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Official Rules

Updated: 04/23/08 12:00 PM PT

ROCK-TACULAR TOURNAMENT FINALS (the "Tournament")
OFFICIAL RULES:

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. Sponsor. The Tournament is sponsored by GameSpot, a division of CNET Networks, Inc. (235 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105) (referred to herein as "Sponsor").

Your entry constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and Regulations and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Tournament.

2. Eligibility. Contestants who are confirmed winners in the Rock-Tacular Tournament semifinals match on www.guitarhero.com are eligible to participate in the Tournament Finals. Contestants must have complied with all eligibility requirements of the Rock-Tacular Tournament Official Rules and have signed, delivered and agreed to all required terms and conditions and documents.
In addition, Contestants must have a GameSpot registered account and are the Authorized Account Holder (as defined below) of your own Internet e-mail address corresponding to your GameSpot registered account. If you do not have a registered account, all players for the Finals match are required to register a free account by April 19, 2008.

Directors, officers, and employees of Sponsor, Sponsor's parent, and any of their respective affiliate companies, subsidiaries, agents, professional advisors, advertising and promotional agencies, or any other person or entity involved in the design, production, execution, or distribution of the Tournament, including volunteer moderators, their immediate family (parents, children, siblings, and their respective spouses), and those living in the same households are not eligible to enter or win any prizes. An "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person to whom an e-mail address is assigned by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Your entry constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Tournament.

3. How to Enter. To participate in the Finals, Contestants must check-in at the GameSpot studios by 1:30 p.m on May 9, 2008. All Contestants in the Tournament Finals are required to play on console systems and console accessories provided by GameSpot. Contestants will be responsible for their costumes.

The Tournament Finals begin May 9, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. PT.

4. Finals Round Tournament Rules: The finals will be held in a live broadcast on GameSpot’s Tournament TV. The match will include three game rounds as follows:

Game Round 1
Round 1 will consist of having all four participants dress up in their own costume and put on a “stage show” using their rocker persona. At the end of each song, a player's stage performance will be rated by the Gamespot Tournament TV hosts as well as guest hosts (three judges total). Each judge will rate a player’s performance based on a point scale from 1-30, 30 being the highest score a player can achieve. Judge ratings will directly contribute to a player’s final score on the song which they have just completed by each point counting for 1,000 points. Thus, by achieving a rating of 10 out of 30 a player will receive a bonus 10,000 points. Therefore, if a player has achieved a score of 200,000 on the song they have just completed and a cumulative rating of 75 from the three hosts, then 75,000 points are added to their final song score resulting in a score of 275,000 points. The song for Round 1 is Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ Roses. The top 3 players from this round will move on to the next game round.

Game Round 2
Round 2 will consist of 3 players. Each player will play the song Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson. During the song, participants will answer a set of basic trivia questions about the Guitar Hero series and artists for a bonus of 5,000 points per correct question. The total score will be the score achieved on the song plus the total bonus points from the trivia questions. The top 2 players from this round will move on to the next round.

Game Round 3
Round 3 will consist of 2 players. Each player will participate in a best of 3 series, which will include the multiplayer mode Pro Face-Off. Each player will choose one song of their choice to play. The player to win 2 out of the 3 songs within the series is declared as the winner of the Rock-Tacular Tournament. The third song, if necessary, will be Through the Fire and Flames by Dragonforce.

5. Prizes: The winner of the Tournament Finals will receive one (1) $1,000 gift card for Best Buy (approximate retail value ("ARV") $1000.00).

Limit one (1) prize per entrant. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. Gift cards are redeemable for future purchases in any US. Best Buy retail location or online at BestBuy.com for merchandise or services only. Not redeemable for cash. Not a credit or debit card. Not valid as payment on Best Buy credit card. Purchases deducted from gift card until balance reaches zero. No expiration date, no fees. Subject to terms contained on gift card.

