Electronic Arts
It's almost every gamer's dream to one day make video games, in some way or another. Now this, of course, is going to require lots of difficult and intense schooling to learn the basics. Whether that is art design, programming, or testing varies from person to person; but ideally, the goal is to be able to look at a video game and say "I helped make that". Today, Electronic Arts and Maxis are giving you that opportunity, and there's absolutely zero classes required.
Alright, so you're not really designing an entire video game. You're not even really responsible for a large portion of the game. Still, it gives you the opportunity to point to the game and say to your family and friends, "That was me!" The thing you'll be proudly displaying is a diner in EA's upcoming game, "SimCity", due out in February 2013.
If you think you've got a cool, creative, or funny name for a diner, you can enter it in to the contest by texting "SIMCITY" to 44144. You'll be prompted to enter your date of birth, followed by your diner name, and then a simple confirmation text. After that you'll receive a special code. This is your unique entry ID.
The key to getting your diner's name into the game is to have as many of your friends as possible text in to vote for you. That means, if you think "Eddies' Eat Everything Emporium" is an awesome name, you should get as many people as possible to text "SIMCITY7332" to the number "44144" once a day through July 31 when the contest ends. If you're not a fan of that name, or the current leader "Brian's Burgerbits" (SIMCITY7666), send in your entry now and forever have you dynasty locked into a "SimCity" game.
To read the official rules or check out the current top ten names, head to their official site.
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