THE CULT OF RAPTURE BIOSHOCK LIMITED EDITION ART CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES

No Purchase Necessary

The Contest (“Contest”) is open to persons 18 years of age or older. Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Take 2 Interactive Software (“Sponsor”) and Irrational Game, their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies and members of their immediate families or households are not eligible (collectively, “the Excluded Parties”).

The Contest is designed to reward the entrant who demonstrates the most skill in creating design cover art for the BioShock Limited Edition Box according to the guidelines set forth in Rule 4. Sponsor will post the designs for public viewing at its sole discretion on http://www.cultofrapture.com. Sponsor reserves the right to exclude any design which contains any content that it deems inappropriate or objectionable.

To enter, submit a EPS or AI file of your design between Wednesday, April 18th and Wednesday, May 2nd to the BioShock Contest email address BioShockContest@2kgames.com. Your design must be original and not infringe the rights of any third person. Limit one entry per person. Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. In case of a dispute as to the identity of a person who enters, the eligible entrant will be the authorized account holder of the email address from which the entry was received. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. A potential winner may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that such winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.

The designs will be reviewed by a panel of judges on the following criteria: originality/creativity (50%); commercial possibilities (50%). In the event of a tie, the panel will reevaluate the tied entries. The winner will be notified by regular mail or email, at Sponsor’s discretion.

One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a trip to two to attend the BioShock Launch Party on August 20, 2007. Trip consists of round trip air transportation to Boston, Massachusetts, double hotel accommodations for two (2) nights, ground transportation and meal allowances for 2 (two) days. Approximate retail value $3000. Winner and guest must travel on same itinerary and on dates specified by Sponsor. If launch is cancelled for any reason, winner will receive the remainder of the trip prize. One First Prize winner will receive an Xbox 360™ BioShock faceplate (ARV $20). One Second Prize winner will receive a Rapture BioShock T-Shirt (ARV $15). First and Second Prizes will be shipped by mail. Return of any prize as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected.

Grand Prize winner will be required to submit an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release within seven (7) days of notification. Winner’s travel companion must sign a liability/publicity release prior to travel.

As a condition of entry, participants fully and unconditionally agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of Sponsor and judges, which are final and binding in all respects.

Use of any automated system (e.g., robots, automatic, macro, programmed or like entry methods) or submission of multiple entries is prohibited. Any attempt by any entrant to use an automated system or to obtain more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different email addresses, identities or any other methods, will void all of that entrant’s entries and render that person ineligible to receive any prize. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void.

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries. Sponsor is not responsible if online service or equipment is interrupted including without limitation (1) interruptions to any network, server, Internet, website, telephone, satellite, computer or other connections, (2) failures of any telephone, satellite, hardware, software or other equipment, (3) garbled, misdirected or jumbled transmissions, or traffic congestion, (4) other errors of any kind, whether human, technical, mechanical or electronic, or (5) the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to capture any such information.

No assignment or transfer of prizes will be permitted, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with one of comparable or greater value if advertised prize is unavailable. WINNER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE.

(a) Release. By participating in this Contest or receiving a prize, entrants agree to release and to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor, and the Excluded Parties from any liability, injury, death, loss or damages to entrant or any person or entity, including without limitation damage to personal or real property, caused in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by participation in this Contest (or related activities) or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of a prize.
(b) Publicity. Except where prohibited, participation in this Contest constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor and its agents’ to use winner’s name, business or company name, likeness, voice, opinions and biographical information for publicity, advertising, trade or promotional purposes in any media or manner, without further payment, consideration, notice or approval.

Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate, and/or suspend the Contest and to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, violates these official rules, or acts in a disruptive or unsportsmanlike manner. Without limiting the foregoing, Sponsor may lock out an entrant who, in Sponsor’s sole judgment, has been disqualified, has questionable eligibility or is otherwise ineligible to enter. Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Contest and not award a prize if, in its sole judgment, an insufficient number of entries are submitted or no entry is worthy of a prize.

Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that this Contest shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York and: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in New York, NY (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, “Special Damages”), and (4) entrant hereby waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased.

Personally identifiable information that is submitted by entrants as part of this Contest will be used to administer the Contest, select prize winner and fulfill prizes, and will be treated in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy accessible on its website at http://www.take2games.com/pp.php.

The name of the winner will be posted at the Contest website.