PSX-Scene Monthly Contest

[DSAPSX]

EDIT: For the May contest there will be three categories: Dev Tools (self describable), Homebrew and Other (new guides, tutorials, game mods). The prizes will be $50 to the winners of each category. Any prizes not claimed will be divided up among this month's winners..

Stay tuned for interviews with the contest winners.


EDIT: PLEASE NOTE THAT AS OF 9/1/11 THE PSX-Scene MONTHLY CONTEST RULES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REWARD SUBMISSIONS BASED ON QUALITY vs. QUANTITY. PLEASE REVIEW THE RULES BEFORE MAKING YOUR SUBMISSION.

The rules are simple.

1. The contest will run once each month and you can submit as many projects as frequently as you wish
2. In order to qualify for entry the release must be new, reside in the PSX-Scene forums and can not be copied or originate from any other sites
3. Entries should be submitted as an article including an image and description of your release. Submit your entries to the member news submission forum so the moderators can review and promote to the front page of PSX-Scene.
4. Only releases that are promoted to the front page of PSX-Scene as news count and there must be a minimum of 5 different people entered in a given month. If less than 5 people are entered those entries will be put into the next monthly contest.
5. Moderators NOT admins decide what gets promoted to the front page.

How do you win?

1. There will be 3 winners in the May contest. The project with the most 'likes' in each category will win $50. You will need to submit an invoice via PayPal in order to receive the donation. The PSX-Scene moderators will review all submitted entries and promote the best of the best to the front page. Once the article is promoted to the front page simply click the 'like' link to vote for your favorites.
2. The contest runs from the 1st day through the last day of the month. Winners will be announced during the first week of the following month.
3. Once the winners are announced you will be PM'd a short list of interview questions about your release which will be included in the follow up interview. You can also include any other information you want to have featured in the follow up article.


What is the prize?

1. Your releases are published to the front page of PSX-Scene!
2. During the 1st week of each month PSX-Scene will post a review of the work that the winning developers did for the PSX-Scene community. The review will include links to your releases within the PSX-Scene forums and any other information you wish (a bio, projects you are working on, links to your own web site - whatever you want - the choice is yours.) We will also PM you a short list of questions so we can include a Q&A in the follow up interview.
3. $50 donation for the winner of each category. If there are no submissions in one of the categories then the donations will be split between the winners of the categories that did have submissions The donation will be made via PayPal once the contest winner is announced and you will need to submit an invoice in order to receive the donation. Even if you don't do this for the money you can always donate to another dev after receiving your prize, split it between several developers or give it to your favorite charity, or just buy some cool shit for yourself. It's your prize money you can do with it whatever you wish.

Any questions please PM me directly in the forums (DSAPSX)

Admins, or paid staff are NOT eligible for this contest. Winners may continue to compete in future contests including this one each month if they so choose.

Important! The developer always owns their own work. In order for the submission to count towards the contest it must be announced exclusively on PSX-Scene with the files posted in the PSX-Scene forums. When you see your submission on the home page (within 24 hours after you submit) you will know it counts towards the monthly contest. Please check our NEWLY UPDATED TOS which protects developer ownership and intellectual property for ALL projects submitted!

[DSAPSX]

It's time for us to announce the winner of the first ever PSX-Scene monthly developer contest. We had many great developers make submissions for the contest and want to thank everyone who took the time to submit a project as well as those who voted for their favorite to win. So here you go PSX-Scene. The winner of the first monthly developer contest is BITSBUBBA who received a total of 76 Likes to his submissions and therefore has earned the $250 donation for his hard work. It was a close race and you can see the full leader board as well as links to the various submissions below.

TOTALS:

bitsbubba - 76

adrianc - 68

ThatOtherPerson - 37

facanferff - 23

RazorX - 12

No_One - 8

Judges - 7

PsDev - 7

Bitbubba's Newbie Friendly Ware - 3.55 NFW v1 - = - by bitsbubba (29 Likes)

Bitbubba's Newbie Friendly Ware - 3.55 NFW v2 - = - by bitsbubba (24 Likes)

Bitbubba's Newbie Friendly Ware - 3.55 NFW v3 - = - by bitsbubba (8 Likes)

Bitbubba's Newbie Friendly Ware - 3.55 NFW v3 Cobra USB - = - by bitsbubba (15 Likes)

