A new competition has been launched to find the next Minecraft or Grand Theft Auto.
Games designers are being invited to submit their best original games for awards that will be presented during the Northampton Film Festival.
A panel of judges from the industry will chose the winners.
The festival's director said she wanted to create something unique for its fifth birthday.
With the computer game industry now worth over £4.7 billion, designing a successful game can be the route to making a fortune.
