Xfire is holding, from January 11th to February 22nd, 2010, their first ever Video Capture Awards. For 6 weeks, you’re invited to take part in an all-inclusive video gameplay extravaganza.

With 6 Main Categories, 12 Publisher Categories, and 1 New Category added per week there is something for every gamer.

To enter the Contest, Entrants must submit a digital video that utilizes content and material (“Scenes”) recorded from the gameplay of any PC game supported by the Xfire client (each, a “Video”). Entrants may submit multiple Videos, but are restricted to one (1) Prize per category.

Submitting your Video: You may submit your Video on the Internet by following the instructions at: http://www.xfire.com/about_video/.

Sponsored by iBuyPower, Gunnar Optiks, Roccat, NZXT, Antec and Xfire, the event boasts 2 grand prize achievements, 6 general categories, over a dozen publisher sponsored specific game categories, and more than $25,000 in prizes.

1st Place in Each Category Custom Ibuypower PC: Win 1 of 6 All-New Custom Chimera 2 PCs from Ibuypower!

2nd Place in Each Category BFG/NVIDIA GTX 285 Graphics Card: 6 Lucky users will win this awesome addition to any rig.

3rd Place in Each Category Samsung 24-Inch Widescreen Monitor Be 1 of 6 to game in style with a new Samsung Monitor!

Want to win awesome gear and be a part of gaming history?

Now through February 22nd, Xfire invites you to participate in the inaugural Video Capture Awards (VCAs), a gameplay video festival uniting gamers and publishers in an unprecedented viral competition!

The VCAs welcomes players from any game to upload videos and encourages machinima film makers to submit their best movies to win prizes. All your favorite publishers will be there: Turbine, Codemasters, Nexon, S2 Games, Ijji, NDOORS, Outspark, Uforia, Games-Masters, Aeria Games, YNK Interactive, G4 Box, and more.

Sponsored by iBuyPower, Gunnar Optiks, Roccat, NZXT, Antec and Xfire, the event boasts 2 grand prize achievements, 6 general categories, over a dozen publisher sponsored specific game categories, and more than $25,000 in prizes.

To win a particular category, you will need mad gaming skills, a network of friends to deem your videos cooler than your opponents and luck of the draw for the player with the most cool votes wins!

Each week we’ll also announce a special Xfire Reels category.

Prizes Include:

• 6 x iBuyPower Chimera 2 Gaming PCS.
• 6 x GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 Graphics Cards.
• 6 x 24" Samsung Widescreen LCD Monitors
• $100 Xfire Game Store Gift Certificates
• And a whole host of prizes from our sponsors and EACH publisher

For full contest details, categories prizes and winners head to http://www.xfire.com/cms/xf_vcas/