Smackdown vs Raw 2007 Online Video Game Tournament, Win Trip To Wrestlemania 23
Last month we posted information regarding this cool video game tournament where you could win lots of WWE prizes including a trip to Wrestlemania 23. I wanted to repost this for everyone that may be interesting in participating in this free tournament. Please make sure you read the rules below. As you will see, residents from several states are not eligible to participate in this contest. Good luck to everyone who will take part in the tourney:
"WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 Tournament"
Game of Skill
Official Rules
RESIDENTS OF THE STATES OF ARIZONA, FLORIDA, IOWA, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY, VERMONT, AND PUERTO RICO, GUAM AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PLAY OR WIN PRIZES.
Contest registration accepted between Sunday, January 28, 2007 and Wednesday, February 28, 2007. THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN THIS CONTEST.
WARNING:
- Inaccurate or incomplete information on the registration page may result in player's registration being rejected without warning. Players are allowed ONE REGISTRATION ONLY. Duplicate registrations are automatically rejected and players that try and abuse this rule may be barred from the Contest.
- Players selecting USERNAMES that the Tournament Producer, in its sole discretion, determines offensive will have their registration deleted.
- Players that attempt to cheat other players or cheat the games will be disqualified from play at the sole discretion of the Tournament Producer. The intentional mis-reporting of scores, or any tampering with the software to gain an advantage, or disconnecting mid-match, or the utilization of 3rd party hardware peripherals, or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner will all be viewed as unfair play and the player will be disqualified.
- Players that attempt to hack the game tournament or game software or the site software will be terminated from play without notice.
- ALL GAME MATCHES MAY BE MONITORED BY TOURNAMENT PRODUCER.
Eligibility: Contest is OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ("U.S.") ONLY, residing in the U.S. including the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older at the time of registration, EXCLUDING RESIDENTS OF ARIZONA, FLORIDA, IOWA, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY, VERMONT, AND PUERTO RICO, GUAM AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. The following are NOT eligible to participate or win prizes: Employees of THQ Inc. ("Sponsor"), Best Buy Stores, L.P. ("Best Buy"), or Professional Interactive Entertainment, Inc. dba the Global Gaming League ("Tournament Producer"), and their respective parent companies, affiliates and subsidiaries, their participating retail stores, their advertising and promotion agencies, their licensors, and their respective employees, any companies who are performing work in Best Buy stores at the request of Best Buy, individuals engaged in the development, production or distribution of materials for this Contest, persons who are immediate family of, dependents of (as defined by IRS regulations), or who live in the same household as any person in any of the above categories. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law or regulation.
How to Register to Play: Individual registration begins at 12:01 AM Central Time ("CT") on January 28, 2007 and ends at 11:59 PM CT on Wednesday, February 28, 2007. You must register online by clicking on the promotion link at http://www.bestbuy.com/gamingtournaments. Each participant MUST register individually and must accurately complete all required registration information. LIMIT: One registration per person. All registration information submitted becomes the property of Sponsor and Best Buy and will not be returned. Tournament Producer's computer will be the official time clock for registration.
How to Play: The Contest will begin on Sunday, January 28, 2007 and will end with the last match on Thursday, March 29, 2007. Only valid registered participants will be contacted via email by the Tournament Producer, whose decisions are final and legally binding as they pertain to this Contest. Tournament game matches will be scheduled as follows. In Stage 1 of the Tournament (the "Ladder" stage), players will be able to use the tools on the Tournament website (http://wwe.ggl.com/) to challenge each other to matches at their convenience. Players will improve their ranking within the Ladder by winning matches. In Stage 2 of the Tournament (the "Bracket" stage), each match will be assigned a time and date to be completed ("Completion Time"), which will be listed in the Tournament Brackets at http://wwe.ggl.com/. The two (2) players can complete their match at any time up to the Completion Time, or if they can't agree on a time of their own, the Completion Time becomes the default time at which they must play their match. The Tournament Producer will facilitate scheduling of all game matches and time schedules as needed. Tournament game matches once scheduled will be FINAL and matches may only be rescheduled or delayed as allowed by the Tournament Producer. In Stage 3 of the Tournament, the two (2) finalist players will compete against each other for the Grand Prize at the SuperStar Challenge in Detroit, Michigan, on Thursday, March 29, 2007 (exact time to be determined by Sponsor).
Players will forfeit their scheduled match if they are not present and ready to compete within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. The Tournament Producer will be the timekeeper.
Each match will consist of up to three (3) rounds, and the first player to win two (2) rounds wins the match and advances. In the case of a disconnection, the player that disconnects will have ten (10) minutes to return or will forfeit the entire match. If the disconnected player returns within ten (10) minutes, the round during which the player disconnected will be restarted from the beginning. If the same player disconnects again during the same match, that player will lose the round being played. The disconnected player will again have ten (10) minutes to return or will forfeit the entire match. If the disconnected player returns within ten (10) minutes, the players will either play (i) the next round if there are rounds remaining in the match during which the player disconnected; or (ii) the next match if there are no rounds remaining in the match during which the player disconnected and if another match is, in fact, scheduled.
