Written by redspotgames at 19. December 2011

English:
Production complications: Sturmwind is about to be delayed

In spite of best planing, the release of Sturmwind has to be postponed: Our long-term CD-ROM manufacturer surprisingly had to declare bankruptcy after 19 years in business. From 40 employees only a few remained. Therefore this resulted in the situation that the scheduled delivery date for Sturmwind could not be met in the end.

The only possibility has been to relocate the production – to avoid further delays of the bankrupt facility. Nevertheless items like the spaceship models have been completely manufactured already. Our new partner is one of the largest videogame CD / DVD press plants in Europe with over 50 years of experience in medium production. In the meanwhile we already placed our production order for Sturmwind.

The release date is set to TBA (“to be announced”) consequently.

Details are currently clarified between redspotgames, Duranik and the new facility. Also we are arranging material for another announcement with more exact information within December, which will be after Christmas however. All orders in the redspotgames online shop will remain valid.

German / Deutsch
Produktions-Komplikationen: Sturmwind steht Verschiebung bevor

Trotz bester Planung muss die Veröffentlichung von Sturmwind verschoben werden: Unser langjähriger CD-ROM-Produzent – mit dem wir bereits Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles und Rush Rush Rally Racing realisiert haben – musste nach 19 Jahren Betrieb plötzlich und überraschend Konkurs anmelden. Aus den einst 40 Mitarbeitern blieben nur noch eine Hand voll übrig. Daraus ergab sich letzte Woche die Situation, dass der Liefertermin für Sturmwind schlussendlich nicht mehr einhalten werden konnte.

Die einzige Möglichkeit bestand darin – um weitere Verschiebungen des in Konkurs befindlichen Presswerks zu vermeiden – nun die Produktion zu verlagern. Einige Teile wie die Raumschiffmodelle sind bereits komplett hergestellt. Unser neuer Partner ist eines der größten Videospiele-Presswerke Europas mit über 50 Jahren Erfahrung in der Datenträgerproduktion. In der Zwischenzeit haben wir diesem bereits den Auftrag für Sturmwind erteilt.

Der Veröffentlichungstermin ist somit auf TBA (“to be announced”) gesetzt.

Details werden gerade zwischen redspotgames, Duranik und dem neuen Presswerk abgeklärt. Auch bereiten wir gerade Material für eine weitere Ankündigung genauerer Informationen im Dezember vor, welche jedoch erst nach Weihnachten erscheinen wird. Alle Bestellungen im redspotgames online shop behalten ihre Gültigkeit.

Category Deutsch, Dreamcast, English, redspotgames online shop, Sturmwind

Written by redspotgames at 4. November 2011

The upcoming release of Sturmwind for Dreamcast has seen a lot of attention lately. Beside the main announcement on the computer show „neues“ on the German TV station, 3sat, there was also another segment on the show „on3-südwild“. In which they showed further unseen game play. In the mean time the Sturmwind discussions online are increasing.

No wonder so many fans got in contact with redspotgames and Duranik. This has been a reason for the current „fan“ beta tests. One of the most desired has been a collectors version of Sturmwind. With this realization redspotgames has spent the past few months working on just that.

Content with the result both redspotgames and Duranik are announcing a Limited Edition of Sturmwind for Dreamcast today. It bears the name „Windstärke 12“ („storm force 12“) and consists of following:

* Sturmwind Game
* Sturmwind Soundtrack: “The Final Score”
* Full Color Sturmwind 3D Printed Model 1:72
* Full Color Tactical Guide Booklet

All of that comes packaged in a special magnet box. „The Final Score“ contains both unused music and remixes of the original Sturmwind soundtrack. The „Tactical Guide“ shows the best strategies to beat the enemies in the game, full color and illustrated. The spaceship model is also in full color and 1:72 scale.

The Sturmwind Limited Edition „Windstärke 12“ is only available in a limited quantity. There will be no reproduction. Mass orders are prohibited. When its gone, it‘s gone!

It’s price will be 69,95 EUR (~ US $96.60 / ~ £60.50 GBP) and therefore is much cheaper and more affordable as similar collectors editions. It can be ordered directly at www.redspotgames.com/shop – shipping worldwide.

Due to this announcement and the rich feedback of our beta testers the release has been pushed back to 22-12-11. This concerns both the standard and Limited Edition.

