Doritos and Microsoft hold game idea contest

Want to be a Video Game star? Well, we just got a bit of news that may give you the chance to be one, if you can find an excuse to put yourself in a game that is.

Doritos and Microsoft are sponsoring a contest to make the first-ever consumer designed Xbox Live Arcade Game. The premise is that you have to develop a video game idea “takes the spirit of the Doritos tortilla chips brand and brings it to life on the Xbox 360.” We have no idea how people might want to do that, but heck, if that includes getting your name in the credits of an actual video game, then it certainly sounds cool.

Here’s the basic information for submitting entries:

Doritos-inspired video game ideas can be submitted at www.snackstrongproductions.com between June 21 and July 29, 2007. Submissions must describe an original idea for a Doritos-inspired video game in no more than 500 words along with any other original elements or components gamers would like to have considered as part of their entry, to help describe, depict or illustrate the original idea.

Five finalists will not only get to work with a development team to make their very own video game. They’ll also receive a prize package worth US$ 6000, and eventually get to see people actually test their game. Of course, the difficulty is in making a Doritos-based video game, but that’s a problem you’re going to have to figure out on your own.

In the meantime, we’re trying to develop our “God of Doritos” video game idea. If you’ll excuse us…

Want to be a Video Game star? Well, we just got a bit of news that may give you the chance to be one, if you can find an excuse to put yourself in a game that is.

Doritos and Microsoft are sponsoring a contest to make the first-ever consumer designed Xbox Live Arcade Game. The premise is that you have to develop a video game idea “takes the spirit of the Doritos tortilla chips brand and brings it to life on the Xbox 360.” We have no idea how people might want to do that, but heck, if that includes getting your name in the credits of an actual video game, then it certainly sounds cool.

Here’s the basic information for submitting entries:

Doritos-inspired video game ideas can be submitted at www.snackstrongproductions.com between June 21 and July 29, 2007. Submissions must describe an original idea for a Doritos-inspired video game in no more than 500 words along with any other original elements or components gamers would like to have considered as part of their entry, to help describe, depict or illustrate the original idea.

Five finalists will not only get to work with a development team to make their very own video game. They’ll also receive a prize package worth US$ 6000, and eventually get to see people actually test their game. Of course, the difficulty is in making a Doritos-based video game, but that’s a problem you’re going to have to figure out on your own.

In the meantime, we’re trying to develop our “God of Doritos” video game idea. If you’ll excuse us…