The City of Heroes Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest!


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*******Registration open from October 23rd to October 24th, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel during the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009*******


It's almost Halloween and you need to come up with a costume anyway, right? So why not make it CoH related? If you do, you can enter it in our Official City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest! We're looking for heroes and villains specifically for this event - whether it's your own character or a signature one from the game! Just keep it hero or villain themed and a character that is NOT trademarked outside of the City of Heroes game! Also - please leave any realistic-type weapons such as sharp wood, steel or anything else that could be seen as posing a danger to yourself or anyone else at home!

The Hero-Con Costume Contest will take place towards the end of the big banquet dinner on the evening of Saturday, October 24th. Go ahead- show up to the banquet with your costume on already if you'd like! Towards the end of the evening, we'll bring all the costumed heroes and villains on stage to strut their stuff! Our esteemed panel of judges will award a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner as well as two honorable mentions. Those lucky individuals will win great prizes! There's no separate category for heroes or villains, just the best costumes that emerge out of everyone who enters. Participants will be judged on the following criteria:

1) Creativity
2) Costume Detail,
3) Personality/Attitude and
4) Relevance to the City of Heroes universe.

So what are you waiting for? Get that costume ready to go! We can't wait to see what you come up with!


Participation Guidelines

Participants must follow the following specifications:


  • Participants must have a valid Hero-Con 2009 ticket to be eligible for the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest;
  • Participants' costume may be inspired by existing City of Heroes® characters and story but you must make sure your entry doesn't infringe on any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or is not libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law.


By 6:30pm PDT on Saturday, October 24th, register for the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest on the Sign up sheet located in the Registration Area on the 2nd Floor "Gateway" foyer. One entry ONLY per person will be accepted.

On the Sign up sheet, please include:

A. Your name
B. Your Costume Name
C. Your server

All costumes will be judged on Creativity, Costume Detail, Personality/Attitude and Relevance to the City of Heroes universe.


Copyrighted Materials

PLEASE NOTE: You may NOT use any materials that you (or NCsoft) do not own the rights to for the purposes of this contest. Likewise, taking a costume or costume pieces that you (or NCsoft) do not own and altering it slightly then presenting it as your own work is strictly prohibited. You (or NCsoft) must have ownership rights to every element included in your costume. You must make sure your entry doesn't infringe on any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or is not libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law.


Prizes

One (1) First Place Winner Will Receive:

  • One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  • One (1) ATI Radeon HD 3870X2 1 GB Video Card - $325.00
  • One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99


Estimated Total Prize package value: $434.94


One (1) Second Place Winner Will Receive:

  • 1 Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  • One (1) ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 512MB Video Card - $149.00
  • One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99
  • One (1) Razer Destructor mousepad - $39.99


Estimated Total Prize package value: $298.93


One (1) Third Place Winner Will Receive:

  • One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  • One (1) ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 512MB Video Card - $149.00
  • One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99


Estimated Total Prize package value: $258.94


Eligibility

One costume entry ONLY per person will be accepted.

You must be 13 years of age or older to participate and a legal resident of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, military installations and commonwealths), or Canada (excluding Quebec as of Saturday, October 24th, 2009 to participate in this contest.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. By entering this contest, you agree to all of the terms and conditions in the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest Official Rules and Conditions, so please make sure you read them carefully!

Good luck!




City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest Official Rules and Conditions



1. ENTRY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

This is a skill based contest based on Creativity, Costume Detail, Personality/Attitude and Relevance to the City of Heroes universe (the "Contest"). Participants must follow this method of entry:

1) Between 4:00pm and 7:00pm PDT on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 and 9:00am and 6:30pm PDT on Saturday, October 24th, participants must register on the Sign up sheet located in the Registration Area on the 2nd Floor "Gateway" foyer of the Doubletree Hotel where the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 event takes place. One costume entry ONLY per person will be accepted.

On the Sign up sheet, please include:

A. Your name
B. Your Costume Name
C. Your server

The use of copyrighted material NOT owned by NCsoft® or yourself is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Your submission must not infringe on any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or be libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law.

NC Interactive, Inc. may collect personal information from you when you enter this Contest. The information is subject to the City of Heroes® Privacy Policy available at http://us.ncsoft.com/en/legal/privacy-policy.html.

All registrations must be received via email prior to 6:30pm (PDT), Saturday, October 24th, 2009 and must be in English. No other methods of entry will be accepted.

The Hero-con 2009 Costume Contest will start at 9:00pm (PDT) and will end at 10:00pm (PDT) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 (the "Contest Conclusion") during the City of Heroes Hero-Con 2009 Banquet located in the Gateway Ballroom on the 2nd Floor. Limit: one entry per person.

NC Interactive, Inc. (collectively, the "Sponsor") is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, incorrect, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be void. Use of a false name, username, mailing address, or email account will disqualify an entry and the individual who submitted the entry. Use of obscenities, racist, sexist, hateful or other material or depictions that, in Sponsor's judgment, are inappropriate or offensive, will disqualify an entry. Sponsor is not responsible for hardware or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, server unavailability due to technical, capacity constraints or other issues, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic or other communications. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, can disqualify, from this Contest and any other contest conducted by Sponsor, any person who, in Sponsor's reasonable suspicion, tampers with the entry process or the operation of the web site, or who otherwise violates these rules or any of part of the City of Heroes® User Agreement. Sponsor has the right to terminate, suspend or modify this Contest, in whole or in part, at any time and without prior notice, if, in Sponsor's judgment, the Contest is altered, corrupted or cannot be completed as planned due to computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, technical failures, or other conditions beyond Sponsor's control, or at Sponsor's reasonable discretion. Incomplete entries are invalid, and entrants with incomplete entries will be disqualified.

