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Welcome!
This site features original, action packed games built entirely
upon Sun's Java(TM) technology. No downloads or plug-ins
are required, these games can be played right inside your web
browser for free!
Please use the navigation bar at the top to explore the site.
Enjoy your visit, and check back often for future developments.
Thank you.
-- Latest News --
| October
- Our latest game Off-Road Rally has been released! Also, we have moved over to a new, faster and more robust server. |
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January - A
large-screen version of Tank Hunter is now available to
play.
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December - Large-screen
versions of WarZone3and WarZone3 WWII Edition are now available.
March
We have released a new space-based shooter, entitled 'Ice Breaker
Alpha'. Check it out in Games Room 5.
March
WarZone3 - World War II Edition has been released! Join British,
American, and Russian forces and battle your way accross Western
Europe and Russia in some of the most critical battles of the
Second World War in our cutting-edge historical 3D tank combat
game. Check it out in Games Room 6.
February
We have moved to a new more powerful server. This server is monitored
and managed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This ensures site relaibility
and stability, and means the we will not have to suffer any more
downtime. Two new games will be uploaded very shortly, so please
stay tuned!
January
We recently had to replace some hardware in our server. This
has apparantly been causing problems for some users for a few
weeks now, and eventually caused our whole site to go offline
for a few days. We apologize for these problems, and thank you
for your patience. We have fixed the problem, and everything should
be running smoothly again now, but we are continuing to take steps
to ensure future server reliability. More news about this soon.
We have also performed some minor updates on some of our older
games for better performance under Windows XP (Alien Invasion,
Heavy Canon, Doomsday, Break Ball, Orbital Defense, Warzone2 and
Warzone).
July
As online gambling has become a significant part of online gaming industry, most online casino guides offer very entertaining Java-based games for free.
We have performed more minor updates. We have updated the following
games : Blast First, Blast First : Sci-Fi
Edition and WarZone3. These games should
now be more playable (ie. smoother, faster and more stable) under
Windows XP and/or with Sun's Java Virtual Machine. Also, new web-games
are also coming soon, stay tuned!
June
We have updated the following games : Swarm, Lunar
Invaders and Tank Hunter, for better compatibility
with Windows XP. We have also updated the preview
gallery, with details and screenshots of our upcoming mobile-phone
games.
Novemeber
We have finished work on our latest game: 'Spitfire - The Battle
Of Britain', a World War II themed arcade shooter. Pilot a Royal
Air Force Spitfire fighter craft from the British Coast, over
the English Channel and through France, and onwards to Berlin
in an effort to prevent an Axis invasion of Britain. Play it now
in Games Room 5.
October
WarZone3 is released. Featuring vastly improved 3D graphics and
lighting effects, an ongoing story and mission based structure,
as well as several diverse combat areas. Play WarZone3 by visiting
the newly opened Games Room 5.
We have also changed our E-mail address, if you would like to
get in touch with us, please see our updated contact details on
the contact page. As always, we look
forward to hearing from you.

July
We have released a new game entitled 'Lunar Invaders'. A retro-inspired
2D shooter, featuring numerous weapon upgrades, explosive effects
and countless waves of non-stop alien-blasting action.

June 17th
We have finally released our cutting-edge first person shooter.
There are 2 different episodes to play : "Blast First"
and "Blast First - Sci-Fi Edition", each featuring different
levels, weapons, special effects and opponents to battle against.
Check them out in games room 4.
-- Old News --
May 2003
We have just moved to a more reliable and robust dedicated high-bandwidth
server. For those of you having trouble accessing the games recently
we apologise, rest assured we have taken measures to ensure maximum
future accessability and reliability.
Additionally, we have been busy over the past few months developing
a new cutting edge first-person shooter engine (as seen in pictures
above and on previous page), and we will be releasing our first
game(s) using this technology within the next couple of weeks
(mid June 2003).
August 2001
We have opened up Arcade Games Room#3 and added two new action
games, 'Swarm' and 'Heavy Cannon'. Even more arcade games are
on the way, so watch this space!
February 2001
J @ V A G A M E P L A Y . C O M appears in the February issue
Ascii Magazine (published in Japan). Ascii magazine is a popular
Japanese publication that convers technology, computers and the
internet. This particular article was entitled "Enjoy Websites
With Java", and it not only favorably discussed our site,
but it also featured screenshots of WarZone and the site's front
page. Many thanks to the staff at Ascii Magazine for including
our site in their article, and for sending us a copy of the magazine!
-- Site History --
December 2000
The J@vaGamePlay.com user survey is now closed. Over 10 thousand
people took part, many thanks to everyone who participated. The
results of the survey can be seen here.
June 2000
A new game room is added to the site, featuring 3 new games :
'Break Ball', 'Doomsday' and 'Tank Hunter'.
March 2000
J @ V A G A M E P L A Y . C O M recieves a favourable review in
Entertainment Weekly (Entertainment Weekly, published by Time
Magazine Inc, issue number 533, March 31st, page 75). To quote
a small part of the arcticle - "For fast loading thrills,
zoom to Ben Librojo's compact trove of arcade classics".
October 1999
The all new 'Orbital Defense' game is added to the site.
September 1999
The J @ V A G A M E P L A Y . C O M web site is redesigned for
easier navigation.
August 1999
This site has had over one million visitors in just under 6 months!
March 1999
The site formerly known as Ben's Java Arcade is re-opened as J
@ V A G A M E P L A Y . C O M
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