Pre-Order Information: If you have already made a pre-order, you will receive your copy when the game ships. If you wish to change your order and get the Limited Edition instead do the following:

* Perform a new order for the Limited Edition – a payment is possible but not required
* Cancel your old order: Send both the old and the new order numbers in an email to the redspotgames online shop (shop@redspotgames.com)
* Total amount of the old order will be refunded (if available)

Packshots have been available on the redspotgames Flickr page a couple of hours before this official release. In future it might be interesting to become friends at those networks to be informed asap:

* redspotgames on Twitter: www.twitter.com/redspotgames
* redspotgames on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/redspotgames/210719714872
* redspotgames on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/redspotgames

Category Dreamcast, English, redspotgames online shop, Sturmwind

Written by redspotgames at 16. September 2011

Sturmwind fans: Ever dreamed of credits in the final release, eternal glory (well maybe not eternal), and a final copy of the game?

Well then you might be interested in our Beta tester program! Beside our professional tester crew, redspotgames would like give 5 shootem up fans the possibility to bring their feedback into the final development of Sturmwind. So we get both constructive feedback from potential customers, and we can improve it the way the fans want it.

For the final stages of development, redspotgames is looking for Beta testers who can test several different versions of the game within the next 4 to 6 weeks. Testers must be able to play for 2 to 4 hours a day, and provide us with constructive feedback. Feedback must be precise and provided on a regular basis. Your reward is having your name in the final credit for the games and in the manual. In addition you will receive a free copy of Sturmwind when it is released, in addition to playing it before anyone else!

This will mark the third fan related event from redspotgames within a short time. Previously the Munich based indie publisher provided fans with the chance to sponsor Formula BMW Talent Cup driver Lassi Halminen. In addition we have also handed out free Rush Rush Rally Racing posters (available on WiiWare). redspotgames hopes to continue involving their fans in future productions and events.

Sturmwind is heading to Dreamcast on 11-11-11 worldwide and can be preordered at www.redspotgames.com/shop

Interested? Contact us via our form!

Category Dreamcast, English, redspotgames, Sturmwind

Written by redspotgames at 1. September 2011

Wie HAL Racing und redspotgames bereits am Montag (29.08.2011) angekündigt haben, besteht für Fans die einmalige Möglichkeit, Sponsor des Rennfahrers und Videospielers Lassi Halminen zu werden. Hiermit wollen wir über alle Details aufklären und nochmals auf die baldige Deadline (Freitag, 02.09.2011) hinweisen.

“Fan Sponsoring”?
Wir nennen es “Fan Sponsoring” – dabei handelt es sich um einen Text, der an den großen Seitenkästen des Formula-BMW-Rennwagens (“FB02″) von Lassi Halminen angebracht wird. Es kann ein beliebiger Text, also ein Name, Website, Firma, Slogan und so weiter sein. Auch Website-URLs sind möglich.

Lassi Halminen?
So lautet der Name des von redspotgames gesponserten Fahrers. Jungspund, 15 Jahre, kommt aus der finnischen Stadt Kangasala, schon seit dem 10. Lebensjahr im professionellen Kartsport unterwegs. Hat sich im Formula BMW Talent Cup als einer der besten etabliert. Und daneben begeisteter Videospieler. Neben dem Rennfahren konzentriert sich Lassi darauf, uns bei der Ausbalancierung des Schwierigkeitsgrads von “Rush Rush Rally Racing” zu helfen. Schwer soll es sein, selbst für einen professionellen Rennfahrer – aber dennoch fair!

Formula BMW Talent Cup?
Der Formula BMW Talent Cup ist eine Art Rennfahrer-Ausbildung mit mehreren Rennen ohne Gesamtwertung (intern “Heats” genannt) in 7 Ländern Europas. Aus der Formula BMW gingen in den letzten Jahren Talente wie Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Bruno Senna oder Sébastien Buemi hervor. Mehr Informationen über den Cup gibt es auf der offiziellen Website: http://www.bmw-motorsport.com/ms_de/engagement/formel_bmw_talent_cup/konzept

Wann und wo zu sehen?
Der Formula BMW Talent Cup, in welchem Lassi Halminen als einer von 13 Fahrern teilnimmt, absolviert zwischen dem 15. – 18. September sein großes Finale in Deutschland. Genauer gesagt in der Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, als Rahmenprogramm des DTM-Laufs am gleichen Wochenende. Die DTM ist eine der größten Tourenwagen-Meisterschaften weltweit und glänzt mit weltweit bekannten Rennfahrern wie Ralf Schumacher oder David Coulthard. Das Rennen mit Lassi Halminen wird vor geschätzten 60.000 Zuschauern stattfinden, sowie im Internet unter www.formula-bmw.com live übertragen.

