Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.
Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.
Well, we can dream but here is the type of PR I'd like to see...
Left Behind Games garnered additional investment support of $100 million to expand operations, marketing, retail sales, online presence, and e-mail grouping/distribution. The result of this new financial support further endeared the company with several large retailers to include Target, K-Mart, Best Buy, Game Stop, and EB Games. We have signed written agreements (note I omitted the term expect here), with each and all five retailers will display our games by September 1 of this year.
Left Behind Games is indebted to the support of the shareholders who have maintained faith with the company during many turbulent times. "The horizon looks very bright for our company" says CEO Troy Lyndon. "Our shareholders have waited years for this type of business expansion and I am happy to say their faith should soon be rewarded." Left Behind Games is also in the process of finalizing several television deals to promote it's product to include QVC as well as additional commercial runs on TBN, Daystar, and BET.
Everyone I'm curious, what changes you suggest LFBG should make to get us into real profitability. I say more 3D games for Teens and good marketability.
Noquit, I still find it funny that people once accused you of being Troy. I lost a lot of money on this too. I still have over 2 million shares hoping something will happen one day. I know retailing is never easy but if they could come out with a really good 3D action game for Teens, that would really get the ball rolling. I just hope that a few years from now, we'll all see great benefits in this company. I don't know. I know it hasn't been easy for you Noquit.
It would be cool if LFBG held a contest where the winner gets to decide on a character in an upcoming game and perhaps have some input.
True Slava true. I wonder why he posted in the first place. One thing I'd like to see people talk about on this board are the types of games people believe LFBG should make in order to make a big impact. The other things are good too however it's nice to get back to basics sometimes. I believe the LFBG games are a little too "soft" and too "gentle." The games are made and they are out of the gate now. Good. Now I believe LFBG should concentrate on 2 or 3 really good T for Teen action 3D games. Why they do not do this is beyond me. Hopefully that is in their plans for 2012. Imagine a DC Universe Online type game that is Christian based. For some reason, no one is talking about that and that is what is really needed to get this company moving in the right direction and create some buzz.
Not that we all would not be happy if Warren Buffett actually bought stock in this, but what made you such a strong supporter all of a sudden? Do you really plan to purchase $100K in LFBG this coming Monday? What type of financial supporters do you have close ties with?
This all still sounds to good to be true and all on this board have experienced promises only to get burned and lose a lot of $$$ on a company we all believed in (and still do believe in). If what you are saying comes to pass, then as Scott12 would say ****5 Stars for you!
How about LFBG releases a statement like this:
LFBG has obtained several institutional buyers and has received $50 million in funding as well as an institutional purchase of 5 billion shares.
In addition we have just secured full contracts with Wal-mart, Target, Costco, Best Buy, Game Stop, and EB Games. By November 2011, we expect our games to be in everyone of the aforementioned vendors at all locations. This includes carrying of the new 2011 titles as well as our old titles.
The additional funding stream allows us a 10 million e-mail block in which to advertise our games to faith-based users. Additionally we have seen a 1000% increase in MyPraise subscribers with the current count over 1 million.
We received contracts to advertise in three big budget movies before Christmas of this year as well as endorsement support from several large Christian organizations including Focus on the Family, Joel Osteen Ministries and Charles Stanley Ministries.
We have also garnered support of Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy who will begin advertising LFBG products nationally beginning this summer.
Upon the release of the 13 new SKU's, we are currently developing 5 new games including two new T-Teen games.
Sorry about the multiple posts, my computer got hung up. Yes dilution really stinks. It would be nice if a couple of millionaire purchased 3 billion blocks of shares to level out everything and then hold it. Pipe dream I know.
I submitted most of the March 16th questions to Troy that he answered publically. Many were good answers, some had my head scratching. For instance, why only create one T-Teen game (Left Behind)? Why not make more T-Teen games in addition to other children games. A lot of money could be made from this market.
What does everyone think could really begin to make this stock rise again and not only rise but take off?
If someone had asked me on Nov. 15 where I thought the stock would be now, I'd say .03 or .04. It's so frustrating to see my stock value dwindle after believing that the future was so bright. Maybe it still is but this is pain personified to see my value drop so much.
It hasn't even had a semblance of a run since November.
Hi Noquit. I find it pretty humorous and ironic at this point that at one time people actually accused you of BEING Troy. If this doesn't convince them, nothing will.
I sent the company a message that it was not a good idea to force retailors to carry LFBG products but rather spotlight those that do. Either way, as long as it results in more retail exposure, that's what I am concerned about.
What other questions does everyone think Troy should address? Are there other ways we as investors can help LFBG? Perhaps one or more of us knows someone with a lot of $$$ and the desire to invest in LFBG. Perhaps someone knows a Christian celebrity that might help. It's great to be able to assist LFBG in this way.
Those are very good thoughts indeed. I support LFBG in slowly expanding their platforms while maintaining the PC backdrop for cases such as you described!
