Dream Build Play

Dream Build Play (also known as Dream-Build-Play, Dream.Build.Play, and DreamBuildPlay) is an annual $75,000[1] Microsoft video game contest used to promote Microsoft XNA Game Studio and eventually Xbox LIVE Indie Games. It was announced in 2006,[2] started in 2007, and ran until 2012. In 2008 and 2009 it spanned over 100 countries[3][4] and in 2010 it spanned 110 countries.[5] It was restarted in 2017 as the Dream.Build.Play 2017 Challenge. Notable winners include Dust: An Elysian Tail[6] and The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai.[7]

  1. ^ MS offers $75,000 prize money for Dream.Build.Play 2011 Challenge, vg247.com
  2. ^ Dream Build Play, dreambuildplay.com archive (2006-Dec-17)
  3. ^ Microsoft Reveals the Dream-Build-Play 2008 Winners and Makes Indie Game Development Dreams Reality, ign.com
  4. ^ Hands-on with Dream.Build.Play (ZTGD), n4g.com
  5. ^ Lumi wins Dream.Build.Play for 2010 – Nets $40 000 for its effort, criticalhit.net
  6. ^ 2009 Dream-Build-Play winners announced, Dust takes top honor, joystiq.com
  7. ^ developer spotlight, xbox.create.msdn.com