LSPWN v0.1 - = - by adrianc (68 Likes)

Showtime TV: WatchTV and GameTrailers - = - by facanferff (16 Likes)

Showtime Plugin: TV Support - = - by facanferff (5 Likes)

Tutorial: Get RTMP links for TV Streams and others (Showtime) - = - by facanferff - (2 Likes)

NORway v0.3 - NORway Teensy++ 2.0 Flasher Software - = - by judges - (7 Likes)

PS3 Ps3Wizard v1.1a - = - by PsDev (4 Likes)

PS3 Ultimate Store Channel Release - = - by PsDev

Ps3 XMB Theme Emulator - = - by PsDev (3 Likes)

Project PNM PS3 NOR Manager Schematics and More - = - No_One (8 Likes)

3.70 Spoof for PS3MFW Builder - Plus Two More Tasks - = - by RazorX - (6 Likes)

PS3Ultimate 3.55 CFW - = - by RazorX - (4 Likes)

PS3Ultimate Store - = - by RazorX (2 Likes)

Cascade Beneath v1.0 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev (2 Likes)

Dont Get Crushed v1.1 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev (5 Likes)

Sketch Fight v0.1 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev (2 Likes)

Slime Roll v0.1 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev (2 Likes)

The Unmapped Forest v0.1 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev (6 Likes)

The Unmapped Forest v0.2 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev (6 Likes)

They Do Not Die 2 v0.1 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev (8 Likes)

They Do Not Die 2 v0.2 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev (2 Likes)

They Do Not Die 2 v0.3 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev (3 Likes)

They Do Not Die 2 v0.4 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev (1 Likes)

[DSAPSX]

The results are in for the September contest. It came right down to the wire and it was a close race again this month with facanferff pulling out the win for his Showtime plugin YouTube v1.0. Congratulations to facanferrf and we are looking forward to more great things from him in the future.

Slime Roll v0.2 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev 9 Likes

Sketch Fight v0.2 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev 15 Likes

They Do not Die 2 v0.5 - = - by ThatOtherPerson aka ThatOtherDev 8 Likes

PS3Ultimate CFW Updated 3.70 Spoof- = - by RazorX 8 likes

PS3Ultimate CFW Updated 3.72 Spoof- = - by RazorX 6 Likes

Showtime Plugin: Channel9 1.2 - = - by facanferff 4 Likes

Showtime Plugin: Youtube - = - by facanferff 16 Likes

[DSAPSX]

It was another tight race that came right down to the end again. Once again it was a battle between last month's winner facanferff and ThatOtherPerson. This time ThatOtherPerson took the prize. Listed below is the updated leader board with the final standings for the October PSX-Scene monthly contest. Thanks to everyone who participated and also those who voted.

Showtime Plugin: Muzu.TV v0.7 - = - by facanferff 11 Likes

Showtime Plugin: Youtube v1.0.1 - = - by facanferff 23 Likes

Source Code and Everything Needed For Compiling - = - by ThatOtherPerson 12 Likes

They Do Not Die 2 v0.6 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 32 Likes

Swingball 2 v0.1 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 9 Likes

Swingball 2 v0.2 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 11 Likes

Maze Generator v1.2 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 6 Likes



Be sure to check back later today as we'll be posting info on the November PSX-Scene contest. The rules are going to get switched up a little so make sure you check back.

Thanks again and congratulations to ThatOtherPerson for the great submissions!!!

[DSAPSX]

The November PSX-Scene contest is over and all of the votes are in. We had some awesome entries this month and the votes started getting closer for the 2 $50 runner up prizes. As always it was great to see all of the submissions and the scene appreciates your efforts and all of the work you put in. With that being said let's see who won the top 3 prizes. In case you haven't been paying attention first prize is a $150 donation. There are 2 runner up prizes of $50 each to the next two projects with the highest number of likes. Here are the final results!!!

Thanks again to everyone who has submitted and to all of you who voted for your favorites.

Congratulations to CrashSerious, Jay-Jay and ThatOtherPerson!!!