NCsoft Corp's Marketing Team reserves the right to use information related to the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest in promotional materials.
Likewise, they reserve the right to reject the winning submissions for use in these ways.


2. ELIGIBILITY

To enter the contest, as of October 24th, 2009 (a) you must be 13 years of age or older, (b) you must have Internet access, an email account and access to a personal computer, (c) you must be a resident of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, military installations and commonwealths), or Canada (excluding Quebec) (Canadian residents will be required to answer an additional mathematical question in order to claim their prizes). Employees of each Sponsor, and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies and members of the immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they reside) or households of such employees are not eligible. Contest is void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.


3. DURATION

The contest registration period is between 4:00pm and 7:00pm (PDT ) on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 and 9:00am and 4:00pm (PDT ) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009.

The contest period begins at 9:00pm (PDT) and ends at 10:00pm (PDT) on Saturday, April 28th, 2009 (the "Contest Conclusion").


4. SELECTION OF WINNING ENTRIES

The winning costumes will be determined by representatives of each Sponsor, and will be judged equally on the following criteria: Creativity, Costume Detail, Personality/Attitude and Relevance to the City of Heroes universe (the "Contest"). Winners will be notified during the Hero-Con 2009 Banquet on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 in the "Gateway" Ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel where the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 event takes place. Entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and Conditions and any and all decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects.


5. PRIZES

The prize breakdown is as follows:

One (1) First Place Winner Will Receive:

  • One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  • One (1) ATI Radeon HD 3870X2 1 GB Video Card - $325.00
  • One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99


Estimated Total Prize package value: $434.94


One (1) Second Place Winner Will Receive:

  • 1 Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  • One (1) ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 512MB Video Card - $149.00
  • One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99
  • One (1) Razer Destructor mousepad - $39.99


Estimated Total Prize package value: $298.93


One (1) Third Place Winner Will Receive:

  • One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  • One (1) ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 512MB Video Card - $149.00
  • One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99


Estimated Total Prize package value: $258.94


If Winner cannot be contacted or refuses or is ineligible to accept the prize, the prize may be awarded to the next highest ranking entrant. Any prize not claimed by one alternately chosen winner will not be awarded. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of prize for cash or other goods and services is permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to provide a substitute prize of approximately equal value. Taxes on prizes (including, without limitation, income or withholding taxes), if any, are the sole responsibility of the individual winners. If a winner is under 18 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign the applicable release and documentation.

Winners will have their forum (or real name) and city/state or province/country of residence posted on City of Heroes® web site (http://www.cityofheroes.com). To showcase our members of the game community, winners who have reached the age of 18 may be asked to answer some questions, provide personal information or to send Sponsor a personal headshot photo. The winner can decline to provide any or all the information in the prior sentence with respect to postings on the web site. This information will be used to recognize the winner on the pages of http://www.cityofheroes.com, but is not necessary to claim a prize.


6. GENERAL CONDITIONS

By entering into the Contest, (a) you agree to all of the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and Conditions, (b) you warrant that your entry is your own original work and that it does not violate any rights of any third party (including, without limitation, any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or is libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law), (c) you assign and agree to assign to Sponsor all rights, title and interest, including, without limitation, copyright, in or to your entry, (d) you agree that Sponsor may post your user or forum name (or real name) and hometown on Sponsor's website and in any and all publicity and advertising for Sponsor, this Contest or other promotions by Sponsor without any further attribution, notification or compensation to you, except where prohibited by law, (e) you agree to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents by telephone, mail or e-mail, and (f) you agree to sign the documentation set forth in Section 5 above (and have your parent or guardian sign such documentation where applicable or requested by Sponsor). Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. By participating in this contest, you agree that Sponsor may post your logo on the Official City of Heroes® Web Site (http://www.cityofheroes.com) at anytime during or after the Contest along with your user or forum name (or real name) and city/state or province/country of residence. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may edit and modify any submission before posting. Each Sponsor and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies and all of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns are not in any way responsible or liable for damages, loss or injury resulting from participation in this contest or acceptance, loss or use of any prizes awarded in this Contest. You further agree that in any cause of action, Sponsor's liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall Sponsor be liable for attorney's fees. You waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. Except where prohibited, you agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved under the laws of the State of Washington, without respect to any conflict of law issues, and entrant agrees that such shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the U.S. Federal and State Courts of King County, Washington, U.S.A. You assume sole liability for injuries, including personal injuries and/or damage to property or prize, caused or claimed to be caused by participating in this contest or the acceptance, loss, shipment, or use of any prize awarded. Sponsor is not responsible for any failure to contact entrants, whether due to technical or human error. All of Sponsor's decisions regarding the application and interpretation of the Rules are final.



7. WINNERS LIST

The winners of this Contest will be posted on http://www.cityofheroes.com no later than Friday, November 6th, 2009. A list of winners can also be obtained by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest, NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101. Residents of Canada may omit return postage.


8. SPONSOR

This contest is sponsored by NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101.

© 2009 NC Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. NCSOFT, the Interlocking NC Logo, City of Heroes®, PlayNC, and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.


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