Current Contest     Exploitstation / FBM Software Computer Horrors Contest In this, the season of spooks and frights, what better theme for a contest than a computer horror story? The rules of engagment are simple. Send in your best story of the PC that went wrong. Maybe when repairing your Grandmother's PC you found 20GB of pornogaphy. Maybe your neighbor got drunk and poored Pasbst Blue Ribbon into his case. Maybe you found 2 Million instances of spyware on your machine. Maybe you blew out a neighborhood transformer trying to overclock your video card. Whatever the case, send in your best story for a chance to win some sweet security software from our friends at FBM. Note that the “best” stories will be chosen from all submissions as the winners. Spelling and grammer aren't important, but good writing and humor is. All we ask is that you keep the stories true (or if you must lie, at least within the realm of believability). Photos, videos, or other additions to your submission are permitted, but not required. Above all, flaunt your style, be creative, and have fun. Submissions should be in no later than midnight on October 31st (Halloween). All submissions should be sent to Contest@Exploitstation.com. Be sure to include your forum name, email address, and phone number. This contest is open to all our members, as well as our blood brothers from PS2HD.com. Now get cracking. Prizes: Winners will get a selection of excellent PC security software from FBM Software, including: -ZeroSpyware 2005 -ZeroSpam -ZeroAds -ZeroNetHistory   RULES: Neither the Exploitstation.com staff, nor the staff of it's affiliates are eligable for entry. Entries may be submitted for the purpose of public exhibition, but will be not be considered for judgement/winning. Contest is open to all current Exploitstation.com and PS2HD.com forum members with a post count of 10 or more at the closing of the contest. Those who attempt to artificially inflate their post count for the purposes of entry will be disqualified. Only one entry is permitted for submission from each member. The submitter understands that all submissions will become the exclusive property of Exploitstation.com and FBM Software. Submissions can be used at the descretion of the above mentioned sites for the purposes of promotion, advertising, and any further use deemed useful to the operators of each. Any submission found to have been unlawfully stolen or derived from another work, in whole or in part, will be disqualified immeditatly. Judging will take place immediately following the deadline. Judging will be performed by operators of the above mentioned sites. All judgments are final. Any user disputing judgment will be penalized by the site operators in a manner they see fit, including but not limited to barring from future competitions. The operators of the above sites retain the the right to change these rules in whole or in part at their discretion. All submissions must be received by no later than 12am EST on the evening of October 31st, 2005.   Previous Contest (Contests Listed Below Have Closed and are NO Longer Valid)   Expoitstation / Ace TV & Video Website Design Contest: Are you here, browsing the hottest Playstation 2 site on the net, but have no PS2? Well not to worry. Our own resident electronics guru is sponsoring our latest competition in which you could win your very own Playstation 2 Game Console! All you have to do is help ol' pal Raf redecorate his storefront website. Take a gander at the existing Website and come up with a compelling new web design for it. Your design can be as unique and creative as you like, but must be easily navigatable. All types of media are allowed, including java, flash, and other graphics formats. But all material must be completely original or freely distributed public domain art/applets. Use of the "PS2SparesRUs.com" name and logo are encouraged, as that will be the eventual home of this new page. All submissions must be sent to Contest@Exploitstation.com. Submissions should contain the full website and any needed support/resource files so as to be easily viewable upon extraction. These files should be archived prior to sending in either a ZIP, RAR, or ACE file. Further rules are below. Grand Prize: Playstation 2 (Slimline) Video Game Console w/ Cables & Controller RULES: Neither the Exploitstation.com staff, nor the staff of it's affiliates are eligable for entry. Entries may be submitted for the purpose of public exhibition, but will be not be considered for judgement/winning. Contest is open to all current Exploitstation.com and PS2HD.com forum members with a post count of 10 or more at the closing of the contest. Those who attempt to artificially inflate their post count for the purposes of entry will be disqualified. Only one entry is permitted for submission from each member. The submitter understands that all submissions will become the exclusive property of Exploitstation.com and Acetvandvideo.com. Submissions can be used at the descretion of the above mentioned sites for the purposes of promotion, advertising, and any further use deemed useful to the operators of each. Any submission found to have been unlawfully stolen or derived from another work, in whole or in part, will be disqualified immeditatly. Judging will take place immediately following the deadline. Judging will be performed by operators of the above mentioned sites. All judgments are final. Any user disputing judgment will be penalized by the site operators in a manner they see fit, including but not limited to barring from future competitions. The operators of the above sites retain the the right to change these rules in whole or in part at their discretion. All submissions must be received by no later than 12am EST on the evening of June 20th, 2005.       Exploitstation/PS2FlipTop Design Contest: Want to score a sweet selection of Playstation 2 gear from your friendly neighborhood techies at PS2FlipTop.Com? Here's your chance!! Just design a new logo, banner, flash animation, or button featuring the name or web address of Exploitstation.com PS2FlipTop.com or both. Not only will you win the adoration of your peers, but also some of the sweet schwag below: 1st Prize: A complete backup set including a new PS2 Fliptop replacement case, and a set of Swap Magic 3.3 discs. 2nd Prize: A set of Swap Magic 3.3 discs and a Slide Card tool. 3rd Prize: A Slide Card tool.   RULES: Neither the Exploitstation.com staff, nor the staff of it's affiliates are eligable for entry. Entries may be submitted for the purpose of public exhibition, but will be not be considered for judgement/winning. Contest is open to all current Exploitstation.com forum members with a post count of 10 or more at the closing of the contest. Those who attempt to artificially inflate their post count for the purposes of entry will be disqualified. Only one entry is permitted for submission from each member. The submitter understands that all submissions will become the exclusive property of Exploitstation.com and PS2Fliptop.com. Submissions can be used at the descretion of the above mentioned sites for the purposes of promotion, advertising, and any further use deemed useful to the operators of each. Any submission found to have been stolen or derived from another work, in whoel or in part, will be disqualified immeditatly. Judging will take place immediately following the deadline. Judging will be performed by operators of the above mentioned sites. All judgments are final. Any user disputing judgment will be penalized by the site operators in a manner they see fit, including but not limited to barring from future competitions. The operators of the above sites retain the the right to change these rules in whole or in part at their discretion. All submissions msut be received by no later than 12am EST on the evening of April 15th, 2005.