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Seattle, WA (PRWEB) September 24, 2009

BadRadish Entertainment, the leading developer and publisher of games made for Mr. Radish, today announced the game Lodestar 1000, a challenging mind game suitable for all ages. Conceived and ordered by Mr. Radish, senior top executive, future game god and present day ninja at BadRadish’s Seattle studio, Lodestar 1000 pits you against a very lovable, but serious robot who will unleash legions of button presses on the Xbox controller. To keep up, you must remember how to press the same sequence of buttons. This starts off easy, but as you level up Lodestar will start using distinctively different parts of the Xbox controller. This daunting task is fun because each zone on the controller features a unique array of sounds.

“The term ‘sounds’ doesn’t do it justice”, says Mr. Radish. “Each of those lovely aural delicacies stake out their own sonic space and are sampled from a Commodore 64. They taste pretty on your ears”

The Lodestar 1000 art direction is guided by memories of the Commodore 64 and other classic systems. All graphics, sounds and music are 8-bit or 8-bit inspired. The idea came from lead and sole developer, Ivona Kaczynski, who grew up with a Commodore 64 computer at home. Great care was taken, pixel by pixel, to create Lodestar’s blocky animations.

“You should tell them more about the music”, says Mr. Radish. “The music in the game is great, but especially cool is the in-game music because it gets layered dynamically as you level up with the robot.”

Yes, the music gets layered dynamically. Lodestar 1000 was developed using the Microsoft XNA framework and will be launching on Xbox Live Indie Games in mid October 2009. It will have a street price of 80 Microsoft Points, equivalent to 1 US dollar.

Features of Lodestar 1000 include:

????Lovable Lodestar Robot
????Classic Simon gameplay enhanced by innovative use
of the Xbox controller

????8 bit sound effects sampled a Commodore 64 SID chip
????Soundtrack features original chiptunes
????In-game music is layered dynamically
????Features voice by notable voice talent, John J Dick,
the voice of “Sam” in the popular PC game, “Serious Sam”

About BadRadish Entertainment:

BadRadish Entertainment is the leading developer and publisher of games made for Mr. Radish. BadRadish games are noted for being fun, easy to learn, interesting curiosities that appeal to everyone aged 8 to 80, but excluding age 42. BadRadish does not make games for people aged 42. And really, while it stops at 80, it starts back up again at age 87. Based in the Seattle, Washington area, BadRadish Entertainment was founded in 2008 and has a worldwide staff of less than 100.

About Microsoft XNA:????

Microsoft XNA (Xbox New Architecture) is a set of tools with a managed runtime environment provided by Microsoft that facilitates computer game development and management. XNA attempts to free game developers from writing “repetitive boilerplate code” and bring different aspects of game production into a single system. The XNA toolset was announced March 24, 2004, at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, California.

About Xbox Live Indie Games:

Xbox Live Indie Games are video games released on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360. The games are developed using Microsoft XNA, and developed by one or more independent developers that are part of the “XNA Creators Club”. Unlike other Xbox Live Arcade titles, these are generally only tested within the local creator community, have much lower costs of production, and generally are less expensive to purchase than other Xbox Live Arcade titles. The service was released to widespread use alongside the New Xbox Experience, and since then, over 330 games have been released on the service, many receiving media attention.

About Microsoft Points:

Microsoft Points are the currency of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Games for Windows – Live Marketplace, Windows Live Gallery and Zune online stores. The points allow users to purchase content without a credit card. 80 points is equivalent to 1 US dollar.

Company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used for the benefit of those owners. For more information, or to arrange interviews with Mr. Radish, Lodestar or Ivona Kaczynski please contact us via email or visit our press room here.

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San Francisco (PRWEB) April 20, 2005

Plan C, a creative/marketing studio, today announced the release of a series of short racing Web films titled Xcelerators that it created to pre-launch Xbox?s new AAA racing title, Forza Motorsport.

To show gamers that Xbox accurately captures the racing lifestyle better than any other gaming console, Plan C filmed the stars, crews, cars, environment and racetracks in each of the different racing cultures used in the game: American Muscle, European Motors, Exotic Modified, Super Unlimited and Tuner/Drifter. The Web shorts tagged with the slogan ?You Are What You Race,? are approximately five minutes each in length and are set to entertain gamers on the Xbox Web site beginning Tuesday, April 19, 2005. The game has a street date of May 3, 2005.

Xcelerators will be available for viewing at http://www.forzamotorsport.net

“Plan C has been excellent to work with in identifying new vehicles for launching the Forza Motorsport Xbox game into the marketplace,” said Eli Friedman, Global Group Marketing Communications Manager for Xbox “Members of the Xbox community are highly-involved and totally motivated to learn as much as they can, as soon as they can, about the newest and latest games on our platform. This series of films from Plan C is a step forward for us in finding non-traditional ways to speak to our global audience with a fresh and credible voice.”

Plan C?s work for Xbox is typical ?Plan C? simple, in-your-face marketing/promotional projects to help its clients deploy viral ?word of mouth? campaigns that create brand awareness, build credibility, deliver customer excitement and make the cash register ring.

?Doing the kind of work that we did for Xbox is what we are all about,? said Mike Lewis, co-founder of Plan C.

About Plan C

Formed in January 2004, PLAN C is a San Francisco-based creative/marketing studio whose philosophy is that the best idea is the one you haven?t thought of yet. Through Web films, retail DVDs, primetime television shows and other marketing vehicles, PLAN C helps clients such as adidas, Levi Strauss Signature and Xbox to deploy viral ?word of mouth? campaigns that create brand awareness, build credibility, deliver customer excitement and make the cash register ring.

