Dude, Where's My Thumb? - Valve's Left 4 Dead Contest

[Hectic Glenn]

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The contest challenges gamers to take a creative photograph of themselves in front of one of the outdoor media placements in London, New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area. All entries will be reviewed and judged by Gabe Newell, president and founder of Valve. The top 25 entrants will win a free copy of Left 4 Dead, and the overall winner will receive a new gaming PC from AMD.

"Working with Gibson Media to infect buses, train stations, highways and city streets in many major metropolitan areas in the US and UK has been a tremendous contribution to the game's pre-launch momentum. Pre-orders are now running 95% over those of The Orange Box, and we're getting set to launch the pre-release demo and television campaign to further fuel this momentum."

Contest rules and submission guidelines can be found at here

 

[Marler]

awesome prizes!!

 

[Druckles]

Does that allow for photoshops?

 

[OmegaX]

Where's the thumb you ask? I think the Germans have it.

 

[Barnz]

Why they don't do such ads for Half-Life games?

 

[Zarzak]

Half life games don't need ads

But it would be interesting to see them.

 

[Barnz]

Half life games don't need ads

hyped ads/marketing bullshit + Halo = more sales
no ads + Half-Life = less sales

 

[Sheepo]

Does that allow for photoshops?

In the rules. Nope.

 

[Zarzak]

hyped ads/marketing bullshit + Halo = more sales
no ads + Half-Life = less sales

Maybe.

If L4D turns to be succesfull, maybe they'll do simillar ads to episode 3

 

[Sheepo]

Maybe.

If L4D turns to be succesfull, maybe they'll do simillar ads to episode 3

If? I think at this point we can be sure it will be at least moderately successful

 

[MJ12]

I am trying to convince my brother to enter the Fangoria/L4D contest. Where you can make yourself up to be something zombie related.

I'll probably enter my crap HL2 zombie, just for shits, though I know someone will easily out beat me.

 

[Leto]

great, I live nowhere near those places

 

[ríomhaire]

Something tells me that Darkside is going to do something a little crazy when he finds out. Like eating a dead hooker in front of a billboard, crazy.

 

[nurizeko]

Yeah, I aint shuffling down to London just for an advertisement, no matter how awesome the prizes.

 

[<RJMC>]

dam why there is not that ads in this city

I will pose infront of one whit my shirt ripped off showing my pectorals holding 2 machineguns making a dramatic pose

 

[Betelgeuze]

Mainland europe? Oh right, we don't count(as always), we are only biggest game market in the world now...

 

[MJ12]

I submitted my higher res of this to the Valve/Fangoria L4D Contest, where you make yourself up to be a zombie.

They never said headcrab zombies were'nt allowed *shrugs* figured I'd try, why not?

 

[DoctorWeeTodd]

Hey! I have an extension to the L4d 411 contest!

I was afraid I would have to rush the make up process with friends tommorow, because I was locked up in the looney bin.

My idea involved the billboard, before the billboard contest!

 

[MJ12]

I still say for people who are serious about the zombie horde photo and have a professional understanding of make up appliances, someone should do some facial tumor appliances for the smoker, build a 16 ft tongue out of latex, foam and wire, and have it wrapped around someone dressed as one of the main characters as regular zombies go in for the feast.

If I had known about this contest earlier I would consider something like this.

 

[Lobster]

omg, that picture is great, dont walk past a hardware store dressed like that, somone might see the sawblades and have flashbacks!

 

[Druckles]

I heart you, Zombie Turtle.

I'd heart a zombie turtle if they existed. I haven't seen any, anyway.

 

[MJ12]

I heart you druckles, I'd snuggle a Druckles is they existed. Only in my dreams, only in my dreams.