Intel contest - Ubisoft daily i7 Extreme Edition [Archive]

Charles Wirth

12-04-2008, 01:28 PM

The third one is jointly with Ubisoft. On the heels of the Intel Core i7 Processor launch and from now through Dec. 30th, 50 sweepstakes entrants will win a copy of Far Cry 2 for Windows, optimized for Core i7 processors from Intel and Ubisoft. Also, one daily participant will be awarded an Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition. More information on that one is at http://contest.ubi.com/COREI7_EMEA/us-US/Main.aspx.

JamesBong420

12-04-2008, 01:50 PM

this one is not for USA?

i get this msg on the site.
"This part of the website is restricted to some countries and/or to a minimal age"

Charles Wirth

12-04-2008, 02:16 PM

4. Participating Countries

The contest will be run in the following countries: United-States, United-Kingdom, France, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Australia, New-Zealand and Canada.

I will alert them if you are still having a problem.

JamesBong420

12-04-2008, 02:19 PM

i still get the same message..... my account info is correct... here is what it says..

http://buydurango.com/josh_files/ubisoft.jpg

Omastar

12-04-2008, 02:22 PM

Far Cry 2 is optimized for i7? I'd love to know how.

YMAA

12-04-2008, 02:24 PM

I'm getting the same error - in the US so it should be working.

Charles Wirth

12-04-2008, 02:33 PM

Its being looked at now, hang tight.

SiGfever

12-04-2008, 02:36 PM

I had to use an alternate username? I wonder who pilfered my username? :shakes:

Vapor

12-04-2008, 03:31 PM

Worked fine for me :)

TheGoat Eater

12-04-2008, 05:13 PM

I'm getting the same error - in the US so it should be working.

same here :down:

Bobsama

12-04-2008, 05:16 PM

same here :down:

Ditto. :down:

Anyways--when does this contest/thing end? In <2 weeks, I'll be 18 so that may be the issue.

SAE

12-04-2008, 05:17 PM

Worked. Thanks for that opportunity! :up:

Deluge

12-04-2008, 05:18 PM

I'm having the same problem. Minimum age isn't 21, is it?

Edit: nevermind, saw that it was 18. Guess it's just the U.S. part not working then.

Edit again...: worked for me on the third try. Thanks for the opportunity!

003

12-04-2008, 05:28 PM

I'm having the same problem. Minimum age isn't 21, is it?

Edit: nevermind, saw that it was 18. Guess it's just the U.S. part not working then.

It also won't work for me. My age is set to 20, and in the US. Same error as everybody else. If I win, I will give away my i7 920 :)

PrometheusCon

12-04-2008, 05:48 PM

Just another 'not working' from me too. US resident and 19 years old.

dinos22

12-04-2008, 06:17 PM

works fine here

werty316

12-04-2008, 06:28 PM

I get the same error also.

Warboy

12-04-2008, 07:04 PM

I get the error Also.

jabway

12-04-2008, 08:52 PM

The url given is for the UK, use http://contest.ubi.com/COREI7_EMEA/us-US/Main.aspx if you live in the US.

Edit: Nvm, it still gives the error.:shakes:

kylepaddock

12-04-2008, 08:57 PM

I still get the error

Planet

12-04-2008, 09:51 PM

same

Aberration

12-04-2008, 10:13 PM

same.

slugbug

12-04-2008, 10:15 PM

Thanks, worked ok for me.

RAW-Raptor22

12-04-2008, 10:17 PM

same

sno.lcn

12-05-2008, 11:48 AM

If you're in the US and can't get it to work, try this link (http://intelcorei7.ubi.com/) instead, it worked for me.

Jor3lBR

12-05-2008, 11:57 AM

If you're in the US and can't get it to work, try this link (http://intelcorei7.ubi.com/) instead, it worked for me.

Doesn't work either, error message:

"Your session has expired. Please try again later."

sno.lcn

12-05-2008, 12:02 PM

The one I posted is the main one.

This should actually be the US one I think http://contest.ubi.com/COREI7_EMEA/en-US/Main.aspx

Doesn't work either, error message:

"Your session has expired. Please try again later."

I'm getting that too now when I try to log back in.

Jor3lBR

12-05-2008, 12:04 PM

The one I posted is the main one.

This should actually be the US one I think http://contest.ubi.com/COREI7_EMEA/en-US/Main.aspx

I'm getting that too now when I try to log back in.

That one is the same as FUGGER's and will return this error msg:

"This part of the website is restricted to some countries and/or to a minimal age".

sno.lcn

12-05-2008, 12:07 PM

When I clicked his earlier it was taking me to en-UK, instead of en-US.

kylepaddock

12-05-2008, 12:15 PM

the first link you posted now worked

Jor3lBR

12-05-2008, 12:37 PM

the first link you posted now worked

Yes confirmed 1st link is now working just make sure you switch from France to US on the Country tab.

Can someone post the answers? :shrug: :D

Who is this mysterious character?

And how big is Far Cry2 world?

Marvin_The_Martian

12-05-2008, 01:13 PM

Enterd, thought I should after complaining about the other contests all being limited to the US :rolleyes: ;)

drnip

12-05-2008, 06:48 PM

Worked for me.

ottoyu34

12-05-2008, 10:38 PM

thanks for the link.

otto

twilyth

12-05-2008, 11:17 PM

Yes confirmed 1st link is now working just make sure you switch from France to US on the Country tab.

