[compsoc-announce] Programming competition: Win an Xbox 360
Ken Kawamoto
committee@ox.compsoc.net
Mon Nov 14 00:26:02 2005
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Hi all,
Sorry for filling up your mailboxes; here's something I received from =20=
Blitz Games (who gave us a talk last Wednesday).
Win an Xbox 360 and support charity.
Retro Ball & coding competition =E2=80=93 supported by Blitz Games.
10th November 2005. Leamington Spa, Warks, UK. Leading independent =20
videogame developer Blitz Games and Retro Ball organisers =20
(www.play4charity.co.uk) today remind all amateur gaming enthusiasts =20
=E2=80=93 that only 13 days remain to enter the coding competition.
The winners of the competition, judged by industry veterans The =20
Oliver Twins, will be announced at the forthcoming charity event - =20
The Retro Ball =E2=80=93 which takes place over the weekend of December =
3rd =20
and 4th in Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
In addition to the competition, visitors to the event will be able to =20=
play on gaming machines dating from the early 80=E2=80=99s right through =
to =20
the current time including classic arcade cabinets, pinball tables =20
and a wide range of computers and consoles =E2=80=93 from the ZX =
Spectrum to =20
today=E2=80=99s PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
Andrew Oliver, Development Director Blitz Games commented, =E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=
=99re =20
delighted to be actively involved in The Retro Ball. The response to =20=
the event and the competition has been excellent. It=E2=80=99s very =20
encouraging to see such enthusiasm for videogames from the past and =20
the present and to know that all proceeds will be going into cancer =20
research and support for victims of this devastating disease.=E2=80=9D
Chris Wilkins, organiser of The Retro Ball added, =E2=80=9C I am =
extremely =20
pleased to have the Oliver Twins and Blitz Games associated with The =20
Retro Ball event. The weekend is shaping up to be a unique gaming =20
extravaganza with some amazing prizes to be won! =E2=80=9D
Tickets are selling steadily and the event is due to attract over 400 =20=
people with the aim of raising and donating =C2=A32,500 to the Everyman =20=
charity in aid of cancer research.
The event also has a number of gaming celebrities coming along =20
including Jon Hare from the infamous Sensible Software responsible =20
for such classics as Sensible Soccer, Rob Hubbard/David Whittaker =20
(C64 musicians) and Gary Whelan (the official Galaxian world record =20
holder).
Chris Wilkins, organiser of The Retro Ball added, =E2=80=9C The support =
I =20
have received from the games industry =E2=80=98Retro=E2=80=99 veterans =
has been =20
amazing. All have volunteered to participate in a Q&A session at the =20
event and also to challenge visitors to the games they were =20
responsible for developing. If you have always thought of yourself as =20=
unbeatable at =E2=80=98Sensible Soccer=E2=80=9D, why not come to the =
event and =20
challenge the game designer himself, Jon Hare, to a game!!=E2=80=9D
About The Competition
The Retro Ball (www.play4charity.co.uk) coding competition that is =20
being run in
partnership with Blitz Games (www.BlitzGames.com) and Retro Remakes
(www.remakes.org).
Entrants =E2=80=93 amateur - are tasked with developing a highly =
playable =20
game either of original design or based on an original idea, i.e. a =20
remake. The developer can use any programming language and tools =20
available to them to produce the game but the use of C or C++ is =20
desirable.
The Oliver Twins are the sole competition judges and will select the =20
top 3 submissions after the 4-week deadline has elapsed. The top 3 =20
authors will be invited to The Retro Ball and stay at a top 4* Hotel =20
on the Saturday evening courtesy of the Twins. Their games will be =20
made available for visitors to play at The Retro Ball event.
The winner of the competition will be announced at The Retro Ball at 7pm
on December 3rd.
Prizes for the event are:
1st Prize XBOX 360 + game
2nd Prize PSP + game
3rd Prize Nintendo DS + game
The 3 finalists will be assessed by Blitz Games during the weekend of =20=
the event and if suitable will be offered a career with the Oliver =20
Twins within the games industry.
If you fancy your chances at winning this competition then wander =20
over to http://www.retroremakes.com/comp2005/index.php to read up on =20
the rules and how to enter.
