Posts tagged activision,indie 
Activision teams with Indiecade for second Independent Games Competition
Activison's indie games competition was such a rousing success last time -- from its announcement to the year-and-a-half of silence that followed to the reveal of winners -- that the publisher's doing it again, offering up another $250,000 to two indie developers. Activision's doing it ...
'Dstroyd' and 'Rigonauts: Broadside' win Activision indie competition
Remember the Activision Independent Games Competition? First announced in February of last year, the contest offered cash prizes and potential Activision publishing deals to indie devs in the US. After almost a year of deliberation (submissions ended on August 31, 2010!), Activision has announced ...
Hogrocket's Ben Ward speaks out on Bizarre closure
Bizarre Creations community manager-turned-Hogrocket co-founder Ben Ward recently spoke to Eurogamer about the steps that led to his change of employ. The most important query -- what the hell is a Hogrocket? -- goes sadly unanswered. However, Ward explained how his former studio changed with its ...
Activision indie games competition detailed
[Elisabeth Caren] Activision has laid out the rules for its "Independent Games Competition." Announced during DICE by CEO Bobby Kotick, the competition will be open to US-based indie developers and conducted in two phases. The first round has already begun and is set with an August 31, 2010 cutoff ...
Kotick announces Activision's half-million dollar indie games competition [update]
[Elisabeth Caren] Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, dressed in a zipper pullover and jeans, announced at DICE that his company will sponsor an independent video game competition. Details were practically nonexistent, and he seemed to make it sound like the idea was a whim he had on the drive ...