Tournament Stages:
Stage 1: Stage 1 of the Tournament will start Sunday, January 28, 2007, and run through Wednesday, February 28, 2007. All players who register before February 28, 2007 will be placed into a single Tournament Ladder, with each player assigned a default starting "Rating" (point total). Players can increase their Rating by winning matches, according to a formula that assigns greater weight to wins against stronger opponents. Players are ranked in the Ladder by their Rating, with the highest Rating at the top. At the end of Stage 1, the top sixty-four (64) players advance to Stage 2.
Stage 2: Stage 2 will consist of a single-elimination Bracket, with the competitors randomly seeded, running from Saturday, March 3, 2007 through Sunday, March 11, 2007, or until two (2) players are remaining, whichever is earlier. At the end of Stage 2, the two (2) players advance to Stage 3.
Stage 3: Finally, for Stage 3, the two (2) remaining players will compete against each other for the Grand Prize at the SuperStar Challenge taking place in Detroit, Michigan, on Thursday, March 29, 2007 (exact time to be determined by Sponsor).
Determination of Winners: The winners of the prizes will be determined by the results of the Stage 2 Bracket and Stage 3 Bracket, and all such determinations, as solely determined by the Tournament Producer, shall be final.
Game Match Objective: Players will compete by playing the videogame WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 on the Microsoft Xbox 360¿ platform in an online match via the Microsoft XBox Live® Gold service.
Match Play: Each match will consist of two (2) players, competing head-to-head. Each match will consist of up to three (3) rounds, played using the Game Settings detailed below, and the first player to win two (2) rounds wins the match and advances. Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 will be a SINGLE-ELIMINATION BRACKET-FORMAT CONTEST. Once a player has lost a match, the losing player is then out of contention for any additional game match play.
Game Settings: Match Type: Player Match
1. Single
2. No Manager
3. SmackDown or Raw
Entrance: On
Create A Superstar: Off
Fighting Style: Clean & Dirty
Using the weapons outside of the ring like a chair for example is allowed.
Wrestlers: Players may use any Wrestler except those that must be unlocked or Created Wrestlers.
Matches are best of three rounds.
How to Win: A player wins by either pinning his/her opponent for a 1-2-3 count, or when his/her opponent stays outside of the ring for a 10 count.
Time Limit: None - play until a winner is declared.
Contest Entry Requirements: In order to compete in the Contest, participants must have a retail copy of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, and an active XBox Live® Gold subscription. No other versions of the game will be allowed.
Prizes and Approximate Retail Values ("ARV"):
Grand Prize (one player): Trip for two (2) to WrestleMania 23 in Detroit, Michigan, from March 29, 2007, to April 2, 2007, including round trip coach airfare for winner and guest from a major commercial U.S. airport near winner's residence, hotel accommodations for four (4) nights/five (5) days (one room, double occupancy), ground transportation between airport and hotel, $500 spending money, two (2) SuperStar Challenge tickets on Thursday, March 29, 2007, two (2) Hall of Fame Award Ceremony tickets on Saturday, March 31, 2007, two (2) WWE Bagels and Biceps Brunch tickets on Sunday, April 1, 2007, two (2) WrestleMania 23 floor tickets on Sunday, April 1, 2007, and a Championship belt. ARV: $5,000.
First Prize (one player): Trip for two (2) to WrestleMania 23 in Detroit, Michigan, from March 29, 2007, to April 2, 2007, including round trip coach airfare, hotel accommodations for four (4) nights/five (5) days (one room, double occupancy), ground transportation between airport and hotel, $250 spending money, two (2) SuperStar Challenge tickets on Thursday, March 29, 2007, two (2) Hall of Fame Award Ceremony tickets on Saturday, March 31, 2007, and two (2) WrestleMania 23 stadium tickets on Sunday, April 1, 2007. ARV: $3,500.
Second Prize (two players): Free WrestleMania 23 Pay Per View, WrestleMania 23 prize pack (exact contents to be determined by Sponsor) and a one (1) year subscription to WWE Magazine. ARV: $500 each.
Top 16 runners-up (16 players): WrestleMania 23 prize pack (exact contents to be determined by Sponsor) and a one (1) year Xbox Live® Gold Subscription. ARV: $250 each.
