UBISOFT AND
GAMETRAILERS.COM
ANNOUNCE
CONTEST
INSPIRED BY
HAZE VIDEO
GAME AND NU
METAL
ROCKERS KORN
Nectar Meets
Metal in
Exclusive
User Video
Mash-Up
Contest
SAN
FRANCISCO -
April 29,
2008 - Today
Ubisoft, one
of the
world's
largest
video game
publishers,
and
GameTrailers,
the premier
provider of
video for
gamers and a
division of
Viacom
Inc.'s
(NYSE: VIA,
VIA.B) MTV
Networks
Entertainment
Group,
announced
the creation
of a
user-generated
video
contest
inspired by
the video
game HAZE™,
the new
first-person
shooter
developed by
shooter
experts Free
Radical, and
the sounds
of the
groundbreaking,
multi-platinum
hard rock
band Korn.
Beginning
today and
running
until May
19, 2008,
video game
enthusiasts,
aspiring
filmmakers
and fans of
metal
everywhere
are
encouraged
to visit
GameTrailers.com
at http://www.gametrailers.com/usermoviecontest_haze_contest_details.php.
Contestants
will be
given access
to exclusive
materials to
create and
inspire
their videos
including
never-before-seen
in-game
footage from
Haze, live
concert
footage from
Korn and a
portion of
their
original
song
entitled
"Haze,"
inspired by
the game.
Using these
materials,
participants
can create
and submit
their own
mash-up
videos for
the chance
to win a
grand prize
of a Sony
46" HDTV, a
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system, a
customized
Haze guitar
signed by
Korn, an amp
and $1,000.
The
second-place
winner will
receive a
PLAYSTATION
3 system,
the entire
collection
of Korn CDs,
Ubisoft's
library of
games for
the
PLAYSTATION
3 system,
and $500.
The
third-place
winner will
receive the
entire
collection
of Korn CDs
and
Ubisoft's
library of
games for
the
PLAYSTATION
3 system.
"The
fundamental
link between
video games
and music,
namely the
emphasis on
creative
spirit, is
something
that cannot
be ignored,"
said Tony
Key, senior
vice
president of
sales and
marketing at
Ubisoft. "By
developing
this
contest,
with Korn
and our
partners at
GameTrailers,
we have
found a way
to let
amateurs try
their hand
at playing
producer,
and really
bring their
passion for
both
industries
to light.
We're
looking
forward to
seeing the
submissions
and
anticipate
having to
make a tough
decision in
declaring a
winner."
Expanding
upon the
existing
collaboration
between Haze
and Korn,
the Ubisoft/GameTrailers
user-generated
video
contest
allows fans
of both the
game and the
band to
express
their
creative
vision and
share it
with the
world, as
visitors of
GameTrailers.com
from all
over the
globe will
be able to
see their
work.
"GT is
committed to
providing
our
community
with
one-of-a-kind
contests to
help foster
the creation
of
compelling
user-generated
content,"
said Brad
Winters,
general
manager of
GameTrailers.
"Partnering
with Ubisoft
and Korn to
create this
promotion is
an amazing
opportunity
that will
definitely
resonate
with our
active
fans."
Finalists
will be
selected by
a panel of
judges
consisting
of Korn
front man
Jonathan
Davis,
representatives
from Ubisoft
and
GameTrailers
and the vote
of the
viewers
themselves.
All
submitted
films will
be posted on
the
GameTrailers
website, to
be viewed
and voted on
by fans, who
will
ultimately
cast their
votes to
determine
the number
one entry.
All videos
will then be
presented
across the
GameTrailers
network.
Winners will
be announced
on May 30,
2008. For
full contest
rules and
regulations,
please visit
http://www.gametrailers.com/usermoviecontest_haze_contest_details.php.
"Haze," the
exclusive
song written
by Korn for
the video
game, is
available
now in the
U.S via
online music
download
sites. Fans
that
currently
own, or plan
to buy
Korn's
latest
untitled CD
are offered
the track
for free.
Using PUSH
technology,
fans can
simply
insert the
disc into
their
computer and
visit
www.korn.com/bonus
where they
will be
prompted
with
instructions
on how to
access their
free mp3.
HAZE is
scheduled
for release
exclusively
on the
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system on
May 20, 2008
and is rated
"M" for
Mature by
the ESRB.
For more
information
on HAZE™,
please visit
www.hazegame.com.
© 2008
Ubisoft
Entertainment
and Free
Radical
Design
Limited. All
Rights
Reserved.
Haze is a
trademark of
Ubisoft
Entertainment
and Free
Radical
Design. Free
Radical
Design and
its
associated
logo are
trademarks
of Free
Radical
Design
Limited.
Ubisoft,
Ubi.com, and
the Ubisoft
logo are
registered
trademarks
of Ubisoft
Entertainment
in the U.S.
and/or other
countries.
Developed by
Free Radical
Design
Limited.
