Monthly Archives: October 2013

10th Anniversary Video Creation Contest – Official Rules

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Download: <Official Rules>

Contest Rules

  1. Videos entries must be created specifically for this event. Videos made or published prior to official announcement October 23rd are not allowed.
  2. Videos should incorporate a “10th Anniversary” theme, and must have a [10th] Tag in the title to identify them as a submission for the competition.
  3. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube for submission. As such, they must adhere to YouTube file formats and YouTube Community Guidelines.
  4. Videos may only use music from the TrackMania OST, or from any open source project. Copyrighted music may not be used without the express consent of the copyright holder.
  5. Videos may only use footage related to TrackMania2 titles. This includes clips from trailers, in-game play, or any community created video content directly related to TrackMania.
  6. Users may only submit one entry, and may not edit their entry once it has been submitted.

Contest Dates

  • October 23rd: Official Announcement
  • November 24th: Submission Deadline for Videos. All submissions will be accepted.
  • November 29th: 20 Semi-Finalists Announced, Community Voting Starts.
  • December 6th: Deadline for Community Voting, Finalists Announced
  • December 14th: 10th Anniversary LAN Event, Car Contest Results [Top 3]

Contest Prizing

  • The [10] Finalists will be promoted during the 10th LANniversary event and will be upload to the official ManiaPlanet YouTube Channel.
  • The [3] Winners as chosen by Nadeo will receive a ManiaPlanet Collector’s Pack [TrackMania2 Canyon, Valley, Stadium, and ShootMania Storm] including a commemorative lithograph signed by the developers.
  • The [1] most popular video will receive a special TrackMania2 Swag Bag.

Contest Judging

  • Videos will be judged in two categories:
    • Most Popular – The video that has garnered the most views.
    • Top 10 – The top ten videos, as chosen by Nadeo/Ubisoft Judges using a predetermined rubric.
  • Nadeo will make an initial selection of 20 Semi-Finalists from all the valid submitted entries.
  • The community will vote for their 10 favorites between November 29th and December 6th based on the initial selection by Nadeo.
  • The Grand Jury will take the Top 10 Finalists as determined by the community vote, and chose three Winners, including one Grand Prize Winner, based on an established rubric.

Announcing the 10th Anniversary Creative Competitions!

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Hey Everyone!

As we previously announced, TrackMania will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary on December 14th, 2013! Celebration events will include a community driven LAN event [aka LANniversary] alongside streaming events.

In addition, today we are announcing the official TrackMania 10th Anniversary Video, Car Creation, and Track Creation contests!

In order to be considered for any of the three contests, participants will have until November 24th to submit their entries. Official rules of entry for each contest are linked below. All entries for each event will be considered. You won’t be able to edit your entry once it’s been submitted, so make it count!

All entries will go through an extensive judging process to select the best from the best, and the winners will be featured in the Official ManiaPlanet store alongside other cool prizes. See the “Contest Judging” and “Contest” Prizing on each contests official rules page for more information.

During the LANniversary Livestream, we will feature all Finalists as decided by the Community, and announce the top three winners for the Video, Car, and Track Creation contests, including the Grand Prize winners of each competition.

Get out there and start building!

Official Rules of Entry:

Car Creation Contest | Video Creation Contest | Track Creation Contest

Submission Forms:

Car Creation Contest | Video Creation Contest | Track Creation Contest

Questions, Comments, Concerns? Share them with us on the forums.

Competition Is King In ShootMania: Storm

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In ShootMania: Storm, competition is always king!

Competition manifests itself in excellent ways in ShootMania Storm. As demonstrated in the video above, it can manifest as a high tension battle, a fun match between friends, or even an epic dance battle.

Download and play the free demo of ShootMania: Storm Elite for a chance to win a Playstation 4!

ShootMania: Storm is 50% off until November 1st, 2013 so buy it here now!

Join The Trackmania Stadium Challenge #4!

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Beyond Gaming is hosting their fourth TrackMania Challenge!

This community driven event is a great event to test your skills against other players and win great prizes. It is free to join and everyone has a chance to compete for the final round prizes: a Cooler Master GX 650W Power Supply, and Sound Blaster Z Sound Card!

For more details on the event and schedule, please visit the Beyond Gaming contest site.

Register now or get left in the dust!

Watch The ESWC ShootMania Elite NA Finals Live Streams

The ESWC ShootMania Elite Finals are down to the final two teams!

ShootMania ESWC Finals Livestream

Team TJO advanced in the winners bracket to take the #1 seed, and they will be facing off with team Alpha Mantis this Saturday, October 12th with streams starting at 1:30PM EDT (10:30AM PST / 6:30PM BST / 7:30PM CEST). This will be a heated match that you will NOT want to miss! The winner will win a free trip to represent North America at the ESWC Finals at Paris Games Week!

Catch all the ESWC ShootMania Elite NA Finals action here:

The Next Level: http://www.twitch.tv/TheNextLevel

Be sure to follow those channels on Twitch.tv so you never miss a ShootMania event!

For a full recap of the ESWC ShootMania North American Tournament, click here.

The ShootMania Storm Elite Demo is open, win a PlayStation 4!

Hello all,

We are pleased to announce that the ShootMania: Storm Elite Demo is now open to everyone!

The demo can be downloaded here: http://maniaplanet.com/shootmania/elite

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Moreover, to celebrate the relauch of the demo, Nadeo is running two competitions until October 31st: Players who play ShootMania demo can win one PlayStation 4, and many chances to win ShootMania Storm VIP access per day.

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You can get more details about the rules of the competitions here:

Finally, interested gamers can take advantage of a special 50% discount in ShootMania’s price, until the 31st of October.

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Enough talk, go have fun with all your mates on ShootMania and you might be the lucky one who will win the PS4.

Good Luck & more than anything Have FUN!