Overview
Eligibility
How to Register
How to Play
General Match Rules
Game Settings & Specifications
Warning
Prizes
Additional Rules and Information


Overview: The Soulcalibur® IV (Xbox 360) Tournament, open only to U.S. residents age 13 and over, is your chance to prove your skills and win a trip to Los Angeles for a live Final on in G4’s television studio, to air on G4’s X-Play. You can qualify for the final by competing in one of three brackets. The top 1 player from Bracket 1, the top 2 players from Bracket 2, and the top 1 player from Bracket 3 (4 players total) will qualify for the final and receive free air and hotel in Los Angeles for the final to be held the weekend of November 22-23, 2008. THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN THIS COMPETITION.


Eligibility: Competition is OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ("U.S."), residing in the U.S. including the District of Columbia, who are 13 years of age or older at the time of registration. The following are NOT eligible to participate or win prizes: employees of NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., Ayzenberg Group, G4 Media, Inc. (collectively, “Partners”), or Professional Interactive Entertainment, Inc. dba GGL (“GGL”), and their respective parent companies, affiliates and subsidiaries, their advertising and promotion agencies, their licensors, and their respective employees, individuals engaged in the development, production or distribution of materials for this Competition, 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: Registration for the Soulcalibur® IV (Xbox 360) Tournament (“Competition”) begins at 3:01 PM (EST) on October 3, 2008. The end date for Bracket 1 registration is at 5:00 PM (EST) on Friday, October 17, 2008. The end date for Bracket 2 and Bracket 3 registration is at 5:00 PM (EST) on Friday, October 24, 2008.

To register, players must first become members of www.ggl.com.  GGL members can then go to www.soulcaliburtournament.ggl.com, select the bracket of their choice from the links on the left side of the page, and then cilck the button labeled "Click Here to Join Bracket." The brackets will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, with a maximum number of 128 or 256 players per bracket, depending on the bracket. Players can join any bracket, as long as there are open spots in the bracket a player attempts to join, and can join more than one bracket.

Each participant MUST register individually and must accurately complete all required registration information. All registration information submitted becomes the property of GGL and Partners and will not be returned. By registering for the Competition, participants agree to be contacted by GGL and Partners. GGL’s computer will be the official time clock for registration, and the official time zone for the Competition will be Eastern Standard Time.

How to Play: Players will compete in one of three single-elimination tournament brackets. Only valid registered players will be eligible to compete. GGL’s decisions are final and legally binding as they pertain to this Competition.

Game Settings & Specifications:

WARNING:

ALL GAME MATCHES MAY BE MONITORED BY GGL. IN ADDITION, GGL MAY VERIFY AND/OR CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO ANY AND ALL ASPECTS OF THE COMPETITION TO VERIFY ELIGIBILITY AND/OR FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES. EACH COMPETITOR AGREES THAT ANY AND ALL GAME PLAY MAY BE RECORDED AND USED BY GGL, ITS WEBSITES, AND AFFILIATED NETWORKS.

IN THE EVENT OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, ANY PLAYER MAY HAVE THEIR REGISTRATION(S) DELETED, MAY BE DISQUALIFIED AND/OR MAY FORFEIT THEIR ELIGIBILITY, PRIZES AND/OR COMPETITION STATUS IN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF GGL WITH OR WITHOUT WARNING:
- Providing inaccurate, improper, and/or incomplete information in connection with the process(es) of registration, logging in, game setup, issuing or receiving challenges, match scheduling, gameplay, statistical reporting, normal operation of software and/or hardware, score reporting, rankings, brackets, any tournament logistics and/or other aspects of the Competition (the “Processes”).
- Duplicate registrations and/or other abuse of the Processes.
- Players selecting USERNAMES and/or providing any information, text, and/or other content that GGL, in its sole discretion, determines are offensive and/or otherwise inappropriate.
- Any successful and/or unsuccessful attempt to cheat, tamper, gain an unfair advantage, manipulate, hack, stall, delay, expedite, bypass, modify or make any unauthorized and/or improper modifications to the Processes and/or the gameplay.
- Any intentional or unintentional disconnecting of an internet connection, power source or other electronic malfunction, power outage or other natural or unnatural act which causes the Processes and/or gameplay to be interrupted, delayed or otherwise adversely affected.
- Any utilization of 3rd party hardware peripherals to gain an unfair advantage, or acting in an unsportsmanlike and/or disruptive manner, as determined in the sole discretion of GGL.
- Any player’s inability, failure and/or refusal to provide verification of full compliance with the Rules and the Processes.
- Any player’s inability, failure and/or refusal to fully participate in and/or cooperate in connection with any investigation or inquiry into compliance with the Rules and Processes which may be undertaken by GGL in its unrestricted and sole discretion. The foregoing shall include, without limitation, any request by GGL that any player provide a written, notarized declaration under penalty of perjury of the laws of the State of California and the United States of America.
- The existence, adoption, modification, legislation, amendment, and/or enforcement of any applicable statute, ordinance, regulation, administrative and/or judicial ruling and/or determination by any government entity that the Competition, any of the Rules herein, or any of the Processes, are unlawful, restricted by applicable law and/or contrary to the public policy of any applicable governing body. In event of the foregoing, GGL shall have the option of disqualifying any and/or all players, and terminating the Competition and not awarding Prizes with or without notice in GGL’s absolute and sole discretion.