Described another way, Plan C Co-founder Jason Harris says, ?It?s about what if. It?s about maybe. It?s because plan A is obvious. It?s because plan B never works.? For more information about Plan C, visit its Web site at http://www.plan-c.biz or call 415-365-6234 or 415-722-7666.

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Auburn, ME (PRWEB) January 23, 2011

Rinck Advertising announces Dean Foods’ Nutritious Meets Delicious Sweepstakes running now through February 28, 2011 online at http://www.milksweeps.com. The sweepstakes offers consumers a chance to win one of 75 XBox 360 game systems. No purchase is necessary to enter. There are two ways to participate: by entering to win at http://www.milksweeps.com or by texting the word XBOX to 80672. All participants must be residents of Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Mississippi, Virginia, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, who are at least sixteen (16) years of age.

The promotion supports eight Dean Food dairies including Barber Dairy, Dean Dairy, Mayfield Dairy, McArthur Dairy, Pet Dairy, Purity, TG Lee and Trauth Dairy. This promotional event is the sole venture of Dean Foods and is not sponsored by, endorsed by or otherwise affiliated with XBOX?. XBOX? is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Located in Auburn, Maine since 2001, Rinck Advertising is a full-service marketing, promotion and public relations firm offering management and creative services in brand building, logo and identity packages, web strategy and digital development, contests and sweepstakes development, social media strategy and advertising campaigns.

The agency represents a range of clients from New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Maine and Canada. Clients include BlueWater Seafood, Dean Foods, Garelick Farms, Gorton’s Seafood, Harvey Industries, Maine McDonald’s Owner/Operator Association and PANOS Brands. For more information, visit http://www.rinckadvertising.com or call 207-755-9470.

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Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) December 1, 2004

Silver Creek Entertainment announced today two of their addictive games titles, Hardwood Solitaire? and Ruckus Buck’s Dangerous Mines?, are among the first games launched with the new Xbox? Live Arcade.

Xbox Live Arcade is a new service that lets Xbox Live members play broad-appeal, casual games on the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft.

“Hardwood Solitaire and Ruckus Buck’s Dangerous Mines are a perfect fit,” says Jonas Stewart, Creative Lead for Silver Creek Entertainment, “the Xbox Live Arcade is squarely aimed at a segment of players we’ve been successfully serving for 10 years, the casual gamer.”

Of the seven offerings launched with Xbox Live Arcade on November 3, 2004, IGN.com gave Hardwood Solitaire the highest rating, stating the game ??is the best deal of the Live Arcade launch titles.? In the review of Dangerous Mines? game concept, they stated, ?The idea is pretty smart.?

Dangerous Mines is an all-new version of the classic Minesweeper offering 2 new modes of play. FreeEdge gives players the ?edge? to work off of, since the squares along the boarders are cleared. This lets you avoid the Click-Click-Boom problem associated with the original Minesweeper, as you attempt to find a decent opening. Gauntlet mode offers another twist, as you race against a clock clearing rounds of boards. This makes every second count.

Hardwood Solitaire has withstood the test of time, as one of the longest running electronic solitaire collections available. In its 10th year, this rebuilt incarnation continues to offer one of the best-looking design concepts. SCE is known for its great graphics (in 2001 they won the Best Visual Arts award at the Independent Games Festival), and this version takes the classic to a new visual level. The game?s 3D graphics give a natural, life-like feel with features such as swaying rows, as you move a long row to another pile. The Hardwood Solitaire collection offers over a 100 Solitaire games, including Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, and Yukon, as well as original solitaire games you can?t find anywhere else.

The Xbox Live Arcade disc is free ($ 4.99 U.S./$ 7.99 Canadian for shipping and handling.) Microsoft will send the disc to enable your Xbox console to play free trials of the games, Including Hardwood Solitaire and Dangerous mines, as well as an entirely free version of Ms. Pacman. More information about Xbox Live Arcade can be found at http://www.xbox.com/livearcade

Hardwood Solitaire http/:http://www.hardwoodsolitaire.com is also available on PC, with Dangerous Mines http/:http://www.DangerousMines.com currently in development for PC and Mac OSX. All of Silver Creek games also being brought to Mac OSX in the coming weeks. For more information about these and other Silver Creek Entertainment games, visit http://www.silvercrk.com

About Silver Creek Entertainment:

Silver Creek Entertainment has been making high-end casual games since 1994. They are the winners of the Best Visual Arts award from the Independent Game Festival, in 2001. Products include Hardwood Solitaire, Hardwood Hearts, Hardwood Euchre, Hardwood Spades, and Ruckus Buck’s Dangerous Mines. Players can find SCE games on Windows, Mac OS X, and Xbox. Silver Creek Entertainment is located in Grants Pass, Oregon and on the web at http://www.silvercrk.com or http://www.hardwoodgames.com

About XBOX LIVE

A new frontier in imagination and extraordinary interaction, Xbox Live offers rich online gameplay. The world?s only unified global online console games service, Xbox Live is continuously innovating to provide members with unparalleled experiences. This unique service unites gamers together in a dynamic community where they can experience the best online games, exclusive programming and continuous downloadable content. Xbox Live launched in the United States in November 2002 and is available in 24 countries. Please visit http://www.xbox.com/live for more information.

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