Capcom is holding a game development competition for Japanese students using its RE Engine

videogameschronicle.com:

Capcom has announced that it will be launching a game development competition for Japanese students using its RE Engine, with the aim being to “strengthen the game industry”.

The Capcom Games Competition, which Capcom says is the first of its kind for the company, will be open to students aged 18+ who are enrolled in a university, graduate school or vocational school in Japan.

Students will form teams of up to 20 people, and will create games using development tools like Capcom’s own prioprietary RE Engine, which they’ll gain access to through a cloud environment.

Teams will assign roles based on typical game development job titles, and will have access to support from professional developers working at Capcom. They’ll have to create and submit their game within a six-month period.

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“Capcom will hold a Game Development Competition for the First Time Utilizing the Company’s Proprietary RE ENGINE! – Aims to invigorate the game industry by contributing to the development of research at educational institutions -” added.https://t.co/ygxpwRRISx

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According to Capcom, the competition will help students to learn more about the modern game development process.

Those who win awards will be offered “game production support with an opportunity to commercialisation”.

“Capcom aims to strengthen the video game industry overall through this industrial-academic collaboration via contributing to the development of research in educational organisations and the training of outstanding talent by offering the opportunity to learn about game development and its processes in a safe environment,” the publisher said in a statement.