SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Continuing to show its support for independent game
developers, Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Activison Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), today announced the winners
of the Activision Independent Games Competition. The awards
program, which was designed to foster innovation, was juried by
IndieCade.
First place and a cash price of $175,000 were awarded to Christopher Hui's Iron Dragon, an action
flight adventure optimized for touch-screen devices. Second
place and a cash prize of $75,000
went to Michael Stanton's Planet
Smashers, a multiplayer action game built on an original
engine. The winners retain full intellectual property
rights to their works.
"We were excited with the quality, creativity and
diversity we saw in the submissions we received for the Games
Competition," said Dan Winters,
Activision's Vice President of External Development. "While the
games themselves varied, the unifying theme for everyone involved
in the competition has been passion. We want to thank the
talented developers who submitted their work and our partners at
IndieCade. The energy and enthusiasm of the indie
community continues to inspire us and we're thrilled to help make
their dreams become reality."
About IndieCade:
IndieCade supports independent game development and organizes a
series of international events showcasing the future of independent
games. It encourages, publicizes, and cultivates innovation and
artistry in interactive media, helping to create a public
perception of games as rich, diverse, artistic, and culturally
significant. IndieCade's events and related production and
publication programs are designed to bring visibility to and
facilitate the production of new works within the emerging
independent game movement. Like the independent videogame developer
community itself, IndieCade's focus is global and includes
producers in Asia, Latin America, Europe, Australia, and anywhere else independent games
are made and played. IndieCade was formed by Creative Media
Collaborative, an alliance of industry producers and leaders
founded in 2005.
About Activision:
Headquartered in Santa Monica,
California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading
worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United
Kingdom, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the
Netherlands, Australia,
South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and
its products can be found on the company's website,
www.activision.com.
SOURCE Activision Publishing, Inc.