Zero Punctuation Game Contest

[DemonsRemorse]

This is not advertising, this is just relevance. I figured since I couldn't find a thread about it, this would be a good place to post a contest on Flash Games.

If there is a current thread, delete this one..or move it.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/contests /register/stonkinggreatgame_09

For those of you farmilar with Zero Punctuation, done by Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw. The Escapist is holding a contest in which any one can make a game, and submit it to Zero Punctuation. The best one will have it reviewed and you'll get a Zero Punctuation goodie-bag.

I figure most people who are into making Flash Games would be interested..this will give the winner a lot of exposure. Since Ben Croshaw has a relatively large fan-base.

[DarkMana]

Must have source code available for review
All games submitted to The Escapist become property of The Escapist. The Escapist reserves all rights to publication, re-publication and distribution.

Yeah, I don't think so.

[UnrealCanine]

Is that prize for first place only?

If so, this sounds like a giant 'fuck you' to developers

[jmtb02]

At 8/4/09 11:23 PM, DarkMana wrote: Must have source code available for review
All games submitted to The Escapist become property of The Escapist. The Escapist reserves all rights to publication, re-publication and distribution.

Yeah, I don't think so.

This is somewhat typical of most contests, the licensing usually involves some sort of licensing or full/co-ownership as part of the contest.

However the source code thing is the more touchy part. Some people hold onto their source codes like no other and die at the idea that someone else will look at it. To me it's not exactly the biggest heartache to have someone look at my code to determine if I made the game or not (which is what I assume they want the source for).

The Escapist is a good site, I don't think they would try to rip off Flash artists especially since their star reviewer is one.

[GustTheASGuy]

It's not that entering only grants full rights to distribute it, it states you give them ownership. That's crazy and I don't see how they expect to gain anything valuable from it, because like this at best people will enter a few hours' work for kicks.

[jrdnllrd]

And the prize isn't much especially if you have to surrender ownership.

[DarkMana]

The exposure would be valuable... except they don't allow advertisement of any kind.

[Torrunt]

At 8/5/09 11:44 AM, jmtb02 wrote:

At 8/4/09 11:23 PM, DarkMana wrote: Must have source code available for review
All games submitted to The Escapist become property of The Escapist. The Escapist reserves all rights to publication, re-publication and distribution.

Yeah, I don't think so.

This is somewhat typical of most contests, the licensing usually involves some sort of licensing or full/co-ownership as part of the contest.

However the source code thing is the more touchy part. Some people hold onto their source codes like no other and die at the idea that someone else will look at it. To me it's not exactly the biggest heartache to have someone look at my code to determine if I made the game or not (which is what I assume they want the source for).

"To make sure it works within our system and check for any spyware, viruses or hidden garbage people decided to code into their game." (from http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/r ead/6.128927?page=2#2788391)