Can someone post the answers? :shrug: :D

Who is this mysterious character?

And how big is Far Cry2 world?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1335021 ;)

ottoyu34

12-05-2008, 11:22 PM

is it same questions everyday?

Serra

12-06-2008, 09:11 AM

No-go for me, from all 3 links posted. Either get told it's restricted by country or that my session has expired. Tried in both FF and IE.

Ashraf

12-06-2008, 09:15 AM

The link worked for me.

Bobsama

12-06-2008, 09:45 AM

The link worked for me as well.

Aberration

12-06-2008, 11:40 AM

This time when I logged in it had me verify all of my profile details. It had my country as France? Even though when it didnt work, I went in to make sure everything was OK.

Oh well, entered now.

kylepaddock

12-06-2008, 03:54 PM

This time when I logged in it had me verify all of my profile details. It had my country as France? Even though when it didnt work, I went in to make sure everything was OK.

Oh well, entered now.

same with me

Warboy

12-09-2008, 12:53 PM

I got a email from Ubi today about the contest, it gave me a email link to check but when I go to it. The page is missing.

WC Annihilus

12-10-2008, 12:11 AM

Still not working for me and my country is set to US

Indignity

12-10-2008, 04:04 AM

If you're in the US and can't get it to work, try this link (http://intelcorei7.ubi.com/) instead, it worked for me.

Thanks for the opportunity!!!!!

Also, thanks for the link sno! That was the only one that worked for me to actually register on the site.

Pages are very slow to load, but I got through!

Thank you, you have successfully been entered in the Far Cry 2 // Intel Core i7 contest

WC Annihilus

12-10-2008, 05:57 AM

Ah, finally got it to work

Gendo

12-10-2008, 08:12 AM

Ubisoft's website is :banana::banana::banana::banana::p: I created an account and activated it but every time I try to enter the contest I get to an edit your profile page. When I then press submit is says session expired. Tried FF and IE

Edit: after about 25 tries and 15 minutes of fiddling around I got in:p:

Ramaistro

12-10-2008, 11:37 AM

worked fine for me.:D

systemviper

12-10-2008, 11:44 AM

same same :down:

faster3200

12-10-2008, 12:51 PM

I am getting the session error you guys experienced, while trying to validate my account. I tried in FF and Chrome.

EDIT: Ok, tried again and the account validation worked now, but I am getting the country/age error. If I find out who the web developer is I might have to give him a beat down for using asp.net.

slugbug

12-10-2008, 08:11 PM

I've been able to enter every day since it was posted here. I wonder how often they pick the winners.

ottoyu34

12-10-2008, 11:12 PM

I read the rules somewhere. posting winner starting on the 12th

otto

Gendo

12-11-2008, 06:37 AM

No winners were supposed to be posted as of dec 1st. Ubisoft just once again fails:p: January 12 they will start sending out emails to the winners I believe:shrug:

jasonelmore

12-11-2008, 06:48 AM

Contest is down right now. After you enter your password i get a "server not found" screen from IE

ottoyu34

12-14-2008, 12:30 PM

i can still enter tho.

otto

kylepaddock

12-14-2008, 01:20 PM

when do they pick the winner?

cadaveca

12-14-2008, 01:48 PM

http://contest.ubi.com/Winners.aspx?Context_ID=20&Activity=COREI7_US&Zone=US&Locale=en-US

Gendo

12-15-2008, 08:50 AM

Fugger it has been 2 weeks since the first winners would have been announced, could you maybe check with ubi what's up?

Gunslinger

12-16-2008, 12:37 PM

Fugger's original link wouldn't work for me, but the one posted by sno.lcn did.

slugbug

12-16-2008, 02:05 PM

I haven't heard any reports of people winning yet.

edit: 19 days into the contest and still no winners posted!
edit: As it looks now I doubt winners will be posted until after the New Year :(

The Water Dog

12-26-2008, 01:59 AM

You can just to it one time, right?
After what i understand, if you do it more then one time...they close you out of the comp.

slugbug

12-26-2008, 08:47 AM

You can just to it one time, right?
After what i understand, if you do it more then one time...they close you out of the comp.

It's a daily entry contest and entries are not carried over to subsequent days. I've been entering daily since it was posted here.

Wotcher

12-26-2008, 12:08 PM

Access to this Contest is limited to one participation per household (same name, same address), and per person, regardless of the number of e-mail addresses they may have, for the whole duration of the contest.

In the case of multiple entries, in particular through the use of several e-mail addresses, the participant will be excluded from the contest.

SOURCE (http://contest.ubi.com/Terms.aspx?Context_ID=20&Activity=COREI7_EMEA&Zone=EMEA&Locale=en-GB)

The wording is ambiguous imo, it doesn't actually state daily entry but it does state one participation, I guess January 12th will tell the story.

scottc19

12-26-2008, 01:04 PM

Finally got in with ff. I wonder how many people actually entered due to the numerous errors when registering....lol

little_scrapper

12-26-2008, 02:18 PM

SOURCE (http://contest.ubi.com/Terms.aspx?Context_ID=20&Activity=COREI7_EMEA&Zone=EMEA&Locale=en-GB)

The wording is ambiguous imo, it doesn't actually state daily entry but it does state one participation, I guess January 12th will tell the story.

