Global Agenda: Fan Video Contest

Global Agenda developers announced a new contest today. Game fans have the opportunity to create their own game trailer with materials provided by developers. Get the official rules below:

The Eyes of the World Are Upon YOU!

Do you think you could create a great game trailer for Global Agenda? Now is your chance to shine!

Hi-Rez Studios is thrilled to announce our first ever FAN VIDEO KIT and PROMOTION. Read below for details!

Download the Fan Video Kit

Today, Hi-Rez Studios released a new Fan Video Kit that includes various clips of Global Agenda game play footage, launching The Eyes of The World Are Upon YOU! contest. This kit supplements the previously released Fan Site Kit, which includes a bunch of great art and audio assets.

Hi-Rez is encouraging fans to use these materials - in combination with other player created content - to create videos that promote Global Agenda and then post them to the Global Agenda Fan Videos Group on YouTube.

Review The Incentives

In order to encourage videos to be created, as well as reward the biggest fans, Hi-Rez is running a promotion between now and May 10, 2009. The Studio will be giving out some awards and prizes, as well as special mention on the Global Agenda website, to the makers of those Global Agenda Fan videos that deemed the most cool by a developer selection committee.

Specifically:

* Hi-Rez will be awarding coupons to the Global Agenda T-Shirt and Merchandise Shop to up to 10 different fans that create the videos deemed most compelling between now and midnight EDT on May 10, 2009 (see below for some of the things we'll be looking for).
* Hi-Rez will give special kudos on the Global Agenda website to the videos deemed:

o Most Humorous
o Best Representation of the Game
o Best 30-second Commercial (the committee will be lenient on the exact time, but generally will be looking for those videos that are most succinct and impactful in a 30′ish second timeframe).
o Best "Produced" (i.e., looks the most polished and professional)
o Most Viral (i.e, has gotten lots of views and has a special "hook" to it).

* The maker of the video we deem "Overall Best" that is submitted before midnight US Eastern Time on May 10, 2009, and that meets all other eligibility requirements, will also receive a $200 gift certificate to Amazon.com.
* Hi-Rez will be calling out the best videos on the Global Agenda website and will issue a press release announcing the videos it thinks were most compelling and best promoted the game. The videos will also be promoted on the Hi-Rez Studios YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/hirezstudios.
* Makers of great fan videos who also meet Hi-Rez's other eligibility and PC requirements will receive priority invitations to the Global Agenda Closed Beta program when it begins, as well as a limited number of top priority keys to give to their friends.

Know What We're Looking For:

Hi-Rez is looking for great, creative videos that do a good, fair job of promoting the game and help draw positive attention to the game. The Studio will specifically be judging videos based on:

1. How many views the videos have gotten (so it will pay to release the video early and start promoting it!).
2. The creativity and originality of the videos.
3. How well the videos represent the game .
4. The videos' average rating on YouTube.
5. How compelling and innovative the videos are.

Hi-Rez is also encouraging players to release more than one video if they like - and extra credit given to those that create multiple quality videos.

IMPORTANTLY NOTE: Players MAY add their own player-created footage to the video, so long as that footage belongs to them or is in the public domain (i.e., does not violate copyright laws). However, players in our Alpha or Beta testing programs may NOT add their own screenshots or videos from the game - all game footage must be pulled from either the Fan Video Kit, the Fan Site Kit, or other publicly available resources.

View the video and grab download links for the fan kit right HERE.

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