August 29, 2006
Re*Generation TEXTnovella
Ghost Town is the first interactive text novella from Virgin Mobile and YouthNoise. It's the story of a teenage football player named Ghost who is hiding a dark secret that he's homeless. This secret will shock his classmates as he tries to manage the ins and outs of high school, an uncertain future, and just trying to stay alive.
Posted by richard ting at August 29, 2006, 07:20 AM
Coca-Cola GTA Commercial
Coca-cola did a commercial about their drink with their own style of grand theft auto.
Posted by richard ting at August 29, 2006, 02:52 AM
August 16, 2006
Microsoft to sell game making tools
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. on Monday will announce the availability of software tools aimed at encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to create titles for its new Xbox 360 console.
The move from Microsoft, which kicks off its two-day Gamefest video game development conference in Seattle on Monday, comes as the popularity of user-created content on the Internet grows and as the software giant builds a large audience for its Web-connected Xbox Live online service.
Microsoft said its tool kit, called XNA Game Studio Express, will make it easier for enthusiasts to create games to run on Microsoft's next-generation Xbox 360 console or personal computers running its Windows operating system.
A test version of the tool kit will be out by August 30. The final product will be available this holiday season for an annual subscription of $99 (52 1/2 pounds) per year for Xbox 360 game development. The software will be free to people making games to run on Windows
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Posted by richard ting at August 16, 2006, 02:44 AM
Chase Turns To Facebook To Enroll Students
[via mediapost]
J.P. Morgan Chase is pairing up with Facebook to be the exclusive credit card sponsor on the college social networking site for a year.
Starting this week, Chase will run banner ads throughout Facebook that invite members to join a group page--on the site--of people who want to learn about, or sign up for, Chase's new "+ 1" credit card. The card promotion geared toward students carries the tag line: "A totally new way to hook up your friends, yourself and your community."
Through the Chase + 1 program, users will be able to earn rewards points by simply getting a card, referring a friend, and other actions. Earned points toward DVDs and other college-oriented merchandise can also be shared with others or donated to charitable causes or campus groups.
"For us, this is an opportunity to establish a life-long brand and business relationship," said Manning Field, senior vice president of branding and advertising for Chase Card Services. He said the partnership with Facebook allowed Chase to reach students considering their first credit card and tap into the social networking phenomenon.
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Posted by richard ting at August 16, 2006, 02:24 AM
My Cheats
Welcome to the Beta of MyCheats.com, the brand new next-generation game help site from the 1UP Network. Since they're still in Beta, they're still in the process of finishing some site features, adding content, and getting out the kink. Send them feeback if you like.
