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Lunenburg video game company eyes Trailer Park Boys

Pitch makes Top 10 in contest

Last Updated: Monday, January 15, 2007 | 6:29 PM AT

CBC News

A video game company in Lunenburg is hoping to cash in on the success of Trailer Park Boys.

HB Studios wants to do a video game version of the popular show, and its proposal has made the Top 10 in Telefilm Canada's video game competition.

If the company wins, players will be able to control Ricky, Julian and Bubbles on various schemes and missions around Sunnyvale trailer park.

HB Studios has been working with TPB Productions, and the plan involves getting the real actors to lend their voices to their virtual selves.

Alistair Jarvis, with HB Studios, said fans of the show are an instant market for the game.

"They don't necessarily just want to watch Ricky, Julian and Bubbles, but they want to control those characters in Sunnyvale and really enjoy that experience," he said.

Telefilm received 69 submissions for its contest. The 10 that made it through the first round are getting $50,000 to refine their plans.

HB Studios' submission was only one of two pitches that made the judges laugh out loud, said Kelly Zmak, one of the contest judges.

"I think all of us respect the idea of being able to put humour into a video game in a way that makes people belly laugh," said Zmak, president of Radical Entertainment.

Only four of the Top 10 submissions will make it to the second round in March, and they'll each get up to $250,000 to develop a prototype.

The winner will be announced in September.

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