Rockstar Games is pleased to announce the return of the Rockstar Games Upload online media awards to celebrate independent artistic endeavors on the Internet. In 2001, Rockstar hosted what was considered to be the first strictly online media awards program where an astounding collection of imaginative contest entries were sent in via the Rockstar FTP site. Judging for the contest and the awards ceremony took place entirely online, making for a completely digital experience.

Test your skills playing "Star Wars Jedi Knight® II – Jedi Outcast" by using the Force to destroy 12 opponents. Plus, you’ll get a chance to win some very cool prizes (Win over $60.000 in prizes)! Register today to join our largest Gateway Gaming Challenge to date!

Have you ever dreamt of creating your own character and admiring it in your favourite game? Stop dreaming! The first official Neocron skin contest has just started in the community forum of the eagerly-awaited MMORPG. Prove your creative abilities and design cool skins for a Private Eye, Spy, Tank or Psi-Monch. As first prize for the best skin you’ll win a Neocron Beta Account and have your skin included in the final game!!!

Get up and get down, Sam fans - now's the chance for all you budding level designers to express your creativity and kitsch sense while you frag the night away. You could win a brand-spanking new top-end Visiontek Xtasy GeForce 4 Ti 4600 video card, featuring the fastest Nvidia GeForce 4 chip on the market - all for showing us you've got a unique mix of design skills combined with a penchant for polyester pants.

Dreamcatcher announce a new GORE contest. The contest started April 19th, 2002, at 12:01 P.S.T. and ends May 31st, 2002 at 12:00 midnight P.S.T. Draws will be made on or about June 4, 2002 at 12:01 P.S.T. Representatives from DreamCatcher Interactive Inc., will select the winners from ALL eligible entries submitted by MAY 31, 2002. The names of the winners will be posted at the website on or about JUNE 14, 2002. Find out more here!

Today we announce the winners for our latest contest, "Disciples II: Dark Prophecy". Did you win a copy? Well, find out here. A new contest will be announced soon. So stay tuned!

Win a Sound Blaster Audigy and exclusive Dungeon Siege prizes! Soundblaster today got a new Dungeon Siege contest up. Here is a snip from their posting:

If you can make it past our Dungeon Siege challenge, you might win for yourself some attractive prizes and special Dungeon Siege goodies that will help you enjoy your adventures even more! Take me there!

UbiSoft is organizing a Battle Realms map contest running till end of the month .. read more for the specifications and what to do if you want to participate!

Bluebyte kicked off a little contest to celebrate their Settlers 4 GOLD release. The player who can complete the contest map (made by Brian) the fastest (screenshot (F7) with "open chat message box" (F6) and "victory", savegame are proof) has the chance to win a free game or some posters. Head on over to the German Bluebyte page (babelfished) to read more about it. Contest runs until April 14th and participants should submit their info here.

Are you one of the many people eagerly awaiting the BATTLE REALMS World Editor? You are an inspired map designer? Then the next BATTLE REALMS Contest comes as a gift from heaven! In two weeks the large Mapcontest for Ed Del Castillo's popular real time strategy game will kick off. More details on the conditions of participation are given on the official BATTLE REALMS page. Do not delay, grab the Battle Pack 2 and start experimenting with the high performance World Editor NOW.

Jon Zuk just updated his .plan file with a reminder about ravensofts skin contest for SoF2..
The prizes are:

Grand Prize: Skin included in SoF2 multiplayer, a PS2, and a signed copy of SoF2.

First Prize: A Nintendo GameCube and a signed copy of SoF2.

Second Prize: A Gameboy Advance and a signed copy of SoF2.

Details can be found HERE!

Activision let us know that they tossed up news of a new Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix skinning contest.. Here is a snip:

Can't wait for Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix to be released before you make your own skins? No problem -- you don't have to. Raven Software is giving you the chance to skin a Soldier of Fortune 2 model right now and win a chance to get the skin included in the multiplayer game! Read more and contest sign up is HERE!

The alien "Breed" are already ravaging on www.breedgame.com, having occupied a world of their own in the infinite universe of the web. But now… madness! The countless banner events of Sudden Strike or Cossacks:European Wars have been highly successful, therefore they'll be repeated with •B•R•E•E•D• as well.

Maxis are holding a Contest "Get Your Skins in The Sims Online". If your skin(s) are selected, you will win a cash prize of $100, a Maxis game and get a skin creation credit in The Sims Online! And you will still be able to distribute your skin(s) to players of The Sims. Well find out more here.

Currently a contest on the best Cossacks multiplayer map and the best mission/historical battle is running under the aegis of Russobit-M and GSC! You can submit your best creations until 30 April 2002 (CIS Players Only).

Winners have been secured really amazing prizes:
Computer INTEL© PENTIUM© III 800 PPGA MHz i815/128MB PC133 HDD 30GB 7200rpm/Windows ME SB PCI 128/32M TNT2/3"+48xCD-ROM/ATX/Cool 370 will be awarded as the grand prize! Find out more here!

It is becoming an annual rite of passage. Each year at this time, boys in their early teens, still cleareyed and smooth-faced but awkwardly approaching manhood, develop the toughness of card sharks as they negotiate with their parents over buying this season's generation of expensive electronic gadgets. " read more below, pretty funny story ;) "

From the official site of Pool of Radiance: Attention, Pool of Radiance Collector's Edition owners - share with us your most exciting moment playing Pool of Radiance on your PC and become eligible for a set of role-playing books with an approximate retail value of $90. Contest runs December 14, 2001 through January 31, 2002. Find out more here!

Worthplaying is giving away 4 copies of Parkan : Iron Strategy ... A very nice warbot simulator that mixes action and real time strategy. A review is coming soon ... but we're caught in the middle of a bot war at the moment ..In The Meantime ..
Win ONE of FOUR Copies of
Parkan : Iron Strategy
Here are the questions!

It's time for a new contest. This time we give away 5 copies of Myst III: Exile. Click here for the contest.

WorthPlaying is giving away 3 copies (we might make it 5 if we get a lot of submissions) of the PC game Command & Conquer Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge .. All you have to do is answer these 5 questions CORRECTLY and send them to us ... Maybe YOU will be the one to win a copy;) JUST FOLLOW THIS LINK!!

Remedy, the developer behind Max Payne are holding a competition.. Make a nice screenshot and submit it to them. Sounds interesting? Well in that case head over to there forum for all information!