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Perth, Western Australia (PRWEB) July 11, 2005

Hypebox360.com is a new parody site that offers a humorous look at the much-hyped unveiling of Xbox 360, the successor of Microsoft?s Xbox video games console. The site’s hilarious content is based on promotional material that has surfaced since the glitzy Xbox 360 reveal show on MTV. Hypebox360.com features video stills taken from Xbox 360 promotional clips, showing various keyplayers from Microsoft?s Xbox 360 development departments. The video stills are arranged as slideshows, and captions are used to put humorous words and quips in the mouths of those depicted, with amusing results.

The creative force behind the cheeky parody is Cherry Internet Services (?CIS?), publishers of a range of video game related web sites. CIS’ Creative Director Markus Weichselbaum names the Xbox 360 MTV Special as his source of inspiration. ?The MTV show was a slick, stage-managed production chockful of celebrities, gimmickry and marketing hype. The promotional clips that followed, showing Microsoft staff excitedly discussing the Xbox 360, turned out to be a goldmine for parody.? Weichselbaum is quick to point out, however, that there is no malicious intent behind the creation of http://www.hypebox360.com. ?Hypebox 360 is purely tongue-in-cheek, intended to make people laugh with video game related humor. We’re not trying to make fun of anyone nor are we anti-Xbox – in fact, when the Xbox 360 console hits the shelves, we?ll be among the first to buy it!”

The parody site currently comprises an ever-growing number of interactive slideshows ranked by amusement value. Visitors can directly influence the ranking by rating their favorite slideshows as well as leave comments and discuss their opinions with others. A future feature of http://www.hypebox360.com will allow visitors to create and caption their own slideshows.

Hypebox360.com began life as a couple of comedy slideshows posted on http://www.ps3focus.com, a video games news site operated by CIS that reports on the next generation of video game consoles, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Revolution. Initial attempts to publicize the slideshows among the online gaming community produced varied results, as some site administrators couldn?t quite see the funny side: a leading Xbox site removed the post from their discussion boards within ten seconds, and a Playstation 3 forum site immediately locked the post to avert the eruption of a flame war. Further posts on other forums generated considerable interest among gamers, leading the CIS team to place a collection of their funny creations on a site in its own right – thus http://www.hypebox360.com was born.

The new site is designed to appeal not only to PS3 fans eager to see the Xbox 360 brought down a notch, but to anyone who can appreciate a humorous look at the hype surrounding the release of new video game consoles. No one is safe from a little harmless teasing, says Weichselbaum. ?Nintendo and Sony have only been spared our gag attempts by virtue of the low-key presentations of their new consoles. We look forward to receiving material related to the Sony Playstation 3 and Nintendo Revolution to even up the score.”

Company Information

Cherry Internet Services Pty Ltd (CIS) is a privately-held company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and incorporated in 2003. CIS specializes in web publishing, software development, internet advertising and affiliate marketing solutions. For more information, please visit http://www.cherryis.com.

Contact

Markus Weichselbaum

Cherry Internet Services Pty Ltd

Ph +61 8 9328 3008

Fx +61 8 9328 3205

http://www.cherryis.com

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 26, 2009

Thanks partly to the popularity of the Xbox 360 Console on the online auction system of BidsTick.com, the site is offering 10% off their bids this coming Thanksgiving with the use of the coupon code “thanksforxbox” valid until 11.30.09.

After more than a year of operations, growing online auction community site has a lot of reasons to be thankful on Thanksgiving day and they know this, So they are giving back to everyone who has helped in making them the success they are today through this 10% off coupon code. They believe it should be more than enough reasons for both the new and avid users of the auction site to get more chances of taking home a piece of luxury at deep discounts while having fun.

The celebration with the Xbox 360 console, Microsoft’s gaming system which includes the ability to play high definition games and movies, DVDs, music, and interact over the internet with Xbox Live come as an expected especially since the system has been popular on and off the site even amidst other consoles of its generation, like the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii, available on BidsTick.com. With online auction winners taking the system home at around $ 7 including shipping and rave reviews all over the internet, it is hard to imagine why it can’t be.

Coming Thanksgiving, for everyone who enjoys winning by rubbing their skills against other users, the 10% off on bid credits should prove itself popular as the Xbox 360 console itself with the site expecting an above average traffic to say the least.

For more information, contact Jason Carstairs, marketing director or visit http://www.BidsTick.com.

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Montreal, QC (Vocus) November 10, 2009

Looking for the ultimate online action with Xbox & PS3 tournaments? Then get ready ? RivalSpot Sports Entertainment announced the upcoming beta launch of RivalSpot.com. This online gaming destination takes the heart-pumping competition of head-to-head console gaming to an epic level. Gamers can soon sign up at rivalspot.com for the chance to battle it out in PS3 and Xbox tournaments.

Stepping up to the plate, RivalSpot.com is the online destination where hardcore fans of both Xbox sports games and PS3 sports games face off in console game tournaments. In the RivalSpot Universe, players do more than play games ? advanced social networking features allow gamers to connect with each other… and throw down the gaming gauntlet in today?s hottest sports titles. Gamers of all the top consoles ? Xbox 360, PS3, and PS2 ? can now have epic PS3 and Xbox tournaments.

RivalSpot takes advantage of today?s cutting edge technology to allow video gamers to connect, compete and wager with other gamers in Madden tournaments, NHL2K tournaments, FIFA tournaments… and much more. Easy-to-use features such as player and tournament challenges, stats, as well as RivalSpot?s peer-to-peer review system, and best-in-class customer service will have gamers lining up to duke it out in PS3 and Xbox tournaments. In addition, a host of other new innovations will take console game tournaments to the next level.

Rivalspot?s management team will include Michael Diep, Isaac Cohen, and Mitchell Radowitz. Together, they represent over 25 years of experience in private equity, gaming design, marketing and website development. The founders of Rivalspot are passionate about gaming ? and they know their stuff.

For additional information, please visit rivalspot.com or email a media inquiry.

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