Videogame Celebrity Status: Achieved!

A few weeks ago Dejobaan hosted a contest asking Twitterers to tweet their best AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! faces to us. In return for just one scream into a camera that may have been cause for concern for some of your neighbors, and may or may not have warranted a police response, the winner would be immortalized in AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! -- A Reckless Disregard for Gravity. The lucky Tweeter would win a copy of the game as well, so they could see their beautiful mug free of charge. We finally have that winner! OMG! Get your camera! Call TMZ! Is that Lindsay Lohan?!

No, it's @Jared_K! Congratulations to @Jared_K! It was your face we pulled out of a hat (you are now imagining pulling a face out of a hat, maybe by the nostrils) and you are our grand prize winner! Hooray! Like the faces of great men carved into stone, yours shall be carved into code.

Finalization Mountain

At 4:32 am, EST, Dejobaan developers, accompanied by a grizzled Sherpa, left for the mysterious Finalization Mountain. Outfitted in only the most rudimentary survival gear, they will spend a grueling nine days facing what Finalization can throw at them. When they return... if they return... they will return triumphant with AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! -- A Reckless Disregard for Gravity proudly upon their shoulders for all to see!

I hope they didn't need those boots that are still by the front door.

This weekend in Marlborough...

This weekend, in Marlborough MA, the Best Western won't know what hit 'em! GameUnicon '09 is in town so you can finally put down our pre-release for the weekend. They've got some awesome events in store including over thirty cash prize tournaments. You can stick it to anyone who ever told you "video games are just a waste of time." They're a waste of time Gram-gram? Well, I just pulled in part of the $10,000 in prizes at GameUnicon '09! No butterscotch candies for you! Aside from LAN gaming and tournaments, there will be table-top gaming and several concerts! Who needs sleep? Check it out! The event runs from 6 am on Friday until 6 pm on Sunday, so you have all weekend to bask in the glow of televisions and monitors. Check out the website! http://www.gameunicon.com/

Oh My God, It's The Most Beautiful Thing in the World

Nobody ever had an ugly baby. And you can't go around telling people that their babies are ugly, because they just get all bent out of shape. "Oh, he looks like an old man, only small!" No. It does not work, even though you know exactly how he's going to look in 80 years. It's BS. Anyway, we're about to birth Aaaaa!, and I wanted to drop a mention about three easter eggs: 1. CTRL-K to enter Dog Kiss Mode 2. G to Gargle 3. M to Rub Your Lucky Mouse That's all I wanted to say. Thank you for listening.

Tweet about Aaaaa! TAKE 2 - Action!

WHAT CAN I WIN?

A starring role in "AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! -- A Reckless Disregard for Gravity."
our latest title. We'll put your screaming, ridiculous Aaaaa! face into the game on one of them holographic ads we love so very much, and we'll give you a free copy of the game!


SIGN ME UP....WAIT! WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

1. Post a link of a pic of you screaming the name of the game through twitpic, on flickr, or anywhere else that you like.
2. Retweet this line: Be THE STAR of Aaaaa! Post your Aaaaa! face to weeeeen -> (your link here) Help us spread the word: http://bit.ly/HgXP9

The contest runs until the end of Sunday August 16th, 2009. The poster with the best Aaaaa! face will see his or her face up in lights!


WHAT IS THIS GAME?

"AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! -- A Reckless Disregard for Gravity" is our upcoming BASE jumping simulator, where you leap off the edge of a skyscraper, create your own stunts, and flip off protesters for points. Here's your chance to get everyone to see your beautifully chiseled face in the game.


