Nominee 04: Boris of Game Kings mentioning MSX in an interview in VARA TV Magazine.
Spotted by: Sander Zuidema
Description: In an interview on their TV show one of the 'Game Kings' mentions MSX.
Media where the interview got attention:
- 01. Vara TV Magazine - Dutch TV Guide
Evidence
Nominee 05: David Gilmour Girls mentioning MSX as a source of inspiration for creating ringtones for the Ringtone Society
Spotted by: Sander van Nunen
Description: In an interview on the Ringtone Society website, David Gilmour Girls mentions MSX.
Media where the interview got attention:
Nominee 06: Gigamix News Headline getting exposure at the Cocolog Guide
Spotted by: Takashi Kobayashi
Description: The popular Japanese blogging service Cocolog regularly gives attention to some of their most special blogs on the Cocolog Guide. This time, the Gigamix News Headline got lucky.
Media where the 'award' got attention:
- 01. Cocolog Guide - Japanese Blogging portal from the popular internet provider Nifty
Nominee 07: Hideo Kojima mentioning MSX while promoting Metal Gear Solid 3
Description: Everybody knows the illustrous Metal Gear series originated from the MSX. Hideo Kojima himself has not forgotten about this and still mentions the MSX a lot in interviews and lectures.
Media where Hideo Kojima mentioned MSX while promoting Metal Gear Solid 3:
MSX technologically inferior? Pah!
Nominee 08: Bazix announcing their MSX revival activities
Description: After giving a lecture on Bussum 2004, Bazix sent out a pressrelease announcing their MSX Revival activities.
Media where this lecture and/or pressrelease got attention:
- 01. Gamestm - Allround gaming magazine from England
Spotted by: Sjoerd Lammertsma
Evidence
Nominee 09: An article on retrogaming around the globe in Gamestm
Description: Gamestm wrote an article on the history of computer gaming all around the world. The article contains contributions from South Africa, Brazil, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Russia and Lithuania. Both the Saudi Arabian and the Iranian writers mention MSX in their articles.
Media where this article got attention:
- 01. Gamestm - Allround gaming magazine from England
Spotted by: Sjoerd Lammertsma
Evidence
Hmmm, it's quite an 'MSX in the Media'-day today
In the first challenge I suggested that we possibly could reach these guys and no it seems happened so next I would like C't and EDGE magazine.
I think with the BAZIX release we might have something to offer.
Nominee 10: Engine Software signing a deal with Bazix.
Description: Engine Software and Bazix have agreed to distribute their classic MSX2 games (Dix, Dizzy and D.A.S.S.) on WOOMB. A pressrelease about this deal got attention in the media.
Media where this deal got attention:
- Gamespress - Website with the latest gaming news
Spotted by: Ruud van de Moosdijk
Evidence - GamesIndustry.biz - The latest news on the gaming industry
Spotted by: Sander van Nunen