble Blast Online Multiplayer Tricks - Sprawl

Remember that trick teaser I posted on YouTube recently? Well, I’ve finally completed the video for everyone to see. The only level I’ve done so far is Sprawl because of the range of tricks you can do in it. Don’t expect another level anytime soon, I need to format my hard drive, install Windows Vista and so on.

In this video you will see the most common and most basic tricks that are useful in a game. The rest (which I did not show) require practice and learning and are mainly for show. But if you’re a pro playing against n00bs, using the tricks for show would be best because people look up to you. I hope when you have watched this video, you will learn and use these tricks and also discover your own. In the video, you will see how I perform my tricks, the way I bounce off walls, the way I edge pop and the way I use every single object to my advantage. I only show around 70 or so tricks but there are well over 100 individual ones you can perform. So, by watching this you should be able to learn some of my tricks and maybe even discover your own tricks to use in multiplayer games.

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March 16th, 2008 by Farhan in Main 18 Comments

Marble Blast Ultra XNA

As promised earlier, we now present to you a video clip and some screenshots of the XNA build of Marble Blast Ultra running on the Torque X engine. Me, Faraaz and LINKx12 were lucky enough to play Marble Blast XNA. We really hope you enjoy the video and screenshots, so please let us know what you think by saying what you like/dislike about the map, or just a general a comment. Thanks!

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March 12th, 2008 by Farhan in Main 45 Comments