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13.7 NewsBreaker Game<br />

Another <strong>in</strong>sight was that many News Explorers were casual game users. Because their demographics<br />

skewed a little older, SS+K recommended updat<strong>in</strong>g an old favorite. As a result, its new version of the<br />

classic “brick breaker” game used the treatment of the spectrum, <strong>in</strong> which each brick is a story, <strong>and</strong><br />

made a game of collect<strong>in</strong>g news while reach<strong>in</strong>g the next level.<br />

The game, which is RSS fed <strong>and</strong> was given the name NewsBreaker, was unveiled <strong>in</strong> April to time with<br />

the NewsSkimmer screen saver. Play the game yourself athttp://www.newsbreakergame.com.<br />

Figure 13.11<br />

NewsBreaker game was designed to br<strong>in</strong>g msnbc.com content to News Explorers <strong>in</strong> new <strong>and</strong><br />

unexpected ways. SS+K worked with Fuel Industries to create this game.<br />

As the advertis<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> market<strong>in</strong>g elements came to life, msnbc.com <strong>and</strong> SS+K were prepar<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

launch the riskiest element of the market<strong>in</strong>g campaign.<br />

As leaders <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>novators, it was important for msnbc.com to flex its leadership muscle when it<br />

came to underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g technology. The team didn’t recommend any element of the campaign that<br />

didn’t answer to one of the stated goals, <strong>and</strong> they dismissed a few asymmetric ideas due to those<br />

qualifications. But NewsBreaker Live became the anchor of the campaign, <strong>and</strong> ultimately msnbc.com<br />

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