For further information please contact: Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley
T: +44 (0) 1608 645756 E: Alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk
M: +44(0)7966 449130 www.lincolnbeasley.co.uk
About Blitz Games
Blitz Games is based in Leamington Spa and was founded in 1990 by =20
twin brothers Andrew and Philip Oliver and now boasts over 130 staff. =20=
The Oliver=E2=80=99s are responsible for developing over 100 games since =
the =20
early 1980s and their company has three new titles planned for =20
release in the next year, including Pac-Man World 3 and Bratz: Rock =20
Angelz. Also currently in development is next generation original =20
title Possession. The company continues its huge long-term investment =20=
into BlitzWare, its in-house technology, which provides one of the =20
best game development environments of any independent developer.
www.BlitzGames.com.
Volatile Games is a division of Blitz Games focused on developing =20
Mature Content Games. www.VolatileGames.com
About Retro Remakes
The Retro Remakes community is an extremely talented bunch of =20
developers, designers and hobbyists that remake the classics of =20
yesteryear on current technology. The organisers of the Retro Remakes =20=
website are organising and running the competition.
Ken.
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-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>Hi all,</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Sorry for filling up your =
mailboxes; here's something I received from Blitz Games (who gave us a =
talk last Wednesday).</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><B>Win an Xbox 360 =
and support charity.</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana"><B>Retro Ball & coding =
competition =E2=80=93 supported by Blitz Games.</B></FONT></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana"><BR></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;">10th November 2005.</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">=C2=A0 =
</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">Leamington Spa, Warks, UK.</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">=C2=A0 =
</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">Leading independent videogame developer Blitz Games and Retro =
Ball organisers (</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#E71A11" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">www.play4charity.co.uk</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">) today remind all =
amateur gaming enthusiasts =E2=80=93 that only 13 days remain to enter =
the coding competition. <BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">The winners of the =
competition, judged by industry veterans The Oliver Twins, will be =
announced at the forthcoming charity event - The Retro Ball =E2=80=93 =
which takes place over the weekend of December 3</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"1"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
5.58333px;">rd</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;"> and 4th in Kenilworth, =
Warwickshire.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;">=C2=A0</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV =
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margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana; =
min-height: 12px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">In addition to the =
competition, visitors to the event will be able to play on gaming =
machines dating from the early 80=E2=80=99s right through to the current =
time including classic arcade cabinets, pinball tables and a wide range =
of computers and consoles =E2=80=93 from the ZX Spectrum to today=E2=80=99=
s PlayStation 2 and Xbox.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: =
normal normal normal 12px/normal Times New Roman; min-height: 15px; =
"><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;">Andrew Oliver, Development Director Blitz =
Games commented, =E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=99re delighted to be actively =
involved in The Retro Ball.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;">=C2=A0 </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">The response to =
the event and the competition has been excellent.</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">=C2=A0 =
</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">It=E2=80=99s very encouraging to see such enthusiasm for =
videogames from the past and the present and to know that all proceeds =
will be going into cancer research and support for victims of this =
devastating disease.=E2=80=9D</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman">=C2=A0</FONT></DIV><DI=
V style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times New =
Roman; min-height: 15px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">Chris Wilkins, =
organiser of The Retro Ball added, =E2=80=9C I am extremely pleased to =
have the Oliver Twins and Blitz Games associated with The Retro Ball =
event. The weekend is shaping up to be a unique gaming extravaganza with =
some amazing prizes to be won! =E2=80=9D</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times New =
Roman; min-height: 15px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">Tickets are =
selling steadily and the event is due to attract over 400 people with =
the aim of raising and donating =C2=A32,500 to the Everyman charity in =
aid of cancer research.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
min-height: 14px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">=C2=A0<BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">The event also has a number of gaming celebrities coming along =
including Jon Hare from the infamous Sensible Software responsible for =
such classics as Sensible Soccer, Rob Hubbard/David Whittaker (C64 =
musicians) and Gary Whelan (the official Galaxian world record =
holder).</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
10px/normal Verdana; min-height: 12px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">Chris Wilkins, organiser of The Retro Ball added, =E2=80=9C The =
support I have received from the games industry =E2=80=98Retro=E2=80=99 =
veterans has been amazing. All have volunteered to participate in a =
Q&A session at the event and also to challenge visitors to the games =
they were responsible for developing. If you have always thought of =
yourself as unbeatable at =E2=80=98Sensible Soccer=E2=80=9D, why not =
come to the event and challenge the game designer himself, Jon Hare, to =
a game!!=E2=80=9D</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 10px/normal Verdana; min-height: 12px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;"><B>About The Competition</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana; =
min-height: 12px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">The Retro Ball =
(</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0024F8" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px; text-decoration: =
underline;">www.play4charity.co.uk</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">) coding =
competition that is being run in<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;"> partnership with =
Blitz Games (</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0024F8" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px; text-decoration: =
underline;">www.BlitzGames.com</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">) and Retro =
