For those that have never taken a look at the challenges thread before because you were afraid of trawling through over 2500 posts - fear not!
All the information you need to know is that a new challenge begins today - create a first person shooter mini-game. You have two weeks, until 22 January, and all the challenge rules can be found on the first page of the challenge thread here:
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&b=1&t=48011&p=0
Everybody is welcome to take part. If your new to programming - there will be more experienced programmers on hand to help you. Have fun!