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Voting and Reviews

If something is worth doing, it is worth overdoing. I'm afraid I'm a sucker for perfection. With that in mind, I have updated the voting page a little to give a better voting experience. You can now sort within the list, so swapping e.g. first and second place becomes easier then having to re-drag the games to their desired location. (read more on blog)

Voting Form is Up

You may now start voting for your favorite games. Please head over to the voting form and make your choice. (read more on blog)

Games are Up

The games are now available for download. All I have tried so far of very high quality. This is what we've all been waiting for :) (read more on blog)

The First Entry Already Arrived

I received the first entry for the competition yesterday, and it looks amazing. Since I haven't covered it in my blog yet, I think it is only fair it gets a little love here too :) (read more on blog)

Submission Form is Up

Finally, the submission form is up. It is pretty straight forward. There is an option to provide a link to a video of the game, as well as a flattr link for donations. (read more on blog)

Splash Screens

Finally, the splash screens are done.

You need to display the following splash screens for at least 2 seconds at full color intensity. You are welcome to fade them in and out, in fact it might look better. If you do not fade them, I recommend to leave half to one second between the two screens. The RIOTdigital logo must be the first screen displayed followed directly by the sponsors screen. (read more on blog)

A Little Update Before The Big Crunch

Here is a little status update before the final crunch.

Yesterday, we received a few more, albeit substantial, donations pushing the prize pool close to the 600 Euro mark! Pretty impressive for our humble little consoles, I must say. I've updated the prizes to reflect the new donations, and they will now update automatically to reflect the donations. (read more on blog)

More About the Prizes, and Another Late Entry

There has been some discussion about the prizes, as some people already might have the console they win, or don't want to port their game to the Caanoo etc. The last thing I want to see is these consoles ending up on eBay because the winner has no use for it. (read more on blog)

The Prizes

I have finally finished laying out the prizes between the top six entry teams. For those interested, check out what's instore for you and your team should you be one of the more talented lucky ones to reach 6th place or better.

Of course, donations are still being received so these are still preliminary prizes. (EOF)

The Final Sponsor, OpenPandora

Everything has finally fallen into place. I have talked to "The Dragon" himself, and OpenPandora has agreed to sponsor four 16GB class 6 SD cards. To those who do not know, (no-one?), OpenPandora is the manufacturer of the Pandora handheld console. That awesome piece of hardware people are fighting to get their hands on. (read more on blog)

Extensions, Reviews and Babies

After a unanimously positive response on the extension, I have decided to push back the submission deadline two weeks. This means games have to be submitted by 10th July 2011 at 23.59. (read more on blog)

More Screenies, a Late Entry, and a Lot of Confusion

Futublock has sent me another screenshot of their El tesoro del dragón (Panta vs dragon) (did i spell that right?) Anyway, I like what I see. It seems to be shaping up nicely. They have also taken onboard freeyourmind from the bennugd forums. And while we wait for a release enjoy this screenie :) (read more on blog)

Would You Like a 2 Weeks Extension?

I've been contemplating the deadlines and rethinking them a little. The deadlines for submission, voting and handing over the prizes have all been given a great deal of thought. They are also set to fit my schedule in real life. But I have come to the conclusion that I can push everything back 2 weeks. (read more on blog)

Dingoo Digital USA Sponsorship

Dingoo Digital USA has also decided to sponsor the competition with 2 of the awesome and new, soon to be released Dingoo A380, with an Ingenic 4755 CPU running at 500Mhz. To those who haven't heard of Dingoo Digital USA yet, they sell all kinds of Dingoo gear, as well as Android tablets, and yes, they even carry GPH's line of products. (read more on blog)

Chicken Mole Adventure Beta Released

Monstercrunch has just released the first beta of his Chicken Mole Adventure for Dingux. I cannot try it myself (don't have a Dingoo), but please head on over there and give it a go. And by all means, give him some feedback on the game.

He has also released a new video showing the menu system. Of course, it is in French, so I'm out of luck, but if you're fluent, check it out. And as always, if you are feeling generous, you can find the donation button here. Stay tuned on twitter or RSS. (EOF)

Prize Pool Reaches 400 Euro

Indeed, with the latest donation received today the prize pool has now passed the 400 Euro mark. The donations just keep on coming. On behalf of the developers and myself, thank you very much to everyone who has donated so far. If you haven't donated yet, have a look at some of the projects in development here and here, and consider if they aren't worth a penny or two. (more on the blog)

More Games, More Fun

I've been surfing the forums (and my mailbox) to find another batch of games, looking to spice up this competition. Here is a description of 8 more games. Read on, I'm sure there are some you haven't heard of until now... (read more on blog)

Iorgy77 on Competition Panel

Iorgy77, aka THB, has joined the competition panel, and will be part of the team handling any disputes. Iorgy77 was the organizer of the Pandora Angst Coding Competition in 2010 and is a respected member of the GP32xtreme community, and i am sure he will fill this position very well.

Welcome aboard, Iorgy77. (EOF)

Etronixmart Sponsorship

More good news. The other day i was contacted by the nice people at Etronixmart. For those who don't know, Etronixmart sells all kinds of gadgets and toys for the inner geek in us all. Anything from cameras and iPhone accessories, to jewelry to game consoles, spy cameras, laser pointers, pet gadgets, car gadgets, you name it. The list goes on and on... (read more on blog)

Teams are aformin'

A month has passed since the competition was announced, teams have formed, stars have aligned, and projects are beginning to surface in the far corners of the universe. At least our little universe.

Here are some of the projects I have come across in the various communities, including some exclusives... (more on the blog)

GPH Sponsorship

GPH has decided to sponsor the competition with some great prizes. These include a Caanoo console with full accessories pack for the winning team, a Caanoo console for runners up, and the entire third-place team will get Caanoo T-shirts (white and orange). They are also giving all participants developing for the Wiz or Caanoo 3000 GP to be used on their "app-store" fungp.com... (more on the blog)

Contact Form Up and Running Again

If you have tried writing to me using the contact form on the site over the last week or so, your message has not arrived. In a small "security" move after Sony had my email and password revealed to God-knows-who, i changed my passwords. Of course, i forgot to correct the contact form to use the new password, so it has been out-of-order for a week.

Everything is now up and running again. I apologize if you have tried contacting me, and have not received a reply... (more on the blog)

Prize Pool Reaches 300 Euro

With the latest donation received today the prize pool has now passed the 300 Euro mark. I am amazed at how positive this competition has been received, and we are seeing some very nice projects taking... (more on the blog)