This month's entries: 11/01 to 11/30

ONE - Release v0.11.11.11 - = - by CrashSerious 62 Likes

EXT GAME DATA LOADER - = - by Jay-Jay 27 Likes

Swingball 2 v0.3 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 17 Likes

Beta Release 1 - Showtime Plugin: Navi-x - = - by facanferff 13 Likes

Release - Showtime Plugin: Youtube v1.2 - = - by facanferff 6 Likes

Release - Showtime Plugin: Channel 9 v.1.3 - = - by facanferff 4 Likes

Ps3Wizard 1.5 Released (Final Update) - = - by PsDev 5 Likes

Gambol v0.1 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 9 Likes



Stay tuned as we will be following up with the winners to get their thoughts on their submissions, their competition, the contest experience and to see what might be coming in the future from them. We will also be announcing the December contest.

[DSAPSX]

2011 is now behind us and its time to turn our attention to 2012. But before we do that we need to announce the winner of the last PSX-Scene monthly contest for 2011. We had a ton a great submissions again and the race for the 2 runner up prizes came right down to the wire. The winner of the December contest is CrashSerious and his submission unsig - a SIG File Decrypter--- and re-crypter. The 2 runner up prizes go to ThatOtherPerson for his Cherophobe v1.0 and NP for his Showtime Plugin Pack + Sources .

Thanks to everyone who participated in the December and all of the previous PSX-Scene contests. Check below for the final leader board standings and be sure to check back later today for an announcement about the updated rules for the January 2012 PSX-Scene Contest.



Listed below is the FINAL leader board as of 12/31/11.


This month's entries: 12/01 to 12/31


unsig - a SIG File Decrypter--- and re-crypter - = - by CrashSerious 46 Likes

Cherophobe v1.0 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 19 Likes

Showtime Plugin Pack + Sources - = - by NP 18 Likes

webMedia plugin for Showtime: RSS feed, Imagecast, Podcast, Videocast, Live TV/Radio reader - = - by andreus 16 Likes

Showtime Plugin Khan Academy v1.0 & Youtube v1.2.5 (Subtitles support) - = - by facanferff 10 Likes

Crypter Tools Released - = - by PsDev 12 Likes

Ps3 CFW Folder Check + Source Code Included - = - by PsDev 5 Likes

Cylinder Dodge v1.0 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 8 Likes

Hero City v0.5 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 6 Likes

Neo Tanks v0.2 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 4 Likes

Source Code and Updates - = - by ThatOtherPerson 7 Likes

Winters End v1.0 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 3 Likes


Once again, thank you to everyone who participated and we are looking forward to a great 2012!

[DSAPSX]

For the first time in the history of the PSX-Scene monthly contest we had a tie. As you know we added a separate category for homebrew games and once again ThatOtherPerson took the win in the games category with a tie between ThatOtherPong v2.1 and The Jarred Mind 3 v0.9 and earned himself $125 as there were no other developers who submitted homebrew games.

In the general category we also had a tie between BahumatLord and Shaitan who each received 20 votes for their submissions. Because there was a first place tie they will split the first place prize. Second place in the general category goes to nativesith for his submission of Grand Theft Auto IV - NewestISH Mod for CFW which wasn't too far behind and received 13 votes.

Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to everyone who took the time to submit a project and also to those who voted and showed their support to these devs.

Final Results: as of 01/31/12


[TUT] Alphabetically order games in XMB - = - by BahumatLord 20 Likes

Buzzer Player v1.2 - Fun PS3 Application - = - by deroad 2 Likes

Led Changer v1.1 - PS3 LED Application - = - by deroad 3 Likes

Grand Theft Auto IV - EFLC Vehicles to IV, GTAIV Tools Pack, and GTAIV Map Imports PS3 - = - by EvilB 5 Likes

Grand Theft Auto IV - Bik Videos, Conversion Tutorial, and More - = - by nativesith 6 Likes

Grand Theft Auto IV - NewestISH Mod for CFW - = - by nativesith 13 Likes

Grand Theft Auto IV - Day Two of NewestISH - NewestISH vII & Bik Videos! - = - by nativesith 5 Likes

Grand Theft Auto IV - NewestISH Day Three - Phone Themes - = - by nativesith 5 Likes

TUTORIAL - Easily Swap Firwares Without USB - = - by Shaitan 20 Likes

That Other Pong v2.1 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 4 Likes

The Jarred Mind 3 v0.9 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 4 Likes

[DSAPSX]

The results are in and we had another great month in terms of contest submissions. The winner of the PSX-Scene February contest and the $150 donation is CrashSerious for his release of the FactoryServiceMode Tool v0.2 . We'd like to thank everyone who participated this month either by submitting projects or voting for your favorite entry. The final results are listed below.