Remakes</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">=C2=A0</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">(</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0024F8" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px; text-decoration: =
underline;">www.remakes.org</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;">).</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top:=
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: =
normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana; min-height: 12px; =
"><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;">Entrants =E2=80=93 amateur - are tasked with =
developing a highly playable game either of original design or based on =
an original idea, i.e. a remake. The developer can use any programming =
language and tools available to them to produce the game but the use of =
C or C++ is desirable.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana"=
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;"> =
The Oliver Twins are the sole competition judges and will select the top =
3 submissions after the 4-week deadline has elapsed. The top 3 authors =
will be invited to The Retro Ball and stay at a top 4* Hotel on the =
Saturday evening courtesy of the Twins. Their games will be made =
available for visitors to play at The Retro Ball =
event.<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana"=
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;"> =
The winner of the competition will be announced at The Retro Ball at =
7pm<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;"> =
on December 3rd.<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;"> Prizes for the =
event are:</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 10px/normal Verdana; min-height: 12px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"text-align: center;text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;"><B>1st Prize XBOX =
360 + game<BR></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"text-align: =
center;text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;"><B> 2nd Prize PSP + =
game<BR></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"text-align: =
center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;"><B> 3rd Prize Nintendo DS + game</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"text-align: =
auto;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;"> The 3 finalists =
will be assessed by Blitz Games during the weekend of the event and if =
suitable will be offered a career with the Oliver Twins within the games =
industry.<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;"> If you fancy your =
chances at winning this competition then wander over to =
</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0024F8" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;"><A =
href=3D"http://www.retroremakes.com/comp2005/index.php">http://www.retrore=
makes.com/comp2005/index.php</A></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;"> to read up on the =
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face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;">For further information please =
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size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">=C2=A0 </SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;">Alison Beasley, Lincoln =
Beasley</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
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face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;">+44 (0) 1608 645756</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
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size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">E:</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">=C2=A0 </SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0024F8" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
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underline;"><A =
href=3D"mailto:Alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk">Alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk</A=
></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
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class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">M:</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
10px;">=C2=A0 </SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;">+44(0)7966 449130 </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10px;">=C2=A0 =
</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0024F8" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px; text-decoration: =
underline;">www.lincolnbeasley.co.uk</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 10px;">=C2=A0<BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"1"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
9px;"><B>About Blitz Games</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"1"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
9px;">Blitz Games is based in Leamington Spa and was founded in 1990 by =
twin brothers Andrew and Philip Oliver and now boasts over 130 staff. =
The Oliver=E2=80=99s are responsible for developing over 100 games since =
the early 1980s and their company has three new titles planned for =
release in the next year, including Pac-Man World 3 and Bratz: Rock =
Angelz. Also currently in development is next generation original title =
Possession. The company continues its huge long-term investment into =
BlitzWare, its in-house technology, which provides one of the best game =
development environments of any independent =
developer.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"1"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
9px;">=C2=A0</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0024F8" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"1"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 9px; text-decoration: =
underline;">www.BlitzGames.com</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"1"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
9px;">.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"1"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
9px;">=C2=A0</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 9px/normal Verdana; min-height: 11px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"1"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
9px;">Volatile Games is a division of Blitz Games focused on developing =
Mature Content Games. </SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"1"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 9px;">=C2=A0 </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0024F8" face=3D"Verdana" =
size=3D"1"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
9px;">www.VolatileGames.com</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: =
normal normal normal 9px/normal Verdana; min-height: 11px; =
"><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"1"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 9px;"><B>About Retro =
Remakes</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"1"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 9px;">The Retro Remakes =
community is an extremely talented bunch of developers, designers and =
hobbyists that remake the classics of yesteryear on current technology. =
The organisers of the Retro Remakes website are organising and running =
the competition.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ken.</DIV><BR><BR></BODY></HT=
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