Game-A-Vision Bursts Onto The Game Development Scene
Definitely appreciate a good 'ol spoof, and just got a press release which I was pretty sure was not completely legit - and indeed, a good Googling reveals that the company, Game-A-Vision, is, according to the Wikipedia page, "...a fictional video game publisher to be featured in an upcoming animated series from G4. The company appears to produce games in the "old school" style, but with a decidedly warped sensiblity."
Here's the meat of the press release: "Put away the 20-sided die, fold up the Monopoly board and get ready for a new type of game – a "Video" game! Gameavision is leading the 8-bit revolution with two new electronic games, "CrossWalk" and "Bar Fight." Feel the heat of crossing the street! Get drunk and fight like an honest American! Gameavision even has a homepage on The World Wide Web and it's already generating substantial buzz on the internet and on industry web logs...You can even play versions of our best-selling games like " 2 Card Monte" and " Hang Man.""
Also pretty 'interesting' - their company bio: "Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Gameavision has been a creator of fine interactive entertainment for over 25 years. Gameavision rose to supremacy with its early hits like "Hobo Killer" which rivaled the profits of other early arcade games "Galaga" and "Centipede"." Uhm, 'Hobo Killer'? Oh kaaay.
[Oh, and there's an initial press release from G4 last year about this project: "G4... has signed a deal with writer-director-actor Adam de la Peña (“Minoriteam,” “I’m With Busey,” “The Man Show”) for a half-hour animated pilot set in the freewheeling world of 1980s video-game programmers. The series will be produced in Los Angeles by de la Peña’s company, Monkey Wrangler."]
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Note to Hollywood: We at Schadenfreude Interactive would like to get our own television show.
I would like to be played by Rutger Hauer, although he is perhaps a little old.
Posted by: Karsden Mörderhäschen | May 17, 2007 1:25 PM
Uh, isn't the world vioent enough without creating more violent video games such as Crosswalk and Bar Fight. Are you kidding me!!?? You people who create these games promote violence only to make money. You don't care that our schools and streets are violent enough! You people are ridiculous. These video games should be pulled from the shelves immediately.
Why do you think more and more schools are getting threats of violence?! They are getting enough influence from the media and the current video games. Now, we're mowing people and pets down. What the hell is this world coming to
Posted by: Outraged | May 26, 2007 2:02 AM