Ever played a mobile game and thought 'I could do better than this'? No wait, don't answer that, I know what you lot are like.
Anyway, Channel 4's 4Talent initiative has got together with Future's Golden Joystick Awards (vote now!) and Electronic Arts to offer budding game developers the chance to pitch a mobile game idea at a panel of industry experts and 'gaming gurus' - in other words, Channel 4 Education Commissioning Editor, Matt Locke, O2's Head of Games, Despina Kaparaki and two top chaps from EA Mobile. The winner gets £2,500 and the chance for 'a short hothouse placement with EA Mobile's game division', which involves them helping you to realise your dream. Not quite a spa weekend at Babington House, but possibly more useful to your career.
If you're interested in trying your hand at this Java application equivalent of Dragon's Den, go to the 4Talent website for more info. The closing date for applications is October 17 and the winner will be announced at the glittering Golden Joystick event on October 26, set to be presented by David 'Peep Show' Mitchell.
I think we should come up with a collective Gamesblog entry. Maybe something that combines the lucrative brain training, block sorting, pet sim, poker and ironic TV license genres.
