Capcom Opens Student Game Competition With 5 Million Yen Grand Prize
Capcom is putting its own engine and staff support in front of students, which ties recruitment and engine adoption together rather than treating them as separate efforts.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Capcom began accepting entries on September 14 for CAPCOM GAMES COMPETITION 2027, a student game development contest built around the company's RE ENGINE. The entry period runs through November 30. The Grand Prize is 5 million yen and the total prize pool exceeds 10 million yen. Students aged 18 or older at Japanese universities, graduate schools, or vocational schools may enter individually or in teams of up to 20.
Entries are limited to students aged 18 or older enrolled at universities, graduate schools, or vocational schools in Japan, and teams may have up to 20 people. Participants take on planning, asset creation, and programming.
Teams get technical support from Capcom developers during production and a cloud-based development environment. Selection based on game design documents is scheduled to finish by the end of January 2027, with a six-month production period set to begin in April.
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