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Square Enix Comes To India !
News 2:The Contest
SOURCE:IVG
Square Enix Comes To India !
SOURCEAfter close to a year of groundwork and research, Square Enix is finally set to announce its entry into India. A team from Japan, headed by the company’s honorary chairman Yasushiro Fukushima, is in Mumbai and will hold a press conference on Wednesday to announce its India plans.
The press conference will be of special interest to Indian game developers focusing on mobile and social platforms.
News 2:The Contest
Square Enix revealed its India plans today by announcing Game Development Contest India 2012, a competition aimed at unearthing the best game development talent in India for mobile and casual platforms.
The rules
The contest is open to developers creating games for Android (2.2 or above), iOS (4 or above), Windows Phone (above 7.1) or PC (browser) platforms. The games must be in English and must be submitted via the Game Development Contest India 2012 website (soon to be launched) between 1st and 30th September 2012. The development team must contain at least one member residing in India, and while the games will be targeted at the Indian audience, contestants are free to create games from any genre based on any theme. And it goes without saying that games submitted must not be previously published/released.
Prizes
The eight finalists will receive the following prizes:
Grand Prize Award (one game): Rs 10 lakh
Excellence Award (two games): Rs 3 lakh
Runner-up Award (five games): Rs 1.5 lakh
In addition, the winners and other talented participants will have a chance to work as development partners of Square Enix for IP development (if a mutual agreement is reached).
Submissions: 1st – 30th September, 2012
Announcement of finalists: 30th November, 2012
Announcement of results: 20th December, 2012
SOURCE:IVG