Anmeldung und Deadline
Bis spätestens morgen, Freitag den 02.09.2011, muss eine Anfrage per Mail an sponsoring@redspotgames.com eingegangen sein. In dieser Anfrage muss bereits der gewünschte Text (nicht mehr als 24 Zeichen) genannt werden. Jede Anfrage ist bindend und verpflichtet damit zur Zahlung und Verwendung des ersten angegebenen Textes. Spätere Änderungswünsche können nicht beachtet werden.

Kosten und Abwicklung
Während im professionellen Motorsport ein Sponsoring mehrere Zehntausende Euro kostet, beträgt die einmalige Gebühr des “Fan Sponsoring”-Pakets nur 50,00 EUR. Es entstehen keine weiteren Kosten. redspotgames erzielt durch diese Gebühr keinen finanziellen Gewinn. Diese muss binnen 7 Werktagen auf unser deutsches Bankkonto oder PayPal-Konto überwiesen werden. Weitere Details erhalten alle Interessenten bei der Anmeldung auf sponsoring@redspotgames.com

Wir möchten zudem darauf hinweisen, das dieses Angebot nicht nur zeitlich, sondern auch platztechnisch limitiert ist. Danke an alle Interessierten! Und viel Erfolg in Oschersleben, Lassi!

Category Deutsch, Rush Rush Rally Racing, WiiWare

Written by redspotgames at 29. August 2011

redspotgames and HAL Racing are revealing an exclusive and quite speedy sponsoring offer – but time limited to upcoming Friday morning, September 2nd 2011. Place your own name, website, company, brand, slogan or quote on the big sideboxes of Lassi Halminen‘s car! Following the motto: Read it if you can!

The 16 year old Finn from Kangasala is one of 13 participants at this year‘s Formula BMW Talent Cup, a motorsport series that focus on the education and training of race drivers who come from karting and are between 13 and 18 years. Other motorsport stars like Sebastian Vettel, Bruno Senna or Sébastien Buemi once attended at the Formula BMW series and made their first large steps in professional racing here. The series also provides mental and fitness training by professionals who already trained Formula 1 drivers like Lewis Hamilton or even Olympia Gold Metal winners in different disciplines.

The „fan sponsoring“ is limited to the final event of Oschersleben (Germany) on September 15th to 18th, where they drive in the supporting program of the DTM („Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters“). The race will be streamed live on www.formula-bmw.com and about 60.000 fans are awaited for this event. HAL Racing will not charge 10.000 EUR, not 1.000 EUR, but only 50 EUR per text! Professional motorsport sponsoring has never been so easy and inexpensive! And the best: Every 10th order will get their text for absolutely free!

Since Lassi Halminen became one of the best Formula BMW Talent Cup drivers in this season, he has a realistic chance to win both the race in Oschersleben and a sponsored year in the Formula 3 ATS cup in 2012 as the prize of his eventually success here.

If you are interested or need further details, directly contact redspotgames at sponsoring@redspotgames.com – you can pay via both, PayPal or on an European Bank account (transfer within Europe with no extra charge). Please be aware that other names will appear on this area as well. redspotgames will not gain any financial profit out of this „fan sponsoring“ fee.

redspotgames already sponsors Lassi Halminen since the early 2011 Formula BMW Talent Cup season. As a hardcore videogame fan, Lassi already got his hands on Rush Rush Rally Racing for Nintendo WiiWare, which is about to be released very soon.

Category English, redspotgames, Rush Rush Rally Racing, WiiWare

Written by redspotgames at 29. August 2011

Lassi Halminen succeeded very well in the latest Formula BMW Talent Cup racing event in Portimão, Portugal on August 26th to 28th 2011 on the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. The redspotgames sponsored race driver was fastest in free practice session on Friday despite of his flu symptoms. He promised redspotgames to take some days off to recover, to drink hot chocolate milk, stay in bed and play some Rush Rush Rally Racing for Nintendo WiiWare. But first they talked to Lassi about his personal summary of his racing weekend.

