VideoGame: RedmondRaid -Disgruntled Penguin Bombs Microsoft Campus (SPOOF)
Maury Sanders
a Disgruntled Penguin Flying over Redmond Washinton Microsoft Campus
in a B1 Bomber? ( http://www.RedmondRaid.com )
Someone made a video game that shows a Disgruntled Cartoon Penguin
flying a B1 Bomber over the Microsoft Campus.
http://www.RedmondRaid.com (To play the game click on the link)
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The object of Redmond Raid is to get your money back from Microsoft.
Redmond Raid features a disgruntled penguin flying a bomber over
Redmond, Washington. Using actual satellite photograph images of the
Microsoft campus, players get a realistic sense of where their money
has gone.
There are a variety of enemies to keep trigger fingers busy including
nerdy
engineers on flying scooters, helicopters and enemy jets. Game play
involves dropping "Bombs" on Microsoft targets to recover gold coins
and
money.
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Related News Stories about this controversial Video Game:
Bombing Game Rebuffs Microsoft
http://gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index_plain.php?story=4017
The deadline to file a claim for part of the $1.1 billion in refunds
Microsoft owes Californians in an anti-trust settlement case is
September 21, and a Bay Area firm that assists individuals and
businesses in filing claims wants to remind you with a game. The
company, Class Action Money, developed a simple game wherein the
player takes form as a disgruntled penguin in a plane flying over
Microsoft's Redmond, Wash., campus (as if to see where all your money
has gone). The player earns points for destroying buildings,
engineers, flying scooters, helicopters, and other enemies, and
releasing Microsoft's bounty of gold and cash. The game is free to
play at http://www.RedmondRaid.com . Upon game completion, players are
directed to the Class Action Money web site, where they are offered
filing assistance for a fee of $14.95.
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Below is a link to a recent news story about the game:
Seattle Times: RedmondRaid.com
Bay Area Firm Launches Controversial Redmond Raid Flash Game to Raise
Microsoft Settlement Awareness: ClassActionMoney.com
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Microsoft
anti-trust settlement case owes millions of computer users up to $1.1
billion in refunds, yet most of the estimated 14 million people
eligible have not filed claims.
The deadline for filing is only weeks away and critics charge that the
process is too confusing, time consuming, and thus discourages people
from filing.
The object of Redmond Raid is to get your money back from Microsoft.
Redmond Raid features a disgruntled penguin flying a bomber over
Redmond, Washington. Using actual satellite photograph images of the
Microsoft campus, players get a realistic sense of where their money
has gone.
There are a variety of enemies to keep trigger fingers busy including
nerdy
engineers on flying scooters, helicopters and enemy jets. Game play
involves dropping Bombs on Microsoft targets to recover gold coins and
money.
Upon completion of the game, players are sent to
http://www.ClassActionMoney.com where they can complete their refund
claim