NO PURCHASE NECESSARY Competition registration accepted between March 18, 2009 at 8:00 AM EST and May 24, 2009 at 11:59 PM EST.

Eligibility
How to Register
How to Play
Tournament Stages
Match Scheduling
General Match Rules
Game Settings & Specifications
Warning
Prizes
Miscellaneous

Eligibility: Competition is OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ("U.S."), residing in the U.S. and the District of Columbia, and Canada, 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 Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (“Sponsor”), or Professional Interactive Entertainment, Inc. dba GGL (“Tournament Producer”), 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 to Play: Registration begins at 8:00 AM (EST) on March 18, 2009 and ends at 11:59 PM (EST) on May 24, 2009 11:59 PM EST. You must register online at http://roadtoretribution.ggl.com. Each participant MUST register individually and must accurately complete all required registration information. NOTE – due to the “ladder” format of the Competition, players may register and join the Competition after the Competition has begun, up to the end of the ladder stage of the Competition. There will be a 2v2 and a 4v4 competition, so upon registration players will be able to join either the 2v2 squad competition OR the 4v4 squad competition, but may not participate in both. Each participant MUST register individually and must accurately complete all required registration information. LIMIT: One (1) registration per person. All registration information submitted becomes the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. By registering for the Competition, participants agree to be contacted by Sponsor and Tournament Producer. Tournament Producer’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 Competition will begin on Tuesday, March 18, 2009 and will end on Sunday, June 14, 2009. Only valid registered participants will be eligible to compete. Tournament Producer’s decisions are final and legally binding as they pertain to this Competition.


WARNING:

ALL GAME MATCHES MAY BE MONITORED BY THE TOURNAMENT PRODUCER. IN ADDITION, THE TOURNAMENT PRODUCER 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 TOURNAMENT PRODUCER, 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 THE TOURNAMENT PRODUCER 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 the Tournament Producer, 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 the Tournament Producer.
• 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 the Tournament Producer in its unrestricted and sole discretion. The foregoing shall include, without limitation, any request by the Tournament Producer 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, the Tournament Producer shall have the option of disqualifying any and/or all players, and terminating the Tournament and not awarding Prizes with or without notice in the Tournament Producer’s absolute and sole discretion.

Prizes and Approximate Retail Values (“ARV”):

Online General Rules & Miscellaneous:
Verification of all game matches and conduct of all match games are under supervision of the Tournament Producer. Sponsor and Tournament Producer 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 or Tournament Producer 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 the Tournament Producer, will be disqualified. If disqualified for any of the above abuses, Sponsor and Tournament Producer reserve 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, SPONSOR AND TOURNAMENT PRODUCER 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 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 Competition, Sponsor and Tournament Producer 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), Road to Retribution Tournament, c/o GGL, 12950 Culver Blvd., Suite 160, Los Angeles, CA 90066. Requests must be received by June 30, 2009. Official Rules will also be available on http://roadtoretribution.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.

Sponsor:
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
919 East Hillsdale Boulevard
Foster City, CA 94404

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