RedLynx Ltd. - Trials HD
Big Thrills Track Creator Challenge winners announced.
November 15, 2010 (Helsinki, Finland) — RedLynx ( redlynx.com) in partnership with Microsoft is pleased to announce the winners of the Big Thrills Track Creator Challenge.
Earlier this year, Trials HD players were invited to submit a Trials HD track they created using the in-game editor for the opportunity to receive great prizes and have their creation included in the next Trials HD DLC, called Big Thrills. Today, after 3,000 entries and months of judging, those winners have been revealed.
And The Winners Are…
1st Place: DrittesAuge - $5,000, sweatshirt and flag 2nd Place: nannerdw - $3,000, sweatshirt and flag 3rd Place: xIRON WARLORDx - $1,000, sweatshirt and flag The seven next place finishers also received Trials HD sweatshirts and flags. To view a complete list of the Challenge winners, their tracks, and screen shots of the upcoming DLC, visit: bigthrillscontest.com"The opportunity to include community-created content in the next chapter of the Trials story was really important to us," said Tero Virtala, CEO of RedLynx. "The fans have definitely helped make the game the great success that it is, whether voting for us as the Best Downloadable Game in the Xbox LIVE poll, or by telling their friends how addictive the game is.
"We would not have achieved one million sales of the game if not for all this great support, so this contest and the inclusion of community tracks in the next DLC, was one way for us to say thank you to all our fans."
Thrill for more Trials HD!
The next DLC for the award-winning Xbox LIVE Arcade hit Trials HD will feature 40 new tracks, including the ten community-created contest entries, six new tournament modes, three new achievements, and 50 more Gamerscore.
Trials HD - Big Thrills is scheduled to race onto fine dashboards everywhere on December 1, 2010, available for 400 Microsoft Points.
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About Trials HD
Trials HD for Xbox LIVE Arcade is a full-featured, physics-based motorcycle racing game with more than 50 tracks, amazing HD graphics, and dozens of hours of challenging gameplay. It offers two unique game modes, customizable riders, unlockable bikes, global rankings, in-game friend scores, and more. Trials HD has been named the best Nordic Game of 2010 among the Best Downloadable Game by the Xbox LIVE Community, among other awards.
About RedLynx
RedLynx Ltd. is a multiplatform game developer and publisher based in Helsinki, Finland. Since its founding in 2000, it has published more than 100 games on many platforms, including Xbox™ Live Arcade, Nintendo DS™, Sony PSP®, Apple iPhone®, Apple Macintosh®, PC, web, interactive TV, and mobile phones.
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