Neon Play competition

To download the PDF entry form please click here. Remember, the closing date is 11 May 2011.

Turn your idea into a game!

Think you’ve got an idea for the next Angry Birds inside you? We’ve teamed up with Neon Play to help turn your dreams into reality…

Turning even simple ideas into great apps is hard work, and almost impossible if you don’t posses the necessary programming chops. So, what if you’ve got a great idea for an iPhone game but no way to turn that idea into reality? To help you out, we’ve teamed up with Neon Play to offer you this great competition. One lucky MacFormat or Tap! reader can have their idea turned into a real iPhone game, which will be made by Neon Play and submitted to the App Store for approval by Apple.

As the designer of iPhone classics Paper Glider and Flick Football (the second best-selling iPad app of 2010), UK-based developer Neon Play (www.neonplay.com) knows a thing or two about making addictive and compelling iPhone games. Its bustling office, located in the beautiful market town of Cirencester, hosts a team of creative minds dedicated to making the sort of games you just can’t put down. All revenue generated by the app will be split 75/25 between Neon Play and the lucky winner. And of course, you’ll have the never-ending pleasure of playing your app on your iPhone once it’s been released!

How to enter

All you need to do to enter is download and fill in this form, and post it to Neon Play by 11 May. Then the MacFormat, Tap! and Neon Play judging panel will meet to pick a winner. We’re looking for originality here, so don’t simply describe an existing game on the App Store. You don’t need to be a great artist either – a simple rough sketch of how you imagine the screens will look will do. When you’re done, post your entry to Neon Play and keep your fingers crossed. We’ll reveal in a future issue of MacFormat who won the contest and tell you all about it. Good luck!

Competition Rules

Ideas must be original and not similar to other games on the App Store.
The ideas must be for a simple, fun but addictive game.
Neon Play can make amends to the winning idea to make it a better and more playful game.
Neon Play has the right to work with non-winners on their game ideas
Revenue split 75/25 between Neon Play and the winner. (75 being Neon Play's percentage).
Closing date 11 May 2011.

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