SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In an
effort to help foster creativity and innovation from the rising
talent in the independent game development community, Activision
Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is proud to announce today the
winners of the first round of the inaugural Activision Independent
Games Competition. The winners are being rewarded for their
hard work and creativity with cash prizes to be used further
develop their winning ideas. Dstroyd by Peter Angstadt won the first place cash prize of
$175,000, while Rigonauts:
Broadside by Engient took the second place cash prize of
$75,000.
The Activision Independent Games Competition is open to all
independent developers located in the
United States, either individuals or teams, and submissions
for completed or in-development games (including game
concepts/proposals). Activision will award a total of
$500,000 in development support
throughout this competition, which will be conducted in two phases.
Details regarding the second phase of the competition will be
announced in the near future.
"The first round of the competition was very impressive, and we
have thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity to show our commitment to
supporting the creative spirit and innovation of independent
developers," said Dave Stohl,
Executive Vice President of Studios at Activision. "We
look forward to continuing to reward independent developers for
their remarkable efforts, and inspiring them to turn their dreams
into reality."
Interviews with the winners along with details about their
winning submissions can be found at the following links:
Dstroyd: by Peter
Angstadt
http://bit.ly/AIGCdstroyd
Rigonauts: Broadside by Engient
http://bit.ly/AIGCrigonauts
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