Portal 2 Music Video Contest

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The Portal 2 Music Video Contest is a contest in which Valve invites users to create a music video for the song Exile Vilify by The National. The contest was announced on the 15th of June 2011, with the Blog post: The Portal 2 Music Video Contest and is open for submissions until the 15th of July, 2011.

Submission

To submit a music video, the video must be uploaded to YouTube and be tagged: PORTAL2NATIONALEXILE.

Prizes

The winner of the contest receives the following:

  • An Eastwood guitar, signed by The National.
  • A box of schwag from Valve.
    • Shirts (including bonus shirts from Jinx)
    • Posters
    • "other stuff we’ll be grabbing off co-workers desks when they’re not looking."

Rules

CONTEST RULES (a) NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. (b) Contest is void where prohibited by law, and is governed by the law of Washington, USA. (c) Employees of Valve (including directors, officers) and their immediate families or affiliates are not eligible. (d) Contest sponsored by Valve Software ("Sponsor"), P.O. Box 1688, Bellevue, WA 98009-1688. (e) Contest ends July 15th, 2011. A winner will be announced by July 22nd, 2011, on http://www.thinkwithportals.com .(f) Entries must be submitted no later than 11:59:59 EST, July 15th, 2011. (g) Entries must be submitted to YouTube.com with the tag PORTAL2NATIONALEXILE. (h) Guitar valued at approximately US$450. (i) Odds of winning dependent on final number of entrants. (j) Final winners chosen by Valve, whose decision is final and binding. (k) A winner will be notified by YouTube messaging. (l) By entering into this contest, you (or your parent or legal guardian if you are a minor) agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless Valve 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, arising out of or in connection with this contest, including the possession, use or inability to use any prize. (m) All entries submitted are the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. (n) The winner (or the winner's parent or legal guardian if the winner is a minor) consents to the use of his/her name, likeness, photograph in any and all media for promotional purposes in any manner by Sponsor, its designees and its advertising and promotion agencies without further compensation or notification, except where prohibited by law. (o) The winner is solely responsible for any taxes applicable to the prize. (p) Valve shall not be liable for (i) lost, misdirected, damaged, illegible, incomplete, or late entries, (ii) any conditions beyond the control of Sponsor that may cause the contest to be disrupted, or (iii) any losses or damages of any kind resulting directly or indirectly from acceptance or use of a prize awarded in this contest or for participation in this contest.