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10/19/2011: PCEFXBOMB has been released on the Downloads page. It's a free Bomberman clone for two to five players. Check it out!
10/18/2011: After two months of testing and modification, Mysterious Song was officially brought to a production close. We are now at RC2 status, which means that nothing more will be added to the production; all that's left is this one final test to ensure product quality. Manufacturing will come shortly afterward.
8/16/2011: Mysterious Song has been completed and preorders are once again open. We've once again set up a Paypal button for preordering. As before, please make sure your shipping address is correct, as shipping mishaps are a pain in the tail. :) The total cost is $39.95 ($35+shipping), and will ship anywhere in the world.
3/3/2010:Unfortunately, Mysterious Song has been delayed by a few months due to unavoidable real-life circumstances. Also, it has been necessary to temporarily take down the pre-order option. Things will be sorted out soon though. Because of the delay, anyone wishing to get refunded for their order will soon be able to email us and let us know. We will post the email address within 48 hours from now. However, if you ask for a refund and are in line for the bonus item, the item will go to the next person in line. In any event, we estimate that it will be approximately four more months until the completion of the game.
11/12/09: The time has finally arrived! Mysterious Song is on the verge of Beta 3, which means it's time to start the pre-order process. The first 25 pre-orders will also receive a free special collector's item! The cost of the disc is $35. Shipping will be charged once the discs are ready to be shipped. If you would like to pre-order the game, we are currently accepting Paypal, as it is the safest way to fly!
orders temporarily disabled
In other news, we have been working on a newer version of the website. The new design will launch at the time of Mysterious Song's release.
5/12/08: No updates in almost a year! Sorry about that. A lack of time amongst the members of the group has delayed much of our work. However, the Mysterious Song game engine recently reached 100% completion! That means that the Spanish translation is next to be added. Black Tiger has been doing new cutscenes, Paranoia Dragon has been doing the final cuts of the soundtrack, and we've recently taken on nat to complete the game's tiles. Major beta 3 of the game is due to roll out soon, which will be the last major beta version before the release candidate. In other news, a lot of people have been inquiring about the status of Neutopia III. Well, since Mysterious Song is our current priority, Neutopia III is "on the backburners" for now. Once Mysterious Song is completed, it will go back into production.
7/18/07: The Mysterious Song beta test has been going extremely well so far, many major issues with the game engine have been corrected. We didn't quite make the deadline for the final binary image, but we got pretty close anyways. What wasn't finished for the first beta is being finished now.
6/24/07: As people who browse the pcenginefx forums know, the deadline for the final binary image of Mysterious Song is due on the 30th of June. That's just six days away. Fortunately, things are running on schedule quite smoothly, albeit a bit tightly. Mysterious Song was promoted from Prototype status to Alpha status today, with the prototype #3 issue list 95% cleared. Alpha build #1 will ride the rails today, and any new issues will be addressed. The game's combat system goes into full development tomorrow, and will be completed in five days or less (hopefully less). From there, one day to finish the cutscenes, and the game is Beta-ready. This is it, faithful viewers...the home stretch. :)
6/10/07: We must be sniffing glue or something, because here comes another small update. The early prototype of PCEMAP, a map editor designed exclusively for use with HuC, has been released. It's far from finished but it's functional and already in service in-house here at Frozen Utopia. Snag it before it melts.
6/9/07: Doing updates takes away from time spent better working on games, that's why no updates in over a year. The final deadline for Mysterious Song has been set, and a release date has been affirmed: November 9th, 2007. The game will be completed long before that though. New screenshots have also been released to update the page. Member changes have taken place, the list has been cleaned up over the past few months. There's more going on here than can be written in our little news blurbs, sorry. :)
4/11/06: No news in ages! Sorry! Anyways, we got our new domain finally, and Mysterious Song is now roughly 95% completed...missing the translations and a couple cinemas but it's still coming along! Also, Neutopia III development has been progressing, albeit somewhat slowly. Odonadon of Turbo2K fame joined our ranks a few months back as a musician, and we have a couple more projects queued up for after our first three releases. Things have been extremely busy behind-the-scenes here!
8/27/05: Welcome Seldane as the newest member of Frozen Utopia. He's an experienced graphic artist who will be creating much of the art in a soon-to-be-released "secret" project here at Frozen Utopia. Secret I say! :) Also, some MSR news: both translations are being completed at the moment, so that part is almost finished. Sorry for the delay in this release folks...it'll be worth the wait, we promise!
8/10/2005: Another expert joins the ranks of Frozen Utopia. Welcome Kenshinsama, an expert in fighting game mechanics and concepts, as the newest member of the team. Also, an update on Mysterious Song: Although it's taking far longer than expected, the game is still on the table and is still being prepped for release. The final artwork is in the works by RMC, and Kaminari (from the Magic Engine forums) has volunteered to do the French translation of the game. We're still looking for a Spanish translator, so anyone interested, please let us know on our forum. :)
7/12/2005: One month has passed since the last update...a lot has been happening behind-the-scenes. Mysterious Song was severely delayed but is now back on schedule due to the acquisition of a brand new talent. Today we welcome illustration genius RMC as the latest Frozen Utopia member. With our slightly reworked memberlist, expect more updates in the near future and finally, our first release is at hand!
6/12/2005: No new screenshots or anything, just a couple of tidbits of news. The Mysterious Song release, as you all have noticed, did not come out as expected on June 1st but now we are shooting for, at the latest, the end of August. It's taking more time than we anticipated to put together the cutscenes. Also, we welcome lord_cack as the newest Frozen Utopia member. He's already designed five potential game projects, and at least some of them will become official projects in the future.
6/8/2005: First screenshot of Neutopia III has been released; just the CD error screen but it's the first shot regardless. Also, this update officially welcomes Jevax as the newest Frozen Utopia member!
5/22/2005: Another screenshot of Mysterious Song has been released. The game is closing in on 75% completion. It won't be quite ready for the expected release date but it will be ready soon afterwards.
5/10/2005: Frozen Utopia now has a forum! Its primary purpose is to be a center for discussion of PCE/TG16 development, but forums for players and PCE fans have been added too. Go register already! :)
5/5/2005: Released a prototype build of cf2editor, a Cosmic Fantasy 2 BRAM editor that runs directly in an emulator.
5/2/2005: One new screenshot of Mysterious Song released.
4/23/2005: Site put up. Lack of content and even less sanity. :)