MAGFest Screening

Greetings! I hope you all had an excellent holiday.

I'm afraid I'm a little behind in getting the MAGFest info out, but here it finally is! We'll be screening Press Start at MAGFest on Saturday, January 5 at 3pm in the Video Room. Afterward we'll be holding a short Q&A session, so if there's anything you've been dying to know we'll be glad to tell you.

MAGFest is from January 3-6 at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, VA. You can visit the official website at www.magfest.org. Hope to see you there!

Lastly, keep checking back, because we've got some exciting news coming.

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!

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!