Press releases that land in my inbox:
VOGEL’S ANNOUNCES WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT FOR NON-STOP GAMING
Attempts to Beat the 40 Hour Gaming World’s Record on July 16, 2010 in Rotterdam
Gamers Use Vogel’s TwistDock at Marathon to Keep Controllers Charged for Continuous Gaming
July 13, 2010, Eindhoven, Netherlands, - Vogel’s www.vogels.com, the leading European market leader in Audio/Video & TV mounting solutions, announced today that on Friday, July 16, 2010 at 1:00 PM Central European Time (CET) in Rotterdam, Gerdi Vogels, CEO of Vogel’s, will give the starting shot for a new Guinness World Record attempt for Non-Stop Gaming. The world’s record attempt marks the introduction of the new must-have accessory for the Sony PlayStation®3 (PS3TM):
Gamers to Play Red Dead Redemption for Entire Weekend – Ultimate Test of Stamina & Endurance
On July 16th at Dixons, the largest chain store in the Netherlands, the marathon session for the Guinness World Records will begin with six champion gamers spending the entire weekend – day and night – playing Red Dead Redemption on the PS3. The gamers will attempt to beat the current World’s Record of 40 hours for gaming in the racing category with the help of Vogel’s TwistDock providing non-stop play by keeping their PS3 controllers continuously charged. The Guinness World Record winner will receive a 1,000 Euro prize plus a TwistDock docking station for the PS3.
“During this attempt to break the record, it’s all about stamina and perseverance. The current gaming Guinness World Record in the racing category is 40 hours,” said Albert Zeeman, VP of Innovations, Vogel’s and the inspiration for the record breaking attempt. “Of course, we want to beat this record. And we’ll find out if we do on July 18th. Exciting!”
No word on whether the players will be eating Hot Pockets.
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The awesome JayIsGames site is running a Best of Casual Gameplay 2009 contest.
Adventure is a hard call — since Monkey Island: Screaming Narwhal, Time Gentlemen, Please! and Wonderland Adventures: Mysteries of Fire Island are all in the running. I think Monkey Island wins for me… with TGP in second . I enjoyed Wonderland Adventures, but it just can’t compete with Guybrush Threepwood or foulmouthed Dan and Ben.
Some of my other favorites on this list are A Case Of The Crabs, under Browser Adventure, Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting To Danger under Hidden Objects. (I also helped out with NDD: Resorting to Danger so I’m not entirely unbiased) Faerie Solitaire is running for best Time Management… so is Build-a-Lot 4, which means I am officially the only person who hated Build-a-Lot 3. The frustrating Don’t Look Back under Interactive Art, although this game was made for people with more patience and skill than me, I did like the myth theme.
Vote for your favorites, or just use this as list of games to check out.
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Tags: A case of the crabs, Adventure, Build-a-lot, Buildalot, casual, ds, EA, Faerie Solitaire, game, games, guybrush threepwood, hidden object, hidden objects, indie, Monkey Island, nancy drew, nancy drew dossier, ndd, resorting to danger, solitaire, Tera, time management
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ThumbGods was nominated for a Bloggers Choice Award! Right now we have 4 votes… Could you help us out by voting for ThumbGods.com?
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From the press release:
2BeeGames, the leading online community for independent games, has officially announced that their second Indie Game Competition has begun on August 1st. The grand prize winner will receive $10,000 and will enter negotiations with Zoo Games, Inc. for a multi-platform publishing contract.
Aspiring game designers everywhere are invited to create and submit a new, original title starting August 1st until September 15th. Throughout the six week submission phase, participants are encouraged to combine creativity and a passion for gaming towards the development of a new game. Once finished, the game can be submitted to the 2BeeGames.com website for judging. The 2BeeGames community, aka “The Hive”, will play and rate the contestants’ games and vote on their favorites along with a panel of judges. Finalists will be announced in October and a winner will be chosen November 3rd.
In the first 2BeeGames Indie Game Competition, rising developer Cipher Prime beat out intense competition to win $10,000 and is currently negotiating a publishing deal for its upcoming title, Auditorium, a unique and ethereal audio-visual puzzle game. Now, the call for the next game to shake up the indie gaming scene once again has gone out to be answered.
In addition to the second Indie Game Competition, 2BeeGames.com is hosting an “8 Weeks In 8-Bit” contest, where gaming fans are encouraged to submit original works of art inspired by the 8-bit gaming era. The first week of the contest called for gamers to create and submit the ultimate “8-bit Hero,” and the winning designs are up for display on 2BeeGames.com today. There will be a new theme for each week of the contest, with eight different opportunities to win great prizes from “8 Weeks In 8-Bit” sponsor, GamersGate.
For official competition rules and news on the second 2BeeGames Indie Game Competition, as well as information related to “8 Weeks of 8-Bit,” please visit: http://www.2BeeGames.com.
I blogged about the last set of winners, and I can’t wait to see the next winners!
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Tags: 2BeeGames, Auditorium, ds, EA, game, games, indie, indie game competition, indie games, pc, Press release, puzzle game, RoM, Unity, war, Zoo Games Inc.
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Auditorium, by Cipher Prime, has won 2BeeGames’ indie game competition, and the developers will be receiving a cash prize and a publishing contract. The secondary winners were Terence Lee’s Storm, and Edouard Mercure’s Save The Planet. You can play Auditorium and the other entrants over at 2BeeGames.com
Via VerticalWire.
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I sent out my first Akoha cards the other day. Akoha is a cool new game of social-media-meets-CCG-meets-Where’s-George. Akoha players start with a deck of real-life missions, from sending someone a book to reading a new blog, thanking someone or sending someone flowers. When they complete their missions, they give the card to the receipient, who needs to pass it on. Players can track the progress of their missions and good deeds across the country.
I sent my first missions (which I got from Gypsy Bandito… Akoha pay-it-forward magic in action!) to friends in distant states, to spread Akoha cards and coolness as far as I could. Only one of them has been continued on, but it was a fun excuse to spread silly presents and share books. Like any social game, the coolness depends on the number of active players. Right now they’re still in beta so it’s a bit sparse, but it has the potential for a lot of chatter and connections.
If you’d like to try out Akoha for yourself, you can order your own deck from their website, or you can leave a comment and you can be the recipient of one of my Akoha missions! (At least until I run out of cards!)
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Tags: 3d, action, Akoha, Beta, CCG, ds, EA, game, media, pc, RoM, track, war
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TheGameReviews has a Gears of War 2 Hat Giveaway!
It’s day three, and today with have another GoW 2 hat to hand out. Please let other people know about this contest, as the more people who enter, the more often we can do these!
To enter, just post what you hope to see done differently in Gears of War 3! This will be open until March 11 at Noon. The winner will randomly be selected at that time.
So rush over, say what you want to see in GoW3, and cross your fingers!
Via Gears of War 2 Hat Giveaway! – Gamer Talk with TheGameReviews.com.
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Tags: 3d, Adult Swim Games, awards, Dark Knight Alternate Reality Game, ds, EA, free, game, games, Globulos, Playcrafter, PMOG, Tera, war
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