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    John Keefer posted a new article, Shacker wins $75,000 in Activision Independent Games Competition.

    Activision announced the winners of its Independent Games Competition, and the second place winner was Shack Chatty regular Mike Stanton, aka theDrMikey.
    Jun 25, 2012 1:30pm PDT
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    John Keefer posted a new article, Shacker wins $75,000 in Activision Independent Games Competition.

    Activision announced the winners of its Independent Games Competition, and the second place winner was Shack Chatty regular Mike Stanton, aka theDrMikey. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • Ah so this was the reason for the recent secrecy DrMikey. Congrats man! : TrulyVexed
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      indie games console kickstarter is a go. : massdev
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        haha, what this means is that i can at least keep the console in mind and find time to work on it. still ... : theDrMikey
        • Grats Dr! : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
        • Way to go, Idaho! : wytefangThis person is cool!
    • Sweet! : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
    • Congrats man! : ThomWThis person is cool!
    • Awesome, congrats! : snot3353This person is cool!
    • This is really cool!! Congrats brother and best of luck with your future endeavors! : frdranger
    • Very nice! : Firefly1985
    • right on man !!! cant wait for the HD version :) : Dark Drakonis
    • Congratulations to theDrMikey from the Shacknews staff! : OzzieMejia
    • Congrats Mikey! : deject
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      congrats! : jamiejme
      • hehe, its no #1 on the app store, but i'll take it ;) : theDrMikey
    • Nice work! : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • hookers and blow? congrats anyway! : nomaadThis person is cool!
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      thanks keefinator for the article and thanks shack for all the support! : theDrMikey
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        oh, and yes, this is what my extremely vague "i have good news that i wish i could tell you" post was abo... : theDrMikey
        • Omg, I just saw this. Congrats theDrMikey!! :) : NinjaGamerGirl
      • Congrats man! : Ormsbee
      • Dude! Congrats! I still want the indie console, FYI. : David Craddock
      • Great stuff! Congrats! : josexnc
      • Good job Mike : watcherxpThis person is cool!
      • Ohhhhhhh snap. Grats dude! : daVinci1980
      • Thanks for purchasing us all tickets to Shackcon with your moneyhats!!! : sockstaThis person is cool!
      • Grats man, totally awesome! : Bamii
      • Congrats xoxox : hanged_man
    • awesome dude! Congrats!!! : SirXThis person is cool!
    • that is awesome, congratulations! : Milleh
    • really cool! get down with your bad self theDrMikey! : hirezThis person is cool!
    • Yeaaaaaaaa go shack!! : Krugler
    • Congrats dude, wonderful! : at0micgardenThis person is cool!
    • Hey, so now you get the funding for your console project! Cool stuff. Best of luck! : Kub666
    • Awesome! Congrats! : cookblazeThis person is cool!
    • Woot congrats man! Awesome : LickurightThis person is cool!
    • Congrats!! Awesome shackers are awesome. : Brian Leahy
    • Well done man : ehaykal
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      Props to the shack staff for the community attention lately. Makes me almost feel like the good ol days. : ghost in my shellThis person is cool!
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        DrMikey alerted me to this just after we got the news, so it was easy to shift the focus to him instead o... : Keefinator
        • When I was my news... : Haxim
    • congrats Mikey! : GloriousCowThis person is cool!
    • What the what? Congrats man! : Visceral MonkeyThis person is cool!
    • that's awesome, dude! grats! : dahanese
    • Nice, DrMikey! : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
    • awesome news. congrats! : MmmmmooThis person is cool!
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      75k gets a good amount of hookers and blow. : ant_hillbilly
      • Or one REALLY good hooker and some pure Colombian cocaine. : trOmblyj
    • Great news! : rickThis person is cool!
    • Congrats! : thecrayThis person is cool!
    • badass, congrats! : verasThis person is cool!
    • Congrats!!! Very nice! : devi| dog
    • Woot! Congrats!! : freakynipples69
    • Congrats, good man! : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
    • Way to go! Congratulations! : Metasparks
    • Sweet! Grats man! : Zatric
    • Congrats! : MBlueD
    • Nice. Congrats. : Senate5000
    • Woah badass : chungathebungaThis person is cool!
    • 75K will get you some awesome gear in the RMAH. : gdestiny
    • Congratulations Mike. Live the dream! : Peanut Fox
    • haha yes! : orgcaptainnemoThis person is cool!
    • Congrats! Was this the secret thing you were talking about last week? : pancake humper
    • You're a multi thousandaire! Congrats dude! : rtrson
    • Brilliant work, Squire! Now blow it all on beer! : nodeThis person is cool!
    • Badass! Congrats man. : atom519This person is cool!
    • Congrats! : ZizThis person is cool!
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      Congrats from the Shacknews team as well. Nice work, and thanks for the interview. : Keefinator
      • thanks to YOU for giving me the chance to do an interview, and assembling a community that cares! : theDrMikey
    • yay : shirif
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      the game seems to be mario galaxy with a gun and a jetpack? : bradsh
      • ESSENTIALLY. yea, so far mario galaxy is, i think, the most mainstream game to use the running around ... : theDrMikey
    • congrats man! : .ka`boom.zZz.
    • Woo, congrats! : Serpico74This person is cool!
    • Congrats ! : Navy Spitfire
    • congrats, well done. : wtNORTHMAN
    • awesome! : baron calamityThis person is cool!
    • Well done! : foxnoir
    • Congrats man \m/ : valcan_sThis person is cool!
    • Congrats. This calls for hookers and blow. : FuryVIIThis person is cool!
    • Congratulations! : filtersweepThis person is cool!
    • congrats dude! : dignanThis person is cool!
    • Congratulations! : BlockheadBrown
    • Congrats! 75k will get you a pretty sweet hookshot and blowdryer. : dpgagnon
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      Don't blow it all on your cats! : Dunwich
      • all on BLOW for my CATS : theDrMikey
    • Congrats. : steauengeglaseThis person is cool!
    • CONGRATS DUDE!! : m0rfus
    • Congrats! : Neural ImbalanceThis person is cool!
    • sweet man! Can't wait to try it out one day! : happynoodleThis person is cool!
    • So cool man, congrats! : warcrowThis person is cool!
    • Congrats! : ABombStratics
    • Spend it on Jessica Biel paraphernalia!!! : reelbkThis person is cool!
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      Wow congratulations! Also thanks for writing this Keefer. : CptPlankton
      • Shit. : CptPlankton
    • Wow congratulations theDrMikey! Also thanks to Keefer for writing this. Very cool. : CptPlankton
    • great job, congratulations! : MikkleThePickle
    • Congrats!!! : Alco23
    • Nice! I'm impressed! : Jobos
    • Way to go! Live the dream. : Feisty Cadaver
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      that helicopter game looks sweet! reminds me of: http://youtu.be/u1A-BNafyDk?t=41s : cygnusThis person is cool!
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        thanks! actually its called striker sprint because it was inspired by STRIKER, a dos game i played growin... : theDrMikey
        • Ah! I had played Supercobra, Choplifter and Fort Apocalypse, but I missed out on a few mid 80's DOS games... : cygnusThis person is cool!
    • Congrats, that is awesome! : helvetica
    • Awesome, congrats dude! Game sounds cool : Begawkiness
    • That's so awesome. Congrats man. : Nat King Cobra