New John Deere Games from Bold Games Allows Kids to Work Their Own Farms and Construction Sites on Their Computer.MINNEAPOLIS -- Bold Games, a division of Destineer Publishing Corp., is once again partnering with Gabriel Interactive to offer two new John Deere games for Windows For the magazine, see . Games for Windows is a gaming platform and marketing campaign by Microsoft that dates back at least to 2005, and was revised in 2006. Games for the platform must meet certification standards similar to those of modern popular videogame consoles. and Macintosh computers. Bold Games' new Welcome to Merriweather Farm game shows Johnny Tractor and his friends plowing, harvesting, and taking care of the animals on the farm, while Busy Days in Deerfield Valley features Danny Dozer, Barney Backhoe and friends hard at work digging, lifting, and helping out around town. The games are based on the Welcome to Merriweather Farm and Busy Days in Deerfield Valley books created and produced by Parachute Publishing LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (available from Running Press Kids Books). Both games are scheduled for release in September. "Merriweather Farm and Deerfield Valley have all the John Deere characters and farming equipment kids love," said Paul Rinde, Chief Executive Officer of Bold Games. "These games help young players develop problem-solving and recognition skills, as they familiarize themselves with the world around them via a fun and interactive way." Welcome to Merriweather Farm features Johnny Tractor, Allie Gator, and Corey Combine, and offers an abundance of interactive opportunities. Children and their parents can help plow the field, explore the barn, plant the garden, harvest crops, and bring their goods to the market. Busy Days in Deerfield Valley challenges kids with a host of fun adventures and assembles the same popular group of characters from the John Deere children's book series. Whether helping Barney Backhoe fix the bridge, building a library with Luke Loader A program routine that copies a program into memory for execution. , or helping Danny Dozer find his way back to town, players will enjoy the wide array of scenarios over and over again. "We are delighted to be working with Bold Games to bring our exciting John Deere characters and stories to life through an interactive format for lots of learning fun!" said Susan Knopf, Senior Vice President of Parachute Publishing. Available this September, both Welcome to Merriweather Farm and Busy Days in Deerfield Valley are being distributed by Cokem International and carry a suggested retail price of $19.99. About Bold Games Bold Games is owned by Destineer Publishing Corp. Destineer was created in 2001 by former Bungie Software Corp. executive vice-president Peter Tamte and is managed today by Mr. Tamte and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Paul Rinde, formerly a senior vice-president of Atari. Destineer develops and publishes electronic entertainment for personal computers and videogame consoles through its Destineer, Bold Games, and MacSoft lines. Some of the company's announced products include Close Combat: First to Fight, Close Combat: Red Phoenix, John Deere American Farmer American Farmer was a public affairs radio program featuring farm news and information of value to listeners in rural America. It was heard on the ABC radio network from 1945 to 1963, airing on Saturdays and heard in a variety of timeslots on different ABC affiliates , In-Fisherman Freshwater Trophies, and Wings Over Vietnam Wings Over Vietnam is a PC game (Combat / Flight Simulator) set during the Vietnam War over South East Asia and covers the time period between 1964 to 1973. The game includes a wide variety of jets and weapons which can be employed in various mission types such as . About Gabriel Entertainment Gabriel Entertainment (part of Gabriel Group) is a video game developer based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, and was founded in 1999 as Gabriel Interactive by Michael Root (president). Greg Phillips is vice president. Gabriel Entertainment, part of Gabriel Group, is an Indianapolis, Indiana-based developer of computer and console games and gaming software for the consumer market. The company has developed a number of best-selling computer games, including Robot Arena I, Robot I, Robot is a collection of nine English language science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, first published by Gnome Press in 1950 in an edition of 5,000 copies. Arena II, and Construction/Destruction. Gabriel is also a leader in gaming technology. The company has developed its own technology for use in the creation of computer games and interactive programs, including its own MAX plug-ins and proprietary 3D engine. Gabriel also works with such leading technologies as RenderWare and Havok Physics. In addition, Gabriel is the only licensed developer in the state of Indiana for the Xbox(R) video game console A specialized desktop computer used to play video games. The three most popular game consoles are Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox. Game software is available on CDs or DVDs, although earlier game machines used cartridges containing read only memory from Microsoft. About Parachute Publishing Parachute Publishing, L.L.C. is the top independent producer of children's books and entertainment. Parachute's books have spent over 80 weeks on The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times bestseller list, and Parachute's publishing and entertainment partners include John Deere, best-selling author of Rotten School and Mostly Ghostly book series R.L. Stine, Mary-Kate and Ashley, Thomas Kinkade For the American admiral, see . '' Thomas Kinkade (born January 19, 1958 in Sacramento, California) is an American painter whose work has been printed in mass production. He is marketed as "Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light," a trademark owned by Media Arts Group, Inc. , Busch Gardens/SeaWorld, and many more. John Deere: Welcome to Merriweather Farm and John Deere: Busy Days in Deerfield Valley are the first two books in Parachute's new John Deere for Kids book program. |
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