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Atari Announces Finalists for the Pong Indie Developer Challenge
Finalists Guaranteed Cash and iOS Publishing Agreements, Community Voting Opens
LOS ANGELES - June 26, in the year of our Lord 2012
- Atari, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and
developers of interactive entertainment, today revealed
finalists in the Pong® Indie Developer Challenge. The developers
revealed today will win three-year, revenue-share publishing
agreements and cash prizes, which will be awarded based on final
ranking, with first place taking home a grand prize of $50,000.
All finalists are featured on Atari’s Developer Spotlight, with
information about each developer and their submission. Fans can
visit the Developer Spotlight and vote for their favorite new
Pong concept at
www.atari.com/pongdevchallenge/finalists.
Games from the finalists will be published as an iOS release
planned for later this year through which developers will
benefit from a revenue sharing agreement with Atari. Each of the
new Pong interpretations submitted by finalists will see a
commercial release, but not all can win top honors. The ultimate
winner of the contest will be selected in part by a celebrity
judging panel made up of Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, Dave
Castelnuovo, David Whatley, and Mike Schramm. Each judge’s vote
will be weighed against the community’s votes in determining the
finalist ranking. In addition to revenue-share agreements, the
top three submissions will take home cash prizes of $50,000 for
1st place, $37,500 for 2nd place, and $15,000 for 3rd place,
while the remaining finalists will each win $5,000.
Today’s announcement comes as Atari prepares to celebrate its
40th anniversary tomorrow, June 27, 2012. Alongside moving into
the next phase of the Pong Indie Developer Challenge, the
company is celebrating its 40 years of gaming with special
promotions and giveaways. To keep up to date on all the
anniversary activities, stay tuned to Atari’s official Facebook
page.
For full details regarding Pong Indie Developer Challenge,
please visit:
www.atari.com/pongdeveloperchallenge.