****************************The contest has now ended. Thank you to all participants, we will be announcing the winners on the website and the forums as soon as we have reviewed all entries and contacted all winners. Thank you! *********************************************
Please note: 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), Canada (excluding Quebec) or the European Union, as of Monday, November 29th, 2010 to participate in this contest.
2010 is nearing its end, but before it’s over, have we got a contest for you! Let’s end the year with one of the most exciting contests we've ever thrown at you—your best opportunity yet to get your artwork into the actual game.
How do we do that, you ask?
Well, imagine that a new business is setting up shop in Paragon City and the Rogue Isles, and that you’ve been hired to create their signage. Your task is to invent a brand-new ad campaign—displayed on a billboard—to promote a product, retailer, restaurant chain, in-lore political candidate, or service of your own devising (or based on lore) that you've always wanted to see in the game!
Whether you do it with a drawing, a painting, or a screenshot, we are offering you the opportunity to create your own billboard for the delight of the denizens of Paragon city and/or the Rogue Isles. Make it clever, funny (or punny!), make it deep and contemplative, make it dramatic and histrionic—it is up to you as long as it fits into the City of Heroes universe AND doesn't infringe any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law.
Remember, the use of copyrighted material or trademarks NOT owned by the Sponsors or yourself is indeed STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
Now, how do you go about designing a billboard? We'll try and keep it as simple as possible but make sure you familiarize yourselves with the following requirements for your entry to be valid!
The resolution for each entry is set at 1024 x 768 exactly.
You must submit your entries in .PSD format ONLY (there is a free Photoshop Elements trial available here if needed).
please create your artwork using layers (so we have the ability to make adjustments).
If you are using in-game screenshots in your submission, please use the highest Ultra Mode settings that your computer allows (e.g.: shadows, water, ambient occlusion, texture quality, anti-aliasing have to be turned up; environment reflections must be turned up where applicable).
And a little art direction to help you hit just the right note:
Unlike the Praetorian propaganda/graffiti contest, no particular artistic style or method of presentation is required to succeed in this contest.
Look at real-world advertisements for inspiration.
Be clever. “Up-N-Away Burger” is one of our favorite existing billboards, to give you an example. Not everything needs to be a pop-culture reference or funny necessarily, but the best ad campaigns have a certain wittiness that hooks in viewers.
Match the art style to the thing you’re advertising. Not everything needs to be clean and sharp; if you’re advertising something seedy, maybe grunge and splatter is more appropriate for your campaign).
Because we’ll likely make more than one billboard out of your original art, please include uncropped artwork on your layers (example: even if you’re only showing half a character on your billboard, please include the full figure on the actual layer. This gives us the option to use your artwork more easily in a vertical format).
Your submission will be judged on originality, creativity, and visual appearance. Feel free to submit as many entries as you want, but you may only place once as a Contest Winner. We reserved the right to make alterations to the winning entries.
Do NOT post your submission publicly! Enter only through email or through one of the above mentioned sites. We will share the winning entries with you when the contest concludes.
A. Your first and last name
B. Your age
C. Your location -- city, state/province, country
D. A contact phone number (this will only be used as an additional method of contacting you regarding this Contest if we need to reach you)
E. Your full mailing address
F. The sentences: "I permit NC Interactive, Inc. et NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown and any comments which I may make about myself, this competition I provide for advertising and promotional activities. By submitting an entry to this competition, I accept and agree to be bound by the Official Terms and Conditions"
2) Include your Billboard file as an attachment if its size doesn't exceed 5MB or use Sendspace.com or https://www.yousendit.com/ if you have several files or the total file size exceeds 5MB.
There will be three (3) Winners and their prizes are:
One (1) First Place Winner Will Receive:
One (1) 6 Months Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value $90.00 / £53.94 / €77.94)
Super Booster V: Mutant (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster IV: Martial Arts (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster III: Superscience (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster II: Magic (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster I: Cyborg (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Mini Booster: Temporary 30 Day Jetpack (Estimated retail value $4.99 / £3.99 / €4.99)
Wedding Pack (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Mac Special Edition In-Game Item Pack (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Good Versus Evil In-Game Item Pack (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Party Pack (Estimated retail value $7.99 / £4.99 / €5.99)
Origins Pack (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Meat Doctor Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Rikti Mentalist Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Praetorian Police Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Ghoul Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Freakshow Boss Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Carnival of Shadow Harlequin Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
PPD Hardsuit Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Praetorian Clockwork Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Knives of Artemis Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Carnival of Shadows Ring Mistress Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
*Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)
Estimated Total Prize package value: $192.89 / £125.83 / €169.83
One (1) Second Place Winner Will Receive:
One (1) 3 Months Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value $45.00 / £26.97 / €38.97)
Super Booster V: Mutant (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster IV: Martial Arts (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster III: Superscience (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster II: Magic (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster I: Cyborg (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Party Pack (Estimated retail value $7.99 / £4.99 / €5.99)
Origins Pack (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Meat Doctor Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Rikti Mentalist Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Praetorian Police Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Ghoul Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Freakshow Boss Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Carnival of Shadow Harlequin Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
