A reminder that signups for the First Blood tournament end tomorrow!

If you don't have a team that's ok, just post your interest <a href="http://www.battleforgraxia.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1831-bfg-first-blood-tournament-signups/" target="_blank">in the forums</a>! All team players will be bumped to level 25 for the event.

<quote>Greetings fellow gamers and supporters of Battle for Graxia,

We wish to express to you our gratitude for all of the support, feedback, and encouragement you have given us over the last couple of years on Rise of Immortals and Battle for Graxia (together, "BFG”). It has been an exciting and challenging journey during this time to provide you with a fun and engaging MOBA style of game. We have learned much and it has been a pleasure to work with you, the members of the community.

We have decided to take BFG offline effective June 27, 2013. Effective immediately, we will no longer accept payment for the purchase of Petroglyph coins. As a way of saying thanks to our supporters, anyone that has previously purchased Petroglyph coins in BFG will receive a bonus of Petroglyph coins (in our sole and absolute discretion) in the next 24 hours to spend on anything in the store. Then, at midnight (PST) of June 27, 2013, the BFG servers will be closed down and there will no longer be any access to the game. We reserve the right to bring BFG back online at some time and hope to do so in the future.

For now, please continue to play and have fun with us! We are going to spend the next month participating in matches with all of you and getting ready for our last tournament scheduled for Saturday, June 8th. There will be live videocasts of the event and a number of prizes awarded to the top players. Sometime after the tournament, we will be opening the entire store to everyone with no cost of any kind to our fans.

Once again, we greatly appreciate everyone's efforts in helping to make this game possible. Please join us until June 27, 2013 in celebration of all the great memories and fun events that made BFG such a great game to be a part of. If you haven't done so already, register a new account in Petroglyph's main forums to keep updated on the latest studio announcements. If you have any questions, please reply below or feel free to contact us directly.</blockquote>

<b>Please <a href="http://www.battleforgraxia.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1891-game-update-closing-down-of-battle-for-graxia/" target="_blank">click here</a> to ask any questions you have on the announcement. A reminder that the tournament is still on, so sign up your teams today!</b>

Keep updated on all news from Petroglyph by visiting the studio's social network pages. Hang out with us to get the latest Battle for Graxia and other game updates at:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/petroglyphgames

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/petroglyphgames

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/petroglyphgames

Discussion forums: http://www.petroglyphgames.com/forums

The developers will pop into the forums to say hi from time to time!

Congrats to Fiishka, Memento, Mobberly, and PartyMix for winning <a href="http://www.battleforgraxia.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F1829-daily-raffle-win-murderhoofs-skin-bundle-and-a-raffle-badge%2F" target="_blank">this past weekend's raffle awards</a>!

Battle for Graxia DLCs include a mix of the following exclusive items:

- Steam Exclusive Jungle Trovoc Skin
- Exclusive Steam Badge visible in-game
- Immortal Package
- Exclusive Frank Klepacki game Soundtrack
- XP and Coin Boost to get you started
- Petroglyph Coins

<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/236640/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to check out what else is offered!

<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/236640/" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn2.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/236640/header_292x136.jpg?t=1367514970" border="0"></a>

To give new guilds and teams a boost all guild items are 50% off in the game store this weekend. Don't forget that there is a new item in the same area of the store, the Tome of Discipline, that will boost you all the way to level 25!

<a href="http://www.battleforgraxia.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1844-memorial-weekend-sale-50-off-guild-charter-guild-rename-and-change-screen-name-items/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.battleforgraxia.com/content/news/guild_sale.jpg" width="450px" border="0"></a>

Also, a reminder that <a href="http://www.battleforgraxia.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1773-first-post-launch-tournament-announced-bfg-first-blood/" target="_blank">signups are now open</a> for the tournament!

<a href="http://www.battleforgraxia.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1773-first-post-launch-tournament-announced-bfg-first-blood/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.battleforgraxia.com/content/events/bfg_event_banner_wide_firstblood_signups-open.jpg" width="450px" border="0"></a>

Congrats to FaxeKondiii for winning a raffle badge and Murderhoof skin bundle!

We will be giving away 1 prize package per day for a week. For those who hate math, that's 7 prizes given away in total.

To get a ticket you must:

- Play a 5v5 match and win
- Present at the end of the match to its full completion
- Do not surrender or be marked for any player issues

Daily raffle prize includes:

- New raffle badge Posted Image
- Murderhoof and his skin bundle

<a href="http://www.battleforgraxia.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F1829-daily-raffle-win-murderhoofs-skin-bundle-and-a-raffle-badge%2F" target="_blank">View the details</a> in the official forums.

<a href="http://www.battleforgraxia.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1834-game-update-for-may-23rd/" target="_blank">Game has been updated</a>! Here are the highlights:

<b>Bug Fixes:</b>

Fix for Skill Tree tooltips getting stuck and not showing.
Fixed a bug where if Balak's Premium Powdered Bullets wore off immediately after a shot was fired the shot would not have the bonus or splash damage.

<b>Immortal Changes:</b>

Murderhoof's rage bar divisions have been updated to only show at increments of 50. (One at 50, another at 100)
A new, easier Kyrie bot has been added to Practice mode. Her XP rubber banding has been reduced. The number of items she purchases, as well as the frequency at which she purchases them, has been halved.

<b>Balance Changes</b>

Scroll of Teleportation/Perfect Boots: Cooldown between uses increased from 75 seconds to 150 seconds.

<img src="http://72.10.37.85/ingamegui/lobby/features/raffle_murderhoof_200x200.jpg" style="margin-left:10px;" border="0" align="right">Starting tomorrow we're giving away Murderhoof in a daily raffle! Each day you play a 5v5 match to completion and win, you will receive a ticket in our system. The more games you complete that day, the more chances you have for winning a bundle.

<b>To get a ticket you must:</b>

- Play a 5v5 match and win
- Present at the end of the match to its full completion
- Do not surrender or be marked for any player issues

<b>Daily raffle prize includes:</b>

- New raffle badge Posted Image
- Murderhoof and his skin bundle

<a href="http://www.battleforgraxia.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1829-daily-raffle-win-murderhoofs-skin-bundle-and-a-raffle-badge/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to view the details and see the daily winners starting on May 23!

Mike Legg, president at Petroglyph, chats with our friends over at RTSGuru.com about the studio and its history. <a href="http://www.rtsguru.com/article/5864/The-History-and-Future-of-Petroglyph-Games-with-Mike-Legg.html" target="_blank">Read on</a> to learn more about our roots in game development!