Sure it does. Right in the terms and conditions.

"Contestants may register to win once each day, from December 1st 2008 to December 30th 2008. Contestants’ names will not be carried over for each weekly drawing, and contestants must re-register to remain eligible to win. No other methods of entry will be accepted."

Pretty straight forward to me :shrug:

drizzt5

12-26-2008, 02:23 PM

I tried registering twice... I live in the United States and I put that down on the registration. Every time i clicked participate it said
"This part of the website is restricted to some countries and/or to a minimal age"

I put my age as 25.... what? I have to be 40 now to see something about fc2? :P

slugbug

12-26-2008, 02:33 PM

I predict they'll start picking winners after the New Year.

V2-V3

12-27-2008, 09:19 AM

im in the USA and I get this error msg:

This part of the website is restricted to some countries and/or to a minimal age

* i tried the USA link and it gives me a run around to edit my profile...

is the contest over?

slugbug

12-27-2008, 09:53 AM

Nope, its ends on the 30th. A lot of people are having problems entering though.

95blackz26

12-27-2008, 10:09 AM

now i keep getting this even after doing all the fields in less than a minute

Your session has expired. Please try again later.

slugbug

12-27-2008, 06:12 PM

How about this link: http://contest.ubi.com/COREI7_EMEA/en-US/

Gendo

12-30-2008, 06:54 PM

Competition is closed. When can we expect the winners to be announced?

slugbug

12-30-2008, 10:32 PM

Some time next year I guess :rolleyes:

scottc19

12-31-2008, 12:16 AM

Some time next year I guess :rolleyes:

It took me a few seconds to figure that out.... I feel ashamed :rofl:

slugbug

01-06-2009, 11:27 AM

Still no news on this one :( I haven't heard of anyone winning yet so I'm assuming that no winners have been drawn to date.

dinos22

01-09-2009, 06:03 PM

doesnt look good still nothing heheheh

slugbug

01-10-2009, 01:48 PM

The rules state that winners will be emailed beginning on Monday Jan 12th.

Gendo

01-10-2009, 01:59 PM

Yeah but the rules also state that the winners would have been announced on the compopage starting dec 1st. I'm thinking of making a picture regarding this compo. It involves a big black window and a 4 letter word.

slugbug

01-12-2009, 05:28 PM

Looks like no one got emails today. I bet they haven't even started picking winners yet.

Gendo

01-13-2009, 10:15 AM

I think it's safe to say that this compo has changed from a regular fail to an epic fail:rofl:

slugbug

01-13-2009, 10:38 AM

I made a post on Ubisoft's forum inquiring about this contest. Let's see if I get a reply: http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=400102&f=836109392&m=3381012327&r=3381012327#3381012327

I guess Ubisoft don't bother to check their own forums. A day later and not even one reply :(

ZenEffect

01-15-2009, 02:41 PM

no winners announced either... ubi seems to be too busy or a bunch of slackers.

dinos22

01-15-2009, 03:13 PM

event organiser = useless

i would be embarassed if i was a sponsor

slugbug

01-15-2009, 09:55 PM

Pretty said that they didn't post this contest on their own forum.

slugbug

01-19-2009, 11:49 AM

It appears the French head office was in charge of this contest and they neglected to let their other offices know about it,

I just called Ubisoft Canada and the lady I spoke with was very helpful. She had not heard of this contest but said she would contact their office in France and find out who was in charge of it. Left her my name and number and she said she would return my call as soon as she had news.

Hopefully this will lite a fire under their butts and get the ball rolling.

Gendo

01-19-2009, 12:53 PM

You might wanna try doing that to Intel as it is an Intel contest. Just in co-op with Ubisoft. So it's Intel that's failing:yepp:

slugbug

01-20-2009, 10:20 AM

You might wanna try doing that to Intel as it is an Intel contest. Just in co-op with Ubisoft. So it's Intel that's failing:yepp:

Nope, Ubisoft France are in charge. I got an email this morning from the lady I spoke to yesterday.

Hi Gary

Thank you for contacting me yesterday regarding the Intel/Ubisoft contest.

The winners have been picked and are going through legal right now. The winners’ names should be posted shortly.

jasonelmore

01-20-2009, 10:23 AM

yea I entered every single night. I would like to know the winners

Gendo

01-20-2009, 02:21 PM

Well at least finally we got some good news:) I guess we'll know soon:)

Gendo

01-23-2009, 06:24 AM

Woot I won a Far cry 2 game:D

SAE

01-23-2009, 07:26 AM

^^ Woohoo. Me2. :D

Period 27 - 27/12/2008

Far Cry 2 PC game
XS_SAE

:party:

kylepaddock

01-23-2009, 07:58 AM

when will they announce the winners. if so what is the link to see

Gendo

01-23-2009, 09:39 AM

Check out post 1...

slugbug

01-23-2009, 10:39 AM

Thanks so much for posting this contest FUGGER :up:
I checked the winners list and saw I won one of the core i7 965 processors :)

Period 23 - 23/12/2008
Intel Core i7 Processor - Extreme Edition
slugbug55

kylepaddock

01-23-2009, 10:41 AM

i dont think i wone

Gendo

01-23-2009, 10:52 AM

Congrats Slugbug!:D

werty316

01-23-2009, 10:54 AM

Congrats to all :up:

kylepaddock

01-23-2009, 11:12 AM

did they send to an email letting you know that you wone?