Prizes:

Finalists (4 players):
- Round Trip to Los Angeles, CA for live Final, the weekend of November 22-23, 2008 (dates may be changed pending studio availability), including round trip coach airfare for winner from a major commercial U.S. airport near winner’s residence, hotel accommodations for two (2) nights/three (3) days (one room, single occupancy), and ground transportation between airport and hotel (ARV $1,100 per player)
- Xbox360 Fighting Stick EX 2 - Soul Calibur 4 Limited Edition (ARV $60 per player)
- Soulcalibur IV: Premium Edition (ARV $80)
- If a player wins more than 1 Bracket, that player will be considered the finalist for only the first bracket he/she won, and that player will win only 1 prize.  For any additonal brackets that player won, an alternate finalist will be selected from the next highest finisher from that bracket.


Finalists must be able to travel to Los Angeles, CA for the live Final, and must participate in the live Final. Any winner under 18 years of age must be accompanied to the live Final by a parent or guardian at their own expense. All travel arrangements will be made by GGL and hotel accommodations cannot be used independently from air travel. No travel date substitutions allowed. GGL may change travel dates depending on studio availability. If a winner is unable to travel on the dates specified by GGL, the prize for that player 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. Actual value of trip prizes 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. 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 not stated in these Official Rules are solely the responsibility of the winner. Winners may not substitute, assign or transfer prizes, but GGL 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 awarded to any person who participated without meeting the Competition’s eligibility requirements. Should a prize be won by an eligible 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 awarded to an alternate winner. Prizes may be awarded to, or in the name of, minor’s parent/legal guardian. Total ARV of all prizes: $4,960.

Winner Releases: Each prize winner will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, any proof of eligibility requested by GGL, 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 GGL or its designated agent within five (5) days of notification or an alternate winner may be selected. If this is the case, the player who finished next after 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 an alternate winner will be selected. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for GGL, Partners, and their respective advertising and promotion agencies to use winner’s name, voice and likeness, along with his or her address (limited solely to 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 Competition without further compensation, and releases GGL and Partners from all claims arising out of the use of such Attributes.


Additional Rules and Information:

By entering this Competition, entrants release and hold harmless GGL, Partners, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees, directors, officers, share holders, employees, agents and advertising and promotional agencies from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with this Competition or any related activity, or the use, 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 GGL’s decisions, which are final.

All players who are invited to participate in the live Final are required to participate in order to be eligible to receive any prizes. Players who fail to attend forfeit any prizes and an alternate winner will be selected. Subject to GGL’s discretion, all players/teams who qualify for the live Final may be required to wear a Partner logo shirt (provided by GGL) during the live Final. Competitors shall not obstruct, hide or cover the logo/decal in any manner whatsoever. Refusing to wear the Partner logo shirt may result in immediate disqualification.

All players who advance to the live Final may be required to complete additional profile information for use in publicity, online broadcasts, and television broadcasts related to the Competition. The profile information will not be distributed, sold, or released for any reason other than the creation of television programs, web broadcasts, and/or publicity. All players who advance to the live Final will also be required to sign a release waiver agreeing to appear on G4 Media Inc., its websites, and affiliated websites and networks, allowing G4 Media Inc. and its affiliates to use their name, likeness and voice from the live semifinal and final event, should the player advance that far. Any player who fails or refuses to complete this information may be removed from the Competition, making that payer ineligible for any Competition prizes. In such a case, GGL will select an alternate player to replace the player removed.

Online General Rules & Miscellaneous: Verification of all game matches and conduct of all match games are under supervision of GGL. GGL and Partners 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 GGL or Partners 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 Competition. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Competition, as solely determined by GGL, will be disqualified. If disqualified for any of the above abuses, GGL reserves the right to terminate entrant’s eligibility to participate in the Competition. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE COMPETITION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, GGL AND PARTNERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In the event any portion of the Competition is compromised by virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, technical failure or other causes beyond the control of the GGL or Partners which, in the sole opinion of GGL, corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Competition, GGL and Partners reserve the right in their sole discretion to cancel, modify, suspend or terminate the Competition and not award Prizes.

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), Soulcalibur® IV (Xbox 360) Tournament, c/o GGL, 12950 Culver Blvd., Suite 160, Los Angeles, CA 90066. Requests must be received by December 31, 2008. Official Rules will also be available on http://soulcaliburtournament.ggl.com.

English Language: This Competition 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.

Tournament Producer:
GGL
12950 Culver Blvd., Suite 160
Los Angeles, CA 90066

About GGL:
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