Speaking of creating virtual worlds with in-game modeling/scripting tools, behold: The Core Invitational Game Jam, awarding $120,000 in prizes to games created on the platform. (Think Unreal meets ROBLOX.) Details:
Manticore Games, creators of the Core platform for making and playing games, is calling on all indie game devs, creators and modders to apply now for one of only 50 slots in the first-ever Core Invitational, an exclusive game dev competition with $100,000 USD in prizes…
Categories and prizes include:
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Best Overall: $30,000
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Best Tycoon/Simulator Game: $5,000
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Best Shooter Game: $5,000
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Best Homeworld/Social Experience: $5000
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Best Game Remaster: $5,000
In addition to Special Awards:
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Best Trailer/Machinima: $3000
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Most Aesthetic: $2500
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Most Innovative: $2500
Creators can apply for the Core Invitational now through February 28 by heading over to invitational.core games.com.
$120,000 is a heavy investment to spend on user-generated projects, but Core's developing company, Manticore Games, has lots of major investors who know the metaverse space, including Unreal creator Epic itself and VC firm Benchmark, which long ago invested in… Second Life.
Wagner James Au / New World Notes 
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