RULES (The Fiiiiihiiiiiine Print)

Employees and agents of Dejobaan Games, LLC ("Dejobaan") are not eligible to enter. This contest will begin on 8/10/09 and end at 11:59pm EDT on 8/16/09. Dejobaan will announce the winner via Twitter by 8/27/09. To enter the competition, post your best screaming face, follow us at @RoRoDejobaan and retweet the above message. All submissions become property of Dejobaan Games, LLC, and may be used within the game, on websites, inside this locket I'm holding, and anywhere else we want to use them. One winner will be chosen from all entries. Dejobaan Games, LLC is not liable for any errors which may occur in the administration of the competition, makes no warranties about Aaaaa!, and is not responsible for taxes imposed on prizes. No purchase necessary. Estimated odds of winning are 1 in 100. Mark Twain's moustache is not eligible to enter. I mean, it's not even sentient, as far as we know.

Our Interns Are Excited About Something!

It isn't about getting coffee, though I actually could use a cup about now... where are they?


Well, Tam is probably out making obscene gestures to the elderly and tagging their walkers with graffiti. Aaaaa!'s new features have got him all riled up to cause problems for The Man and The System. We heard him say, as he stenciled his "tag" on a stray cat, "once I added graffiti, the game took on a whole new character." Also, the new Flip-It Glove has got him running around town, giving a thumbs-up and flipping the bird to passers by. That explains his new black eye as well we suppose. He says "it totally changed the gameplay, making levels more active, hectic, and fun for everyone." Combining it all makes things really crazy, and really tough on The Man! Yeah!



Ryan might actually be out getting coffee, or espresso shots! We should really give him a call, the caffeine buzz from this morning is wearing off. While caffeine only keeps us slightly less lethargic than we usually are, in the game it sends you smashing through score plates at eyelash-removing speeds. Your poor luxurious lashes! We make it up to you though, doubling the score of any plates you crash through. We imagine, if Ryan wasn't on one of the several daily trips to get us mountain-fresh coffee, he would say that "the gameplay has made a step to the next level. Obstacles are much harder to avoid while super-caffeinated on a triple-shot of espresso."

The Dejobaan team, including Tam and Ryan, are still working to make Aaaaa! a fast-paced, shin-shattering experience that will tickle the novice and challenge our most experienced players. Speaking of a challenge, it's becoming a challenge to get a cup of coffee around here. Where are they?!*


* Our interns have not once been made to get coffee. We're nice that way.

Tweet Tweet, We've Got Ourselves Some Winners!

Follow @RoRoDejobaan and retweet this for a chance to win a freeeee copy of Aaaaa!: http://bit.ly/yuj3k #AAAAA!

Well you did! But it is decided, and there can be only five. A lucky few (and we swear it had nothing to do with the envelopes of money they left us with their homemade pies) have come away victorious in our first Twitter competition!

@Deekman, @energyUK, @tr00st, @arislyn, @Silverfisk

These five lucky twitterers will receive gold-plated and diamond encrusted wingsuits, and a free copy of Aaaaa! (wingsuit not included). Congratulations to all!

Stay tuned though, Twitter is so mind-bogglingly awesome, we may not be done with it. Perhaps next time, if you follow our mothers (on twitter and in person) and leave nice compliments for them about their outfits, we'll throw you off our roof and base a level off of the smear you make on the driveway! Now how will I get Mom into Twitter when she does not yet entirely comprehend text messaging...

Land Ho!

You may have noticed in the last beta we have given you some new, exciting things to paint red with your insides. Land! More specifically, our new terrain levels! Danny B and our sexy interns are switching things up with a more "natural" approach to their new levels. Well not completely natural, Intern Tam says, "seeing as a big mountain that you have to fall down gets boring after awhile." I mean, where's the fun in smashing into any ole' mountain when you can leave your entrails behind on a fantastic, spire sportin', spiky behemoth made by the caring hands of our development team?

Intern Tam has made three terrains this week alone. One features a bunch of spires that you'll have to hug in order to gain points, but also dodge to avoid becoming a human, wingsuit-shish-kebab. He also has a rugged piece of work, featuring some roads and craters, to bob and weave around. Of course, he doesn't stop there. In his last piece of terrain, Tam challenges you to get going as fast as you can manage without slamming into the sides of his spiraling valley or leaving a dent into the ground at the end. How fast can you go while still being able to put on the brakes?