Capcom hosts game development contest for Japanese students using its RE Engine


Capcom has announced that it will launch a game development contest for Japanese students using its RE Engine, with the goal of “strengthening the game industry.”

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

Students will form teams of up to 20 people and create games using development tools such as Capcom’s exclusive RE Engine, which they will have access to through a cloud environment.

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

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

Those who win prizes will be offered “support in game production with marketing opportunity.”

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