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Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Where can I find the Code? Every Sweepstakes is different and we recommend that you read the Terms & Conditions before entering any Sweepstakes. Codes can be found inside one of the first 300,000 copies of EverQuest II and in the EverQuest II and Alienware sweepstakes ad found in the March issue of PC Gamer, Game Informer, and Computer Gaming World magazines.

Q: Why doesn't my Code work? Make sure that you have the Code properly typed in the form field. Example: 0 and O, incorrect letter case, etc.

Q: What are the odds of winning? The odds of winning may vary per Sweepstakes and are dependant on the total number of registered participants. Estimated odds of winning for this Sweepstakes = 1:300,000.



TERMS AND CONDITIONS

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: No purchase necessary. Limit of one entry per person via any means of entry. Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. This Sweepstakes begins at 12 a.m. P.S.T. on September 6, 2004 and ends at 11:59 p.m. P.S.T. May 31, 2005. Alienware is a trademark of Alienware Corporation 2004.

ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the continental United States & Canada (except for those states listed below), who are at least 18 years old and who have Internet access as of September 6, 2004. Employees of Alienware Corporation and SONY Online Entertainment and their affiliates, related parties and immediate family are not eligible to enter this Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes void in FL, VT and RI and where prohibited by law and subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations.

TO ENTER: Please read all of the following information in its entirety. There are 3 ways to enter the Alienware EverQuest II Sweepstakes: 1) Only persons that have purchased a copy of EverQuest II which contains an Alienware insert Sweepstakes card may enter the Sweepstakes online at www.alienware.com/EQ2IN5897. The Code is listed on the insert and is to be entered in the Code field on the entry form. 2) Promotional link from other website or print advertisment. 3) No Purchase Necessary. Entrants can also enter by mailing in a postcard with their name, address, and email address to:

Alienware EverQuest II Sweepstakes
c/o Alienware® Corporation
12400 Southwest 134th Court, Bay 8
Miami, Florida 33186

Prize(s) will be fulfilled to the street address provided on the Sweepstakes registration page or the sender's mailing address on the postcard. Participants who complete this process are automatically entered into the Sweepstakes. One entry per person.

All entries become the property of Alienware. To be eligible, all entries must be received by Alienware no later than 11:59 p.m. P.S.T. on May 31, 2005. Alienware is not responsible for undeliverable, late, illegible, incomplete, misdirected e-mail, mechanical errors, typographical errors, computer malfunctions, display viewing problems, faulty transmissions or network errors. Entries that are incomplete, defective, altered, forged or irregular in any way, or not in full compliance with the official rules are void.

By entering the Sweepstakes it is understood that your information will be automatically registered as a member of Alienware. As a result, you may receive additional e-mail communication/promotions from Alienware as any of their members would. Alienware will not sell, rent, transfer or otherwise disclose your personal data to any third party.

PRIZES: Grand Prize Package (1 Total): The grand prize package consists of: One (1) Alienware Area-51 Computer (Estimated Retail Value: $2,231.00).

PRIZE STRUCTURE: Taxes and incidental fees are the sole responsibility of the prize winner, including all federal, state, and local taxes. All prizes are non-transferable and/or not assignable. Winner will be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility, liability release and W-9 tax form within 14 days of winning the prize or the prize will be forfeited. By entering the Sweepstakes, winner consents without limitation and without receiving additional compensation, to the use of his/her name, voice, photograph, and/or likeness by Alienware Corporation for advertising purposes on-air or on the internet.

Alienware permits no alternative prize or other substitution except in its sole discretion in the event of prize unavailability. The prize will be awarded. Prize is nontransferable. All federal, state, and/or local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.

WINNER SELECTION: Winners will be selected in a random drawing, conducted on or about June 14, 2005 by Alienware from all eligible entries. Odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received. The winner will be notified by email and must respond within 7 days of the drawing. The Prize Winner will be required to verify address and to execute before a notary public an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release, which must be returned within 7 days after notification attempt. If winner is a minor, the prize will be awarded in the name of the winner's parent or legal guardian, who is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes. Alienware is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners or for any late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts of a winner who is a minor to provide signed guardian consent. Failure of the winner to return the executed affidavits and release forms within the specified time period may result in forfeiture of the prize and selection of an alternate winner from the remaining eligible entries. Prize will not be awarded until all such properly executed and notarized forms are returned. By accepting prize, winners consent to the use of their names, voices and likeness for promotional, advertising and publicity purposes in any and all media worldwide in perpetuity by Alienware without further compensation except where prohibited by law. Potential First Prize Winner will receive their prize via mail upon verification and after Alienware has received a W9 form around June 29, 2005, at the address provided by the Player on the Sweepstakes registration page. If the package is returned to Alienware due to errors in the address provided by the Player on the Sweepstakes registration page, it will result in forfeiture of the prize by the potential winner and selection of an alternate winner from remaining eligible entries.

CONDITIONS: By entering the Sweepstakes, it is understood that if you have selected to receive more information from SONY Online Entertainment, your information will be automatically registered as a member of Alienware and SONY Online Entertainment. As a result, you may receive additional e-mail communication/promotions from Alienware and/or SONY Online Entertainment as any of their members would. Alienware and SONY Online Entertainment will not sell, rent, transfer or otherwise disclose your personal data to any third party. By entering, participants accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges. Participants further agree to release Alienware, Sony Online Entertainment and their agents and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of their respective agents from any and all liability, loss or damage arising out of their participation in the Sweepstakes or with respect to the awarding, receipt, possession, use or misuse of any prize. Alienware and its agencies assume no responsibility for lost, misdirected, or late entries or by any human or mechanical error, which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Sweepstakes. Alienware reserves the right to cancel Sweepstakes or change any element thereof, with or without notice, at any time, due to mistakes in the production of the Sweepstakes. Alienware may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Alienware representatives. If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, conduct of the promotion, then Alienware reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, ALIENWARE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

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