Throughout the 1990s, Rare started selling their games under the trademark name "Rareware" and received international recognition and critical acclaim for games such as the Donkey Kong series, Killer Instinct (1994), GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie (1998), Perfect Dark, and Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001). Rare became a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, which came to own a large minority stake of the company, with the release of Donkey Kong Country (1994). During this time, Rare created successful games such as Wizards & Warriors (1987), R.C. During its early years, Rare was backed by an unlimited budget from Nintendo, primarily concentrated on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games. Tim and Chris Stamper, who also founded Ultimate Play the Game, established Rare in 1985. Its most popular games include the Battletoads, Donkey Kong, and Banjo-Kazooie series, as well as games like GoldenEye 007 (1997), Perfect Dark (2000), and Sea of Thieves (2018). Rare's games span the platform, first-person shooter, action-adventure, fighting, and racing genres. Pictured above, Joey Mills on the red carpet at the 2019 GayVN Awards photo by JFK/FUBARWebmasters.Rare Limited is a British video game developer and a studio of Xbox Game Studios based in Twycross. There is also party on March 2 in West Hollywood at Radiant Space. The follow dates are planned for Mills’ book signing tour.Ģ12 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
“I hope his magnetism comes across in the pages,” she says.
Saracen came to admire Joey Mills’ energy and effervescence so much, she titled the novel after a lyric from "Young and Beautiful,” a song by Lana Del Ray: “and all the ways I got to know your pretty face and electric soul.” “His family plays an important role in his story and it was incredibly helpful to get their input on events.” Mills also gave her access to his mother and sister. As I wrote the novel, I sent each chapter to Joey and we texted or Facetimed to make sure everything felt right.” “The beginning of the writing process was sitting down and talking to Joey about his early life and coming out. Saracen says she grew close with Mills while writing Electric Soul.
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Saracen’s hope is that the series illuminates how difficult the teenage years can be for young people, and how the complexities can be compounded by confusion or shame about sexuality. While the characters change and the stories vary in each Rise Up novel, common themes-including the struggle for independence, identifying one’s passions, searching for acceptance and love-are interwoven through all three.
Her previous novels in the Rise Up series are His Own Way Out, inspired by the early life of Helix model Blake Mitchell, and Twink, a book about Helix model Kyle Ross. “They are a community that has been marginalized and maligned. “I seek to de-stigmatize those who work in the adult film industry by showing how closely their struggles mirror our own,” she says. She holds a bachelor's degree in applied developmental psychology and is interested in the plight of youth whose path to adulthood may appear unorthodox. “ Electric Soul is a view at teenage life that isn't necessarily what parents or educators want to believe is true in America today, but it is,” explains author Saracen, a former middle and high school teacher. Following the book release, Mills will be making appearances in New York, California, Chicago and Missouri. Electric Soul is available in select bookstores, Amazon and most e-book retailers on February 21. founded by Keith Miller of Helix Studios, is a media company focused on providing consumers with fresh LGBT content. Readers meet a teenage Mills-reckless, brazen and unapologetically outspoken-who is still hiding a key part of his true self from the world. The book illuminates the struggles Mills faced as a troubled teen, his relationship with his mother and his path to self-discovery.ġ3 Red Media Ltd.
Titled Electric Soul, it is the third novel in the Rise Up series from 13 Red Media, written by Taylor Saracen.Įlectric Soul is a coming-of-age novel that depicts Mills’ life before he became a prominent gay adult star. Today, fans of Joey Mills can find out more about the Helix Studios star in a new book inspired by his life experiences.