XNA UK User Group Competition

The XNA UK User Group is launching an XNA contest, in association with Microsoft.
From the article:

XNA UK User Group Competition
The journey starts here

Games are more fun when creative energies come together – that’s why we’re inviting YOU to enter our XNA Game Development Competition and collaborate with other inspired gamers from all disciplines

Using Microsoft’s XNA software and the support of a vibrant and creative online community, you can bring your wildest ideas to life.

The theme is Ocean Odyssey and everyone is welcome – from programmers to pianists, sculptors to scriptwriters.

Individual and team entries will be judged by a panel of game industry experts – with £5,000 of great prizes to be won.
The details

We’re hosting this competition, with support from Microsoft, to kick-off the formation of the XNA UK User Group. A unique element of this competition, and one of the goals of the user group, is to encourage collaboration between creatives and developers. We believe that games are more dynamic when the composition across game development, art and sound flows. We hope to join these communities to produce better all round games.

You can choose from three categories, each one focusing on a key area of game development. Select from one of the categories below to find out more about each category.

* Artwork
* Soundtrack
* Game play

In order to enter this competition you must be a UK resident and a member of the XNA UK User Group. We will be telling the user group how to register and submit competition entries in the very near future. Feel free to get started on your competition entries in the mean time!