Gendo

01-23-2009, 11:20 AM

Nope no email yet. They are one and a half month late with announcing the winners so I'm not expecting the email anytime soon:p:

elite.ire

01-23-2009, 12:26 PM

congratz slugbug ;)

werty316

01-23-2009, 01:29 PM

did they send to an email letting you know that you wone?
Just check and see if the username you registered shows up here: http://contest.ubi.com/Winners.aspx?Context_ID=20&Activity=COREI7_EMEA&Zone=EMEA&Locale=en-GB

kylepaddock

01-23-2009, 01:36 PM

it is kylepaddock.
i dont think i see it

Shadowthor

01-23-2009, 07:47 PM

Well I got a Farcry 2 game, registered under another name (odinthegreatone) as mine was taken :( Hopefully ubisoft sends an email.

sniperbob

01-23-2009, 08:45 PM

Congrats to everyone that won something!

ColonelCain

01-24-2009, 03:18 PM

Thanks for notifying us that it was up!

Checked and saw that I won a copy of the game. I REALLY wish that I had won a 965 (I already have FC2), but I guess beggars can't be chooser's.

IF anyone doesn't know, you can press CTRL + F to bring up the "search page" dialogue.

Gendo

01-30-2009, 03:45 PM

Erm, fail?:down:

Aberration

01-30-2009, 07:00 PM

Holy crap, I won a Far Cry 2!

I wish I would have known I had to enter every day, thats what I get for not reading.

Congrats on the i7 965 peeps! That is way way cool!

l33t p1mp

01-30-2009, 07:27 PM

Gratz all! I nearly crapped myself when I typed in l33t p1mp, when I put in l33 firefox scrolled down and highlighted a name. I was so happy but then I put in the t and found out it was somebody else. Oh well, I already got far cry 2 from my gtx 260.

just a noob

01-31-2009, 08:49 AM

looks like a won a copy, i'm surprised that i won that even :D

slugbug

01-31-2009, 11:32 AM

I wonder when we'll get the email from them to claim our prizes? I can't wait to get that core i7 965 :)

SAE

01-31-2009, 01:44 PM

Think about how long it took them to pick the winners... :D

slugbug

02-01-2009, 11:37 AM

Think about how long it took them to pick the winners... :D

Maybe Intel will drop the price of the core i7 965 before then and throw in an x58 motherboard to bring the value up to $1000 :rolleyes:

slugbug

02-04-2009, 10:21 AM

Damn, still no email from them. I wish they had put a contact email address on the contest page. I can't find a single contact email address on their French HQ site :down:

SAE

02-04-2009, 11:32 AM

^^ :(

Russian

02-04-2009, 12:19 PM

I got Nada...

slugbug

02-09-2009, 02:57 PM

Still no email from them :( At this rate the core i7 965 will be obsolete before I even receive it :down:

werty316

02-09-2009, 08:46 PM

You'll probably get an email just as fast as the time it took for them to choose the winners.

i7 965 Obsolete??? You must be mad :slap:

slugbug

02-10-2009, 02:02 PM

Intel says the i975 will be replacing the i965 so maybe I'll get one of those instead whenever they decide to contact winners.

SAE

02-10-2009, 03:07 PM

Naaa, slug, dream on. :p:
... they've got enough stock of 965 left. :hehe:

slugbug

02-11-2009, 11:31 AM

Naaa, slug, dream on. :p:
... they've got enough stock of 965 left. :hehe:

I'll be happy to get the 965. I wish they'd get off their posh French butts and email the winners :rolleyes:

SAE

02-13-2009, 12:40 PM

Yop. ^^ I feel that there will be a FarCry 3 when I'm gonna get my FC 2 copy... :lol:

slugbug

02-13-2009, 07:03 PM

If not Far Cry 4 :(

ottoyu34

02-14-2009, 01:55 PM

Hey. I actually won a FC2 game.
Long list of winner.. wow

SAE

02-14-2009, 02:26 PM

I really don't want it for a xmas present 2009... :lol:

slugbug

02-15-2009, 09:54 AM

Hey. I actually won a FC2 game.
Long list of winner.. wow

51 winners a day x 30 days = 1530 winners. I'm really getting anxious to get my prize. I just hope I don't get hit with too much taxes etc.

edit Feb 20th: Anyone receive an email from these guys yet? It's been nearly a month since they posted the winners list and no sign of an email from them yet :(
I picked up an EVGA x58 motherboard last week and am just waiting for the i7 965 so I can upgrade.

slugbug

02-23-2009, 09:30 AM

It's been exactly one month since they posted the winners list and they still haven't emailed any of us :(
Me wants my 965 me does :)

jasonelmore

02-23-2009, 09:46 AM

slugbug

02-23-2009, 07:12 PM

haha damn slug bug.. you should'nt have bought a system around this until you actually got the cpu. you'll go mad before they send you a email.