"PlayStation",
"PLAYSTATION"
and "PS"
Family logo
are
registered
trademarks
of Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Inc.
About
Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a
leading
producer,
publisher
and
distributor
of
interactive
entertainment
products
worldwide
and has
grown
considerably
through a
strong and
diversified
line-up of
products and
partnerships.
Ubisoft has
offices in
24 countries
and sales in
more than 55
countries
around the
globe. It is
committed to
delivering
high-quality,
cutting-edge
video game
titles to
consumers.
For the
2007-08
fiscal year
Ubisoft
forecasts
generated
sales of 920
million
Euros. To
learn more,
please visit
www.ubisoftgroup.com.
About Free
Radical
Founded in
1999, Free
Radical
Design is
one of the
UKs leading
independent
videogame
developers
and is now
wholly
focused on
next-generation
development.
It recently
achieved its
first
listing in
the Sunday
Times
Microsoft
Tech Track
100, being
one of the
UK's fastest
growing
technology
companies.
To learn
more, please
visit
www.frd.co.uk.
About EMI
Music:
EMI Music is
the recorded
music
division of
EMI Group,
the world's
largest
independent
music
company. Its
EMI Music
division
represents
artists
spanning all
musical
tastes and
genres. Its
record
labels
include
Angel,
Astralwerks,
Blue Note,
Capitol,
Capitol
Nashville,
EMI
Classics,
EMI CMG, EMI
Records, EMI
Televisa
Music,
Manhattan,
Mute,
Parlophone
and Virgin.
Artists on
EMI labels
include Lily
Allen, The
Beatles,
Coldplay,
Corinne
Bailey Rae,
The Good The
Bad & The
Queen,
Gorillaz,
Norah Jones,
The Kooks,
Korn, Kylie
Minogue,
Pink Floyd,
Rolling
Stones, Joss
Stone, 30
Seconds To
Mars, KT
Tunstall,
Keith Urban
and Robbie
Williams, as
well as
international
artists such
as Amaral
(Spain),
Diam's
(France),
Utada Hikaru
(Japan),
LaFee
(Germany),
Radja
(Indonesia),
RBD (Mexico)
and Vasco
Rossi
(Italy).
EMI has been
at the
cutting edge
of the
rapidly
growing
digital
music
marketplace
since it
released
David
Bowie's
"Hours" as
the world's
first ever
album to be
offered as a
digital
download in
1999. EMI
has signed
agreements
with
hundreds of
digital
partners to
distribute
its music
across the
globe. It
continues to
facilitate
the
development
of a growing
range of new
digital
business
models to
enable fans
to
experience
and purchase
its artists'
output
through a
number of
different
platforms
including
advertising-supported
online music
streaming in
China
through
Baidu, legal
peer-to-peer
agreements
with QTrax,
Mashboxx and
GNAB, and a
deal to
offer
advertising-supported
videos on
mobile
phones in
the US
through
Rhythm
NewMedia.
For further
information
on EMI,
please
visit:
www.emigroup.com
About
GameTrailers
GameTrailers
(GT) is the
premier
video
destination
for
gamingentertainment
and
information.
GT delivers
timely,
high-resolution
broadband
video
content for
gamers that
includes
original
shows, video
reviews,
game
trailers and
comprehensive
video
coverage of
gaming
events from
around the
world. GT
also has a
robust
community
that
features
user-generated
content, a
community
marketplace
and a
variety of
communication
tools so
gamers can
talk to
friends and
share media
such as fan
movies,
machinima
and daily
blogs. GT
has offices
in Los
Angeles, San
Francisco
and New York
and is a
division of
Viacom
Inc.'s
(NYSE: VIA,
VIA.B) MTV
Networks
Entertainment
Group.
For further
information
on
GameTrailers,
please
visit:
www.gametrailers.com
About MTV
Networks
MTV
Networks, a
unit of
Viacom
(NYSE: VIA,
VIA.B), is
one of the
world's
leading
creators of
programming
and content
across all
media
platforms.
MTV
Networks,
with more
than 130
channels
worldwide,
owns and
operates the
following
television
programming
services -
MTV: MUSIC
TELEVISION,
MTV2, VH1,
mtvU,
NICKELODEON,
NICK at NITE,
COMEDY
CENTRAL, TV
LAND, SPIKE
TV, CMT,
NOGGIN, VH1
CLASSIC,
LOGO, MTVN
INTERNATIONAL
and THE
DIGITAL
SUITE FROM
MTV
NETWORKS, a
package of
13 digital
services,
with all of
these
networks
trademarks
of MTV
Networks.
MTV Networks
connects
with its
audiences
through its
robust
consumer
products
businesses
and its more
than 200
interactive
properties
worldwide,
including
GameTrailers.com,
IFILM,
Neopets,
Xfire, Y2M,
and online,
broadband,
wireless and
interactive
television
services.
MTV Networks
also has
licensing
agreements,
joint
ventures,
and
syndication
deals
whereby all
of its
programming
services can
be seen
worldwide.