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Congratulations to the winners in the first ever Axe Gamekillers Fan Film Fest!

The winners are: Thank you to all the participants in the contest for all of your wonderful submissions and above that, thank you for your patience.

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OVERVIEW
Axe and Xfire are very proud to present the inaugural Axe Machinima Fan Film Fest. With $20,000 in prizes (including cash and an Alienware gaming PC!) and a large selection of games to work with, this is our biggest, most exciting open-ended machinima contest ever.

The contest involves entrants producing original Gamekillers-themed machinima using the following games:
  • Electronic Arts: Burnout Revenge, SimCity 4, SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack, SSX On Tour, The Sims 2 (PC), The Sims 2 (Console), The Sims 2 Holiday Edition, The Sims 2 Nightlife Expansion Pack, The Sims 2 Open for Business, The Sims 2 University Expansion Pack, The Urbz: Sims in the City
  • Mythic Entertainment: Dark Age of Camelot
  • NCsoft: City of Heroes, City of Villains
  • Ubisoft: Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia, and Jack Carver from Far Cry (Xbox version, not PC)
  • Vivendi Universal Games: F.E.A.R.

GET STARTED NOW!

To get started, you will need to download the assets found in the Gamekillers package. As noted in the official rules, you need to use files found in the Gamekillers Package in your movie

GET THE GAMEKILLERS PACKAGE

Also, the left sidebar contains crucial information about the contest such as Gamekillers info, rules, resources, machinima movie making tips from Machinima.com, FAQ, prizes, etc. Read the rules of the contest carefully before you start to be sure your film will meet all of the requirements and that you are eligible to enter.

Contest 1: Early Bird Special!

A gamekiller comes along – Can you think on your feet?
We have an ‘Early Bird’ special! Submit a movie or a trailer for your movie by May 5th and get a chance to win a $2,500 Alienware Aurora 7500 gaming PC!
Early Bird entries will be automatically entered into the main event judging – where you have a chance to win CASH. You can also submit a new version of your 'Early Bird' submission or even submit another movie.

Contest 2: Axe Machinima Movie Contest

Don't blow it - make sure your game is always ready!
  • 1st place prize: $12,500
  • 2nd place prize: $5,000
  • Honorable Mention prizes (3): $1,000
  • Deadline: June 5, 2006
  • Time Limit: 10 minutes
You have 10 minutes to showcase your machinima & dating skills! Winners shall be chosen by judges based upon originality, creativity, humor, and execution of Gamekillers theme.

GAMEKILLERS' PACKAGE
On this page you will find various resources for the contest related to Gamekillers and machinina movies: links to the best Machinima making sites, artwork that you will need to use in your movies, slide of the sponsors, logos of the games and stills of your favorite products from the sponsor.

Download the Gamekillers Package!

The Gamekillers package is a 'Must Download' if you want to participate. It contains the necessary artwork you will have to include in your movie for it to be a valid entry.
The content is a white background slide featuring the sponsor's logos and a hi-res version of the Xfire logo.
Click on the button below to start this quick download using the Xfire P2P File Distribution System.

GET THE GAMEKILLERS PACKAGE

Note that you will need to have a registered Xfire account (free) and have installed Xfire on your machine. If you are new to Xfire, please, get Xfire HERE.


New to Machinima? Need a few tips?

Machinima.com is a leading authority on machinima movies. Make sure you check out machinima making tips sponsored by Machinima.com


Who are the Gamekillers?

If you are serious about this machinima contest, you need to learn as much as you can about the Gamekillers. Click on the 'Gamekillers' tab in the menu on the left.

Links to All Official Games

Electronic Arts:
Burnout Revenge
SimCity 4
SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack
SSX On Tour
The Sims 2 (PC)
The Sims 2 (Console)
The Sims 2 Holiday Edition
The Sims 2 Nightlife Expansion Pack
The Sims 2 Open for Business
The Sims 2 University Expansion Pack
The Urbz: Sims in the City


Mythic Entertainment:
Dark Age of Camelot

NCsoft:
City of Heroes
City of Villains

Ubisoft:
Splinter Cell
Prince of Persia
Far Cry Instincts
(Jack Carver from the Far Cry Xbox version, not the PC version)

Vivendi Universal Games:
F.E.A.R.

GAMEKILLERS


Ready to start Gamekilling?

This contest does not involve the usual shoot 'em up pwnage you normally associate with games and killing. This is an entirely different story. This is about the game of dating, and how people can kill your game. Have you ever been walking outside with a girl when that guy-with-a-dog walks by, your girl gets all excited, pets the dog and before you know it she’s laughing and even worse – exchanging numbers with the dog-dude. He just killed your game!

What does this have to do with the Machinima Contest? We want you to go IN GAME and show us how you stay cool when Gamekillers step in to steal your game. We know you have some MOVES to stay alive – you’re all GAMERS!!! You don’t sit back and take the beating; you take out your bag of tricks and FIGHT back!



Ever run into one of these Gamekillers before?
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RULES & FAQ
Timeline of the contest:

April 6 – Xfire and Axe reveal the Axe Machinima Film Fest, including full contest details.
May 5 - 'Early Bird' submission deadline.
June 5 - Final submission deadline for the Axe Machinima Movie Contest.
June 20 - Winners announced


Official Rules:

Click below for the OFFICIAL RULES:
Contest 1: Early Bird Special
Contest 2: Axe Machinima Movie Contest


FAQ & Submission Checklist Page:

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To ask questions and discuss problems, go to the XFIRE FORUMS.

Note: The forums are a great place to come for tips and tricks but nothing replaces or overrules the Official Contest Rules. For official answers to your questions, email axequestions@xfire.com.
PRIZES

Contest 1: Early Bird Special!

We have an ‘Early Bird’ special! Submit a movie or a trailer for your movie by May 5th and get a chance to win a $2,500 Alienware Aurora 7500 gaming PC!
Early Bird entries will be automatically entered into the main event judging – where you have a chance to win CASH. You can also submit a new version of your 'Early Bird' submission or even submit another movie.

Contest 2: Axe Machinima Movie Contest

  • 1st place prize: $12,500
  • 2nd place prize: $5,000
  • Honorable Mention prizes (3): $1,000
  • Deadline: June 5, 2006
  • Time Limit: 10 minutes
You have 10 minutes to showcase your machinima & dating skills! Winners shall be chosen by judges based upon originality, creativity, humor, and execution of Gamekillers theme.

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