Thanks for bumping this tho.. I found out i won Far Cry 2.

Well I only bought the motherboard because I got a killer(price error)deal. I guess I'll wait until I actually get this before buying ram.

Chri$ch

02-25-2009, 03:36 AM

Got no email but today a small envelope

http://www.abload.de/img/p1020692fvoc.jpg

Gendo

02-25-2009, 04:43 AM

Same here, no email but I did get a game. I guess they decided to skip the email part:p:

Aberration

02-25-2009, 07:57 AM

I just got an e-mail from them.

Gendo

02-25-2009, 08:19 AM

lol me too:p: I got the email in which they ask for my address a few hours after the game arrived:p:

SAE

02-25-2009, 08:38 AM

lol^^

I also got an email from Intel French Headquarters asking for my adress.

Chri$ch

02-25-2009, 10:24 AM

lol^^

I also got an email from Intel French Headquarters asking for my adress.
dito :D

slugbug

02-25-2009, 12:33 PM

No email here yet. Where were your games shipped from?

ColonelCain

02-25-2009, 03:57 PM

Ok, just checking to make sure the email was legit.

Wait, in registering for the contest, didn't we provide them with all the information that they requested in the email?

slugbug

02-25-2009, 09:05 PM

Ok, just checking to make sure the email was legit.

Wait, in registering for the contest, didn't we provide them with all the information that they requested in the email?

Yes we did.

SAE

02-26-2009, 02:15 AM

Maybe they try to expose liars... ;)

Gendo

02-26-2009, 05:59 AM

Ok, just checking to make sure the email was legit.

Wait, in registering for the contest, didn't we provide them with all the information that they requested in the email?

Yes we did, that explains how I got the game before they asked for my address;)

Mine was sent from France btw, so it might take a little longer for people outside of Europe to receive their prizes.

slugbug

02-26-2009, 10:19 AM

Thought I would get the email today but nothing yet :(

ColonelCain

02-26-2009, 04:07 PM

Thought I would get the email today but nothing yet :(

My best guess is, since your prize is what, 20x greater value than a game, it will probably contact you a different way.

Indignity

02-26-2009, 04:11 PM

I won Far Cry 2 as well.. Thought it was spam at first lol

slugbug

02-27-2009, 01:44 PM

I guess they must be giving the games out first. Still no email :(
Did the email you guys received have a reply to address?

dinos22

02-27-2009, 01:56 PM

oh :banana::banana::banana::banana: slug :(
i hope they come through with the CPUs mate :up:

slugbug

02-27-2009, 02:03 PM

oh :banana::banana::banana::banana: slug :(
i hope they come through with the CPUs mate :up:

They will, I guess I need to have a little more patience :hammer:

Gendo

03-02-2009, 12:12 PM

If not, I got his email address so we can add him to some spam bots:rofl:

slugbug

03-02-2009, 01:40 PM

I have his email(thanks to another winner)and emailed him last Friday. No reply yet though :(

laura85

03-07-2009, 12:39 AM

Hi I've not posted on here before but just wondered if anyone had recieved their i7 yet? I won one & recieved it yesterday only they sent me the 920 so not even close to the spec of the 965 extreme.

Aberration

03-07-2009, 12:53 AM

Thats lame.

slugbug

03-07-2009, 09:54 AM

Hi I've not posted on here before but just wondered if anyone had received their i7 yet? I won one & received it yesterday only they sent me the 920 so not even close to the spec of the 965 extreme.

No I have not received mine yet, however if I were you I would send them an email right away. I have the Intel guys email address if you need it. A 920 is less than 1/3 the price of a 965 and I'm pretty sure they have to give you something of equal value. By the way which country are you from and where was your prize shipped from?

The Intel rep replied the other day and said they were still waiting to receive info from 10 of the Core i7 winners, and would be shipping the prizes soon. He also said I would send me the tracking number when it did ship.

laura85

03-07-2009, 10:20 AM

I have emailed the guy that emailed me in the first place. I'm in the UK & it was shipped from France. Also been on the phone with Ubisoft in France & UK but no help. Hopefully will hear something back soon.

I know of a few other winners that have also recieved the 920 but are happy keeping it. I on the other hand was looking forward to recieving the 965 so I won't give up easily :up:

Have been in contact with about 5 people so far from either Intel or Ubisoft but no luck yet. I hope you recieve yours soon & it's the correct one!

slugbug

03-07-2009, 10:54 AM

If I receive a 920 as well I will be contacting them for sure. A 920 would suit me fine, but the point is that the rules clearly state the prize is a 965 which has a much higher value. Send me three 920's and that will be fine though :up:

werty316

03-07-2009, 11:22 AM

Well that ain't good; I have a feeling that Ubisoft/Intel won't budge about fixing this error if all the grand prizes winners receive a 920i :down:

slugbug

03-07-2009, 11:28 AM

There are laws concerning online contests requiring both parties to abide by.

werty316

03-07-2009, 11:37 AM

Well, I'm quite sure they won't get sured over this issue if they refuse to replace the 920i chips with the prize that the winners were suppose to get.