Most of the questions Troy covered today were questions that I sent in and posted here on iHub in advance. My main goals for sending the questions were two-fold:
1. Get a good feel for where the company plans to go in the future. So much of the discussion here on iHub over the past few months has revolved around the stock price and less about the facets of LFBG's growth. I hope this is a step in re-positioning that focus for us as investors. Back in October and November, I remember many of us were trying to find ways to assist LFBG which brings me to my second reason for sending in the questions.
2. Get a good feel from LFBG on exactly how we as investors can help the company. Troy doesn't want to operate in a vacuum and is reaching out to the investors for help while at the same time letting us in on his plans for growth. I really tried to ask the real questions that were not getting talked about and was glad that he included most of the questions I sent him. This could be a turning point as investors will now see how transparent the company truly is as well as Troy's willingness to share information.
Yes I agree. A celebrity like Tim Tebow would do wonders for LFBG. I actually submitted the idea to Tim Tebow's webpage a few months back about LFBG. That would be really cool to have him onboard.
Best Selling Video Game in U.S. History. The comments within the article below are not generally favorable about such a violent video game (Black Ops Call to Duty) even though the sales have skyrocketed.
http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/471-npd-black-ops-is-the-best-selling-game-in-u-s-history
What Are Everyone's Thoughts on the questions I submitted to Troy earlier? I have restated them below.
Questions For Troy:
1. Besides the announced new/upcoming games in the latest PR, are there other games you plan to release in 2011 which have not yet been announced? Will they be available for the 2011 Christmas season?
2. Will you be producing more adventure and action video games? There are a lot of games now for children but not a lot for teenagers and above, especially those who like action.
3. Can we expect 3D like quality in upcoming games similar to the graphics in games such as DC Universe Online?
4. Will the games be retailed in more brick and mortar locations this year (ex. Best Buy, Target, Game Stop)? Are discussions currently taking place with these businesses?
5. I noticed that the games are only located in Super Wal-marts and not regular Wal-marts. When will the games be located in ALL Wal-marts? Are the games located in Wal-marts outside of the U.S.?
6. Are there well known Christian ministers or celebrities that can help promote LFBG games and their values? Have some of these people been contacted (i.e. Tim Tebow, Kurt Warner, Colt McCoy etc...?)
7. When will you schedule another media event/webinar?
8. What are your plans for mobile applications? When will we see mobile applications in the marketplace for LFBG?
9. What type of Christian video games do you believe consumers really desire? (Action, children's games, learning games etc...).
10. What are some other marketing plans LFBG has for it's products? Will we see additional advertisements on TV or in the movies anytime soon?
11. Since LFBG only has so many resources, what are some industries/resources/institutions that some of your investors could help you with in getting your foot in the door? Could you list them out?
12. What are some of the largest roadblocks preventing LFBG from really marketing itself to Wall Street? What things is LFBG planning to kick the door down and really announce itself? How can investors help you?
13. Do you really shy away from message boards or is there someone at LFBG that reads them from time to time? Do you feel you get the true feelings of investors and consumers from message boards or are the comments usually skewed?
14. Does LFBG plan on holding some type of event where investors can actually meet you and your staff? Will you ever plan a day/evening where investors could visit your office(s)?
15. If you had the ear of someone with multi-millions of dollars and that person was willing to help LFBG, what things would you ask from him or her to assist the company?
16. Does LFBG plan on doing merchandising of the Charlie Church Mouse brand (i.e. T-Shirts, notebooks, back-to-school supplies etc?)
17. What do you believe are some of the key misconceptions some investors have had over the past 6 months or so? Why do you believe some investors are not generally happy with LFBG despite the slow growth and success?
18. Most investors get upset because of declining stock price. What are some things you wish the investment community could do to help LFBG besides complain?
19. I suspect that most people probably do not know that you really want to take both LFBG and the shareholder price to high growth levels. Some people have stated you care more for the business than you do for investors and the stock price. What do you say to such comments?
20. If resources were no issue, describe the ultimate Christian game you would like to see on the market. What would it take for it to get mainstream national recognition?
21. How do you plan to capture the international Christian gaming market?
22. Many people outside of the LFBG company have helped promote LFBG on their own through calls/e-mails to various media outlets (radio/print/Internet). Have any of these connections contacted LFBG?
23. Are there any other characters in development by LFBG to use in future games that do not currently exist anywhere?
24. Will you continue with these Q&A updates for the foreseeable future? They really help.
Questions For Troy: Below are the questions I submitted to Troy today based on the last PR. Hopefully some of these are addressed in the next update....
1. Besides the announced new/upcoming games in the latest PR, are there other games you plan to release in 2011 which have not yet been announced? Will they be available for the 2011 Christmas season?
2. Will you be producing more adventure and action video games? There are a lot of games now for children but not a lot for teenagers and above, especially those who like action.
3. Can we expect 3D like quality in upcoming games similar to the graphics in games such as DC Universe Online?
4. Will the games be retailed in more brick and mortar locations this year (ex. Best Buy, Target, Game Stop)? Are discussions currently taking place with these businesses?
5. I noticed that the games are only located in Super Wal-marts and not regular Wal-marts. When will the games be located in ALL Wal-marts? Are the games located in Wal-marts outside of the U.S.?
