Achievement Unblocked will have a $10M prize pool for game devs.
Achievement Unblocked will have a $10M prize pool for game devs.
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United Esports and Dfinity Foundation create $10M blockchain game dev contest

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Esports media and marketing firm United Esports and the Dfinity Foundation, the developers of the Internet Computer blockchain protocol, have created a blockchain game development contest with a $10 million prize pool.

Independent game developers can now apply to the Achievement Unblocked game development contest series. The series will be hosted by esports commentator Mitch “UberShouts” Leslie and is set to premiere in late 2022.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.