GameSpot removed my E3 video competition entry for no reason

M0RGAN on 02/06/2015 - 19:27
Last edited 10/06/2015 - 19:19 by 1 other user

Last week my finalist entry to GameSpot AU's E3 video competition was removed for no reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9mmSn598n0
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamespot-au-competition-win…
I was contacted by Daniel Miller, one of the finalists, who said something came up and he couldn't go, but saw what happened and offered me his place. I knew it was a trick, so I found a way to cheat the voting system. I voted about 100 times on Saturday 6 June using static and dynamic IP addresses beginning with 122.109… and repeatedly clearing my browser cache, and have video evidence of this. He won the competition and "decided he would go", it was all just a prank. Without these votes, he would have lost to the runner up. I have notified GameSpot, the other finalists and posted on social media, forums and written to gaming websites about this.

EDIT
I didn't cheat. Just wanted to stir things up to expose the truth. The runner up shared his conversations with him. Turns out he lied to try and get me to gather votes for him, never had any intention of giving me anything. He pretended GameSpot hadn't got back to him, when he never contacted them about it in the first place.

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  • [Deactivated] on 02/06/2015 - 19:55

    Because its Gamespot and you look Asian. And because its Gamespot.

    As sad as it is, they probably didn't see you as being charismatic enough for their marketing machine.

    • dylanando on 02/06/2015 - 19:59

      Woooooh haha. I posted for him. Why not!

  • indium on 02/06/2015 - 19:59

    That's pretty unlucky considering how ridiculously bad entry #2 is. Entry #3 isn't so good either.

    But I think you would have lost to #1 anyway.

    • plmko on 02/06/2015 - 22:27

      Agreed, #1 involves a grizzly white guy in a Gold Coast like location = instant win.

  • Heizenberg on 02/06/2015 - 20:13

    yeah i tend to agree, #2 was horrible and #3 wasn't much better. Yours was good, but #1 was awesome

  • RandomNinja on 02/06/2015 - 20:56
    +1

    Wow, that's a pretty sh*tty thing for Gamespot to do… tell your story to a competing games website like Kotaku or IGN lol

  • Utopian on 02/06/2015 - 21:02

    Dunno how old you are, but you really shouldn't be in tears over it.

    It sucks, and fair-enough to be upset/angry… but keep ya chin up!

  • th88 on 03/06/2015 - 00:22
    +2

    After reading the Terms and Conditions (http://woobox.com/offers/rules/w8n7vt), it seems that you might have violated one of them. Most likely number 5. Relevant parts posted below.

    5. Entrant warranties and content restrictions:

    The Entrant warrants that:

    (b) the Entrant has the sole and full ownership of all copyright in the video;

    (c) the Entrant has not breached the copyright of any third party in making and/or supplying the video to the Promoter;

    If the Entrant breaches any of these warranties the video will not be eligible for consideration in the Competition.

    Content Restrictions

    If an Entrant's video contains any Restricted Content or any other content that constitutes a violation of these Terms and Conditions, it will not be eligible for consideration in the Competition.The Promoter reserves the right, as its sole discretion, to refuse entry, remove or take down any video from GameSpot at any time without providing Entrants with notice or reasons for the decision.

    I got the platinum trophy for Velocity Ultra, so I instantly recognised that you used music from the game's soundtrack in your video. No idea about the other music you used, but the Velocity Ultra soundtrack is definitely protected by copyright.

    It sucks but they're the rules, and GameSpot have the right to remove your entry without providing you with notice or reasons. Also, the GameSpot judging panel make up 60% of the vote, so I doubt you would have won anyway. The winner is either going to be Entry #1 (good video creation skills, sucked up to Samsung), or Entry #3 (5,000+ subscribers, very active on YouTube) since the winner would have to help create video content during E3.

    4. Participation and Competition Rules

    • If you are chosen as the overall winner of this competition you agree that you will help GameSpot and Samsung to create video content from the Los Angeles Convention Centre during the days of E3.

    If I were you, I'd just try to get everyone to vote for Entry #2 and hope that the judging panel is split between Entries #1 and #3. It'd be pretty funny if that were to happen. Just imagine the videos he would create!

  • M0RGAN on 09/06/2015 - 21:59
    -8

    UPDATE: I was contacted by Daniel Miller, one of the finalists, who said something came up and he couldn't go, but saw what happened and offered me his place. I thought it was probably a trick, so I found a way to cheat the voting system. I voted about 100 times on Saturday 6 June using static and dynamic IP addresses beginning with 122.109… and repeatedly clearing my browser cache, and have video evidence of this. He won the competition and "decided he would go". Without these votes, he would have lost to the runner up. I have notified GameSpot, the other finalists and posted on social media, forums and written to gaming websites about this.

    • Heizenberg on 10/06/2015 - 01:16

      why would you do that?

      I get that on ozbargain, a lot of us will go to great lengths to get things or save some $$$. But that is straight up cheating.

    • IceCreamBandit on 10/06/2015 - 11:14

      So someone felt sorry for you and tried to be nice, even though you were rightly disqualified for breaking the rules… And now you've decided to be a jerk and ruin things for everyone involved?

      Wow.

    • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2015 - 12:58

      You got what you deserved, far kall!

  • AssamLaksa on 10/06/2015 - 11:18

    I initially felt sorry for you when I first read your post but now…. Dude, you deserved to have your entry taken down :/ Cheating is not cool man.