6. Are there well known Christian ministers or celebrities that can help promote LFBG games and their values? Have some of these people been contacted (i.e. Tim Tebow, Kurt Warner, Colt McCoy etc...?)
7. When will you schedule another media event/webinar?
8. What are your plans for mobile applications? When will we see mobile applications in the marketplace for LFBG?
9. What type of Christian video games do you believe consumers really desire? (Action, children's games, learning games etc...).
10. What are some other marketing plans LFBG has for it's products? Will we see additional advertisements on TV or in the movies anytime soon?
11. Since LFBG only has so many resources, what are some industries/resources/institutions that some of your investors could help you with in getting your foot in the door? Could you list them out?
12. What are some of the largest roadblocks preventing LFBG from really marketing itself to Wall Street? What things is LFBG planning to kick the door down and really announce itself? How can investors help you?
13. Do you really shy away from message boards or is there someone at LFBG that reads them from time to time? Do you feel you get the true feelings of investors and consumers from message boards or are the comments usually skewed?
14. Does LFBG plan on holding some type of event where investors can actually meet you and your staff? Will you ever plan a day/evening where investors could visit your office(s)?
15. If you had the ear of someone with multi-millions of dollars and that person was willing to help LFBG, what things would you ask from him or her to assist the company?
16. Does LFBG plan on doing merchandising of the Charlie Church Mouse brand (i.e. T-Shirts, notebooks, back-to-school supplies etc?)
17. What do you believe are some of the key misconceptions some investors have had over the past 6 months or so? Why do you believe some investors are not generally happy with LFBG despite the slow growth and success?
18. Most investors get upset because of declining stock price. What are some things you wish the investment community could do to help LFBG besides complain?
19. I suspect that most people probably do not know that you really want to take both LFBG and the shareholder price to high growth levels. Some people have stated you care more for the business than you do for investors and the stock price. What do you say to such comments?
20. If resources were no issue, describe the ultimate Christian game you would like to see on the market. What would it take for it to get mainstream national recognition?
21. How do you plan to capture the international Christian gaming market?
22. Many people outside of the LFBG company have helped promote LFBG on their own through calls/e-mails to various media outlets (radio/print/Internet). Have any of these connections contacted LFBG?
23. Are there any other characters in development by LFBG to use in future games that do not currently exist anywhere?
24. Will you continue with these Q&A updates for the foreseeable future? They really help.
I too hope to see great movement in this stock pretty soon. I do believe we'll be back over a penny in due time.
Here's to Big Things in 2011. I am very proud to be associated with this stock. Let's continue to spread the word about LFBG to media outlets, magazines, neighbors, pastors etc...
This is my first post to this board. I have been reading this iHub board for about 2 months now. I like how positive everyone is vs. the yahoo board. In early November many were discussing how to spread the word about LFBG. Although I was not a poster at the time I read how many were contacting their local TV, news, radio stations and magazines to spread the word about LFBG. I believe this all happened before the webinar. It was so encouraging to see. I myself took the challenge and began contacting various radio stations, Christian magazines such as Charisma and Christianity Today, and sent e-mails to the webpages of TD Jakes and Charles Stanley. I even sent an e-mail to Oprah's webpage and Tim Tebow's site too. I really want to see this company do well and I heard earlier that if each of us does our part, we can really move this thing.
It was encouraging to see that people like EagleTallon, who was deployed, is doing his part to see the company flourish. Having been deployed to Afghanistan a couple of years ago when I was active duty, I understand the dangers he is facing everyday. I also like the fact that Troy acknowledges EagleTallon personally when talking with other investors.
I know many are waiting for news on increased sales, revenues and share buy-back plans. It may be 1 - 2 months before we get specific news of that nature. Like Taki and others have stated, I believe now is the time to pick up shares. Like others, I've been disappointed about the decrease in share price however am encouraged about where this company is going and the fact that I was able to pick up more shares between .0036 - .004. I have 2,031,000 shares currently and hope to pick up more. I see big things in store for 2011.
I also liked the letter Troy Lyndon sent to the shareholders. It was very personable and thought out. He gave his vision on where the company should go and he definitely has the pedal to the floor on wanting to get this stock and company to levels that will benefit all of us.
I have sent numerous ideas to Left Behind Games about new games etc... and perhaps they might even use a couple. I received personal responses from Troy that he is very appreciative of what I and others have sent and how motivated we all are to see the company do well. Yes, a big part is about the $$$ we will make if LFBG skyrockets but also the benefits it provides to people as an alternative to thoughtless violence in games.
Let's all continue to spread the word about LFBG and continue to send e-mails to various business entities so we don't lose steam. I am glad that this stock price is not suddenly going up like gangbusters only to come crashing down the next day. If we move up slow and steady that works better for me long term. I feel proud that I have the opportunity to contribute to this company both financially and in providing ideas. Perhaps in the future larger investors will take part in the company's growth. Perhaps in 5 years, we'll all look back in awe about this opportunity. Perhaps we won't have large gains. Either way, I am glad I am moving forward with a positive company that has endured difficulties yet pulled through and has made strides to position itself better than ever before.
God bless each of you and Happy New Year.