A competition is being held to find the best mods in development for Unreal Tournament 2003 or the upcoming 2004 edition.
Epic Games, Digital Extremes, nVidia, and Atari have today announced the start of their "$1,000,000 nVidia Make Something Unreal" contest. The competition, which is backed by a grand prize worth US$400,000, aims to reward and recognize talented developers from around the world who can create the best mods based on either
Unreal Tournament 2003 or the upcoming Unreal Tournament 2004.
"This contest is not just about creating the best mod for UT2003 and UT2004. It is intended to tap the talents of a wide audience of aspiring game developers and artists," said Mark Rein, vice president at Epic Games. "We hope that the contest will act as a catalyst for those talented individuals who might not have tried their hand in the game arena before, but want to get in and have the appropriate skills to create amazing mods for Unreal Tournament 2003 and 2004."
Entries for the competition can be submitted in 13 distinct categories which include best mod, best character, best use of 3D sound, and best real-time non-interactive movie. The full list of categories, as well as additional information on the contest can be found at this dedicated Web site. A second "Mastering Unreal" Web site containing over 100 hours of free downloadable video training modules has also been launched.