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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.

10th Anniversary Car Creation Contest – Official Rules

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Download: <Official Rules

Contest Rules

  1. Car/Skin [henceforth referred to as “Car/s”] entries must be created specifically for this event. Cars made or published prior to official announcement on October 23rd are not allowed.
  2. Players may create cars for any TrackMania2 title pack.
  3. Players may only submit one entry, and may not edit their entry once it has been submitted.
  4. Players may only submit their entry to one of the acceptable submission sites Mania Park or Steam. If a player uploads their submission multiple times, they may be disqualified.
  5. Players are not required to make a custom 3D model for the car – “skin” submissions are valid. If you are using a car model other than those provided by Ubisoft/Nadeo, you must get written consent from the original creator prior to use.
  6. Cars should incorporate a “10th Anniversary” theme, and they must include a [10th] tag in the title to identify them as an entry for the competition.
  7. Cars must not include any imagery or language that is a violation of the Ubisoft Terms of Use. This includes, but is not limited to, content that may be deemed profane, racist, pornographic, extremely violent, etc. The finished product should be suitable for all ages.
  8. Cars may not use copyrighted imagery without the express consent of the copyright holder. This includes copyrighted cars/company logos on or in their creation.

Contest Dates

  • October 23rd: Official Announcement
  • November 24th: Submission Deadline for Cars. 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 Finalists will be promoted during the 10th LANniversary event and will be promoted for download via the ManiaPlanet channels.
  • The [3] Winners will have their car made available for free download on the ManiaPlanet Official Store and the creator will receive a ManiaPlanet Collector’s Pack [TrackMania2 Canyon, Valley, Stadium, and ShootMania Storm] including a commemorative lithograph signed by the developers.
  • Additionally, the creator of overall [1] Grand Prize Winner will receive a custom 3D model of their winning entry.

Contest Judging

  • Nadeo will make an initial selection of 20 Semi-Finalists from all the valid submitted entries.
  • The community will vote for their 5 favorites between November 29th and December 6th based on the initial selection by Nadeo.
  • The Grand Jury will take the Top 5 Finalists as determined by the community vote, and chose three Winners, including one Grand Prize Winner, based on an established rubric.
  • Nadeo reserves the right to add up to three additional choices to the list of Finalists, for a grand total of 8 Finalists.

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.

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!

10 years already…And it’s just the beginning!

Hello everyone,

As some of you may know: in two months we’ll be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Trackmania! Yes, already 10 years! 10 years of laughter, tears, friendship, 10 years of creations, of posting on the forums, 10 years of videos, skins, competitions, 10 years of sharing, all of it taking place on the TrackMania tracks!

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While you’ll have to spectate on what all we have planned, we will be organizing a big Lan Party all around the world, just like we did with the ShootMania 4 All Launch Party. If you would like to host one of these LAN events that will be held at the end of November 2013, please contact us. We’ll hook you up with some TrackMania swag as well as game keys alongside featuring your event as part of this great celebration. You only need to send an email to: maniaplanet@ubisoft.com with your full address [including a phone number], the location of your event and the number of people expected.

In the same way, if you want to organize an online competition on the 10 years Anniversary of TrackMania theme, you can contact us at the same address.

10 years already! Be ready to party! At Nadeo, we can’t wait 🙂

Thank you and see you very soon!

Community Spotlight – ManiaActu

Hello everyone,

As some of you may know, there are several members of our community who are deeply involved with ManiaPlanet, who have worked long and hard as both advocates of our games and for the people who play them.

That’s why, starting today, we’re going to begin highlighting some of the most dedicated community websites and members, all of which have been helping to promote ManiaPlanet and our players for years.

We’ll be starting with ManiaActu and Jonthekiller, who was kind enough to answer some questions about himself and his site.

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Get Maniaplanet titles at 50% off this week!

Hello everyone,

We have some exciting news to announce – for one week only, get some of your favorite ManiaPlanet titles on sale on uPlay and our store!

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From today until August 18th, you can get TrackMania² Canyon, TrackMania² Stadium and ShootMania Storm at 50%. You will have until 11:59 PM [CEST for UK/Europe, PDT for North America] to take advantage of this offer.

Remember that you can also use the keys on Steam!

So head to uPlay or our store to enjoy this limited offer!

Have fun and see you ingame!

ManiaPlanet @ QuakeCon

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Tomorrow, the largest free LAN party in the world kicks off in Dallas, Texas – and we’ll be there, covering our events live from the Hilton Anatole!

Information regarding event times and participants will be updated as it becomes available in the following forum thread: ManiaPlanet @ Quakecon 2013

As always, you can follow us on Twitter [TrackMania, ShootMania], or Like us on Facebook [TrackMania, ShootMania] for the latest news and updates regarding your favorite ManiaPlanet titles and events [including this one!].

If you are interested in learning more about QuakeCon, you can check out the official website, here.