Today i got a message from gamigo with the subject "Important: Password Change"   We have regrettably been forced to reset your password!   Dear gamigo User, We regret to inform you that our database was subject to an attack in the last few days. The intruder(s) managed to acquire (alias) user names and gamigo user passwords. An excerpt from these was published in the gamigo forums. We detected the attack and are working to the utmost of our resources to repair the damage and to determine how it happened. We are leaving no stone unturned in our efforts. Your character data, including items, is safely stored on the backup and remains available to you. We cannot rule out that the intruder(s) is/are still in possession of additional personal data, although to date we have received no report of any fraudulent use.To prevent any unauthorized access to your account, we have reset all passwords for the gamigo Account System and for all gamigo games!      After looking into the internet i found out that it seems to be real. At http://ixplizit.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/gamigo-com-got-hacked/ you find some pics that they stored the passwords in plain text. I do not understand why anyone would do this these days....

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  I will write about a browsergame for the fifth theme in the blog project 52Games. It is a nice day and you take your seat in a plane. In the air the worst happens..... you crash. Welcome to Lagoonia. The welcome was not planned but now you are alone on a foreign island. At first you create  your own islander by selection gender, hairstyle, haircolor, ... After that a trial begins. What shall i eat? There shall i sleep? This and other questions need to be answered. The player is guided through the game via quests. So we start to go  to land and think about making a fire. After the research is completed it is clear that we need some wood. So we explore a bit more of the island and find some wood in the jungle. With this we can build the fire and finish a quest. For all these actions you need energy. Energy can be regained by relaxing at the fire or some other buildings. Cause it gets a bit boring beeing alone on the island you can build a beacon and storks nest to get new islanders and start talking and flirting with them. You also have the possibility to build a boat and visit your friends. On their island you can also talk, flirt, replenish material sources or repair buildings. So get on board and join Lagoonia.  ...

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