Announcements of Game Design Competitions

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Jay Is Games has launched the 4rd Flash Game Design Competition, this time in co-operation with Sierra Online!

As you know, we got some very nice games from the previous competitions (e.g. Gateway I and II, Free the Bird, Clack, Thief, Grow the Robot, A Bark In the Dark, Gimme Friction and many more).

You can either submit a game that meets the criteria, or as game player, look forward to the competition entries, and vote for your favorite as soon as the voting is open.

Topic: BALL PHYSICS

Prizes:
1st place: $2,500, (1) Adobe Flash CS3 Professional license
2nd place: $1000, (1) Adobe Flash CS3 Professional license
3rd place: $500
Best use of competition theme: $500, (1) Nintendo Wii* - (*subject to availability.
Audience award: as before, determined by JIG community popular vote and worth at least $200.


Deadline for entries:
Monday, October 1st, 2007 at 11:59PM (GMT-4:00)


Check the this link to learn more:
http://jayisgames.com/archives/2007/...ion_4.php#more

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Game Development Competition

GarageGames and GreatGamesExperiment.com are sponsoring the first ever Game Development Competition.

Games can be submitted to different categories (RPG, Strategy, Adventure, Platform, Puzzle, 3d Game, Portable Game, Other), but only one game per person/team.

Topic: Comedy

Prizes:
Grand Prize winner: Complete Torque Suite
Winners of each category: Torque Game Engine

Deadline: 18th September [11:59pm GMT - 6:00]

Further detailed information can be found here:
http://www.gdcomp.uni.cc/forum/index.php?act=idx

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Independent Games Festival

10th Annual Independent Games Festival

The Main Competition is open to all independent game developers to submit their games - whether it be on PC, Mac, console digital download, Web browser, or other more exotic formats.

The Student Competition will award the best student games, and this year will also include student 'mods' to existing games.

Deadline for entries:
October 1st, 2007 - Main Competition
October 15th, 2007 - Student Competition

General Info
General Rules
Rules Student Competition

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CMSBox - Contests

Theme Design Contest
First Prize: A Nintendo Wii, or $250 of videogames.
Second Prize: One videogame for the console of your choice.

The CMSBox admin panel allows users to edit the CSS controlling the layout of their arcade. We want you to do something amazing with it. But it's ok if you just change the colours and put up a pretty banner. The winner will be the entrant who designs the best theme for their arcade, as judged by the CMSBox staff.

Game Design Contest
First Prize: A Nintendo Wii, or $250 in videogames.
Second Prize: One videogame for the console of your choice.

There's lots of great games already available online. We want there to be even more! Create a Flash game of your own for a chance to win. The winner will be the entrant who creates the most entertaining game, as judged by the CMSBox staff. We'll be taking into account the originality and gameplay value of the game, as well as its popularity on your arcade.

Please note that to enter either contest you will need a CMSBox site of your own (Register at www.cmsbox.co.uk).

Deadline for entries:
September 30, 2007

Read about the details here:
http://www.cmsbox.co.uk/contests

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Adventure Maker Game Contest:

The game has to be in a sleazy hotel and has to have a dog in it some place. It must have a story/plot.
The game must be in English. It can be a first person or third person game.
Max. game size 50 MB.
The 3 winners get prizes!

Deadline for entries:
September 31 2007 (new deadline!)

Please read more about it here:
http://www.adventuremaker.com/phpBB2...pic.php?t=3080

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Jay Is Games has launched the 3rd Flash Game Design Competition!

As you know, we have got some very nice games from the first and second competition (e.g. Gateway I and II, Free the Bird, Clack, Thief, Grow the Robot, and many more).

Deadline for entries:
Sunday, July 15, 2007 at 11:59PM (GMT-4:00).

You can either submit a game that meets the criteria, or as game player, look forward to the competition entries, and vote for your favorite as soon as the voting is open. Check the this link to learn more:

http://jayisgames.com/archives/2007/...petition_3.php