WOW.

You guys rock. We just can’t believe how positive the response has been to Press Start! Thank you to everyone who has ordered it, and thank you for all the kind words.

In case you’re interested, the folks over at Kotaku, Destructoid, and The 7th Level have had some extremely nice things to say about the flick as well.

Press Start on the marquee! And poster on the left.

We had our big screen premiere at The Virginia Theatre on October 3, and it was phenomenal. The turnout was great and the local news was there to cover the event. Watching Press Start on the big screen (and The Virginia’s screen is enormous!) was almost overwhelming – especially from the front row – but holy cow was it fun. Thanks to everyone who came, to The Virginia for hosting us, and to Volition for sponsoring it!

Let's all go the the lobby...

Now, a number of folks have understandably been wondering what’s to become of Press Start: Bonus Levels now that the movie is done. Well, after two years making a feature length movie and most of that time concurrently making a web cartoon series, we all need a little bit of a break. However, we have every intention of bringing it back as soon as possible (hopefully very soon), so keep checking back! We haven’t had enough of Zack, Sam, Lin-Ku, or any of the others by any means.

In even FURTHER news, Press Start will be at MAGFest, the Music and Gaming Festival, in Alexandria, Virginia coming in January! We’ll be there showing the movie and doing a Q&A panel afterward. More info to come!

Thanks again, and please keep spreading the word! We couldn’t do it without you.

Press Start on DVD! And we need your help!

Has it really been two years since this whole thing started? It’s hard to believe. But you know what’s even harder to believe? Press Start is now available on DVD!



It’s true! I’ve seen it! And we couldn’t be more excited.

But here’s the thing: We need your help! With a few exceptions, Press Start has pretty much been off the media’s radar so far, despite our best efforts and the fantastic talent involved in the project (Mortal Kombat’s Daniel & Carlos Pesina, Metal Gear Awesome’s Arin Hanson, a score by Contra 4’s Jake Kaufman, and all the other crazy folks who have been in the Bonus Levels cartoons). We would really like to change that, and that’s where you come in.

If you like what we do, we’d like to make a humble request: Please tell people about Press Start. If you could do any of the following today, it would be greatly appreciated:

1. Digg us here!
   
2. Submit the news to your favorite blog or news site.
3. Spread the word on your MySpace, Facebook, blog, website, or whatever! Just link to http://www.pressstartmovie.com
4. Tell, email, or AIM your gamer friends about Press Start!

Please spread the word, and thank you for all your support!

Also, just a reminder that the big screen premiere of Press Start will be on Wednesday, October 3 at 7:00 pm at The Virginia Theatre in Champaign, IL. The event is sponsored by Volition, Inc. – makers of Saints Row, Red Faction, and The Punisher!

Favorite Game

If you're keeping score, the Press Start DVD comes out tomorrow!! Holy cow.

In the meantime, here's us listing our favorite videogames. Just because.



And since you probably don't know who some of these people are, they are (in order): Ed Glaser (director/producer), Kevin Folliard (writer), Joshua Stafford (Zack), Al Morrison (Lin-Ku), Meagan Benz (production designer), Lauren Chambers (Sam), Daniel Pesina (Sasori), Michael Kleppin (Captain Psychodrive), and Jake Kaufman (composer).

World Premiere!

We've got some big news! We're thrilled to announce the world premiere of Press Start! This is your chance to see this 2-year labor of love on a big screen, so if you're anywhere near Champaign, IL you won't want to miss it. It's Wednesday, October 3 at 7:00pm at The Virginia Theatre in Champaign. Tickets are a mere $3.

What's more, the event is sponsored by Volition, Inc. – creators of such games as Saints Row, Red Faction, and The Punisher!

We'll be there selling copies of the Press Start DVD and maybe even a few T-shirts.

You can order tickets by phone at (217) 356-9063. Incidentally, The Virginia Theatre is also where Roger Ebert holds his Film Festival every year! The address is:

203 W. Park
Champaign, IL 61820

Hope to see you October 3!

DVD Contents

You may be wondering what, besides the movie itself, will be on the Press Start DVD. A fine question, and we have your answer!



Special Features:

• 3 Audio Commentary Tracks
• Director/producer Ed Glaser, writer Kevin Folliard, and production designer Meagan Benz
• Actors Joshua Stafford, Al Morrison, and Peter Davis (plus Ed)
• Composer Jake Kaufman (and Ed, yet again. Sorry.)
• Making-Of Featurette
• Trailer
• 3 Bonus Levels cartoons
• "Symphony of the Trite"
• "Endgame, Part 1"
• "Endgame, Part 2"
  
• "Dial V for Vile" shorts
• Japanese Dolls Commercial

The DVD will sell for $12.99 and will be available (as if you didn't know) on September 25, exclusively at www.PressStartMovie.com.

DVD Box Art!

In case you're wondering what the DVD artwork will look like... well, wonder no longer!

Just 20 more days until Go Time, September 25!

PAL: Good News and Bad News.

NOTE: The following only affects folks in Western Europe, Australia and Eastern South America.

The bad news first: unfortunately we won't be able to have a PAL version of Press Start available after all, because the resulting video would just look unacceptably choppy and awful. We're extremely sorry.

BUT!! The good news is that your computer will be able to play the DVD just fine -- computers and computer monitors make no distinction between PAL and NTSC. And the Press Start disc will be REGION FREE, so region coding won't make any difference whatsoever.

There's also a good chance that your PAL set-top DVD player will still play the disc. Most PAL DVD players can actually play both formats, and most PAL TVs made within the last 8-10 years support it as well. However, we are unable to guarantee this.

Just a reminder: if you live in the U.S., Canada, Japan, South Korea, the Phillippines, Mexico, or any other country that uses the NTSC standard, your Press Start DVD should play just fine on all players.

To all our PALs out there

We've often been asked if Press Start will be available in other countries, and that's an excellent question. Yes, the DVD will be available to order online from anywhere in the world. It will be a region-free disc, compatible with DVD players of all regions.

However, we've also been asked if there will be a PAL version available. For those not in the know, PAL is a television/video standard used in several parts of the world, particularly in much of Europe and Asia. In America, we use a standard called NTSC.

While many DVD players can play both NTSC and PAL discs, an NTSC Press Start disc may not be totally compatible with all players worldwide. However, it WILL be compatible with all U.S. players.

But here's the good news. We'll be working hard to make sure we can have a PAL version of Press Start available at the same time the NTSC version is available. This shouldn't be a problem, and we'll keep you posted. You'll just want to make sure that when you order your copy of the DVD, you make sure you get the version that's right for your country.

Thanks for all your support! Just a little over 3 months left!