"THE SETTLERS ONLINE: CASTLE EMPIRE" VIDEO CONTEST
Timespan: Thursday, June 27th – Sunday, July 28th

Do you dream of being a filmmaker or becoming the next big YouTube or Twitch.tv star? This contest is for you! Create or stream video related to “The Settlers Online” for a chance to win prizes! The video can be anything you want related to “The Settlers Online: Castle Empire”: a fan trailer, a birthday video, a Let’s Play of your favorite adventure, or whatever you can come up with — the choice is yours!

Post your video to YouTube or stream a video on Twitch.tv and submit a link to your recorded video, making sure your nickname/avatar name is prominently displayed somewhere in the video.


PRIZES
  • 1st place: 1x "The Settlers Online: Castle Empire" canvas print (or 7500 gems)
  • 2nd rank: 5x 2500 gems

RULES
  • You have one regular game account.
  • 3rd party rights must be respected.
  • Underage players must get parent's permission.
  • Please use the “report post” function to report invalid postings.
  • Legal action is precluded.
  • Your submission must be your own work.
  • Only one entry per person.
  • Adding nickname
    Your avatar name must be part of the video in some way; it can be in the credits if it’s a trailer-type of video or physically displayed (or digitally overlaid) if it’s a stream recording.
  • Winner announcement
    Participants agree that Ubisoft/Blue Byte is allowed to announce the winners and present their submitted videos. Real names will not be used for the publication, but nicknames, game world, and language version may be used. The videos may be stored on Ubisoft/Blue Byte servers to present the contributions that won a reward. Channels that might be used for the announcement of the winners and the presentation of the contributions are international websites, forums, Facebook groups and Twitter channels managed by Ubisoft/Blue Byte (especially “The Settlers Online: Castle Empire” channels).
  • Shipping
    In case of prizes that need shipping, the winner needs to provide his postal address within 2 weeks after the winners were chosen. Ubisoft/Blue Byte will use the address for shipping only. In case the address wasn't provided within the mentioned time span, the alternative gem prize will be booked to the game account instead.


SUBMISSION
General
  • Post the link to your work in the > submission thread <
  • Important: The forum is moderated (post invisible until activation)
  • The video link must be posted in the specific thread for the task.
    Only entries that stick to all recommendations (content, deadline, correct thread, etc.) have a chance to win.
  • Important: Do not forget to show your in-game nick in the video (see rules).

Format
  • At least 480p. (720p or higher preferred)
  • Please provide a link to your video. You may host it on a free video hosting site such as YouTube. If you would like to stream, we recommend Twitch.tv.

Deadline
  • Sunday, July 28th

More information
  • Once your contribution was activated (= post published), posterior changes might not be taken into consideration.
  • Discussion and ask questions in the > feedback thread <



CHOOSING WINNERS
  • The Ubisoft Blue Byte team chooses the winners.
  • The winners will be announced in the first or second week of August.
  • The rewards will be sent to winners as soon as possible.