In qualifying sessions on Saturday Lassi continued his strong performance. In qualifying 1 from which two fastest laps were considered Lassi finalized third and fourth. Something about the tightness of the competition tells the fact that Lassi lost the second position only by 0.004 seconds, and to the pole position the time difference was only 0.111 seconds.

In qualifying 2 Lassi got some extra heartbeat when the red flag had stopped the qualifying and the cars were getting back on the track: there proved to be a severe problem in the throttle. After couple of minutes of hard work by his mechanics, he eventually was sent back to the track only few minutes before the end of qualifying 2.

„I was told that I will have chance for two laps, and I will have to be fast even on the first lap out to get chance. So I knew I had this only shot“ Lassi commented the qualifying. He achieved two fantastic laps which brought him to position two on both of his laps.

Lassi clarified the situation after qualifying. „I knew I needed two fast laps so I could not push too hard on the first fast lap, but I think it went quite well. When I left to the second fast lap I had only 7 seconds time left, so it was close call“

In heats (a.k.a. stints under race condition) Lassi demonstrated fantastic driving skills again, which further strengthened his position among top drivers in Talent Cup.

„Heat 1, I’ve got pretty poor start, and then I couldn‘t get an optimal line to the corner 1 and few opponents managed to overtake me in there. So I finalized as fifth“ the 16 year old Finn commented. „Then in heat 2 I had pretty cool start, and managed to overtake in the first corner and I reached third position. Then I started to seek for a place to overtake the car in front of me. However, already on lap 2 another car hit hard from back to my right rear tire. I span and in the incident the tire and breaks damaged, so I was forced to withdraw. The opponent who hit my car got a penalty of 5 starting grid positions in the next heat“

The third heat brought a phantastic start „and I managed to get the leading position in corner 1. However after a while the opponent who left from the pole managed to overtake me again“ He was driving as second, as bit later, another incident in corner 2 made him span out unfortunately.

Lassi was pretty close to a victory in the forth heat! „The start was ok, the race was ok, I drove the fastest lap time and I was pretty close to win, resulting as second. At finishing line the difference was only 0.38 second!“ he commented.

„In heat 5 I had to start from position 7 due to some bad luck in two of the previous heats. I had very nice start, I managed to get already to fourth position in the first corner, but then it came a bit too tight and I got hit and dropped to the eight position. It took quite many laps to rush-rush-race back to the fourth position which was my result at the end“

Lassi himself was satisfied in his performance. He knows that his speed is sufficient for winning, but also luck is needed. He was also fond of the Portimão track. „This is very nice and challenging track to drive, blind corners, lots of hills up and down. A great fun for me!“

But now it‘s time to recover – the great final race in Oschersleben as supporting act for the DTM („Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters“) is about to come on September 15th to 18th 2011! redspotgames will keep you informed about Lassi‘s race there.

Lassi Halminen is sponsored by redspotgames and is supporing the development of the upcoming 2D racing game „Rush Rush Rally Racing“ for Nintendo WiiWare.

Category English, Rush Rush Rally Racing, WiiWare

Written by redspotgames at 21. August 2011

As part of the training program by the Formula BMW Talent Cup, redspotgames sponsored race driver Lassi Halminen met the Triple WTCC champion Andy Priaulx this weekend in Silverstone. But it wasn‘t just a meet and greet for fun, but a serious test of his fitness and racing talent indeed.

British race driver Andy Priaulx – who will start for BMW in the DTM in 2012 – has established a training facility called iZone Driver Performance at England‘s prestigious Silverstone Circuit. It is aimed at helping racing drivers become world class racers with an innovative simulator. It offers three HD projectors, 5 axis of motion, competition hydraulic brakes with 4-pot callipers, eye tracker and a data analysis station, amongst others.

Lassi was fascinated by these digital training sessions. „I learnt an incredible range of strategies that will be really helpful in the future,“ said the 16 year old Finn after the event. „It wasn‘t as difficult as Rush Rush Rally Racing at all“

The next events will be Portimão, Portugal (26th to 28th August) and the grand finale in Oschersleben, Germany (15th to 18th August) in the supporting program of the DTM („Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters“).