This month's entries: 2/01 to 2/29


FactoryServiceMode Tool v0.2 - = - by CrashSerious 36 Likes

GTA IV WARZ - A NewISH Hope / Da Empire Shit's Wack / Re7urn Of Da SinS / Tha Fanboy Menace - = - by nativesith and JDMAlex 22 Likes

RSODfix Lv2diag.self v0.1 - = - by CrashSerious 24 Likes

HIP2HIS - HIP to HIS Converter Tool - = - by deroad 7 Likes

Led Changer v2.0 - = - by deroad 9 Likes

SFO2SFX - SFO to SFX Converter Tool - = - by deroad 4 Likes


Showtime Plugin Youtube 1.3 - = - by facanferff 6 Likes

The Man Cave v3 (PSX-Scene Edition) - = - by Lethal_NFS 10 Likes


Showtime MegaViewer - Plugin Update - = - by NP aka 1NP1 7 Likes

Showtime Pluggin - Time Waster - = - by NP aka 1NP1 5 Likes

Showtime Plugin Trailers and Others - = - by NP aka 1NP1 5 Likes

PS3Tools GUI Edition v1.1 - = - by PsDev 7 Likes

Homebrew Game Updates and Source Code - = - by ThatOtherPerson 10 Likes
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Neo Trail v0.1 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 6 Likes



Make sure you check back for the follow up interview with CrashSerious and for updates about the March contest.

[DSAPSX]

The March PSX-Scene monthly contest results are in and its that time again to announce the winners for March. It seems like almost every month it comes right down to the end and this month was no different. Congratulations to deroad who took the top prize and Berion who took the runner up spot. You can see the full list of final results below.

This month's entries: 3/01 to 3/31


NoRSX - A 2D Graphic Library - = - by deroad 18 Likes

Custom Firmware Validator - = - by Berion 17 Likes

Mortal Kombat 9 1.05 Crack - = - by futuretime23 14 Likes

Grand Theft Auto IV - JDMAlex Script - = - by JDMAlex 11 Likes

PS Seismograph - A Seismographer for PS3 - = - by deroad 10 Likes

Mortal Kombat Fatality Edition + Update - = - by futuretime23 10 Likes

Grand Theft Auto IV - ModManager and Garage Mod Shop - = - by Three-Socks 6 Likes

GTA IV WARZ EP IV - Monster Truck Madness Update - = - by nativesith 5 Likes

Multi PKG Tool - Decrypt and Extract PS3, PSP, and PS Vita PKG - = - by PsDev 4 Likes

HATARI 1.6.1 DBG - Atari Emulator - = - by rtype 4 Likes

Elongated Reptile v0.1 - = - by ThatOtherPerson 3 Likes


Congratulations to this months winners and a big thank you to all who entered and gave votes to the entrants.

[DSAPSX]

The April PSX-Scene contest is over and the winners are in. Congratulations to rtype who took first place in the Tools Category for his Caprice32 4.1.0 DBG - Emulator for PS3 and to ThatOtherPerson who took first prize in the Other category for The Catachthonic v0.95 - Sandbox Homebrew Game.

Listed below you will find the full final leader board.


This Month's Entries 4/1 -4/30


TOOLS

Caprice32 4.1.0 DBG - Emulator for PS3 - = - by rtype 11 Likes


OTHER

The Catachthonic v0.95 - Sandbox Homebrew Game - = - by ThatOtherPerson 18 Likes

GTA IV Construction Mod + Source Code - Ultimate Sandbox Tool - = - by JDMAlex 12 Likes

GTA IV - FLY MOD for Garage Manager - = - by JDMAlex 12 Likes

Anniversary Modpack for Mortal Kombat [MK9] - = - by futuretime23 9 Likes

Body Guard + Source Code - GTA IV Mod for ModManager - = - by JDMAlex 7 Likes



Stay tuned as we'll be bringing you interviews with rtype and ThatOtherPerson as well as announcing the May monthly contest. Thanks to everyone who participated in the April Contest.