The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Contest

Bethesda Softworks has announced a new “Oblivion Iron Man” contest in which fans of the RPG sequel can submit pictures of their massive play time for a chance to win a signed copy of the game. The rules:

The contest is open to players of the PC, 360, and PS3 versions of the game.

Send unaltered photos showing your gameplay time (from the save menu) to bethblog@bethsoft.com. The winner, selected by us ,will be required to send us his/her actual game save for verification purposes via e-mail, memory card, or memory stick. If for any reason we are unable to confirm the gameplay time, we’ll pick the next person in line. Winners who send a memory stick or memory card will receive the card back via mail.

Please send a photo of yourself that we can post for the blog announcement of the winner.

All e-mails must be received by midnight (U.S. EST), Sunday, August 26th (so start playing your game non-stop NOW!) The winner will be announced once we have confirmed the winning game save.

Any foul play detected will result in automatic disqualification.

All participants must be 18 or older to enter and verification may be required before the winner is announced. Any material sent shall be deemed non-proprietary.

That gives you 16 days and some change to leave your computer, Xbox 360, or PlayStation 3 up and running to clock in another 384+ hours before making your submission. Hopefully the subsequent power bill will be worth the effort.