Category English, Rush Rush Rally Racing, WiiWare

Written by redspotgames at 9. August 2011

Event number 7 of the Formula BMW Talent Cup. It has been a hard and very hot weekend at the Monteblanco circuit in southern Spain. 40 degrees Celsius in the shadow without any clouds in sight hasn‘t been an exception but the daily routine. The asphalt even hit 68 degrees!

Still redspotgames sponsored driver Lassi Halminen from Finland kept cool and delivered some pretty decent results in both the Qualifying and „Heat“ sessions (a.k.a. the 4 short races).

After placing 2nd and 5th in the Qualifying session on Saturday, he started from these grid positions in heat 1 and 3. For heat 2 and 4, the first 6 drivers from the previous heats started in the reversed order to mix the grid up.

Even due to these reguations he managed to compete with the best drivers, placed 3rd, 4th twice and 6th in the last heat. This marks a good result compared to his starting positions and the hard battle for places with a few car contacts by others.

„Qualifying 1 was very good for me and I didn‘t need to drive more than one fast lap and I was second“, Lassi Halminen reported. „Qualifying 2 wasn‘t that good and I missed the best laps because of traffic and I was 5th. Heat 1 was quite good but I got overtaken on lap 2 in turn 6 so I finished 3rd. Heat 2 I finalized as 5th [4th after a penalty for another driver] and I had couple of very good and tight fights. Heat three I had even more hard fights and eventually I was able to rise from 5th to 4th and 3rd place wasn‘t far, just one more lap…“, he said with a big grin. „Heat 4 in the beginning of the heat I got stuck and dropped from 3rd to 6th. My tires were not in perfect shape any longer so the overtaking was very difficult, but all in all the whole weekend was quite good. One podium, and lot of more racing experience.“

In his video message from Monteblanco, Lassi Halminen also announced a new „Rush Rush Rally Racing for WiiWare“ poster which will be gave away for free to every order in the redspotgames online shop (www.redspotgames.com/shop) from now on. Besides, the 15-year-old was also very happy to present his first merchandise article with the official „Rush Rush Rally Racing“ cap he is wearing at each event. The quality cap by Flexfit is available at the redspotgames online shop for 50,00 EUR (US$ 72.00 / GBP 44,00). „To be honest it looks much better than the common caps around, since it‘s more stylish and uses a modern design with flexible spandex. It‘s very fashionable and I also wear in my spare time“ he comments. By the way: Every 25th order at the redspotgames online shop will even get it for free!

The video has been uploaded to redspotgames‘ YouTube account and can be watched at www.youtube.com/user/redspotgames

The next station of the Formula BMW Talent Cup will be a training from 19th to 21st August 2011 in prestigious Silverstone, England. Here the participants will drive in a racing simulator (it can‘t get any harder than „Rush Rush Rally Racing“, can it?), guided by former WTCC and future DTM driver Andy Priaulx.

Furthermore, the race events in Portimão, Portugal (26th to 28th August) and the grand finale in Oschersleben, Germany (15th to 18th August) in the supporting program of the DTM („Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters“) will be the next steps.

Category English, Merchandise, redspotgames online shop, Rush Rush Rally Racing, WiiWare

Written by redspotgames at 29. July 2011

This very Monday and Tuesday (July 25th and 26th 2011) the Formula BMW Talent Cup had it’s visit to the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. This prestigious track has hosted the Formula 1 Grand Prix of France from 1991 to 2008 and seen some remarkable races of Formula 1 history.

redspotgames sponsored driver Lassi Halminen of HAL Racing was excited. “That’s my first visit to Magny-Cours. Usually I cope with technical tracks better than with high-speed circuits like this. Yet I really like this place. Very characteristic and well-known for it’s high-speed chicanes.”

After a practice day on Monday with heavy rain showers, the two hot and sunny qualifying sessions on Tuesday gave insights into the balance of power on this specific track. After Stefan Wackerbauer and Max Günther (both from Germany), Finland’s Lassi Halminen became third not too far behind.

Those results also marked the start position of the two Heat sessions under real race conditions the same day.

The first three positions saw no changes and therefore Lassi finished third! “Indeed it’s pretty hard to overtake in Magny-Cours” the 15 year old Finn explained. Therefore only a few place changes could be seen. The first Heat saw no surprise except a crash by Kevin Jörg that made it impossible for the Swiss driver to start in Heat 2 due to the damage. But luckily he was not injured.

