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

Overview: The Fear is Real – Left 4 Dead Team Tournament is a pair of month-long ladder format tournaments (one on the PC and one on Xbox 360) with over $800 in new games as prizing – 4 games to the first place winner in each ladder, 2 games each to the second place winners, and 1 game each to the third place winners. THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN THIS COMPETITION.


Eligibility: Competition is open to participants who are 17 years of age or older at the time of registration. The following are NOT eligible to participate or win prizes: Employees of Professional Interactive Entertainment, Inc. dba GGL (“GGL”), employees of The CW Television Network (“Sponsor”), 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 Fear is Real – Left 4 Dead Team Tournament (“Tournament”) begins at 3:01 PM (EST) on Monday, December 15, 2008 and ends at 11:59 PM (EST) on Sunday, January 25, 2009. Participants must register online at http://fearisreal.ggl.com and must join either the PC ladder or the Xbox 360 ladder – there are links to both ladders at http://fearisreal.ggl.com. Each participant MUST register individually and must accurately complete all required registration information. When joining one of the ladders, individuals must form squads of at least two (2) players before they can begin competing with other squads.

NOTE – due to the “ladder” format of the Tournament, players may register and join the Tournament after the Tournament has begun, up to the end of the Fear is Real – Left 4 Dead Team Tournament. LIMIT: One (1) registration per person. All registration information submitted becomes the property of GGL and Sponsor and will not be returned. By registering for the Competition, participants agree to be contacted by GGL and Sponsor. 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: The Tournament will begin on December 15, 2008 with a Practice Ladder. The official Tournament Ladder will begin on December 27, 2008 and will end on January 25, 2009. Only valid registered squads with at least 2 players will be eligible to compete. GGL’s decisions are final and legally binding as they pertain to this Tournament.



General Match Rules

• Blocking the path of the survivors that does not allow them to continue on with the level is NOT ALLOWED. (i.e. Blocking the elevator with objects on No Mercy)
• Survivors using the ramp on No Mercy to become out of range of attacks is NOT ALLOWED.
• Using the "shortcut" on Chapter 3 in No Mercy by destroying the door is NOT ALLOWED.         

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 TOURNAMENT 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 (AND THE PLAYER’S ENTIRE SQUAD) MAY HAVE THEIR REGISTRATION(S) DELETED, MAY BE DISQUALIFIED AND/OR MAY FORFEIT THEIR ELIGIBILITY, PRIZES AND/OR TOURNAMENT 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 Tournament (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 Tournament, 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 Tournament and not awarding Prizes with or without notice in GGL’s absolute and sole discretion.


Prizes:

Additional Rules and Information:

By entering this Competition, entrants release and hold harmless GGL, Sponsor, 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.

Online General Rules & Miscellaneous: Verification of all game matches and conduct of all match games are under supervision of GGL. GGL and Sponsor 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 Sponsor 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 SPONSOR 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 Sponsor which, in the sole opinion of GGL, corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Competition, GGL and Sponsor 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), Fear is Real – Left 4 Dead Team Tournament, c/o GGL, 12950 Culver Blvd., Suite 160, Los Angeles, CA 90066. Requests must be received by January 31, 2009. Official Rules will also be available on http://fearisreal.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

Sponsor:
The CW Television Network
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522

About The CW:
The CW Network was formed as a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation. The CW is America's fifth broadcast network and the only network targeting women 18-34.

The CW offers a six-night, 13-hour primetime lineup that runs Sunday through Friday; a two-hour weekday afternoon block; and a five-hour Saturday morning animation block that delivers a total of 30 hours of programming a week over seven days. The network's primetime schedule includes such popular series as America's Next Top Model, Gossip Girl, Everybody Hates Chris, Smallville, and upcoming series including 90210 and Stylista.

About GGL:
GGL is the leading global media network dedicated to expanding and delivering the culture of videogaming to a worldwide audience. GGL represents the best in videogaming content and coverage providing a unique, personal and provocative point of view; the only social networking community for videogamers and a competition platform that enables online play putting GGL at the center of the online gaming universe. For more information visit www.ggl.com.


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