PPD Hardsuit Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Praetorian Clockwork Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Knives of Artemis Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Carnival of Shadows Ring Mistress Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
*Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)
Estimated Total Prize package value: $112.93 / £73.90 / €98.90
One (1) Third Place Winner Will Receive:
One (1) 1 Month Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value $15.00 / £8.99 / €12.99)
Super Booster V: Mutant (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster IV: Martial Arts (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster III: Superscience (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster II: Magic (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster I: Cyborg (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Party Pack (Estimated retail value $7.99 / £4.99 / €5.99)
Origins Pack (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Freakshow Boss Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
Carnival of Shadow Harlequin Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
PPD Hardsuit Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00 / £0.00 / €0.00)
*Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)
Estimated Total Prize package value: $82.93 / £55.92 / €72.92
We reserve the right to award prizes to further Winners (Runner-ups) if their submission is selected to be used as a billboard in the game but don't place in the top 3 Winners, in which case their prize would be:
One (1) 1 Month Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value $15.00 / £8.99 / €12.99)
two (2) of the following packs:
Super Booster V: Mutant (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster IV: Martial Arts (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster III: Superscience (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster II: Magic (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Super Booster I: Cyborg (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Wedding Pack (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Mac Special Edition In-Game Item Pack (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Good Versus Evil In-Game Item Pack (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
Origins Pack (Estimated retail value $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99)
*Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)
Estimated Total Prize package value: $34.98 / £22.97 / €30.97
****************************The contest has now ended. Thank you to all participants, we will be announcing the winners on the website and the forums as soon as we have reviewed all entries and contacted all winners. Thank you! *********************************************
Please note: 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), Canada (excluding Quebec) or the European Union, as of Monday, November 29th, 2010 to participate in this contest.
Submissions open from 11:00 p.m. CT (5:00 a.m. British Time / 6:00 Central European Time) Monday, November 29th, 2010 (Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 in Europe) until 11:59 p.m. CT (5:59 a.m. British Time / 6:59 Central European Time) Monday, January 24th, 2011 (Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 in Europe) .
2010 is nearing its end, but before it’s over, have we got a contest for you! Let’s end the year with one of the most exciting contests we've ever thrown at you—your best opportunity yet to get your artwork into the actual game.
How do we do that, you ask?
Well, imagine that a new business is setting up shop in Paragon City and the Rogue Isles, and that you’ve been hired to create their signage. Your task is to invent a brand-new ad campaign—displayed on a billboard—to promote a product, retailer, restaurant chain, in-lore political candidate, or service of your own devising (or based on lore) that you've always wanted to see in the game!
Whether you do it with a drawing, a painting, or a screenshot, we are offering you the opportunity to create your own billboard for the delight of the denizens of Paragon city and/or the Rogue Isles. Make it clever, funny (or punny!), make it deep and contemplative, make it dramatic and histrionic—it is up to you as long as it fits into the City of Heroes universe AND doesn't infringe any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law.
Remember, the use of copyrighted material or trademarks NOT owned by the Sponsors or yourself is indeed STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
Now, how do you go about designing a billboard? We'll try and keep it as simple as possible but make sure you familiarize yourselves with the following requirements for your entry to be valid!
And a little art direction to help you hit just the right note:
Your submission will be judged on originality, creativity, and visual appearance. Feel free to submit as many entries as you want, but you may only place once as a Contest Winner. We reserved the right to make alterations to the winning entries.
Do NOT post your submission publicly! Enter only through email or through one of the above mentioned sites. We will share the winning entries with you when the contest concludes.
Here's how to enter:
1) Between 11:00 p.m. CT (5:00 a.m. British Time / 6:00 Central European Time) Monday, November 29th, 2010 (Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 in Europe) and 11:59 p.m. CT (5:59 a.m. British Time / 6:59 Central European Time) Monday, January 24th, 2011 (Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 in Europe) send an email to cohcontests@ncsoft.com with the subject heading "City of Heroes Billboards Contest." Include the following information in the body of the email (please send each submission individually!):
A. Your first and last name
B. Your age
C. Your location -- city, state/province, country
D. A contact phone number (this will only be used as an additional method of contacting you regarding this Contest if we need to reach you)
E. Your full mailing address
F. The sentences: "I permit NC Interactive, Inc. et NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown and any comments which I may make about myself, this competition I provide for advertising and promotional activities. By submitting an entry to this competition, I accept and agree to be bound by the Official Terms and Conditions"
2) Include your Billboard file as an attachment if its size doesn't exceed 5MB or use Sendspace.com or https://www.yousendit.com/ if you have several files or the total file size exceeds 5MB.
There will be three (3) Winners and their prizes are:
One (1) First Place Winner Will Receive:
Estimated Total Prize package value: $192.89 / £125.83 / €169.83
One (1) Second Place Winner Will Receive:
Estimated Total Prize package value: $112.93 / £73.90 / €98.90
One (1) Third Place Winner Will Receive:
Estimated Total Prize package value: $82.93 / £55.92 / €72.92
We reserve the right to award prizes to further Winners (Runner-ups) if their submission is selected to be used as a billboard in the game but don't place in the top 3 Winners, in which case their prize would be:
Estimated Total Prize package value: $34.98 / £22.97 / €30.97
And last but certainly not least, make sure you read the official City of Heroes Billboards Contest Rules and Conditions before entering the contest!
We're looking forward to admiring your creations!
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