Prizes will be awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash, or substitutable by winners. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes (including all applicable income and withholding taxes), as well as all other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided. All prize details are at Sponsor's sole discretion.

6. Winner's List.
The names of the prize winners can be obtained from GameSpot by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope by June 10, 2008 to Rock-tacular Tournament Finals Winner List, c/o Jody Robinson, 235 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

7.Selection and Notification of Winners.
All winners will be notified by e-mail at the e-mail address associated with their GameSpot accounts. To claim their prize, winners must complete and return a notarized Affidavit and General Release and, if applicable, a W-9 form sent to winner, within five (5) days of notification. If winner is a resident of a state that deems him or her to be a minor, the prize may be awarded in the name of winner's parent/legal guardian, who must also sign a notarized Affidavit and General Release on the winner's behalf and grant consent for the winner to accept the prize. Any prize notification or prize returned to Sponsor as undeliverable will be forfeited. Each potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that he or she is the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address that corresponds to the registered GameSpot account used to enter the Tournament. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of said e-mail account. Limit one (1) prize per person. You are not a winner until your submission is validated and your documents are completed.

8. General Conditions and Release.
Except where prohibited by law, each winner (or winner's parent/legal guardian should he or she be a minor in their state of residence) consents to the use of his or her name, city and state, likeness, voice, entry, and Sponsor's right to use and publish his or her scores, proper name, and any statements made or attributed to said winner (collectively, the "Attributes") in any manner by Sponsor, its designees, and its advertising and promotion agencies in any media now known or hereafter devised for advertising and promotional purposes in connection with the Tournament without further compensation or notification, review, or approval, and releases Sponsor and its designees from all claims arising out of the use of such Attributes. Acceptance of a prize constitutes each winner's consent (or their parent/legal guardian's should they be a minor in their state of residence) to have his or her name released in a winner's list that will be made available to the public. By entering this Tournament, winners (or their parent/legal guardian should they be a minor in their state of residence) agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless Sponsor and any of its respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, or related companies, or their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents of the foregoing (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any liability whatsoever, and to waive any and all causes of action related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, taxes, expenses, or damages of any kind, either at law or in equity, whether known or unknown (collectively, "Losses"), arising, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of or in connection with this Tournament or any Tournament-related activity, or that the winners might incur as a result of this Tournament or acceptance, possession, or use or inability to use any prize (including, without limitation, Losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, and defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), or for any printing, production, typographical, human, or other error in the printing, offering, or announcement of any prize, whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty, guarantee (express or implied), or other theory. Winners (or their parent/legal guardian should they be a minor in their state of residence) further acknowledge that Released Parties are not liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition, or fitness.

9. Disclaimer.
If for any reason the Tournament is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, or force majeure that, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Tournament, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with or abuses any aspect of the Tournament, as solely determined by Sponsor, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or postpone the Tournament until a later date. Released Parties assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, or other failure of or related to the software platform on which the Tournament is played. Released Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, by human error which may occur in the ability to enter a participant's entry, or any combination thereof or otherwise, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Tournament.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR APPLICATION OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE TOURNAMENT IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

10. Miscellaneous.
(a) By entering this Tournament, you (or your parent/legal guardian should you be a minor in your state of residence) agree and consent that any information you provide upon entering may be used by CNET Networks, Inc. in accordance with its privacy policy, available at http://www.cnet.com/html/aboutcnet/editorial/privacy.html?tag=ft. If you do not want your information used in this manner, do not enter this Tournament.

(b) The Tournament and the Official Rules shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of California, without regard to conflicts of law provisions. Each entrant (or their parent/legal guardian should they be a minor in their state of residence) consents to exclusive personal jurisdiction and agrees that any dispute shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in San Francisco, California.

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Tournament Schedule

Semifinals
Match-1 Apr 25, 2008 4:00 pm PT
Match-2 Apr 25, 2008 4:00 pm PT
Finals
Match May 9, 2008 4:00 pm PT