(Is it wrong that I want the runner-up prize more than I want the main prize? :S)
How do you pick a winner? Do you just select a name at random or do you pick the ones who have voted the most?Spinwhiz said:You are welcome! We wanted to make sure an international event had international prizes and Alienware was all about it. We are also giving prizes out to the development studios who come in 1st through 4th as well. Those are directly through The Escapist though (free ad campaigns).Harbinger_ said:Some of these choices were really hard but I want to thank you and Alienware for finally making a contest that those of us outside of the US can enter.Spinwhiz said:Fill Out Your March Mayhem: Developers' Showdown Bracket Today
[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/global/tournaments/mybracket/5]
March Mayhem: Developers' Showdown is back, so fill out your bracket for a chance at one of multiple gaming laptops thanks to our sponsor, Alienware!
March Mayhem: Developers' Showdown is an exclusive event on The Escapist where the top 64 game developers go head-to-head in an elimination style tournament to see who comes out on top. Who makes the call on which developers make it to the next round? People like you from around the world! Developers will be relying on your votes to progress through the tournament and take home the March Mayhem title. Last year, the Final Round brought Valve a victory over a very difficult match-up against BioWare. From upsets to blowouts, nobody knows what will happen this year, but we guarantee it will be fun to watch and participate!
This year, Alienware is our sponsor and they are giving out some amazing gaming laptops as prizes! There are multiple ways to enter but you get 25 entries just for filling out your own bracket. Don't worry, we have plenty of information to help you make your decision. To begin filling out your bracket register here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/global/tournaments/mybracket/5] or or [fblogin]Sign In with Facebook[/fblogin], then click the link above.
For all new members of The Escapist, there are current community members standing by in this thread [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/539.262433-Welcome-to-The-Escapist-Community-Members-are-Standing-by-to-Help-You-Click-Here] to answer any questions you may have or show you what The Escapist has to offer. After all, March Mayhem is fun but only a small part of why current community members call The Escapist their online home.
For all of the rules of March Mayhem, visit the main March Mayhem: Developers' Showdown page by clicking here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/global/tournaments/rules/5]. Good luck!
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It's completely random BUT the more times you vote and tweet, the more entries you get. You get 25 entries just from filling out the bracket and then 10 more from liking out Facebook page. So, we throw all of those into pool and start picking winners.Ekit said:How do you pick a winner? Do you just select a name at random or do you pick the ones who have voted the most?Spinwhiz said:You are welcome! We wanted to make sure an international event had international prizes and Alienware was all about it. We are also giving prizes out to the development studios who come in 1st through 4th as well. Those are directly through The Escapist though (free ad campaigns).Harbinger_ said:Some of these choices were really hard but I want to thank you and Alienware for finally making a contest that those of us outside of the US can enter.Spinwhiz said:Fill Out Your March Mayhem: Developers' Showdown Bracket Today
[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/global/tournaments/mybracket/5]
March Mayhem: Developers' Showdown is back, so fill out your bracket for a chance at one of multiple gaming laptops thanks to our sponsor, Alienware!
March Mayhem: Developers' Showdown is an exclusive event on The Escapist where the top 64 game developers go head-to-head in an elimination style tournament to see who comes out on top. Who makes the call on which developers make it to the next round? People like you from around the world! Developers will be relying on your votes to progress through the tournament and take home the March Mayhem title. Last year, the Final Round brought Valve a victory over a very difficult match-up against BioWare. From upsets to blowouts, nobody knows what will happen this year, but we guarantee it will be fun to watch and participate!
This year, Alienware is our sponsor and they are giving out some amazing gaming laptops as prizes! There are multiple ways to enter but you get 25 entries just for filling out your own bracket. Don't worry, we have plenty of information to help you make your decision. To begin filling out your bracket register here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/global/tournaments/mybracket/5] or or [fblogin]Sign In with Facebook[/fblogin], then click the link above.
For all new members of The Escapist, there are current community members standing by in this thread [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/539.262433-Welcome-to-The-Escapist-Community-Members-are-Standing-by-to-Help-You-Click-Here] to answer any questions you may have or show you what The Escapist has to offer. After all, March Mayhem is fun but only a small part of why current community members call The Escapist their online home.
For all of the rules of March Mayhem, visit the main March Mayhem: Developers' Showdown page by clicking here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/global/tournaments/rules/5]. Good luck!
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This was actually completely false (as many people were lead to believe), which is the same reason we implemented the slander rule this year. If people state anyone is cheating and can't back it up with proof to me in a PM, they are done with March Mayhem.ObsessiveSketch said:
As for promotions, we encourage developers to go all out in grabbing the attention of their communities. This year, even developers can win some big ad packages with The Escapist. The only thing they CANNOT do it offer prizes if they win. As stated above, if anyone sees proof of this, please send me a PM immediately.TechNoFear said:Funny how quickly people forget that Valve put an advert for last years MM in the Steam launcher bringing in "2-post members who were never heard from again after voting for Valve".
The unfortunate part is I don't really play Valve games, but you're almost sure EVERYONE will pick it. Valve is just too big with it's digital distributionwildpeaks said:Some of these brackets will be hard to pick: I mean "Double Fine" versus "Valve" ? That's will be sad to eliminate one of those already at the first round
Goodness! That's a gutsy bracket right there! I love Notch as much as the next PC gamer, but >I think HeartGold, SoulSilver, 3DS, and a bunch of mascot Wii games are gonna put Nintendo over the top.Distorted Stu said:
One ad is fine. No one has a problem with it and it was part of the steam update, meaning you probably wouldn't see it again following that. Zynga did it multiple times, constantly taking it down and replacing it. They didn't go through a single bracket without putting an advertisement up on their forums or on their social networking accounts and even ended up voting for themselves a couple of times. It got so bad that they're own community was getting frustrated and actually VOTED for Valve. Zynga's advertising was in your face and didn't want to go away. It was on a different level from Valve'sTechNoFear said:ObsessiveSketch said:
Funny how quickly people forget that Valve put an advert for last years MM in the Steam launcher bringing in "2-post members who were never heard from again after voting for Valve".
