News 2007

All the team at Urban Rivals would like to wish you a very merry Christmas and offer you a small gift. Click here to find out more! ! Happy holidays to you all and see you next year:-)

After a period of relative calm, signaled by the arrival in town of a clan determined to protect the local residents, the war has kicked off again with renewed vigor and this week there are at least five different clans getting their hands dirty. The Bangers, who welcome B Ball and Blaaster to their ranks, are making the most noise, but the Sentinel with Rick, the Junkz with Onik, the GHEIST with Platinum and the Montana with Edd haven't had their last word either.
All these characters are available from the Shop's Action, Cool Attitude, Danger and New Blood Packs.

No you're not imaging it… your favorite characters are now available in T-shirts. Get them now from the website of the shop. But be warned, once you've seen them, you'll want them.
Click here for more information.

Thanks to the timely intervention of the Sentinel, Klaus managed to escape in one piece from Ielena's clutches, but the new alliance between the GHEIST and the Nightmare Clan doesn't bode at all well...
The new episode of the Urban Rivals Comic is finally available. Happy reading!

Candy Jack's sweets are going down a storm with the city's children and just like Timmy, those who have fallen under the spell of this demonic candy are queuing up to join the Nightmare clan. Meanwhile, on the other side of town, the Freaks are wheeling out two new fascinating performers, Esmeralda and Erpeto, while the Uppers welcome the famous reality TV producer, Colin, into their ranks.
All these characters are available from the Shop's New Blood, Danger and Cool Attitude Packs.

Discover the very first comic strip based on the world of Urban Rivals. Dive into the heart of the Clint City action and follow the adventures of Copper and Sentinel in their fight to protect the city. A new installment will be posted on the website every fortnight. Happy reading!

After six months on Earth, Tessa, Swidz, Diyo and Cassio have announced to the members of their respective clans that as of next week they will be leaving Clint City for good.
From Monday, December 10, these characters will no longer be available in the shop's packs. However, players who already own them can continue to use them as normal.

There are currently over one million people playing Urban Rivals! As a result, more and more of you are now taking part in the ELO and Daily Tournaments.
To increase the fun factor, we've decided to introduce some changes that we hope you'll enjoy.
The Daily Tournaments:
- each Tournament will now last one hour rather than an hour and a half.
- there will now be 12 Daily Tournaments with one Tournament being played every two hours (e.g. 00.00 to 01.00, 02.00 to 03.00… 18.00 to 19.00, 20.00 to 21.00 etc…).
- free credits will be awarded to those ranking among the top third of the table rather than the top half (in order to keep abuse to a minimum).
- the Tournament winner will receive an additional prize of 1000 Clintz.
The ELO Tournaments:
- an automatic system is going to be put in place to ban the previous week's winning ELO Clan (you will be able to constantly see who the top 3 Clans on the ELO ranking are). For example, if at the end of this week's ELO Tournament the winning Clan is the All Stars, they will be banned from next week's tournament, but the following week they will be back in the running and the Clan that took the lead in their absence will in turn be banned. We realize that this system is not yet perfect and we will be closely monitoring its impact on the ELO mode.
- the number of Collector cards to be won will increase from the 3 that are currently randomly distributed among the top 25 players to 10 among the top 100 players.
- the number of rare cards awarded to the remaining players, whose ELO value is higher than 1000 at the close of the Tournament, will be increased from 10 cards to 30 cards.
These changes will come into effect from next Monday, December 03, 2007.

Desperate times, call for desperate measures. Since their arrival in Clint City, the Rescue Clan have saved hundreds of lives, but the violence is on the increase and the clans are as hostile as ever. To tackle this social blight, Kerry, who's determined to come to the rescue of the city's residents, rallies round and arrives in Clint City with her three new recruits: Mark the womanizing doctor, the bounding Lobo and the greedy but extremely warm-hearted Ghoub.
All these characters are now available from the Shop's New Blood and Action Packs.

