Full Official Rules and Regulations

Overview: The Call of Duty: Black Ops (“Tournament”) is a 4v4 competition with a $13,000 prize per 4v4 team. THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN THIS TOURNAMENT.

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 Ladder Stage of the Tournament. LIMIT: One (1) registration per person. All registration information submitted becomes the property of GGL and will not be returned. By registering for the Tournament, participants agree to be contacted by GGL. GGL’s computer will be the official time clock for registration, and the official time zone for the Tournament will be Eastern Standard Time.


How to Play: Only valid registered squads will be eligible to compete. GGL’s decisions are final and legally binding as they pertain to this Tournament.


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.


By entering this Tournament, entrants release and hold harmless GGL and Gamestop, 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 Tournament 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 Activision 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 Activision 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 Tournament. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Tournament, 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 Tournament. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE TOURNAMENT MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, GGL AND ACTIVISION RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In the event any portion of the Tournament is compromised by virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, technical failure or other causes beyond the control of the GGL or Activision, which, in the sole opinion of GGL, corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Tournament, GGL and Activision reserve the right in their sole discretion to cancel, modify, suspend or terminate the Tournament 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), World at War Map Pack 3 Tournament, c/o GGL, 12950 Culver Blvd., Suite 160, Los Angeles, CA 90066. Requests must be received by October 31, 2009. Official Rules will also be available on http://www.gamestop.com.

English Language: This Tournament 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

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