It looks like some Atlantica Online players have lost their holiday spirit. NDOORS Interactive was planning to give 5% of the gross revenue generated from the sales of a special edition item box to Child's Play, but the charity asked to withdraw from the event following negative complaints from players.

"While we recognize that not all of our players were negative towards the donation and/or box, it is regrettable that the actions of a few have prevented our players, as a whole, from donating to this cause," the Atlantica Online team said. You can read the full letter after the jump.

Child's Play is a charity founded by Penny Arcade's Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins that is dedicated to improving the lives of children in hospitals worldwide with toys and games. NDOORS encourages Atlantica Online players to donate directly to the cause since they had to shut down their fundraising efforts.

In addition, NDOORS is asking players to vote for another charity that will receive the donations. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is currently in the lead with 44% of the votes.

The Atlantica Online developers continue their weekly dev journals with the ZAM readers, and they're presenting all of the information players need to get a handle on this powerful mercenary. Their developer journal talks about the basic strategies behind the use of the Viking in a battle between mercenaries, the offensive and defensive capabilities, and other statistics about this brute.

Keep reading to get all the information!

The weekly dev journal from the Atlantica Online developers has arrived! This week, ZAM.com takes a look at the Monk, one of the most wizened mercenaries in Ndoors' turn-based strategy MMO. The developers give us some hints on proficient strategies with the Monk while also letting us know why they're so popular in the current game. If you haven't check out Atlantica Online, make sure you keep on reading!

Whether you're a fan of Atlantica Online or have merely toyed with the idea of playing the game, it's easy to see the appeal in this genre-twisting, turn-based strategy MMO. For the last few weeks, the ZAM staff has been publishing developer journals featuring information concerning the game's initial D-class mercenaries, and this week we're focused on the Shaman. 

Unlike most MMOs, you'll be controlling a whole cadre of these mercenaries, so read up and check out the latest on Atlantica Online's Shaman!

Ndoors Interactive has announced that the Call of the Wild content patch is scheduled to launch tomorrow, Dec. 9, in Atlantica Online. The patch was originally scheduled to be implemented today, but the team decided to push it back to test everything again and avoid unecessary bugs.

The patch will take groups of up to nine players to Coyote's Valley to battle alongside the Great Bear tribe. The map is designed for players who are level 120 or higher, but you can explore it at level 100 if you dare. Players at level 100 will also have access to a new mercenary: Raging Wind, the boy druid. He uses his nature skills to protect the land.

Every week the Atlantica Online developers tantalize us with a new developer journal focused on their in-game mercenaries. Despite it's genre bending gameplay, Atlantica Online continue to do well in the free-to-play market and attract interested players, and this week's journal shines a spotlight on another D-class mercenary, the Gunner.

If you haven't checked out the game or our dev journals, there's never been a better time. Enjoy all the dev information on Atlantica Online's Gunner!

This week continues our look into the various units in Atlantica Online, the genre-bending, turn-based MMO that made quite the splash when it entered the massively multiplayer online scene. Although plenty of individuals have already played the game, the initial moments in the world can be slightly confusing, especially when you're given so many different units to choose from.

To make your selection process easier, the developers at NDOORS have put together a series of developer journal on Atlantica's units. This week we take a look at the Archer. Enjoy!

German Atlantica Online fans definitely have something to cheer about today as Ndoors Corporation has just announced the commercial launch of Atlantica Online in Germany. This release comes after three closed beta periods, one open beta session, and "countless hours" of testing the game. Now with the commercial launch also comes a full Item Mall launch, filled to the brim with purchasable in-game items, stat boosts and a variety of 'licenses' to give players a head start on their levelling journey.

“The beta period in Germany gave us great insight into what the German audience wanted, which allowed us to fully optimize and localize the game,” said SeongWon Cho, CEO of Ndoors Coporation. “Atlantica was very well received, and we cannot wait to share the game with a large new group of players.”

The developers behind Atlantica Online are at it again and have sent their latest developer journal to our inboxes. This week we're featuring the Spearman, a powerful mercenary that is also defensive enough to stand on the front lines. Are you willing to learn more about this awe-inspiring warrior? Do you think you could stand toe-to-toe with this fierce gladiator?

If you're up to the challenge, keep on reading!

Ever wanted to learn more about the turn-based MMO, Atlantica Online? Haven't found any clear information on the title yet? You may be in luck because the Atlantica Online developers have decided to begin a weekly journal at ZAM.com, which features facts straight from the mouths of the developers!

This week we're showcasing the Swordsmen, one of the first mercenaries you'll encounter in Atlantica Online. The devs go over this trooper's role in the greater scheme of combat and what you can expect when you start upgrading him. Don't hesitate now, keep on reading!