Activision CEO Bobby Kotick spoke at DICE recently revealing their intent to have a big indie game competition. The prize, you ask? Half a million dollars. Yeah, that’s walking around money, almost enough to buy a Spidarian master piece. The only real details so far are a few bullet points and the promise of more information at a later date, as follows:

This summer, one developer will win funding to make their game development dreams a reality. The official entry form and eligibility requirements will be posted in a few weeks. In the meantime, this is what we’ll be looking for in submissions:

• “A two-page summary of your proposed game. Please include three to five bullet-point elements or goals that you feel define your project (i.e. ‘open- world,’ ‘puzzle-based,’ ‘flying dragon combat’). Beyond that, you may structure these two pages as you see fit; creativity is encouraged.
• “A video, no longer than five minutes, explaining and illustrating your game. Footage of your game in motion, character models, animatics — show your project and its elements however you feel would be most compelling.
• “The official entry form, which will be posted here soon
• “A non-disclosure agreement, which will be posted here soon

“So get ready to send us your ideas either on your own or on a team.

“Check back for more information in early March, and good luck!”

Yeah, so all you have to do is come up with the best idea ever and mail it on in to Activision. Maybe I just love a good conspiracy theory, maybe my tin foil hat is on too tight, I don’t  know. What I do know is that I’d want to read through that NDA awfully carefully. But I am probably overreacting, I mean its not like they have a whole staff of lawyers on retainer, right?

source: Joystiq.com