Welcome to the Far Cry 2 Map Editor Contest. These rules (these “Official Rules”) set forth the rules and regulations of the Far Cry 2 Map Editor Contest (the “Contest”) presented by iGames, Inc. (“iGames”) and Ubisoft Entertainment (“Ubisoft”), together the “Sponsors.”
Please read these Official Rules carefully before submitting an entry or participating in the Contest. These Official Rules contain important information about eligibility to enter the Contest, the rules of the Contest and other important information. These Official Rules include an assignment by you to Ubisoft of all your rights in the videos and other materials you submit. Please note that these Official Rules were edited on November
13, 2008 in order to extend the submission deadline from November 14,
2008 to November 21, 2008.
By entering the Contest, you accept these Official Rules and agree to be bound by their terms. If you do not agree with these Official Rules, please do not register for the Contest.
1. Eligibility. The Contest is open only to residents of any State of the United States of America or the District of Columbia and any Province of Canada (other than Quebec) who are 17 years of age or older as of November 1, 2008, and who properly register for the Contest (each an “Entrant“). Entrants may be required to show proof of age and residence. IF YOU DO NOT SATISFY THESE REQUIREMENTS, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER AND/OR PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST. Participation in the Contest is also subject to compliance with the requirements specified below. Employees of Sponsors, their subcontractors and their immediate families (parent, child, sibling and spouses of each) are not eligible to enter the Contest. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by applicable law.
2. Contest Period. The Contest shall commence on November 1, 2008 and end on December 5, 2008 (the “Contest Period”).
3. How to Enter the Contest. The purpose of this skill based Contest is for Entrants to create the best Far Cry 2 map (“Map”) while playing the game Far Cry 2 for the PC or Xbox 360 during the Far Cry 2 Showcase (“Showcase”) taking place on approved Showcase dates at select iGames member LAN centers (“Showcase Centers”). The submissions will be reviewed according to the Judging Criteria listed in section 5 below. From Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 12:00 am PST to Friday, November 21, 2008 at 11:59pm PST (“Submission Period”) each Entrant may submit only one Map entry (“Entry”) for the Contest. Each Entry must be submitted with the following process and requirements:
a) The Entry must be a Far Cry 2 modified Map submitted in-game on PC or Xbox 360 platform, using the Far Cry 2 map editor function available as follows during the Submission Period:
On PC: Start FC2Editor.exe located in the Far Cry 2 game file directory
On console: Select “Map Community” from the Main Menu and then Start Editor
b) The Entry must be named using the following naming format: iGAMES EntrantName
c) By entering the Contest, Entrants warrant that their submissions are their own and original creations and do not violate or infringe the rights, including, without limitation, copyrights of any third party.
d) The Entrant must submit the application for the Entry (“Entry Application”) to the Showcase Center where Entrant is participating. The Entry Application can be found at http://www.igames.org/downloads/pdf/EntryApplication_FarCry2Contest.pdf.
e) The Entrant may submit an unlimited number of Maps in-game but only one Map should be designated as the Entrant’s official contest Entry labeled as Entry (Map) Name in the Entry Application. In case of several Maps created by an Entrant, the Maps should be named and numbered such as iGAMES EntrantName, iGAMES EntrantName1, iGAMES EntrantName2, etc. and the Map name matching the Entry (Map) name on the Entry Application will be considered the official Entry for the Contest.
f) Only Entries meeting the above requirements will be accepted as an Entry.
g) If an Entrant is under the legal age of majority in his or her state of residence, then such Entrant’s parent or legal guardian must also sign the Entry Application.
h) The completed and signed Entry Application should be returned to and must be received by the Showcase Center no later than 11:59pm PST on November 21, 2008.
i) Any Entry as to which the Showcase Center is not provided a completed Entry Application by the deadline and/or iGames deems inappropriate for any reason (including without limitation, for depicting or mentioning sex, violence, drugs, alcohol and/or inappropriate language) will not be considered validly entered and will not be eligible for a Prize.
4. Viewing and Rating. Each valid and complete Entry will be available in-game for playing and rating by the public. From November 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008 (“Viewing Period”) the public may log into the Far Cry 2 servers to play any submitted Entries (Maps) and rate those Entries. At the end of a match, players have the option to rate the Entry on a five star scale. Players can rate each Entry only once they have played such Map, and each Entry can be rated only once per individual. The Entry rating is weighted in such a fashion that an Entry that is rated higher with fewer ratings will have a lower rating than an Entry that was rated many more times with a slightly lower average rating.
5. Judging Of Entries. The judging of Entries will be in two steps. A panel of 3 qualified judges will review all eligible Entries received and select one top Entry from each Showcase Center as the Showcase Center’s finalist (“Finalist”), which will then move that Entrant to the finals. The finals will consist of the selection of three winners (“Winners”) among the Finalists - one first place winner and a second place winner per each gaming platform (PC and Xbox 360 for a total of 2 2nd place Winners). All Entries will be judged based upon the following “Judging Criteria”.
Weighting Criteria
30% Map playability
20% Map graphics / visual appearance
20% Map complexity / level of customization and detail compared to the original map
30% The community rating received by an Entry (the higher the better) during the Viewing Period.
The decisions of the judges are final and binding. If Sponsors do not receive a sufficient number of Entries meeting the requirements listed in these Official Rules, Sponsors may, at their sole discretion, select fewer than 3 Winners. In the event of a tie between any eligible Entries, the tie will be broken by the Entry that received the highest public rating during the Viewing Period.