Aberration

03-08-2009, 11:08 PM

Yep, what are you going to do?

Lame.

slugbug

03-09-2009, 08:29 AM

This doesn't look like a core i7 965 :down:

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1016/picture024z.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/964/picture026.jpg

I called Intel USA and got an email address for their marketing dept. I'll let you know what they say about this.

edit: received a reply from the Intel France rep.

Dear Winner,

Based on winners’ feedback of the core i7 contest, it happens that an internal operational mistake happened during the prize delivery process.

---The order of Core i7 Extreme Edition processors has been changed to Core i7 920.

We want to sincerely apology for this.

We are now in working the process to make sure that you receive the right prize and value you won.

We will keep you informed.

Please call me if you want to have more information.

Best Regards, and please accept our apologies again, as this was not meant to happen.

We are taking all actions to make sure this will not happen again.

elite.ire

03-09-2009, 10:46 AM

ye if i were you i would push for a 965 man, hope the problem gets resolved :up:

SAE

03-09-2009, 12:09 PM

Wow... but humans make mistakes - that's life! :D
Sure you all get the right prices soon. My games has still not arrived.

kiikkuja

03-12-2009, 02:53 AM

I recieved my copy of Far Cry 2 a or to back. It's really nice for a once to win something but I really don't know what to do with my prize.

SAE

03-12-2009, 04:53 AM

Ebay? Frisbee? :D

DdotRoq

03-12-2009, 05:53 AM

Any other contests like this? I usually don't win stuff, so it'd be nice to win something..

jasonelmore

03-12-2009, 06:11 AM

werty316

03-12-2009, 08:40 AM

Me thinks more information means fubared; it'll be interesting to see how this turns out.

slugbug

03-12-2009, 11:10 AM

Its been 2 weeks since i got the email.. still no farcry 2

yeah that 920 deal is'nt right..

but more than likely they are going to send you either

A) Gift Certificate
B) A Check
C) 2 more 920's
D)15 Far Cry 2 Games

BTW... Call that number they gave you slugbug and tell us the "more information" they were claiming to have.
I received a call from Tom at Intel USA two days ago and was told to call or email back if the Intel France guy did not reply in a timely manner. I think I'll do that right now.

I heard from a fellow Canadian who won a game and got screwed. They shipped it without the proper Customs documents and as a result UPS billed him $32.00. Of course he only found this out after they had delivered it without saying a damn word.

Goshawk

03-14-2009, 08:54 AM

Same deal here as Slugbug...

Won the 965... got a 920.

Normally I'd be plenty happy with a free 920, however the idea of winning a Ferrari and receiving a Yaris is a little flawed.

~ Gos

slugbug

03-14-2009, 10:59 AM

Couldn't have put it better myself :up:
Although for some reason I doubt it was an accident at all they we all got 920's. I hope Intel USA steps up to the bat and sorts this out for us quickly.

Sargeras9

03-14-2009, 04:23 PM

ablatman

03-15-2009, 05:50 PM

Hi all, registered here, just found this thread on google since I was wondering if this whole thing was a sham. Glad to see I'm not the only one having issues with this, I'm a FarCry 2 winner (Sargeras9), and still haven't gotten my game yet either. Answered the email requesting my personal info weeks ago, maybe it just takes a while for them to ship to the U.S.?

I'm in the same boat -- I would expect any packages shipping from Europe to the U.S. to take somewhere around 6-8 weeks. If we knew what the POSTMARK date was for others, we'd be better able to gauge how soon to expect our games.

Slug -- Do you still have the box they sent it in, and does it show when the label was printed? Also, I wouldn't count on overclocking that 920 much -- it's an EARLY batch 3836A983. The earliest batch that people seemed to consistently overclock well is 3841A... Also, have you contacted Intel U.S., and if so what did they say?

slugbug

03-15-2009, 06:15 PM

I'm in the same boat -- I would expect any packages shipping from Europe to the U.S. to take somewhere around 6-8 weeks. If we knew what the POSTMARK date was for others, we'd be better able to gauge how soon to expect our games.

Slug -- Do you still have the box they sent it in, and does it show when the label was printed? Also, I wouldn't count on overclocking that 920 much -- it's an EARLY batch 3836A983. The earliest batch that people seemed to consistently overclock well is 3841A... Also, have you contacted Intel U.S., and if so what did they say?

It was shipped to me on March 5th and I received it on March 9th. I have been in contact with Tom at Intel USA and he has contacted the guy in charge at Intel France. I'm hoping to hear some news soon.

slugbug

03-17-2009, 09:15 AM

Got an update from the Intel France guy concerning the 965:

Hi,

Sorry!!!
Please be patient.
We are also waiting for the orders approval.
It should be soon.

Thanks & Regards!

Yinqiu

Goshawk

03-18-2009, 08:12 AM

This is promising news... Hopefully the follow through is next.

If this pans out, I'll be a happy camper.

~ Gos

slugbug

03-21-2009, 10:17 AM

I still haven't opened the 920, but if they don't hurry up I just might have to :rolleyes: I'm still waiting to hear whether I have to return it or not. Tom at Intel USA suggested I not use the 920 until I know.

