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Previous rewards plus a tour of our studio once it opens. There is some stipulations with this: A) This is only for the studio tour and NOT for travel, room or food. B) Some areas of the studio may not be part of the tour (if we have dev kits on site, the manufacturers of those dev kits may not allow us to let the general public in the same room as the kit) C) When the time comes, we may ask attendees to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before admitting, this is to protect our company secrets. The only thing you agree to by signing a NDA is that you won't reveal any secrets you see without our prior written approval.
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Previous rewards plus one of the playable characters' middle name being named after you or picked by you (limited slots available).
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When Josh was in kindergarden, his teacher prescribed video games for him to help with his hand-eye coordination. Like those who experiment with illegal substances, Josh was immediately hooked. Only a few short years later (while still in grade school), Josh informed his mother that he knew his life was going to involve game development. In middle school, Josh was crying his eyes out to the infamous “Aerith Death Scene” in Final Fantasy 7; amazed by how a fantasy story could have a real effect on human emotion, Josh knew from that point on that he wanted to be a writer.
While a high school junior, Josh joined the XrucifiX game studio (then named “Two Guys Software”) and helped pen the basic plotline and characters for their first game, “Eternal War Shadows of Light”; that game received much praise in the independent, Christian-video game circles and was even featured in such news outlets as the Wall Street Journal. While helping XrucifiX with their second title, Josh left on friendly terms to start Team KAIZEN along with his brother, Trevor. While still In High School, Josh wrote for the school paper and garnered several State and National accolades for articles ranging from his monthly Game Review column to social issues examining opinions and views.
In his spare time Josh plays video games, writes story-lines and song lyrics, enjoys getting into discussions involving history and religion, and playing hackey-sack.
