Activision Unveils Indie Games Competition

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A grand prize of $175,000 is up for grabs in the first phase of the Activision Independent Games Competition, which the development and publishing monolith unveiled today.

Independent developers in the United States can now submit proposals for a game--not necessarily backed by a demo--for the chance to win the top prize of $175,000 or a second-place prize of $75,000 in this first stage of the two-stage competition.

"This competition underscores our commitment to supporting the creative spirit and innovation of developers," said Activision executive vice president of studios Dave Stohl in the announcement. "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."

Winners must consent to granting Activision first right of refusal to publish the finished product and inserting a splash screen acknowledging the contest cash.

The contest ends on August 31, after which "a panel of qualified third-party independent judges" will whittle down the entries to a handful and Activision will pick the two winners.

From The Chatty
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    June 2, 2010 9:20 AM

    LOL - wtf?!

    After they fuck over their three most profitable IP's, they go to the community to find some fresh blood to rape and pillage.

    RIP:

    Tony Hawk
    Guitar Hero
    Call of Duty

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      June 2, 2010 10:05 AM

      Why is that a bad thing?

      They're all terrible. They were all boring after the 2nd in the series.

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        June 2, 2010 10:06 AM

        In your opinion.

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          June 2, 2010 11:55 AM

          Oh, I thought when I typed sumfink dat it wus ur opinion.

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        June 2, 2010 12:19 PM

        CoD4:MW was amazing, as I'm sure most CoD fans would agree.

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          June 2, 2010 7:11 PM

          The ORIGINAL CoD community actually would disagree. United Offensive was the best CoD

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            June 2, 2010 10:43 PM

            I loved each CoD release until MW2. It was such a let down. Biggest disappointment of 2009.

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