You guys know how I love old school video games…so after posting the last cool video, I thought you guys needed to see this one, too. Watch all the way to the end to see how it was made.
And speaking of, there’s a free version of “Linkin Park’s 8 Bit Rebellion” in the iTunes store right now, for those of you who didn’t try it out the first time around.
I forgot to put this up last week: 8 Bit Rebellion hit #1 on the music games chart in the iTunes app store in its first week. This is just a note to say “thank you” to everyone who has bought the game. If you like the game, keep spreading the word and posting reviews in the app store.
We’re talking about updates to the game right now…looking forward to adding more fun stuff to do. More to come…
I’m back with another featured character from our 8 BIT REBELLION game. “The Humongous Sadness” deserves its name, doesn’t it? I don’t even know if it’s a guy or a girl. All I know is that it is very big and very sad, and it says things like, “I think my cat is making fun of me behind my back.” I want to love The ‘Sadness and be its friend, but its general demeanor really brings me down, and I don’t need that kind of downer in my life, know what I mean?
Thanks to everyone who has bought the game! We’re the #1 music app in the store, and #25 on the top paid apps list and climbing. There have been too many great reviews online for me to link to. Many of you have asked for lyrics to “Blackbirds,” so here they are.
Also, we just added a fun online minisite where you can create an 8-Bit version of yourself–great for Facebook, Twitter, and Linkin Park community avatars 
Go here to 8 BIT YOURSELF
8 Bit Rebellion is now live in the iTunes App store. Yaaaayyyyyy
I did a live video chat on our UStream channel tonight to share the excitement. You can watch it here:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/linkin-park
As many of you have already heard, “8-Bit Rebellion!” ringtones are now available in the iTunes store on your iPhone. Just log in to the iTunes store on your iPhone, search for Linkin Park, then scroll down to ringtones.
I was shocked to see how many YouTube pages and channels are already dedicated to the ringtones…the news traveled fast
The game is almost here…
A few new things in Linkin Park world:
We’ve officially moved our band’s Twitter presence over to: http://twitter.com/linkinpark. Make sure to follow there (and http://twitter.com/m_shinoda; yes, it’s true, I occasionally tweet).
We just surpassed 4 million fans on Facebook. Pretty awesome. If you haven’t become a fan of us on FB yet, now’s the time…http://www.facebook.com/linkinPark.
And lastly, there was a great Washington Post piece about our game. Here’s a bit of the story:
“DENVER (Billboard) – When avid technophile Mike Shinoda was approached backstage last year with an idea for developing a Linkin Park iPhone game, the band’s co-frontman knew he wanted it to be more than just another run-of-the-mill artist app.
“It was important to us to do something creative and fun,” he says. “We didn’t want to throw a bunch of songs at the game, slap our name on it and cash the checks.”
The result is “8-Bit Rebellion,” a soon-to-be-released iPhone game with an iPad version on the way. Whereas most artist-branded games tend to be rhythm-based, “8-Bit Rebellion” is an action game that has users fighting enemies alongside members of the band. The soundtrack features several Linkin Park hits in both standard and 8-bit fidelity, plus an exclusive track, “Blackbirds,” for fans who complete the game.
But according to Maryanna Donaldson, creative director of the game’s developer, Artificial Life, the real innovation was the degree to which Linkin Park was involved. Each band member helped design a different “district” in which the game takes place, personalized to his individual interests. Shinoda designed the members’ avatars and edited every line of dialogue. The process wound up taking the better part of a year, but Donaldson says the result sets a new bar for artist-branded apps.
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