Saxxy Awards 2012 Rules Update

[Omnomnick]

Valve have just announced a few key changes to this year's Saxxy Awards. While all dates and prizes remain the same as previously shown, Valve are keen to highlight the addition of a 'Best Replay' category, most likely to avoid leaving out players with little or no Source Filmmaker experience. The new category will be focused on the kind of wacky in-game fun which made last year's contest so successful.

The Source Filmmaker is the perfect resource for creators looking to dramatize the TF2 mercenaries' off-hours — but after we announced the Saxxy rules, we realized we'd under-represented some of the great dramatic, comedic or just plain violently entertaining moments in-game. So we've added a new category to celebrate all the creators out there who'd rather make their movie magic on the battlefield.

Also announced is the permission to use external post-production tools for Source Filmmaker designed projects. Source Filmmaker does not yet feature post-production tools such as titles and transitions, so allowing contestants to use external video editing software will definitely open the field up to some creative work. Hopefully features of this kind will be added in future updates.

You'd best get to work if you're interested in entering as the Saxxy Awards 2012 submissions begin on November 1st 2012 and will run for two weeks before closing on November 15th 2012. Good luck!