Goshawk

03-21-2009, 11:38 AM

I still haven't opened the 920, but if they don't hurry up I just might have to :rolleyes: I'm still waiting to here whether I have to return it or not. Tom at Intel USA suggested I not use the 920 until I know.

Same here, It's not like I have an immediate use for it, but it would be nice to build another rig... I just don't want to do it with everything all up in the air like this.

drnip

03-24-2009, 04:39 AM

slugbug

03-24-2009, 05:41 PM

I received two emails from the french quarters crap but didn't trust it as there were misspellings throughout it as well as they wanted my address and what not which they already had. I already have Far Cry 2 so its not worth it to me to risk sending my info thru the email.

His first language is probably not English so that would explain the spelling mistakes. I won a CPU and never did receive an email asking for my shipping info. I received this from Tom at Intel USA today:

Of course, it's ultimately your decision whether or not you settle for the 920, but since the promotion originated from Intel, France, it also needs to be resolved by them.
North American Support does not have the ability to correct this prize award.

I was under the false assumption that since Intel USA is the world HQ that they would have an interest in hearing how other offices handle promotions :(
Intel France may still send us CPU winners the 965, but after reading that email from Tom I'm beginning to have my doubts.

ColonelCain

03-24-2009, 08:25 PM

That really sucks slug. That is crappy business practice right there.

I didn't respond to the email that they sent, since they already have my address. Should I?

Goshawk

03-24-2009, 11:11 PM

Perhaps some emails to the Inquirer, The Register, DailyTech, Bit-Tech, etc would be enough to wake them up about this crap... it's BS...

laura85

03-25-2009, 12:59 AM

Hi,

Just to let everyone know, I complained about this to the UK Institute of Sales Promotion, these are the people that deal with any complaints regarding competition wins. They could not help me because they only deal with UK based competitions but they have kindly passed the complaint onto the french equivilant who are now looking into the situation as Ubisoft do have a right to ensure we get the correct value prize.

I will update if I hear anything else

laura85

03-25-2009, 02:43 AM

slugbug

03-25-2009, 08:16 AM

I just recieved another email from Intel

We have applied for the Ci7 extreme edition since two weeks ago. We are also urges to get the new Ci7 for the winners. But it is said there are not sufficient extreme edition Ci7s in stock now. They need to be produced and it takes time.

If you do not want to wait for any longer and agree to keep the Ci7 920, we can send you a Motherboard and several Ubisoft other games for remedy (like HAWX, Assassin's Creed, GRAW2, Cretin Lapin-Rayman, Splinter cell). If you really want to wait for the Ci7 965, we will send you one as soon as we get them (I don’t how long it will take). What do you think?

I just received the same email. I hope I'm wrong but I get the distinct impression that they had no intention of giving out 965 Extreme processors, and they're only offering to send us a motherboard and games because we complained loudly enough. I'm going to ask for a DX58SO motherboard, and another 920 :up:

Seriously though, it's kind of negligent to sponsor a contest and then not have the prizes put aside for it don't you think. Just my two cents.

Sargeras9

03-25-2009, 08:19 AM

Sucky news guys...... laura don't take that offer, after all settling is about a $700 loss, and no motherboard+games can make up that difference. I'd wait for it unless you really want to finish your build now....in that case, on the bright side at least you still got an awesome processor for free! and the motherboard too if they send it to you....

I'm still here, waiting for my copy of Far Cry 2 after what.....2-3 months now? ridiculous. And btw, yeah, I did respond to the email and gave Yinqui Wu (or whatever his name was) my personal info....

slugbug

03-25-2009, 08:49 AM

I received an email from Tom at Intel USA who mentioned he received the same email from Intel France. I replied and expressed my disappointment at how their French office has handled this whole affair. I really expected more from such a reputable company :down:

laura85

03-25-2009, 08:49 AM

I have told him I would be happy being sent more 920s to make up the value but failing that would like to wait for the 965. They are possibly hoping we will settle for less but I'm not giving up just yet ;) good luck all

INJViper

03-25-2009, 09:21 AM

Yeah I still have not received my copy of Far Cry 2. Very shady actions from a reputable company.

Goshawk

03-25-2009, 09:34 AM

I'm not taking an offer like that... I want the CPU I won fair and square.

It's just downright shady the way things are going... i'm pretty unhappy with how this has turned out so far... I'm hopeful it will get rectified, but at the moment i'm rather pessimistic about the affair.

ablatman

03-25-2009, 12:09 PM

I just received the same email. I hope I'm wrong but I get the distinct impression that they had no intention of giving out 965 Extreme processors, and they're only offering to send us a motherboard and games because we complained loudly enough. I'm going to ask for a DX58SO motherboard, and another 920 :up:

Seriously though, it's kind of negligent to sponsor a contest and then not have the prizes put aside for it don't you think. Just my two cents.

Wait a second; Is he saying they don't have enough Ci7 EE's for the 30 people that won them in the contest, or for all 1,530 people who had their names drawn in the contest? I can see not having 1k+, but 30? I smell some BS on that.

As for it taking so long to get the FC2 to those of us in the U.S., I can see it taking 6-8 weeks from the time it shipped, meaning that if they went out at the beginning of March, we in the U.S. may not have them until April or May. I know it sucks, but that's how international post is.