6. Prizes. On December 5, 2008, the Finalists and Winners will be announced on the iGames website located at www.igames.org and Sponsors will award the prizes specified below (each a “Prize”).
Placement Contest Prize (in US Dollars/Approximate Retail Value “ARV”)
1st - NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB DDR3 ($160 ARV)
- 6 Ubisoft 2008 games released in retail on one of the following platforms: PC, Xbox 360, or PS3 ($360 ARV)
2nd – Xbox 360 - 12 months of Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Gold access ($40 ARV)
- 2 Microsoft Xbox 360 Live cards with 4,000 points each ($90 ARV)
- 2 Ubisoft holiday 2008 Xbox 360 games ($120 ARV)
2nd – PC - NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB DDR3 ($160 ARV)
- 2 Ubisoft holiday 2008 PC games ($90 ARV)
Finalists - 1 Far Cry 2 Xbox 360 retail game copy or Far Cry 2 Steam PC key (full version) ($54.99 ARV)
Total ARV of all the Prizes is $6,519 USD.
• All Prizes will be awarded, subject to these Official Rules.
• No Prize substitution, assignment or transfer, except as allowed by Sponsors which reserve the right to offer a prize of equal/greater value.
7. Entrant’s Affidavit of Eligibility Assignment and Release, Etc. Entrants will be required to execute and deliver to their Showcase Center a signed Affidavit of Eligibility, Assignment and Release (“Release”) which is included in the Entry Application available at http://www.igames.org/downloads/pdf/EntryApplication_FarCry2Contest.pdf. In the Release the Entrant will (a) confirm his/her eligibility and agreement to these Official Rules, (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, consent to use of his/her full name, city and state of residence and photograph or other likeness, (c) release Sponsors from liability in connection with participation in the Contest and the use/misuse of any Prize, and (d) confirm the assignment to Ubisoft of all his/her right, title and interest in and to each Entry and Entry Application submitted. Entrants must provide their Release to their Showcase Center no later than the last day of the Submission Period. If required by law, the Winner also will be required to execute Federal and State tax releases. The Winner must provide the tax releases to iGames within 5 days of iGames’ request, or the Prize will be forfeited. Each Winner will be mailed his/her Prize within 2 weeks from the day iGames receives the required Federal and State tax releases, if applicable. The Prize will be mailed to the address indicated on the Release. The name of the Entrant must match the name listed on the Release.
• Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if an Entrant is under the legal age of majority in his or her state of residence, such Entrant’s parent or legal guardian must also sign the Release as well as any required Federal and/or State tax releases.
• Sales taxes, if any, and income taxes, are the responsibility of the Winner.
• The Winner, by entering the Contest, consents to the inclusion of his or her name on a list of Winners made available by the Sponsors as indicated below.
• Sponsors will pay the costs of delivery of the Prize.
8. Assignment and Use of Information. By submitting an Entry and Entry Application, each Entrant hereby assigns to Ubisoft all of such Entrant’s right, title and interest in and to such Entry and Entry Application. This assignment is effective whether or not the Entry is awarded a Prize. Each Entrant also consents to the use of their name, information and image by Sponsors and their agents and assignees for display and publishing in any media, now known or hereafter developed, without compensation, in any and all advertising and promotional materials relating to the Contest, and in conjunction with other promotions that may be offered by Sponsors. The information collected to enter the Contest will be used to contact the Winner. Additionally, each Entrant agrees that Sponsors and their agents and assignees may use this information for marketing purposes and to contact Entrants regarding offers, promotions and other contests related to products or services distributed by Sponsors. In addition, any such information also may be used and disclosed as set forth in iGames’ privacy policy located at http://www.igames.org/privacy_policy.asp.
9. General Release. Sponsors, all participating sponsors and their respective subcontractors will not be responsible for: (a) lost, late, illegible, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, misdirected, undelivered and/or garbled Entries and Entry Applications, (b) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or any other computer and communications related malfunctions or failures; (c) any Contest disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor; (d) any technical or human error such as printing or typographical or administrative errors in any materials associated with the Contest; or (e) any injury or damage to persons or property, including without limitation any computer hardware or software, which may be caused directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by Entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or the use/misuse of any Prize.
10. Winners List; Rules Request. A Winners list will be available at www.igames.org after approximately December 5, 2008 and posted until approximately February 15, 2009. For a copy of the Winners list, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope after December 5, 2008 and before February 15, 2009 to Sponsors at the following address: iGames, Far Cry 2 Map Editor Contest -Winners List, c/o iGames, 201 San Antonio Circle Suite 260, Mountain View, CA 94040. To obtain a copy of these Official Rules, send a stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope to Sponsors at the following address: iGames, Far Cry 2 Map Editor Contest - Rules Request, c/o iGames, 201 San Antonio Circle Suite 260, Mountain View, CA 94040. Vermont residents may omit return postage.
11. Other Terms.
• To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Contest and these Official Rules will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the state of California, USA.
• These Official Rules are subject to any requirements/limitations imposed by the Federal Communications Commission.
• The Contest is subject to applicable Federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations.
• Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsors and the judges, which are final and binding in all respects.
• Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized human intervention or any other factor that in Sponsors’ sole discretion could corrupt or affect the administration, security or proper play of the Contest or Sponsors otherwise become (as determined in their sole discretion) incapable of running the Contest as planned. Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the registration process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion or in a disruptive manner.
• Sponsors’ failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
12. Sponsors. The Contest is sponsored by iGames, Inc., located at 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite 260, Mountain View, CA 94040 and Ubisoft Entertainment, located at 625 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94107.