    • M0RGAN on 10/06/2015 - 19:15
      -1

      I didn't. Just wanted to stir things up to expose the truth. The runner up shared his conversations with him. Turns out he lied to try and get me to gather votes for him, never had any intention of giving me anything. He pretended GameSpot hadn't got back to him, when he never contacted them about it in the first place.

      • watty on 10/06/2015 - 19:39

        And you believed him?

        • M0RGAN on 10/06/2015 - 19:53
          -1

          No, but I played along. The rules clearly state that the prize is non transferable and he didn't get back to me the next day (clearly he would have called GameSpot about something this important), so I knew it was a hoax. Didn't cast a single vote, the "browser cache" trick doesn't even work.

          IceCreamBandit: "So someone felt sorry for you and tried to be nice"
          Apparently, one OzBargainer believed him in just the previous comment!

        • IceCreamBandit on 10/06/2015 - 20:20
          +1

          @M0RGAN:

          I've re-read this comment of yours three times and I still can't make sense of it!

          What I understand is, you've broken the rules, got kicked out of the comp, apparently cried like a baby and now you're seeking revenge and making stuff up and playing along with whatever conspiracy theory you're imagining?

          IceCreamBandit: "So someone felt sorry for you and tried to be nice"
          Apparently, one OzBargainer believed him in just the previous comment!

          I didn't believe 'him', I believed you, because you communicated that to us on this forum.

          Really glad you didn't win this thing now.

        • M0RGAN on 10/06/2015 - 20:32
          -3

          @IceCreamBandit:
          Firstly, I didn't break the rules. They selected me and replaced me without warning. Secondly, its not a conspiracy theory, I have emails he sent to others that prove he tried to manipulate me. Thirdly, I never said he tried to be nice, I said it was probably a trick (I'm not calling you gullible, I'm saying it would have been reasonable to believe him).

          My methods may have been crass and juvenile, but I exposed him for who he really is, and I walked away with a gift voucher from GameSpot.

        • IceCreamBandit on 10/06/2015 - 20:39
          +1

          @M0RGAN:

          Firstly, I didn't break the rules. The Promoter reserves the right, as its sole discretion, to refuse entry, remove or take down any video from GameSpot at any time without providing Entrants with notice or reasons for the decision.

          Rules broken or not, they removed your entry without warning as it was their right to do so as per the T&C.

          I have emails he sent to others that prove he tried to manipulate me. Thirdly, I never said he tried to be nice, I said it was probably a trick.

          What are you talking about now? How was he tried to manipulate you? You've made it so much I'm reluctant to believe anything else you're claiming.

          Thirdly, I never said he tried to be nice, I said it was probably a trick.

          What is this trick exactly?

          My methods may have been crass and juvenile

          Yep. First and only part of your comments I'm going to accept and agree with.

          but I exposed him for who he really is, and I walked away with an apology gift voucher from GameSpot.

          Again, you've not explained how you've exposed him, or who this person really is. Now you're saying you won a prize? For what? Making up some ridiculous story?

          When you're going to lie and make stuff up, at least make it believable and try not to change the story every other comment, including blanking out the OP and pretending nothing happened.

        • M0RGAN on 10/06/2015 - 20:45
          -1

          @IceCreamBandit:
          From: Daniel miller
          Date: Sunday, 7 June 2015
          Subject: RE: GameSpot competition
          To: Morgan Wang
          Hey buddy, im sorry but they never got back to me. I'm not sure what their story is, it might be because it's the long weekend.

          From: Ben Spicer
          Date: Tuesday, 9 June 2015
          Subject: GameSpot E3 Competition
          To: Morgan Wang
          Hi Morgan,
          Thanks for your email. I have received confirmation from Daniel that was never the case and he will be taking the prize for himself.
          You should be receiving your gift voucher soon in the mail.
          Kind Regards,
          Ben

          I can forward the actual emails to you if you'd like

        • IceCreamBandit on 10/06/2015 - 20:47

          @M0RGAN:

          Cool story bro.

        • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2015 - 08:04

          @M0RGAN:

          nice one Wang

        • AssamLaksa on 11/06/2015 - 14:41
          +1

          @M0RGAN:

          This story is confusing as heck. So your entry got taken down, and you decided that you still wanted to some how GAIN something out of this, so you created a scene? So what's your point of posting it here? What's the point of getting attention from Ozb?

          Seriously mate, after your entry got taken down (for whatever reason), you should have just bowed out gracefully instead of trying to ruin it for every other participant and making yourself out as the victim trying to play hero and "exposing" all the other contestants "corrupt" behaviour. Yes, we know Gamespot is at fault, but honestly, every other contestant just submitted their entry legally to try and win this.

        • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2015 - 19:36
          +2

          @Encipher: He used OzB (and probably other sites) as a means to try and exploit GameSpot's goodwill by threatening to cause a stink everywhere if he didn't get something for nothing. Like a baby throwing a tantrum and spitting his dummy. It's quite pathetic.

  • Heizenberg on 10/06/2015 - 20:15
    +1

    im so confused.

    So you didnt cheat the voting system? What was the point of saying that you did?

    • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2015 - 08:06
      +1

      Attention and also wang felt that he had been rubbed up the wrong way. But seriously, he got DQ'ed for not following the rules, he bitched about other entrants, he tried to get something for nothing as he's a self entitled jerk?

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