As for the handling of the situation, it seems to me that the contest was dreamed up and setup by the marketing department, and then at some point handed off to the/an intern from the marketing office (Yinqiu Wu)...

At this point, I'm not really sure how I should proceed; On the one hand, being the squeaky wheel may get me some grease (and some pretty sweet grease at that), but I don't think I'd feel right doing that, as to my knowledge I didn't 'win' said sweet grease..... Meh.

As for you all holding out for an EE, While it is what I'd do in your situation (given that I can score a 920 that will overclock better for 230 USD from a local retailer) don't be surprised if it takes another one to three months to get to you -- I was promised a product by a representative of a company at a convention once; the convention was in the beginning of November -- I didn't have the product in hand until the end of January the next year.

slugbug

03-25-2009, 08:46 PM

Wait a second; Is he saying they don't have enough Ci7 EE's for the 30 people that won them in the contest, or for all 1,530 people who had their names drawn in the contest? I can see not having 1k+, but 30? I smell some BS on that.

They said they were out of stock of core i7 965's. I smell BS too:bs:

Vienna

03-25-2009, 09:13 PM

They said they were out of stock of core i7 965's. I smell BS too:bs:

Keep fighting guys! Don't give up and settle for less. Period.

slugbug

04-20-2009, 05:31 PM

The core i7 965 finally showed up today :)

dinos22

04-20-2009, 05:35 PM

The core i7 965 finally showed up today :)

:shocked::ROTF:
amazing
it only took them a bunch them months hey heheh

systemviper

04-20-2009, 05:36 PM

The core i7 965 finally showed up today :)

oh sweet, that s great to hear...

Indignity

04-20-2009, 06:16 PM

Yeah, as much as I really appreciate winning FC2, the excitement has really gone away. The other sad thing is Steam just had it for sale for $5 :(

Deux

04-20-2009, 06:45 PM

My copy of FC2 showed up today, had totally forgotten about it.

Indignity

04-21-2009, 05:50 PM

My copy of FC2 showed up today, had totally forgotten about it.

:rofl:

I got 2 copies, so I hope somebody doesn't get shorted!

Deux

04-21-2009, 06:17 PM

Same here, second one showed up today :shrug:

dinos22

04-21-2009, 07:01 PM

Same here, second one showed up today :shrug:

ROFL maybe someone will get a second CPU
hey slug check your mailbox :rofl:

slugbug

04-21-2009, 08:31 PM

Already got two: a 920 and a 965 :up:

ablatman

04-23-2009, 05:22 PM

Same here, second one showed up today :shrug:

So far I have yet to receive even my first copy from this...

I'm not really sure how far this is worth taking, anyway...

ColonelCain

04-23-2009, 06:32 PM

Ok, I never responded to that email that they sent out, asking for your name, address, etc, since we had already given that to them to register. Did anyone else who did the same receive their copies?

Deux

04-23-2009, 06:44 PM

Ok, I never responded to that email that they sent out, asking for your name, address, etc, since we had already given that to them to register. Did anyone else who did the same receive their copies?

From what I can tell they used the address I sent them in the email. I remember when I registered I said I lived in France... Then when they emailed I gave them my real address.

ColonelCain

04-25-2009, 03:04 PM

From what I can tell they used the address I sent them in the email. I remember when I registered I said I lived in France... Then when they emailed I gave them my real address.

Hmmm.. then I'll go send them an email. Thanks!

ablatman

04-25-2009, 09:37 PM

Hmmm.. then I'll go send them an email. Thanks!

I responded to that email within a day of getting it (received it on Feb. 25th), and I still have yet to see anything even remotely resembling a game or CPU arrive in my mailbox or on my doorstep.... -- It's been two bloody months.

Sliced Cheese

04-28-2009, 11:35 AM

Just got my copy of Farcry 2 Yesterday :D Great game so far. I didn't think you could actually win these things....

ablatman

05-28-2009, 10:23 AM

Still waiting for my copy, I received this in my inbox this morning:

from Ubisoft Far Cry2 Contest <UbisoftFarCry2Contest@adhesia.fr>
to UbisoftFarCry2Contest@adhesia.fr
date Thu, May 28, 2009 at 8:32 AM
subject Ubisoft FarCry2 Contest - Follow up

hide details 8:32 AM (5 hours ago)

Reply

Dear Gamer,

You are one of the lucky winners of the FarCry 2 Core i7 Contest. Your DVD has been sent to you, but unfortunately the delivery has been rejected for unknown reasons & the shipment got returned to us.

For the DVD to be sent to you again and ensure a proper delivery, I need to verify your complete address, contact and phone number.

First Name:
Last Name :
Email address:
Address 1:
Address 2:
Town :
Country :
Phone number home including country code (Imperative) :
Phone number mobile :

Please send me your contact information before the 30th of June as after this date the contest will be legally closed meaning you will not be able to claim your prize anymore.

Please feel free to contact me if you need more information.

Regards,
Mélanie VITRY
Ubisoft FarCry 2 Core i7 Contest Support.

I find it suspicious that all contact up to now has been done from people with email addresses that are internal to intel, yet this one is not.......