The StarCraft series hasn’t only become known for its incredible levels of depth and competitive nature, but for its level editor. StarCraft 2 not only has a powerful editor, but it was recently made free to anyone, regardless of whether or not you own a copy of the game. It goes without saying that there is now a ton of activity in Arcade mode, allowing players to spend thousands of hours enjoying creative content made by other players. Or, if they’re ambitious enough, they can make their own.
Now there’s an even better reason to spend some time developing an Arcade game in StarCraft 2. The satisfaction of making something and sharing it with thousands is great and all, but Blizzard has a contest running that has a bountiful prize pool. Called “Rock the Cabinet“, the contest has a simple premise: make the coolest level possible. Between June 30th and July 7th, all players will be able to vote for their favorite of the bunch.
The most important question you’re probably already posing is, “what are the prizes?”. Well, there are going to be three winners, all of which are rewarded handsomely. See below:
First Place Winner
The qualified entrant who is determined to be the First Place Winner of the Contest shall receive a prize package consisting of the following: (i) Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00 USD); (ii) the opportunity to participate in a “Dev Jam Session,” video conference with select members of Sponsor’s StarCraft/Arcade development team; (iii) up to four (4) tickets to allow members of the team that assisted in the development of the First Place submission to attend Sponsor’s “BlizzCon,” player convention; and (iv) Sponsor will provide localization of the submission into Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish.
Second Place Winner
The qualified entrant who is determined to be the Second Place Winner of the Contest shall receive a prize package consisting of the following: (i) Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00 USD); (ii) up to four (4) tickets to allow members of the team that assisted in the development of the Second Place submission to attend Sponsor’s “BlizzCon,” player convention; and (iii) Sponsor will localize the submission into Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish.
Third Place Winner
The qualified entrant who is determined to be the Third Place Winner of the Contest shall receive a prize package consisting of the following: (i) Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00 USD); (ii) up to four (4) tickets to allow members of the team that assisted in the development of the Third Place submission to attend Sponsor’s “BlizzCon,” player convention; and (iii) Sponsor will localize the submission into Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish.
All that for spending a few hours creating something? Time to open up that level editor and get to work.
To read more about this contest and its rules visit the official StarCraft 2 website.