Nevertheless the remaining drivers started very concentrated and with more self-confidence in Heat 2: Max Günther (second on grid) overtook Stefan Wackerbauer on Pole Position right after the start and Lassi Halminen was almost there to catch him as well. Unfortunately both struggled a bit with their cars and Stefan Wackerbauer could overtake Max Günther again. Meanwhile, Lassi Halminen came closer and closer to the tail of Max Günther’s car and started a few tries to overtake him to gather second place. “Unfortunately I had problems changing the gears in the very last corner, else I could have caught him”, Lassi said after the race. The difference between Lassi and second place was only 0.451 seconds! What a close one.

In the official overall results, Lassi brought thrid place home and deserved a podium. redspotgames is pretty proud to see that he would have made it to the next level of “Rush Rush Rally Racing”… and his great performance in Magny-Cours of course!

The 2011 Formula BMW Talent Cup season will see four more events:

• 5th – 7th August 2011: Monteblanco, Spain
• 20th – 21st August 2011: Silverstone, United Kingdom (Fitness retest only)
• 26th – 28th August 2011: Portimão, Portugal
• 15th – 18th September 2011: Oschersleben, Germany (supporting program for DTM race)

redspotgames will post results of both the qualifyings and the races live on their Twitter and Facebook pages, among with photos and videos of the events.

“Rush Rush Rally Racing” will be released within the next couple of weeks for Nintendo WiiWare in Europe and North America. Lassi is looking forward to the release as well!

Category English, Français, redspotgames, Rush Rush Rally Racing, WiiWare

Written by redspotgames at 15. July 2011

Haste makes waste. This is what developer team Duranik thought during the last months while working on their upcoming Dreamcast shoot em up.

After an internal evaluation as well as constructive feedback from fans, redspotgames and Duranik have decided to put even more efforts into ‚Sturmwind‘. Unfortunately this means that both parties have to announce a delay of the release of the game. The new street day will be 11-11-11.

redspotgames and Duranik realize that some of the customers might be disappointed. But there is also a bright side due to this situation.

Thanks to the massive feedback from the original announcement trailer, the weapon system will be revised to the demand of the public. Also, the beta tests turn out to be bigger and more important than expected because of the feedback gained from the testers as well. Both will increase the quality of the game.

When taking a look at the history of Duranik you will recognize ‚Native‘ for Atari Jaguar, which followed a similar concept like ‚Sturmwind‘. Even though it was cancelled in December 1997, the positive elements of the game made it into ‚Sturmwind‘. And it would be a shame if these well-done details won‘t get the final polish it deserves in the final product.

If customers disagree and want to cancel their order at the redspotgames online shop, they can do so by sending a mail with their name and order number to the pleasant shop employees at shop/AT/redspotgames/DOT/com. If they still want to get ‚Sturmwind‘, the delay won‘t affect already done orders (except for they being delivered in November 2011).

For their own pleasure, redspotgames and Duranik are also going to provide them with more details about the development soon.

Category Dreamcast, English, Sturmwind

Written by redspotgames at 8. July 2011

Racing is a hard job indeed. That‘s what Finlands Lassi Halminen learned at the Formula BMW Talent Cup program. But you know what‘s even harder? Alright, ‚Rush Rush Rally Racing‘ would be a legit answer. But this time we thought about racing for full 24 hours. A real test for the drivers and the machines they are riding.

BMW Motorsports was so kind and gave the Formula BMW Talent Cup participants the chance to visit the prestigious 24 h of the Nürburgring Nordschleife this year. Here Lassi met key persons of the sport such as the BMW works driver Dirk Adorf or BMW Motorsport director Mario Theissen. And got one or another tip how he could beat the opponents in both the Formula BMW Talent Cup and ‚Rush Rush Rally Racing‘.

Speaking about it: ‚Rush Rush Rally Racing‘ is in the final straight to the finish line and will pass the finish line a.k.a. the release soon. The European release for Nintendo WiiWare will be in July 2011. The release dates in North America and Japan are still to be announced.

By the way, the race was won by Manthey Racing in a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR but followed by the BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT. It was a close one. Lassi‘s goosebumps were the proof of it. Or maybe he just was scared by the jokes of Mario Barth, famous German comediant of the new age, who he met in the BMW motorhome.

