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I made a game for the Xbox using XNA called Revenge of the Ball and published it under the name Dead Pixel Arcade.

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10,000 Microsoft Points to the Highest Score in 'You Will Die'
DerrickH | 9:53 AM on 05.03.2010 11 comments



Dead Pixel Arcade, the developer of the critically acclaimed Xbox 360 Indie title, You Will Die, is announcing the You Will Die 10,000 MS Point World Record Bounty. You Will Die is the first ever Xbox Indie title to be included in the Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard and to celebrate that accomplishment, Dead Pixel Arcade has set a 'bounty' on the You Will Die World Record. 10,000 Microsoft Points will be awarded to the person holding the World Record as of August 1, 2010. Second Place will receive 1600 Microsoft Points, and the 3rd highest score in the world for You Will Die will receive 400 Points.


'We wanted a way to say thank you to all of the people who have supported You Will Die, even though the game has utterly humbled everyone who has dared to play it." said Derrick Hopkins lead developer at Dead Pixel Arcade. 'As far as we know, this is the largest contest prize ever awarded by an Xbox Indie developer and we hope it'll bring some interest to the vibrant Indie community."


Prizes Include:
1st Place on the You Will Die Twin Galaxies Scoreboard : 10,000 MS Points card
2nd Place on the You Will Die Twin Galaxies Scoreboard : 1,600 MS Points card
3rd Place on the You WIll Die Twin Galaxies Scoreboard : 400 MS Points card


All score submissions must follow the Twin Galaxies guidelines and must be received by August 1, 2010. Prize cards will be for U.S. based Microsoft points only.

For the Official List of rules, visit http://www.deadpixelarcade.com
Contact: info@deadpixelarcade.com



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Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2010 11:13
Mr Andy Dixon
How have I not played this game yet? Sounds awesome.
P-Dude's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2010 11:42
P-Dude
Possible You Will Die kill screen coming up...
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2010 13:11
Char Aznable
Nice contest, but are you quoting yourself in your own blog?
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2010 14:40
Kraid
Sounds awesome , I think I'll give it a spin!
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2010 14:42
Kraid
also, I just read US MC points only ... BLAST... BLAST!!!
DerrickH's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2010 16:48
DerrickH
Not only do I quote myself in my own blog post, I quote myself in my own press release. Marketing is a dirty dirty thing. That said, YWD is a really fun game but it's very..very hard.But 10,0000 ms points aint nothing to sneeze at.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2010 16:57
Xzyliac
That's a lot of RBDLC...who am I kidding? I could spend that in an hour.
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