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[Melly]

Credit goes to MikeDee for starting a thread about it (and I'm mostly just gonna help organize this ) and Derek for supplying title of awesome.



EDGE
a competition for
GAMES

Tim "slimy toad" Langdell. You probably heard about him, or maybe you didn't. If you didn't, SHAME ON YOU! Tim invented many things, like videogames, copyrights, and THE MOTHERFUCKING EDGE. He's so edgy you wouldn't believe it.

If you are one of those fools who do not know of his sheer ammounts of AWESOME, please read a bit of this thread, and BE ENLIGHTENED: EDGY

So, in order to commemorate yet another fight against the fools who would DARE challenge Tim "dipshit" Langdell's ALMIGHTY RULE over the word EDGE, we're holding a competition, so you too can bask in the glory of EDGE!

The rules are simple:

• All entries must feature the HOLY WORD EDGE, or a similar word, like MARGIM and THRESHOLD and POINTY-PART-OF-THE-CUBE. This sacred collection of letters must always be enhanced somehow, either by bolding, coloring, or other assorted effects
• The game must feature the likeness of the MAN himself, Tim "I even LOOK like a douchebag" Langdell. You may draw him, pixel him, vector him, 3D up his arse, or use one of these handy-dandy pictures:
  (Awesome horn hat or the dude wearing it not mandatory.)
• Your game must bring awareness to Tim's recent exploits in the world of stomping on developers for the moneys, BECAUSE HE CAN. How you do this glorious task is completely up to you. Artgames optional!

That's pretty much it. What you do based on that is up to you, but be wary. Tim "I'm a money-grubbing jackass" Langdell himself might see this eventually, so MAKE HIM PROUD.

THE DEADLINE: JUNE 21

Playable entries:

EDGECREMENT
EDGE OF BULLSHIT: RISE TO THE BOARD
Edge: The Game
Edge Tycoon
Hypotenuse: The Longest Edge
The EDGE of Lawsuits
THE EDGY EDGE
The Ledge's Edge
The Story of Tim Douchebag
Tim Langdell: EDGE Attorney

In development:

Edge Hop

Cancelled:

Edge Biz
The Trademark's Edge

Disclaimer: This is all meant as a big parody, any assholes who try to cause trouble about it automagically fail at existence and are not indie.

Now go, and remember: STAY EDGY

[Radix]

A whole month? That's enough time to design and produce over 180 games!

[Melly]

Mmm... maybe it should be only two weeks?

[Melly]

Also thinking I might have gone a bit too far on the spoof factor. What do you guys think?

[astrofra]

Is this for real ? I'm into any contest, no matter the topic, but ...
Hey

I like the idea, anyway. I just expected some official annoucement !

Edit   : Oh, sorry, it reads "Unofficial"
Hehe. 2weeks sounds good.

Edit#2 : 'Found my idea ! I'm In.
Should be smthing like a *Douchebag exploration game*, inside a mini-sub, find your way until you reach the massive stone head of Tim Landgell.
Gotta find the name, now.

[j. dangle]

could someone move my thread to the compo forum, its my competition entry! its called the edgy edge and its in feedback

http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=6533.0

its all about being indie in a hard world and also falling off cliffs and dying, if i known you were having a competiton i would'nt have blown my load so soon

[Piranha]

I'm happy with that deadline because I'm busy until halfway through this month.

I'm sure I'm not the only one.

[Pishtaco]

This reminds me of Old Man Murray. 2000 Edgy Game of the Year Awards

[MikeDee]

I think 7 July is fine IMO.

Let the competition begin !

I'm pretty sure we'll see plenty of game that will touch the edge of uber awesomeness.

[MikeDee]

oh and epic first post btw  :D



Langdell in all his 3D epicness.

[Sensenmann]

Looks like the level of enforcement Tim wants isn't allowed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark#Limits_and_defenses_to_trademark

[Hideous]

http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=6589.0

[Cheater‽]

I'm totally going to try to participate. I was thinking of trying to make a game that would have had EDGE in the title anyways (I haven't started it though).

[Melly]

New rule added. This one is meant to be a 'do it as you see fit' one. Be creative!

[Melly]

I have ultimately decided to do the compo in only 2 weeks. The reason for that being that B-Games II is coming soon and I don't want people to be burned out or divided about it when it comes, and official compos should have the spotlight. And this isn't the kind of compo to make a hugely ambitious game anyway.

I'm also thinking if this should be a rule to all unnoficial compos. Probably not necessary.