Category English, redspotgames, Rush Rush Rally Racing, WiiWare

Written by redspotgames at 1. July 2011

Owners of the already released Dreamcast version of ‘Rush Rush Rally Racing’ might know: This 2D old-school racing game is pretty hard indeed. Therefore we decided to sponsor race driver Lassi Halminen to support his career. And to have a professional race driver adjusting the difficulty of the upcoming WiiWare version of ‘Rush Rush Rally Racing’ of course. So it’s just at the edge of being too hard, yet fair!

redspotgames, Lassi Halminen and HAL Racing not only teamed up for partnership at the Sturup Raceway in Sweden two weeks ago. It also marked the first on-track race situation of the Formula BMW Talent Cup.

Lassi would have been qualified for the next level in ‘Rush Rush Rally Racing’ with his pace in Sturup. Due to the qualifying results he started in group two and placed Third and First in those two group races! Excellent job, Lassi!

The 15 year old from Kangasala, Finland is one of 15 participants of 2011 Formula BMW Talent Cup and the only one from a Nordic country. He started Karting by the age of 10 and is following the steps of F1 legends like Mika Häkkinen (characer-wise) and Kimi Räikkönen (career-wise), while Ayrton Senna is his personal idol.

F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel once attended at the Formula BMW Germany and therefore gave the participats a visit at Formula BMW Talent Cup shoot-out in Cartagena, Spain. So this seems like the perfect start of young talents in the big wide world of motorsport racing.

Also ‘Rush Rush Rally Racing’ is going the next big step and will be released for Nintendo WiiWare in July 2011 in Europe. The release dates in North America and Japan are still to be announced.

Category English, Rush Rush Rally Racing, WiiWare

Written by redspotgames at 29. April 2011

We have followed the latest events in the PlayStation Network with concern: Over 77 million stolen customer details can’t be ignored and with no doubt there is a need for clarification on quite a few details.

It’s also a quite important topic to our customers, since we are currently in development of “Rush Rush Rally Racing” for PlayStation minis – and wanted to launch it within the PlayStation Network. A release was scheduled for 2011.

But is there still confidence in Sony’s services and is there still a demand for new games on this network?

Today we decided that the game’s future on the platform should rest in the hands of its fans via Online Survey. Should an enormous amount of users vote against the PlayStation Network, a cancellation is likely.

Our related press release, gives you an overview about the situation:

PlayStation Network leak: Fans will decide on cancellation of Rush Rush Rally Racing for PlayStation minis.

Among all participants, three redspotgames keychains and three copies of Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles for Sega Dreamcast will be given out as prizes.

Category English, PlayStation, PlayStation minis, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation3, redspotgames, Rush Rush Rally Racing

Written by redspotgames at 12. April 2011

As reported earlier, redspotgames has been at RetroEncounter 2011 due to the help of Dreamcast.es members. This event has taken place on last Saturday, 9th April, at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain.

Even though this event was meant to present Retro games only, there has been a world premiere of something unreleased yet: The folks there were able to play a one level demo of Sturmwind for Dreamcast with their own hands!

No wonder so many YouTube videos of different people showed up, because many people wanted to share their opinion on the upcoming redspotgames and Duranik title.

We have collected some material and would like to show you some. So maybe you can also build your own opinion, even though you haven’t play it… yet!

Category Dreamcast, English, Exhibition, redspotgames, Sturmwind

Written by redspotgames at 8. April 2011

Following the event’s phrase “I can has RETRO?”, redspotgames is at tomorrows (Saturday, 9th April) RetroEncounter 2011, represented by Dreamcast.es.

The event is taking place at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, and offers quite a couple of events, sweepstakes or seminars. You can get more information on the official website.

At the RetroEncounter 2011 you can grab redspotgames merchandise such as stickers, posters, keychains and even win one of 10 Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles right there! Just follow the signs to the Dreamcast.es booth.

And as a little cherry on the cake we will present a playable demo version of our upcoming game Sturmwind for Dreamcast! So our advice is: If you are nearby, go to the RetroEncounter 2011, grab a soft drink, habe a beautiful time there, play the crap out of the Sturmwind demo, win some Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles and then chill outside in the sun. How much better can a Saturday be?

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Category Dreamcast, English, Exhibition, Merchandise, Sturmwind, Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles