TenTonHammer.com - Taking MMO Gamers to the Next Level!

New Sites
2007 saw the launch of the Tabula Rasa and Warhammer Online community sites. Spearheaded by network veteran Tony "RadarX" Jones, our Tabula Rasa community site launched with ten tons of content--well, it launched with more content that any site we've ever launched. And Tony continues to push out more Tabula Rasa content that anyone else on the web. The Warhammer Ten Ton Hammer community site benefits from the deep Warhammer knowledge of Brock "Brokain" Ferguson, a new member of the staff in 2007. When Warhammer Online got pushed back to later in 2008, that gave Brock the perfect opportunity to come in and make sure our community is the best source for information about the game.

Ten Ton Hamster
We recognize that many of our readers are parents with children who are interested in mommy or daddy's gaming hobby. We also understand that a good number of free-to-play, child-oriented games are very

The Chinese may think 2007 was the year of the boar, but it was really the year of the Hamster!

popular. With so many upcoming MMOGs geared toward the children's audience, Katie "Khatie" Postma wanted to create a community where younger players could go for news, reviews, and interaction. Built as an online children's gaming community network from the ground up, Ten Ton Hamster launched in 2007 to provide young game players with a home where they can chat with their friends, post in the message forums, share game stories, and ask questions of experienced staff.

Ten Ton Hamster uses the tag line "Your Games. Your Friends. Your Worlds." to denote its goal to empower young gamers, but the decision to approach Ten Ton Hammer had even more significance to Katie. She recalls, "I chose to build [Ten Ton Hamster] in cooperation with Ten Ton Hammer because they have high ethical standards, not just about the game industry but about their employees and their work.  It is a perfect place to build a network supporting younger players."

Tentonhamster.com, which sports a hamster mascot, covers news, interviews, and reviews about games geared for young people. Helping Katie run the site are Padma "LadyLotus" Fuller and Beth "Mesagirl" Ralston. All three women have been playing games for a long time and now have children who will likely be big gamers in the near future, too.

Katie previously worked as the Myst Online (Uru) Community Manager at Ubisoft in 2003 before going to Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment where she launched their community website and forums for Stargate Worlds. After a brief stint as Community Director for FusionFall at Cartoon Network, she came to Ten Ton Hammer.

Padma has played video games for over 20 years. Among her favorites are Dark Age of Camelot and World of Warcraft. She is now the Community Manager for Webkinz Ten Ton Hamster community site.

Beth began playing MMOGs with Asheron's Call was in beta and currently plays World of Warcraft as an officer in a large guild. She is now the Community Manager for the Club Penguin Ten Ton Hamster community site.

Ten Ton Hammer Premium Membership
Yet another milestone for the Ten Ton Hammer network in 2007 was the launch of its Premium Membership Program. For a quarterly or annual fee, Ten Ton Hammer readers can become Premium Members, which gives them access to customized forums avatars and titles, extra chances to win most contests and giveaways, first access to available beta keys and content for hot new games, access to Premium Member Only forums, and special invitations to industry events. Each membership helps bring Ten Ton Hammer closer to an ad-free network. As a result, Premium Members see no ads on our forums.

Ten Ton Hammer Store
Premium Memberships are sold out of the Ten Ton Hammer Store, which launched in 2007 also. In addition to the memberships, anyone can buy Ten Ton Hammer gear in the store. We will continue to update the store with new gear, so you can sport your love of MMOGs and your support of a gold-free network in many ways!

Parting Thoughts
2007 was a big year for Ten Ton Hammer. The fast-growing network made big changes to support and maintain its reader base while showing a dedication to expansion. What will 2008 bring? Well, check back just after New Year's for my special 2008 preview!

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