Game Competitions
There are a couple game competitions that I know of right now, and I wanted to share with everyone.
Jonathan Harbour RTS game contest for beginners
(Due 12/25/2011) Jonathan Harbour has a contest for beginners to develop their own real time strategy(RTS) game, and has some prizes as well.
It would be a good excuse to work on a new game, and you don’t even have to have scrolling– just one screen. Don’t let that fool you though, any game project still requires work and determination 
1st Place Prize: App Game Kit (AGK) — Retail value: $112!
http://www.appgamekit.com/
2nd Place Prize: $30 voucher for the TGC Store!
http://www.thegamecreators.com
http://jharbour.com/forum/index.php?topic=1804.0
Intel Level Up 2011
(Due 3/19/2012) Also, the “Intel Level Up 2011″ game competition is finally up. It’s almost 2012, but the prizes are pretty nice, though the competition is not just beginners, but also includes students and Indie companies.
My RTS WIP
I’m currently working on the RTS one, and you can see my latest demo here(although fill in graphics, and lots of bugs still — but a week to finish ):
http://chrismweb.com/projects/rts_game_12_2011/V4/index.html
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Review
I’ve been waiting for The Witcher 2 since it was announced.
I loved the first game (mainly because of the involved story, and fantasy universe), so I was able to pick it up today from Fry’s electronics.
One nice surprise was that even though it retails for $50, and the sticker was $50, Fry’s had the game for $34!
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Using Box2d to Create a Side Scrolling Game — Part 1: Intro and Setting Up Box2d
The purpose of these articles will be to make a basic side scrolling type game using Box2d to handle collision detection.
This article will show you how to set up a project with box2d, and start creating objects to be used in a side scrolling type game (such as Super Mario Brothers).
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is coming out in May!
One of my favorite RPG’s in the past few years was the surprise hit “The Witcher”.
That will be the game I am looking forward to the most this year, and can’t wait to play it!
The game is also published DRM free, which means when you buy and support the game, you’ll also be letting publishers know you like games that do not hamper paying customers experience!
The first one was an awesome game, and the next one looks even better. Dynamic gameplay, dynamic story generation, and 16 different endings!
Adults only, since this game actually is a more “full RPG” type game– including many aspects of reality to bring a more realistic experience to the player.
Check it out, if you haven’t played the first one, get it — best RPG game since Diablo 2, and much deeper gameplay!
