On the Horizon

[Aredhel]

There are many things taking place in the industry, as you all are aware of! We've had discussions on Conan, Lord of the Rings, Warhammer...almost too many to conceive of. Another absolutley astounding thought is the dollars spent on each one that companies simply hope will catch and be the big, new and next MMO phenom! Throw console games in there, and it's a mind bogglin' thing!! Our own Vanguard is rated high on the list of released games!!

Now, there's a little green guy that I must admit I've been visiting more than a little bit when I'm working on the computer, watching for spammers here, scanning emails, answering IMs and have Skype calls going or something. He's a bit over 3' tall, rotund and weighs 138 pounds. His name is Munch, and he loves cursors! Anyone wishing they had a doggie to play with, just visit Munch, the 38Studios mascot!

In fact, Munch is looking for a "Monsterographer" to fill in some missing information about him. If you click on the Become Munch's Monsteroagrapher link, you'll see how you might help him find himself! Oh, but be careful of your cursor!

Now, 38Studios use to be called Green Monster Games (which I, personally, still love!), a company founded by Curt Schilling (yeah, the pitcher for the Red Sox!). The information is on the website. (Remember the name R. A. Salvatore?)

I also received a note from their PR person, Katie Leighton, which is as follows:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

38 Studios Founder and Chairman Curt Schilling will be featured in a segment on CNBC on Friday, April 20.

CNBC's sports business reporter Darren Rovell recently spent time inside the 38 Studios headquarters in Maynard, Massachusetts with Schilling, as well as company President and CEO Brett Close and the 38 Studios staff. Rovell’s interview is an exclusive first look behind the scenes at the new entertainment company. His piece probes the topic of Schilling as both an MLB player and an emerging major player in the video game industry, which is projected to have a worldwide annual revenue reaching $54.6 billion by 2009.

The story will be broadcast multiple times on CNBC beginning Friday morning in the 8:00am hour of Squawk Box. You may also tune in Sunday evening, April 22, to see it rebroadcast on High NetWorth at 8:00pm and 11:00pm. Air times and dates are eastern daylight time and subject to change. Please direct media inquiries to Katie Leighton at katie.leighton@usa.com and investor questions to investorinquiries@38Studios.com.

I know it's late notice, but I didn't get home from work til later, but if you're around in the morning, you might be interested in listening in. And, since I'm working tomorrow, I'd better get moving my person elsewhere. Want to see if the Stars win tonite, too.... (go Stars....RAH!)

One last thing before I go (and I can't help but wonder if my son use to play some game with the person that offered this to them):

World Domination Through Gaming!!!

heheeee...I love that!!