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LGP Announces Game Development Project

Posted by michael on from the my-kingdom-for-a-game dept.

michaelsimms writes "Linux Game Publishing is excited to announce our newest project to increase the appeal of Linux gaming. We are sponsoring the development of a from-scratch Linux title! We are looking for developers to work in a team to produce this game, and we will be publishing the game they make! If you are interested, please follow the link to our detailed announcement and within there you will find the rules, requirements, and application process. If you have wanted to get into the gaming industry, if you love playing games, and if you are a creative thinker, not afraid of a challenge and a bit of risk, then you need to take a look." I don't know whether to be happy about anything that promotes Linux gaming, or disappointed that people are being asked to work on a commercial project without a salary.

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  1. Umm. I'll do this too. by Gannoc · · Score: 5, Funny

    ANNOUNCEMENT:

    I'm taking applications for people to make a product for me. I'm much more flexible, in that it _doesn't have to be a game_. It could be anything. How about a new type of car? Or some sort of exciting new food product?

    Anyway, i'll be happy to introduce the team to each other. Then you guys can get to work inventing something fantastic. I won't pay you or anything, you just get together somehow and do it. W00t

    When you're done, give me a call. I'll look at it, and if I think its a product that can make money, i'll market it, sell it, and keep 30% of the profits from it. Think about it though, if you invent something worth 10 million dollars, you make SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS. Thats a lot of money.

    If your product is crappy, I'm not going to try to sell it or anything. I have a life, you know.

    Sound exciting? Well, it sure sounds exciting to me. In fact, i'm not going to limit it to a group of 8, i'm willing to let the entire ./ readership start developing products for me!

    Godspeed and Good luck!

  2. Hahahaha. Rock Band Companies. by Gannoc · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've used the term Rock Band companies before based on the high school rock band.

    A bunch of kids get together and decide on a 'bitchin name for their band.

    Then they scribble it on their bass drum.

    Then, they actually start thinking about the music.

    Looks like they're doing the same thing here. The first thing they have scheduled is to think of the name for the company, (and make sure you can grab the domain name!!!) then it looks like part 2 of the agenda is to invent a new genre of computer game. Well, wouldn't I like to be a fly on the wall in THAT meeting!