Last chance to apply for the GamesBeat 2013 Innovation Showdown

Nominations for the GamesBeat 2013 Innovation Showdown close at 5 p.m. Pacific on Friday, Oct. 4.

We’re looking for companies — from young startups to more established players — with the freshest ideas and most disruptive technologies in gaming.

Seven finalists will have four minutes to present live at GamesBeat 2013 in front of 500-plus industry execs, investors, and press. Our team of judges — made up of gaming industry experts & venture capitalists — will provide feedback on the products/services presented and determine the winners.

The winners will be announced onstage at GamesBeat 2013 and will receive VentureBeat/GamesBeat coverage, introductions to investors, and/or relevant potential customers in our network, and other yet-announced prizes.

Apply here for the Innovation Showdown. The deadline is 5 p.m. Pacific on Friday, Oct. 4.

The room is filling up quickly for GamesBeat. Full event details can be found here. Make sure to register today!

Special thanks to ad2games, AppLift, Games Analytics, NativeX, Renren Games, and Tapjoy as Gold Sponsors; Flurry, Kontagent, LifeStreet Media, Playnomics, and Storm8 as Silver Sponsors; AppFlood and Slashdot as Event Sponsors; and Akamom, Arkadium and OnLive as Contributing Sponsors.