News archive
13.12.2011Christmas Wishlist Event
Christmas is coming! Don we now our shiny armor to deck the halls with blades and mead. Okay, okay, that may not be the best or safest way to start off the season, but you know what makes a great start to the holidays? Writing your very own Christmas wishlist for the Castle Empire Santa! Have you been naughty or nice? Ensure that you have a bountiful Castle Empire Christmas with presents under the tree. Hey, at least in Castle Empire, a lump or a thousand of coal wouldn’t be so bad!
Head to the forums and create a wishlist of the 5 things you want from the Castle Empire shop. You could be one of 5 lucky winners to win their entire wishlist! Enter the contest here
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
12.12.2011Server Maintenance 12/12 at 10 PM (PST)
The Castle Empire servers will come down on Monday night at 10:00PM PST(1:00AM EST) for a 4 hour maintenance. The game will be playable at 2:00AM (PST). We will be updating the storage of Uplay, to make sure that Uplay will be available during the holiday season.
Be sure to follow Castle Empire on Facebook and Twitter for news and exclusive updates!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
09.12.2011Castle Empire Christmas Ornament Event
Oh tannenbaum, Oh tannenbam! Creative Castle Empire Community, we need your help! In order for us to have a festive Christmas, we need you to create some ornaments to decorate our lovely Christmas plant. These ornaments can be any shape, any size, any idea! As long as you use your imagination and some holiday cheer. Perhaps you’d like an ornament to commemorate a glorious victory, or perhaps you just really like Castle Empire mulled wine (and who doesn’t!?), well make those moments and memories into ornaments!
You could be one of 10 lucky winners to win 250 Gems! Enter the contest here
Help me Castle Empire Community, you are my Christmas plant’s only hope!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
07.12.2011Castle Empire Christmas Event & Maintenance
Christmas is coming! Don we now our shiny armor to deck the halls with blades and mead. You can read all about this in-game holiday event on the Castle Empire Forums here.
The Castle Empire servers will come down on Thursday morning at 12:00AM PST(3:00AM EST) for a 5 hour maintenance. The game will be playable at 5:00AM (PST) Click here to find out what changes were made!
Be sure to follow Castle Empire on Facebook and Twitter for news and exclusive updates!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
Update: 12.15 AM PST - Servers are down.
Update: 02.05 AM PST - Detebase clean-up in progress.
Update: 05.25 AM PST - Servers are back online.
Enjoy the game!
The Castle Empire Support Team
06.12.2011Thanksgiving Caption Contest Winners
The Thanksgiving Turkey Caption Contest has come to a close. We selected 5 grand prize winners who gobbled up 250 Gems each! You can check out the winners here!
Be sure to follow Castle Empire on Facebook and Twitter for news and exclusive updates!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
01.12.2011Server Maintenance at 12:00AM (PST) on 12/1
The Castle Empire servers will come down on Thursday morning at 12:00AM PST(3:00AM EST) for a 4 hour maintenance. The game will be playable at 4:00AM (PST)
Click here to find out what changes were made!
Be sure to follow Castle Empire on Facebook and Twitter for news and exclusive updates!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
26.11.2011Free Thanksgiving Item
November is a time for feasting, family, and a whole lot of Castle Empire! As a way of giving thanks to you, our players, the Castle Empire team would like to offer you some in-game gift baskets that you can either horde for yourself or shower upon lucky friends. Show that special friend that you are thankful for them with this feast fit for a king!
Check your email for your very own gift basket item code!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
24.11.2011Server Maintenance at 12:00AM (PST) on 11/24
Happy Thanksgiving! The Castle Empire servers will come down on Thursday morning at 12:00AM PST(3:00AM EST) for a 4 hour maintenance. The game will be playable at 4:00AM (PST)
Click here to find out what changes were made!
Be sure to follow Castle Empire on Facebook and Twitter for news and exclusive updates!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
Update: 12.20 AM PST - Servers are down.
Update: 03.05 AM PST - Servers are being tested and will soon be available.
Update: 04.45 AM PST - Servers are back online.
Enjoy the game!
The Castle Empire Support Team
17.11.2011New Bonus Gems in ALL Gem Bundles
The Castle Empire Gem miners have been working overtime. Through a steady diet of fish feasts with the occasional Flying Settler drink, they have seen incredible gains in muscle mass, energy levels, and overall productivity! We are now able to offer you up to a 50% increase in the amount of Gems you receive in EVERY bundle. For example, you now get an incredible 24,000 Gems in the $99.99 package. That is an 8,000 Gem increase! What are you waiting for? Head to the market and start taking advantage of these awesome bundles now!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
16.11.2011Server Maintenance at 12:00AM (PST) on 11/17
The Castle Empire servers will come down on Thursday morning at 12:00AM PST(3:00AM EST) for a 4 hour maintenance. The game will be playable at 4:00AM (PST)
Click here to find out what changes were made!
Be sure to follow Castle Empire on Facebook and Twitter for news and exclusive updates!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
Update: 12.15 AM PST - Servers are down.
Update: 12.40 AM PST - Database clean-up done.
Update: 03.00 AM PST - Deployment complete.
Update: 03.20 AM PST - Servers are being tested and will soon be available.
Update: 04.10 AM PST - Servers are back online.
Have fun playing!
The Castle Empire Support Team