Activision Wants Your Game
Activision is getting in on the indie games movement by launching its very first Activision Independent Games Competition. It will be open to all independent developers in the US, either individuals or teams, and for completed or in-development games (including game concepts/proposals). The competition will include two phases: Round one will run from June 2 through October 2010 with first and second place winners chosen. The first place winner gets a cash prize of $175,000, with the runner up getting $75,000 towards the development of their game. Details of the second round will be announced at a later date.
"This competition underscores our commitment to supporting the creative spirit and innovation of developers," said Dave Stohl, Executive Vice President of Studios at Activision. "I started my career as a software developer, so this opportunity is something I'm personally very proud to offer to the industry's young visionaries."
Submissions for the first round of the Activision Independent Games Competition will be accepted until August 31, 2010, with winners to be announced in October. For more information about the AIGC, including full rules and submission instructions, check out their website. I know we've got some creative and talented Gay Gamers out there, so let's get some submissions going!
Wootini
Posted to Video Games on 2 June 2010
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REALLY?
Activision? Prize money? will the prize money cover legal costs when activision decides to sue?
I like how the contest rules and terms are in a tiny flash applet scroll box that doesn't allow copying to paste or print elsewhere. I assume this means they just hope to get a lot of free code out of this.