Grand Prize and First Prize winners and guests must be able to travel to Detroit, Michigan on Thursday, March 29, 2007, and stay through Monday, April 2, 2007. All travel arrangements will be made by Sponsor and hotel accommodations cannot be used independently from air travel. No travel date substitutions allowed. If a winner is unable to travel on dates specified by Sponsor, prize will be forfeited and the player who was eliminated last prior to the prize winner will be declared the alternate winner, provided sufficient time remains to verify alternate winner and ticket prize, otherwise prize will not be awarded. Certain restrictions and blackout dates may apply. Actual value of Grand Prize and First Prize trips may vary based upon point of departure, destination and airfare fluctuations. Any difference between stated ARV and actual value of trip will not be awarded. Travel and accommodations are subject to change and availability and restrictions may apply. Winner and guest must travel together on same itinerary. No responsibility is assumed for any cancellation or rescheduling of the SuperStar Challenge, Hall of Fame Award Ceremony, WWE Bagels and Biceps Brunch, or WrestleMania 23, in whole or in part. In the event that either event is cancelled or postponed for any reason, awarding of the remaining elements of prize shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsor's prize obligation to winner and no substitute or additional compensation will be awarded.
All expenses and taxes not stated in these Official Rules, including meals, gratuities and incidental hotel expenses, are solely the responsibility of the winner. Winners may not substitute, assign or transfer prizes, but Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to substitute prize with another prize of equal or greater value should the advertised prize become unavailable for any reason. Prizes will not be fulfilled outside the U.S. Should a prize be won by a minor in his/her jurisdiction of primary residence, all affidavits, releases and undertakings, set forth in these Official Rules must be executed and undertaken by the parent/legal guardian of the minor, both on behalf of themselves and the minor, or the prize will be forfeited and the player who was eliminated last prior to the prize winner will be declared the alternate winner, provided, in the case of travel prizes, sufficient time remains to verify alternate winner and ticket prize, otherwise prize will not be awarded. Prizes may be awarded to, or in the name of, minor's parent/legal guardian. If winner or guest is a minor, a parent or legal guardian must accompany him/her on trip and sign and return all required documentation. Travel guests will be required to sign and return liability/publicity release prior to ticketing of prize. Total ARV of all prizes: $13,500.
Winner Releases: Each prize winner will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and, where lawful, Publicity Release forms and W-9 request for tax payer's identification number. All executed documents must be received by Tournament Producer or its designated agent within ten (10) days of notification or an alternate winner will be selected. If this is the case, the player who was eliminated last prior to the prize winner will be declared the alternate winner. If a prize winner fails to comply with these Official Rules, cannot be located or reached, has provided an incorrect email or mailing address, is determined to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, declines or fails to claim the prize for any reason, or if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such entrant will forfeit his or her opportunity to collect the prize and the prize shall be awarded to the next highest finisher, and all other prizes shall be awarded accordingly. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Sponsor, Tournament Producer, and Best Buy, and their respective advertising and promotion agencies to use winner's name, voice and likeness, along with his or her address (city and state) and the right to use and publish their scores, proper name and any statements made or attributed to such winner (collectively, the "Attributes") in any and all media, unless prohibited by law. This will include but is not limited to media now known or hereafter devised, without notice, review or approval, in perpetuity and throughout the universe for advertising and promotional purposes in connection with the Contest without further compensation, and releases Sponsor, Tournament Producer, and Best Buy from all claims arising out of the use of such Attributes.
By entering this Contest, entrants release and hold harmless Sponsor, Tournament Producer, and Best Buy, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees, directors, officers, share holders, employees, agents and advertising and promotional agencies from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind, including, without limitation, personal injury, property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with this Contest or any related activity, or the use or misuse of any prize received, or for any typographical or other error in the printing, offering or announcement of any prize. Entrants agree to abide by these official rules and the Tournament Producer's decisions, which are final.
Online General Rules & Miscellaneous: Verification of all game matches and conduct of all match games are under supervision of the Tournament Producer. Sponsor, Tournament Producer, and Best Buy are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or registration to be received or sent by Sponsor, Tournament Producer, and Best Buy, as a result of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or by human error which may occur in the ability to enter a participant's entry, or any combination thereof, or otherwise, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Contest. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Contest, as solely determined by the Tournament Producer, will be disqualified. If disqualified for any of the above abuses, Sponsor and the Tournament Producer reserve the right to terminate entrant's eligibility to participate in the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR, TOURNAMENT PRODUCER, AND BEST BUY RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In the event any portion of the Contest is compromised by virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, technical failure or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor or Tournament Producer which, in the sole opinion of the Tournament Producer, corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest, Sponsor and Tournament Producer reserve the right in their sole discretion to cancel, modify, suspend or terminate the Contest.
Taxes: All taxes on prizes are solely the responsibility of the winner.
Winners List/Official Rules: For a Winners List or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope in a separate first-class stamped envelope to: Winners List or Official Rules [designate which], WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 Tournament, c/o Global Gaming League, 1522 Cloverfield Blvd., Suite C, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Requests must be received by March 31, 2007. Official Rules will also be available on http://www.bestbuy.com/gamingtournaments and http://wwe.ggl.com/.
English Language: This Contest is conducted in English (which will be given its everyday ordinary meaning) and any and all disputes will be resolved subject to the laws of California.
Privacy: By entering into the Contest, each entrant agrees to use of his or her personal information as described in the Best Buy Privacy Policy available on-line at http://www.bestbuy.com/privacy or by calling 1-888-BEST BUY.
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