Microsoft XNA Game Studio Contest

After the entry deadline of June 23rd, 2008, our judges will choose their 3 favorite games and award the following prizes:

1 First Prize
An invitation for an Xbox Live Arcade publishing contract and $25,000 USD

1 Second Prize
$15,000 USD

1 Third Prize
$10,000 USD

Winners of the 2008 Dream-Build-Play Challenge will be announced at Gamefest 2008 in Seattle, July 22nd – 23rd. In the mean time, check out our Warm-Up Challenge winners .

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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest open only to legal residents of an eligible geography 16+. Void where prohibited. Official entry period is from July 7, 2009, at 12:00 AM Central Time ("CT") (CT = GMT - 06:00) through August 6, 2009, at 11:59:59 PM CT. For full details including eligibility criteria and entry requirements, see Official Rules.

*Offer good only to eligible Dream-Build-Play 2009 registrants. See Official Rules for details and eligibility requirements To receive a 12-month XNA Creators Club trial membership, register as instructed during the Offer Period, which begins on April 6, 2009, at 10:00:00 AM CT, and ends on July 6, 2009, at 11:59:59 PM CT. Limit one trial membership per person, while supplies last. Trial membership does not include access to premium content or services on the XNA Creators Club web site. Offer is non-transferable, and not redeemable for cash. Not valid with any other discounts or offers.

**PLEASE NOTE: The Game portion of your Entry must be submitted in the XNA Game Studio 3.1 format. XNA Game Studio 3.1 will not be available until May 2009. In the meantime, you can start working on your Game using XNA Game Studio 3.0, and, if you register for the Contest as instructed below, we'll notify you when XNA Game Studio 3.1 is available and provide guidance for how to port your game from XNA Game Studio 3.0 to XNA Games Studio 3.1.