The “Draw ‘n’ Race” offers you the opportunity to design the FERM World Rally Team WRC car livery and see WRC driver Dennis Kuipers compete in a Ford Fiesta sporting your design during the famous WRC Wales Rally GB, 10-13 November 2011. And that isn’t all – if you are the winner you will also have the chance to attend the Wales Rally GB (flight and accommodation for 2 people included) and watch your winning livery in the video game WRC 3 which is due for release in 2012. The contest will be live online from September 9 and will run until October 9 when the winner will be announced. To enter the competition you need to sign up on the WRC 2 official website (www.wrcthegame.com) or on any Eurogamer website. After registration you will be directly connected to the WRC 2 “Draw ‘n’ Race” page where you will find the downloadable file (Adobe Reader or Photoshop) which allows you to design your personalized livery.
Moreover, the 30 most appealing liveries will awarded with an exclusive FERM Power Tools Kit. Sign up, get drawing, send off your entry, keep your fingers-crossed and get ready to be the star of the rally of your dreams! For more information about the contest visit www.wrcthegame.com.
The media partner for the promotion of the contest will be Eurogamer, one of the most important European-based networks focused on video games with an average of 5 million monthly unique users. Thanks to an outstanding partner like Eurogamer, the contest will be followed “behind the scenes” from the beginning till the end and this partnership will surely bring back great results in terms of involvement of people from different countries. “Draw ‘n’ Race” will be promoted by Eurogamer, Black Bean Games, FERM WRT and WRC.com websites and social networks.
Roel Schoondermark, Marketing Manager FERM World Rally Team, says “I am very excited that a rally fan or a creative person will design our Ferm WRC car. It is a unique opportunity for the entrants to show their talent and see their work in action in the world rally championship that is spanning the globe. It is unique that somebody can design the car livery, see it action and race it on their computer”.
“I want to thank the FERM WRT and Eurogamer for this fantastic cooperation”, says Davide Bilotta, Marketing Manager at Black Bean Games. “We’re sure that all the fan of the WRC will love the idea to take part of the WRC 3 development and see their own livery on the real Dennis Kuipers car during Wales Rally GB. With this unique activity we’re proving once again that the relationship between the real WRC and the official video game is stronger than ever”.
“Black Bean Games and the WRC are providing a fantastic prize which we’re delighted to be able to offer up to our readers across our European network. We can’t wait to see the winning design!” Tom Champion, Community Manager Eurogamer.net.
The 2011 edition of the official WRC video game will feature all rallies of the 2011 World Rally Championship calendar with all the leading WRC team and drivers. WRC 2 – the Official Game will feature significantly more content than its predecessor with 78 Special Stages, 5 Super Special Stages, 15 different locations, 25 different terrain conditions and 9 car categories. Cars will range from the 1960s to the WRC models of the current Championship and the game contains new Game Modes, a 16-player online mode along with a completely revamped Career Mode, and many other improvements from last year in terms of contents, gameplay features and visual effects.
The sequel to the popular WRC title is currently being developed by Milestone and will be published exclusively by Black Bean Games for PlayStation 3, Xbox360 and PC.
To illustrate the car model the graphics will be printed on Black Bean Games and FERM Power Tools have put together a video featuring Dennis Kuipers and Frederic Miclotte.
