The GameSurge IRC network, one of the biggest game related IRC networks out there has just turned 5 years old and for that reason they have teamed up with Valve and RazerZone to give away some very cool prices.

"This contest is open to AuthServ accounts over 30 days old, but you may enter as many times as you want. It isn't a random drawing, though, it's a creativity contest! Submit a story, draw a picture, make a video, sing a song, etc. Just show us something that creatively tells about your experiences on GameSurge. Entries will be judged by GameSurge staff (who are not eligible of course) on creativity alone. Upload your entries to wherever you see fit (YouTube is great for videos, Picasa or Flickr for drawings/photos/images, pathetic.org for poetry, etc, these ARE just examples), and include a URL to your entry on the form. We'll check it out and judge it, selecting a winner who will receive a copy of Valve's Left4Dead for the XBox 360, as well as the same grand prize package from the other drawing (except the mouse pad)."

You can checkout the Left 4 Dead hats, posters, shirts, stickers, and a mouse pad, which are all up for grabs between the two contests. Head on over to the birthday contest page for full details.

Don't forget that TechConnect, the main company behind SteamFriends.com aswell also sponsors a IRC Server to Gamesurge, you can find all the servers over here.

Congratulations and Happy Birthday, GameSurge!

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