PROMOTION/GIVEAWAY
OFFICIAL RULES
Sponsored by Rockstar Games.
NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE OR OBLIGATION NECESSARY TO PLAY OR WIN.
Entry deadline is May 15, 2004.
1. Eligibility: The Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Mod Contest is open worldwide
to those age 18 or older, who have an active e-mail account and Internet access
as of the beginning of the Promotion/Giveaway period. Employees of Sponsors
and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising,
promotion, and fulfillment agencies, their immediate family members and persons
living in their same household, are not eligible to participate in the Promotion/Giveaway.
Participation in the Promotion/Giveaway constitutes entrant's full and unconditional
agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules & Regulations ("Official
Rules"). VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. To Enter: You may enter the Promotion/Giveaway by: Submitting your completed
mod or trailer, along with required personal information, to our public ftp
server according to the instructions on the contest page. Mods submitted via
ftp without filling out the form on the main contest page will not be accepted.
You may enter multiple categories and you may submit as many mods as you wish,
however a different winner will be selected for each category. As this is primarily
a subjectively judged skill- and creativity-based contest, the odds of winning
are not affected by multiple entries per category. All entries must conform
to the End User License Agreement included with the retail release of Max Payne
2: The Fall of Max Payne. The maximum file size allowed is 65MB.
3. Prize Drawing: All Promotion/Giveaway entries meeting the requirements of
these Official Rules will be entered into the prize judging, to be held on or
around May 30, 2003. The judging will be conducted by representatives of Rockstar
Games, Remedy Entertainment, and Computer Gaming World whose decisions
are final and binding. The winners will be selected based on both technical
merit as well as the subjective criteria listed on the description for each
mod category. Winners will be notified by e-mail and/or telephone.
4. Prizes and Odds: The prizes to be awarded from the Promotion/Giveaway are
as follows:
The odds of winning
a prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received per category.
Winners are solely responsible for any and all federal, state, provincial and
local taxes that apply to prizes. No cash or other substitution of prizes is
permitted. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prizes. Approximate total
value of all prizes to be awarded: $4,800 (U.S.).
5. Notification of Winners: Winners will be notified by e-mail within five (5)
business days of the final judging, and may be required to sign and return an
affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release within five days of
notification. If a selected Winner cannot be contacted after a reasonable attempt,
is ineligible, fails to claim a prize and/or where applicable an affidavit of
eligibility and publicity/liability release is not timely received, is incomplete
or modified, prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner will be selected
from remaining valid, eligible entries timely submitted. In the event of a dispute
regarding who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the
authorized account holder of the e-mail account specified in the entry. "Authorized
account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail
address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization
(e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning
e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
6. General Rules: By entering, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules.
The Promotion/Giveaway is offered by Sponsor, Rockstar Games, 575 Broadway,
New York, NY 10012, which is not responsible for late, lost, delayed, incomplete,
or misdirected entries, responses, or other correspondence, whether by e-mail
or postal mail or otherwise, or for theft or destruction or unauthorized access
or alterations of entry materials, phone, electrical, network, computer, hardware,
software program or transmission malfunctions, failures or difficulties. By
participating and winning a prize, Winner releases Sponsor, its parent, affiliates,
subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, sponsors, and agents, including
advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability with respect
to the Promotion/Giveaway or the acceptance, possession or use of any prize,
including without limitation (i) any condition caused by events beyond Sponsor's
control that may cause the Promotion/Giveaway to be disrupted or corrupted;
(ii) any injuries, losses, or damages (compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential
or otherwise) of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize,
or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the
Promotion/Giveaway; and (iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials
associated with the Promotion/Giveaway. Sponsor's decisions in all respects
relative to the Promotion/Giveaway are final. Sponsor reserves the right, in
its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Promotion/Giveaway in
whole or in part, in the event of fraud, technical or other difficulties or
if the integrity of the Promotion/Giveaway is compromised, without liability
to the entrant. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any winner, as determined
by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The winner is responsible for paying any
income taxes on the value of the prize received. Void where prohibited or restricted
by law. All federal, state, provincial and local regulations apply.
7. Additional Conditions: Except where prohibited, by accepting any prize, Winner
consents to the use of his/her name, photo and/or likeness, biographical information,
winning entry and statements attributed to winner (if true) for advertising
and promotional purposes without additional compensation. All entries become
property of Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned. Allow 6-8 weeks
for delivery of prizes.
8. Winner's List, Official Rules: For a list of prize winners or a copy of these
Official Rules, send your request and a stamped, self-addressed envelope to
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Mod Contest, Rockstar Games, 575 Broadway,
New York, NY 10012 or (for Winner's list only) send an email message [email protected]
with "Winner's list" as the email subject and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Mod Contest specified in the body of the e-mail.
9. Sponsor's Address: Sponsor is Rockstar Games, 575 Broadway, New York, NY
10012.
Copyright © 2003 Rockstar Games