CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TOURNAMENT (the "Tournament") OFFICIAL RULES

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").

The Tournament is open to GameSpot Total Access subscribers. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. 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. You are only eligible to enter the Tournament if, as of April 4, 2007, you meet all of the following conditions: (a) are a legal resident of the 50 United States (including the District of Columbia) or Canada (excluding the province of Quebec); (b) are at least seventeen (17) years of age or older (and have your parent/legal guardian’s permission to enter should you be a minor in your state of residence); (c) have a Total Access GameSpot.com account and are the Authorized Account Holder (as defined below) of your own Internet email address corresponding to your Total Access GameSpot account; (d) register for the Tournament on the www.gamespot.com website during the Registration Period (as defined below); (e) have an Xbox 360 with hard drive; (f) have Gears of War for the Xbox 360; (g) have an active Xbox Live account that allows you to connect to online Gears of War matches; (h) have a stable internet connection; and (i), have at least one available slot on your Xbox Live friends list . 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, and the immediate families of each (spouse, parent, child, sibling 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 enter, you must first register between April 4, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time ("PDT") and April 9 at 10:00 a.m. PDT (the "Registration Period") by doing the following: (a) log into your registered GameSpot.com account and (b) visit the website: http://www.gamespot.com/tournaments/gowapr07/index.php where you must click to join an open time slot. The first ninety-six (96) registrants will be accepted as contestants ("Contestants") in the Tournament. All other registrants will be accepted on a waiting list. Wait-listed registrants will be chosen to participate in the Tournament, based on the order in which they registered, and the order they check in the day of their event. Wait-listed registrants will be chosen as a Contestant if a Contestant is not available to participate at the time of their Tournament match. Contestants will be notified via e-mail about the Tournament schedule and their allotted time slot for the qualifying round. Contestants must follow the instructions provided in the notification e-mail to participate.

The Tournament begins April 9, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. PDT and ends April 13, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. PDT (the "Tournament Period").

4. Participation and tournament Rules.
If accepted as a Contestant, you must abide by the following rules in order to participate in the Tournament:

• As of April 4, 2007, you must have an Xbox 360 with a hard drive; Gears of War for the Xbox 360; a stable Internet; an active Xbox Live account that allows you to connect to online Gears of War matches; and at least one available slot on your Xbox Live friends list. You must be able and ready to join your team for the tournament that you are assigned (and provided in your email notification) within the time limit given for each match. If you cannot confirm your account information upon Tournament registration signup, then you will not qualify for this Tournament.
• You must sign up for the tournament to which you have been assigned and form your own team. It is not required for the Contestant to know everyone on the team. You may use Xbox Live voice chat functionality during the tournament. Any misuse of voice or text chat as described elsewhere in the official rules, such as using profane language or communicating gameplay information to members of the opposing team, will result in the offending player’s disqualification.

Additional Restrictions on Contestants during the tournament:

• Any disorderly behavior disqualifies Contestants from participation, finals, or prizes. Tournament staff members are the final arbiters in all situations, and they have the final say in every situation, including with respect to Tournament chat. Please refrain from using harassing, negative, or profane language in the Tournament chat.
• No cheats or hacks of any kind are to be used. Contestants will be disqualified if they are caught using any cheat or 3rd party "helper" applications.
• Taking advantage of known exploits in the game is also considered cheating. Exploits in the game could include, without limitation, bugs that allow you to hide under obstacles or objects in the game to gain invulnerability. If a Tournament staff member finds that you are cheating, you will be disqualified immediately from the Tournament with no recourse for yourself.
• Sign-ups are limited to one slot per person. You may not use multiple GameSpot usernames to enroll yourself in more than one slot within a Tournament. Players found to be disrupting the Tournament format in this manner will be immediately disqualified with no recourse for themselves.
• The Tournament rules are subject to change at any time. If any changes to the rules occur, you will be notified through the Tournament news page and a Tournament forum post; a time stamp will be on any web pages that have been revised.

5. Additional Instructions for Contestants:
a. Contestants who want to compete must register on the website for the team/timeslot they prefer. Once Contestants are registered, each team must select a team leader and then designate such team leader to the GameSpot Admins. Each team can have a total of 3 Contestants, one being the designated team leader. If a team has not specified a team leader within 24 hours of the match they are to participate in, the team will be disqualified.

b. Contestants will need to join the match when the match is to begin. If your team does not consist of two players for any given match, you and your team will be disqualified from the tournament.

c. To join a match, load up Gears of War. You will receive a friend invite (if this is your first match in the Tournament) and a game invite from GSAdmin1. Note that you may receive the friend invite up to a day in advance of the Qualifying match. To accept the invites, access your messages by pressing the center controller button and selecting the messages button. Here, you may accept the friend and game invites.

d. After accepting the game invite, you will enter the pre-game lobby. Once both teams are assembled and have entered the game, the GameSpot admin will announce via Xbox Live voice chat and in the tournament players chat that the game is about to begin. At this time, the admin will begin the game. Once the game has begun, it is considered official.

6. Tournament/Server Settings.
First 2 rounds:

Game Type: Execution
Selected Map: Custom Cycle
Number of Rounds: 7
Bleed-Out Duration: 20
Round Duration: 5
Friendly Fire: Yes
Weapons Swapped: None

Third Round (if necessary):

Game Type: Execution
Selected Map: Custom Cycle
Number of Rounds: 3
Bleed-Out Duration: 20
Round Duration: 5
Friendly Fire: Yes
Weapons Swapped: None

7. Maps.
A custom rotation will be set that includes all maps included with the retail game Gears of War, and will not include any downloadable maps. The map order is subject to change and will not be published in advance.

8. Prizes. Each member of the winning team of the Tournament will receive one $250 gift card to Best Buy (approximate retail value ("ARV") $250.00). (Total ARV of all three first place prizes = $750). Each member of the second place team will receive one $100 gift card to Best Buy (approximate retail value ("ARV") $100.00). (Total ARV of all three second place prizes = $300). Total ARV of all Prizes = $1050.00.

9. Winner’s List.
The names of the prize winners can be obtained from GameSpot by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope by April 27, 2007 to Capital Punishment Tournament Winner List, c/o Karen Lee, 235 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

10. Selection and Notification of Winners.
In the Tournament Finals, the team that wins two matches is selected as the winner. All winners will be notified by e-mail at the e-mail address associated with their Total Access 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 winner 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/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 such e-mail account. Limit one prize per person. You are not a winner until your submission is validated and your documents are completed.

11. General Conditions and Release.
Except where prohibited by law, each winner (or their parent/legal guardian should they be a minor in their state of residence) consents to the use of his/her name, city and state, likeness and entry in any manner by Sponsor, its designees and its advertising and promotion agencies without further compensation or notification. 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 which 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, Dell Marketing USA, L.P. and any of their 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 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 out of or in connection with this Tournament 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, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty, guarantee (express or implied) or other theory. Winner (or their parent/legal guardian should they be a minor in their state of residence) further acknowledges 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.

12. 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 failures or force majeure that corrupt or affect 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 the Tournament 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, or any combination thereof, 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 AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

13. 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 jurisdiction and venue in the federal or state courts located in San Francisco, California.