As of last Tuesday, Eegra.com’s 1st Annual Game Makin’ Shindig has been officially closed. That means the cut-off date for eligible entries has passed, and we have now entered the judging phase of the competition. During this phase, Patrick and I will play and evaluate each entry, determine three prize winners, and then post the results (along with the games) on July 29. In the unlikely event that Patch and I can’t agree on who should get what prize, an as-yet-undecided third party will be asked to adjudicate. Failing that – gladiatorial combat.

So there you go: that's all the boring administrative shit out of the way. Now here’s something a bit more interesting:

SCREENSHOTS OF THIS YEAR'S CONTENDERS

Name: Chaos Wave
Genre: Strategy
By: Syed Muzani of Abstract Soup

Name: Color-FULL
Genre: Shooter/Puzzle
By: Craig Savage

Name: Colourbind
Genre: Puzzle
By: Finn Morgan

Name: Colourwise
Genre: Puzzle
By: Francesco Ariis

Name: Go Beryllium!
Genre: Shmup/Bullet hell
By: Conor O'Kane

Name: Paint the World
Genre: Shmup
By: Jonathan Law

Name: Space Safari
Genre: Platform
By: Wilson Saunders

Name: Spectrum Spelunker: Shoot Blocks to Win the Game, Also Jump and Run: Starring Hue
Genre: Platform/Puzzle
By: Tim Jenkins

Name: Tinte
Genre: Platform
By: Mark Powell

And that's it! Nine entries, nine great games - but only THREE winners! Who will they be? Who knows! I guess you'll have to check back in a fortnight's time to find out!

PINK TEXT, BITCHES!