Last month, we brought you the first-ever easy-to-use content license so you could start creating and selling products inspired by your favorite Valve games and gaming hardware.

Now, we want to find the champions among you. Who will create the first killer Valve 3D printed miniatures, toys, jewelry, Steam Controller mods, and characters? To get your creative drives going, weâre launching the Valve Design Contest to reward the best designs with epic prizes from Valve and Shapeways. The grand prize winner will receive a coveted Team Fortress® 2 Grey Medic statue and $500 in Shapeways printing credit. Four additional runners up will win other Team Fortress® 2 statues, plus $100 in Shapeways printing credit. Both the grand prize winner and all runners up will also receive the Team Fortress® 2 soundtrack on both CD and LP.

Just upload your design, opt in to the Valve license agreement, and set it for sale in your shop by Friday, November 17th â and youâll be automatically entered.

Remember, to create a Valve-related design, just upload your model to your shop (as always, make sure to use tags and accurate descriptions to make sure shoppers can find you), and you will automatically be prompted to opt in to the license agreement. Then, Valveâs game communities will get access to your products, and you can advertise and promote your Valve-related products anywhere you like.

Check out our Valve hub for inspiration and all the nitty-gritty details of how the license works. Then, go play Dota® 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive®, Team Fortress® 2, or Portal®. And when your next great idea strikes, show us what you can do!

Additional rules and instructions are available here: https://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/35146-valve-design-contest-design-team-fortress-2-valve-games-win-epic-prizes.html

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