We especially love these images as they show the initial artist’s sketch side-by-side with the final character. The drawings come to life with inspiration from real life textures, as you can see in the included photos of a saddle and a dress, but the little people and creatures faces still carry the quintessential We Rule expression.

We hope you enjoy this as much as we do!

We’re giving away 2,000 Mojo to 5 lucky rulers!

Want to win 2,000 Mojo? Leave a comment on this thread and include your Plus+ / Mobage username. Tell us what your favorite building in We Rule has been. We’ll pick 5 people at random tomorrow.

This giveaway will run for about 24 hours and ends on Wednesday, October 3rd, at 2:00PM Pacific time. Good luck!

Update:

Congrats to following winners!

girllee
jbree
kvp001
sethmorg702
suhali

While flipping through some old concept art from days past and caught ourselves feeling a little sentimental.  We thought it would be nice to share these images in our continued efforts to look back and remember the evolution of We Rule.

Here are some Robin Hood and Shakespeare concept drawings, some made it into the game, and some were never released, but all are worth a look.

Share your memories in the comments below!

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What this means is a new vision for the future of We Rule. Instead of regular content updates, focus will shift to events that involve you, the We Rule player community.

Some examples include:

• Regular design challenges to test your creativity
• Mojo giveaways
• Community features highlighting all that We Rule has touched
• Never before seen concept art, and more!

Plus, Mojo prices have been reduced across the board (hang in there while it propagates if you’re not seeing it yet), and some quantities have been removed. Add to that, we’ve unlocked the remaining realms in Kingdom 2 on iOS. We’ve also extensively tested We Rule against the current beta of iOS 6, and so far everything looks great.

To be clear, we’re transitioning away from content updates and into a time to celebrate the rich history of We Rule, and we’re looking forward to offering these community activities through Thanksgiving of this year.

During this time and beyond, it’s also our commitment to you to better communicate any changes, delays, or other vital information as it becomes available. Please check back here regularly, and also consider liking ngmoco Games on Facebook and @WeRuleGame and @ngmocoGames on Twitter.

The ngmoco Community team (Joe, Dave & Abby) will be active in the comments below, so please reach out and ask any questions you might have.

Ready to beat the heat? Over the coming weeks, you can expect the following summer-themed buildings to make sure your citizens stay cool and enjoy the season’s warm weather.

• Beach Hut
• Surfer’s House
• Surfer’s Lounge
• Pacific Residence
• Jellyfish Tower
• Seahorse Chalet
• Seashell Lodge
• Starfish Cottage

Everyone at ngmoco:) can’t thank you enough for your support and love for We Rule, the longest running social game on iOS. With over 1000 items to construct your Kingdom, your designs have amazed us for over two years straight. We applaud you! So why not preserve your Kingdoms place in history by taking screenshots of your creations and sharing them with us on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr.

Need help with screenshots? Check out iOS or Android for some ‘How Tos.’

The We Rule team released some new content earlier this week for your pleasure. Open up We Rule and check it out!

What’s new?

• Orc Residence (level 61)
• Orc Catapult (level 68)

Add these new buildings to your Kingdoms today!

Come add new Enchanted Chess buildings to your realms today! In this update, you will find the following new buildings:

• Chess Rook (Level 50)
• Chess Knight (Level 60)
• Chess King (Level 80)

Come place the buildings in your Realms before you’re checkmated! Your move.

Collect as many fantasy creatures as you can and help Chloe create her Fantasy Zoo while winning exclusive items! The fantasy creatures are running wild, and it’s up to you, our loyal Rulers, to help out. But you better hurry, you only have until Sunday, June 3rd before it’s too late.

We’re also doing a Mojo sale. Read on!

Step 1: Place the Attractor

Complete the “Fantasy Zoo” goal by placing the Attractor in your Kingdom’s Main Realm.

Step 2: Capture Fantasy Creatures

Use the Attractor to attract fantasy creatures and tame them to become a part of the zoo.

Step 3: Capture even MORE Fantasy Creatures

After you’ve captured a few fantasy creatures, you’ll need to attract the rest in order to help Chloe complete her Fantasy Zoo!

Step 4: Win exclusive items!

If you complete all these goals, you’ll win some cool new buildings!

At the moment, this event is for iOS users only. The We Rule team is working hard at getting this event online for Android — we’ll update this thread when we have more info to share!

Here’s a quick rundown of the details:

• New Zoo Keeper Event! (Ends 6/3)
• Levels 76-80 have unlocked
• Marvelous Castle unlocks at Level 80
• Ghost Academy is available at Level 45
• Undead Fortress is available at Level 65
• Solstice Fortress is available at Level 70
• New Decorations: Lush, Flourishing & Verdant Trees

For lots more details, head over to ngmocogames.com, a great fan-run site!

This update brings a brand new user interface to We Rule that makes it easier to get around the game. If you’re running an Android device, check it out and let us know what you think!

As far as new content goes, new skeleton content will be released later this week! We apologize for the delay. The team has been hard at work on this new interface update.

Of course, we were pretty busy celebrating the Mojo Giveaway. As you can imagine, I didn’t have a chance to post about the new content. Now that the celebrations are over, there is time to post about the new content. All the new buildings from last week are listed below:

• Erdene Zuu Monastery (level 49)
• Karakorum City (level 59)
• Mongol Residence (level 18)
• Mongol Temple (level 35)
• Stone Turtle (level 16)

Have you added any of these buildings to your Realms yet? Share your creations with us in the comments. We’ll have more new content coming this week.