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[Donna]

Microsoft and AMD have created a collaborative puzzle game, the Vanishing Point sweepstakes, to celebrate the consumer release of Windows Vista at the end of this month. First prize? A ride into sub-orbital space.

There is nearly $500,000 in prizes. The first prize gets a ride into sub-orbital space in 2008 courtesy of Rocketplane Limited Inc. – the ticket is estimated to be at a value of $250,000. The Rocketplane XP Vehicle, powered by both turbojet engines and a rocket engine, is a four-seat fighter-sized vehicle fitted with a delta wing and a V-tail. The vehicle is able to reach speeds just over 2,386 miles per hour, and reach altitudes in excess of 330,000 feet, or 100 kilometres.

Read More:

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/vis...ital_space.html

The Game:
http://vanishingpointgame.com/

[Mr. Matt]

I thought it was a prze P2L was going to offer for a new competition

[Hayden]

Vanishing point and Microsoft in the same event together?


Is this prophetic?

[Ben]

I don't think I'll try that game, even with its amazing prize. I've never heard of a competition where you can win a trip to space.

Ben.

[syntex]

d4rkst0n3, on Jan 11 2007, 11:49 PM, said:

I've never heard of a competition where you can win a trip to space.

Ben.

I have, My ISP had a competition once last year, dont remember what you had to do but the prize was the sub-orbital ride, Its more like to the edge of space. This is because it dosent require extensive space training, and i think you land in Russia or some crap.

[α∂αмяoss]

Microsoft is desperate. They want aliens to use Windows now too, huh?

Edited by Zero.Dub, 14 January 2007 - 12:05 PM.