The Rescue Clan continue their struggle to save the city. Hope has returned to Clint City with the arrival of new recruits: the mighty Hax, Steve, the ace engineer who can fix anything, Anita, head of the emergency care unit and Bobby, the ultra ambitious apprentice rescue worker.
All these characters are available from the Shop's New Blood and Action Packs.

After 6 months of fighting, Kerozinn, Seldnor, Geuner and Splata will leave Clint City next week.
From 12 November 2007, these characters will no longer be available in the Shop packs. Players who already own them can continue to use them as normal.

In view of the destruction caused by the never-ending Clan wars, the modern heroes have decided to come to the rescue of the city's inhabitants in the shape of the Rescue Clan. Brave and united, the members of this new clan will not give a second thought to eliminating anyone who endangers the lives of the citizens of Clint City. As the first recruits to set foot in the city's streets, Slyde, Marco, Larry, Lea, Alec and Elvira know not to expect any pity from the other clans. Let the city's rescue begin!
All these characters are available from the Shop's New Blood and Action Packs.

The Fang Pi Clan are back in town and ready for action with Linda, a former stripper turned Thai boxer and Sakazuki, a master sushi chef and a dab hand with the mincer. The amazing Freaks circus gives a warm welcome to their new performer, Wolfgang. He's a real one-man band. As for the Junkz, they're getting some unexpected support from Peeler, a celebrity presenter from Radio Clint City.
All these characters are available from the Shop's New Blood, Cool Attitude and Action Packs.

Several important changes are taking place today. Firstly, all the daily tournaments from now on will reward those in the top 150 places and no longer just those in the top 50 places. The Jackpot starting value will also go up from 1, 000 to 10, 000 Clintz. All these changes will come into effect from this evening's 6.00pm tournament.  Other new features: the minimum level to play in ELO mode is going down from 20 to 15. Happy gaming!

New Pussycats turn up in Clint City, with the arrival of Emma, the disconcerting librarian, and Elly Mae, who's fresh from the sticks but determined to make it big in the city. Meanwhile, the Roots can now count on the wisdom of Shakra, great fakir and sword sallower, while the Junta can put some order in their ranks with the arrival of Dean, a very thorough hairdresser.
All these characters are now available in the Shop's Action, New Blood and Cool Attitude packs.

Two wild-child jet-setters make their debut on the Uppers' scene:  crazy and carefree Janine and her mega-rich, notorious friend Sydney. Meanwhile, the Junkz can now rely on Dash the record dealer and Gibson, who'll do whatever it takes to get a direct hit of DJ Korr's music into his veins.
All these characters are available from the Shop's New Blood, Danger and Cool Attitude Packs.

Summer nears its end but the war of the clans isn't ready to stop. More likely it's going to become even bloodier with the arrival at GHEIST of the frightening Dr Saw and Bristone, the mysterious double agent.
The Sakrohm, in greatest secrecy take in two discrete but determined allies Trinmkkt and Corinna. While Ulu Watu are even cooler with new reinforcements like the sexy Lulabee and crunchy Warren.
All these characters are available now in the New Blood, Danger and Cool Attitude packs at the Shop.

Due to an error, Tessa and Swidz were put in a clan whose description doesn't correspond with that of the characters. As a result, the editor of the original comic, Soleil Productions, has asked that the cards be placed in another clan. From Thursday August 30, the two characters will leave Junkz and join Sentinel. This change will affect all existing Tessa and Swidz cards.

Their arrival brought a little softness to a rough town but Elya, Nahi, Page and Miss Twice have announced they're soon going to leave Clint City forever, leaving behind many admirers and broken hearts.
These four characters won't be available in packs from the shop starting Friday, August 31 but players who already have them can continue to use them normally.

Allopass payment is available in several new countries.
Players in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Lithuania can all buy credits via Allopass at the shop.

To minimise the impact of chance on match results we've added the Sure Shot rule: if the total attack of your character is at least double that of your opponent your character will win, even if randomness is turned on. This modifications is active as of now.
Also, to maintain balance in ELO, GraksmxxT will be banned from that mode as of next Monday. He can be played as normal in all other modes.

Every day more and more new fighters join the streets of Clint City and to make sure that everybody enjoys the game we need to put new rules in place. First, in order to play in both Lost Warehouse rooms you'll need to have a deck compliant with the Level Up format (no doubles and at least 3 unevolved cards). Also, starting next monday (08/20), in order to take part in the daily tournaments, you'll need to play in one of the new dedicated rooms, each having its own set of rules that your deck will have to comply with. Remember, all players compete in the same tournaments and it's up to you to choose the room that's best for you according to your deck, skills and mood. More information can be found on the "GAME" and the "My collection" pages.

The Nightmare return to haunt Clint City with Nistarok the dangerous 3 headed dog and Hel, guardian of dead. There's always action at All Stars who bring in two new recruits: Oyoh triple judo champion of the world and Ashley the mysterious the pom pom girl. La Junta prepares for war with the two brothers Uxoh the bomber and Burger the bomb disposal expert.
All these characters are available now in the New Blood, Action and Danger packs at the Shop.

Cllint City ignites with the arrivals of Mona the incredible art thief and Murphy the new bouncer of Borgia' s Palace who makes a remarkable rise within Montana. In their corner Roots are back in the fight thanks to Tshern the radioactive peasant and Miken Moose armed with his camera. The Freaks circus also has two new recruits: Soushee the panda and the great magician Ironfield.

Clint City alert! Faced with the rise of criminality in Clint City and the appearance of dangerous new species like Leviatonn the powerful recycled bodyguard of the GHEIST, Sentinel set the bar very high with incorruptible Miranda from the northern districts and Skiner the famous criminal hunter. While Z3r0 D34d the unscrupulous hacker joins up with the GHEIST, it's music time at Bangers who welcome Willy, the living legend of funk and BB Cool G, the cursed rapper.
All these characters are available in the New Blood, Danger and Action packs at the Shop.

Far from softening the war of the clans, the arrival of six new fighters is going to make everything more intense. While Mickey T, the richest and most influential financier in Clint City and Beetenka, the enemy of the poor join Uppers, All Stars get two heavy new recruits: Amelia a fiery tennis player and especially Loma Noju, a 250 pound rugby player. At the other end of the city, we haven't heard the last of Sakhrom with the arrivals of two new followers: Lunatik and Thomson. Find these characters in the New Blood, Action and Danger packs in the Shop.

After having done a world trip, Rass is back among the Ulu Watu Clan. They celebrated all night long and now are ready to wade in thanks to this unexpected reinforcement. Rass is available in the New Blood and Cool Attitude packs.

The holidays are coming. Wonder what you're going to do this summer? Look no further! Clint City is opening its doors and inviting you to the 'Summer of Clint City'. Two months of activities and surprises for a very, very hot summer! Click here for details

The Freaks aren't finished yet! Once again they've grown massively with the arrivals of Kharl the sad giant looking for revenge, Eve the best friend of the snakes, Crassus the violent clown and Titus the uncontrollable genetically modified tiger. Find all these cards in the New Blood and Cool Attitude packs in the Shop.

Junkz have two recruits with an intergalactic reputation: Tessa the schoolgirl with the two lives and her silent but frightening mate Swidz. After an intense period, Freaks seem to be calming a little but nevertheless you should keep watching for Diyo the spectacular acrobat who came to join them. Cassio, the former best friend of Tessa, has found refuge with the Pussycats. Find all these characters in the New Blood, Action and Cool Attitude packs at the shop.

You've been waiting for a long time... We are very happy to announce the immediate availability of the credits purchased with SMS in 5 new countries: Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico and Colombia. To use it, go to the shop, right now!
We hope to add Brazil and Argentina the countries with SMS purchasing as soon as possible.

As we mentioned in an earlier news piece we're moving our growing server farm to a new hosting facility overnight Friday 1st into Saturday. This is the biggest expansion in our history and will enable us to handle 4000 simultaneous players by next Monday and many more in the near future. As a result the site will be down for 15 - 30 minutes around 6am Saturday morning French time (GMT+1).

Do you know Clint City.org ? It's a great fan site from the very active Citizen Kane. At Clint City.org, you can create you own Urban Rivals blog and enjoy the writings of other players like you! The look and feel is very nicely done and you should feel just like home:)

From now on when you play in ELO mode you will only be allowed to challenge players whose score is within -50 and +150 points of your own. This is intended to prevent players from refusing to fight others of lower level and could be adjusted in the future if they are too restrictive. Also, in the Lost Warehouse you will only get one battle point and one clintz for each match regardless of victory or defeat. To compensate your characters will receive 50% more experience (XP is calculated as if the weaker character had beat the stronger, multiplied by three and divided equally between the cards). You'll continue to receive battle points when your characters level up.

Juggling, fire, no arms or legs and a long beard? It sounds like a terrible combination unless you're talking about the newest Freaks to hit Clint City. Discover Miss Ming the telekinetic woman without arms and legs, Nanastasia, the incredible bearded woman, Zoltan the impossible juggler and Maciej the legendary fire breather. Being weird just makes them more determined to see their enemies bite the dust. With fighters like these can the Freaks really lose? All these characters are available in Cool Attitude and New Blood packs in the shop.

After 6 long months of bitter fights, Marlysa (Fang Pi Clang), Selsya (GHEIST), Ombre (Nightmare) and Thaumaturge (Nightmare) will leave Clint City. These characters will no longer be available in packs, starting may 31st 2007.

Dear players, your favorite game is currently facing a striking success (thanks to you! ). Unfortunately, the traffic during the 18h (GMT+1) tournament is pushing our servers to limit resulting in slow play.
We have a server migration planned for June 1st that will add six more servers. This should absorb the current population and allow us to order more servers. Until then, please accept our most sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused by the slowliness.
[Update] It seems we have found a way to make it smooth again:)

The Freaks clan is growing and can now rely on Splata, the blood thirsty giant and his mate Guener an insensitive brute. The Fang Pi Clang is also ready to fight with Kerozinn the animal woman and the mysterious but dreadful Seldnor.
All these characters are available right now in the New Blood, Cool Attitude and Action packs from the Shop.

They've arrived in Clint City and believe it or not, they aren't here to have fun...
Please welcome the Freaks circus, featuring Boris the schizophrenic ringmaster, Graziella the sexy assistant and lover of Vassili the jealous knife thrower, and of course the siamese twin sisters Dacha Macha who can no longer stand to be called monsters.
All these characters are available in Cool Attitude and New Blood packs in the Shop.

Following the poll results, we changed the prize distribution for the daily tournaments, in order to reward 50 players instead of the current 25. From now on, the winner of the tournament gets 5% of the jackpot, second place gets 4%, third place receives 3%. Players in 4th and 5th place each receive 2%. Players from 6th to 25th all receive 1% of the pot and from 26th to 50th places, 0.5%. The rest is split equally among the remaining players. We are also adding credit prizes for the ELO tournament. All players in the top 25 will get 10 credits, players ranked from 26th to 100th will get 5 credits and all players above 1000 points will get 2 credits.

After 6 long months of bitter fights, Beltran (Roots), Jim (Uppers), Dwain (Nightmare) and Ambrose (Nightmare) will leave Clint City to take up new challenges elsewhere. These characters will no longer be available in packs, starting April 30th 2007.

The Junta Clan is back to enforce order and discipline. The new arrivals Tank the warrior and Myke the fighter pilot are rallying the troops again. The orders are simple: "Fight! " On the Pussycats side, the sexy stewardess Clara makes her entrance, and she's very hostile towards men, meanwhile Allan the dance floor king joins the Junkz Clan. The war is on!
All these characters are available in New Blood, Action and Cool Attitude packs in the shop.

You're one of the thousands who visit www.urban-rivals.com everyday. To welcome you even more, we have done a major update of the website! Now even better looking and easier to use, the new website has many new features, making the game more enjoyable. Click here to take a tour of all the new stuff!

The Bangers are back in Clint City's streets and no one feel safe anymore. Everyone's talking about Graff the uncontrollable vandal and Kevin the megalomaniac superstar. But Ulu Watu Clan don't give up and gets ready to counter attack with Hikiyousan the invincible defender of nature and the fast as lightning Jeff. Clint City is getting hot, no doubt about it...
All these characters are available now in New Blood and Cool Attitude packs.

After 6 long months of bitter fights, Dragan Cr (Sentinel), Reine Cr (Sakrohm), A Award Cr (Sakrohm) and Skulflace Cr (Sentinel) have finally found ways to leave Clint City and return to space where they'll be able to continue their quests. During a very moving farewell ceremony, Copper said that Dragan Cr and his teammate would always be welcome among the Sentinel. The Sakrohm don't seem have the same feelings about Reine Cr and A Award Cr.
These characters will no longer be available in packs, starting march 31st 2007.

The All Stars are back in force with the arrivals of Marina the mind blowing gymnast with her elastic body and Frank the ultimate strategist. Meanwhile, the Montana clan is also growing and can now rely on Angelina, the best swindler ever seen and Giovanni, a cold and methodical hit-man. Can the sportsmen succeed?
These characters are available in the New Blood, Action and Danger packs.

If you think that winning the Miss Clint City Title will weaken her, you're dead wrong! Even in her sexy bikini Miss Chloe remains as dangerous and tough as ever. This girl is full of surprises...
Miss Chloe is available right now in Action and New Blood packs.

Sexy and dangerous, the girls from Clint City are playing a major part in the clan wars. Following the path of Elya, the feared fighter from the Fang Pi Clang, Miss Twice quickly became one of the most important members of the GHEIST while Nahi and Page from Roots were associated to create an unstoppable commando. Can you resist their charms?
All these characters are available now in the packs from the shop.

Stopping at nothing to lead the Nightmare Clan to victory, Ielena prepares to strike harder than ever before with new help from Kenny, a strange child with great powers and Sheitane an evil fortune teller. Meanwhile, the Sentinel confirms its commitment to protecting the city with the addition of
two elite members: the incorruptible Klaus and Luis, a promising rookie. These characters are available now in the New Blood, Danger and Action packs from the shop.

Two creatures from space are wreaking havoc in the streets of Clint City! Ingsthra and SkrumxxT, the brand new members of the Sakrohm, landed on earth only a few days ago, but they have already inflicted massive damage to the opposing clans. The Pussycats are the first to react to this invasion with two dangerously sexy recruits: Alice and Sakura.
These characters are available now in the New Blood, Danger and Action packs from the shop.

The Uppers organize a prestigious party to celebrate their two new famous members: the beautiful Rubie, a top model who's addicted to diamonds, and the extravagant cook, Elliott. The day after, the Fang Pi decided to unleash two new fighters onto the streets of Clint City to do battle: Kati and Endo.
These characters are available now in the New Blood, Danger and Action packs from the shop.

Between two pro-nature demonstrations, the Ulu Watu barely found the time to announce the recent arrival of two new fighters: Coraille, champion of the sea life and Joao, a great capoeira fighter. On the other side of town, the Junta welcome Bryan, a rookie full of promise, and Niki, a very dangerous spy.
These characters are available now in the New Blood, Cool Attitude and Action packs from the shop.