Engadget's recession antidote: win a Microsoft gaming pack!
By Laura June 
posted Jun 18th 2009 12:00PM
posted Jun 18th 2009 12:00PM
This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn't want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back -- so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We'll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff / companies stop sending things. Today we've got a Microsoft PC gaming pack, which includes a SideWinder X8 mouse, a SideWinder X6 keyboard, a LifeChat LX-3000 headset, a custom mouse pad, plus PC versions of Fallout 3 and James Bond: Quantum of Solace. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Check after the break for some photos of the prize!
Special thanks to Microsoft for providing the gear!
The rules:
Special thanks to Microsoft for providing the gear!
The rules:
- Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for "fixing" the world economy, that'd be sweet too.
- You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
- If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
- Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
- Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one Microsoft gaming pack.
- If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
- Entries can be submitted until Thursday, June 18th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
- Full rules can be found here.
Keyboard Me
It's time for change we can believe in...mostly consisting of awarding me the prize for a change
one for me
nice..........
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Can you charge more for the ad space on the 'antidote' links? There must be 10x the traffic?
you do really give these things away right?
Engadget keeps giving away the same gifts... are people returning them? Should I save myself the trouble and not submit? Too late...
Yes please!
nice
do people really win?
Shotgun!
I like you ! do you like me ? Check yes or no
Ball me, blazer.
Sooo many of these things, and I will never win a single one.
If only the Goverment had daily recession antidotes consisting of sweet gadgetry.
nobody seems to be winning any of these prices... except these time they're giving them to me...
woot!
yes, please
Please? Thank you!
jeez, another one? Oh, I mean...thank you!
Win not fail!
Logitech FTW!
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You guys said ANY comments, right?
Yep.
Thanks for keeping the giveaway going. I still want this.
me want
maybe this time
father cutie said hed bless the economy for me!
Cool
ok
postin
In for the mousepad
It's party time!
Who is Jon Galt?
why haven't I won yet?
Fix the world economy? How about we through the bumbs out?
iWant!
I want I need
I need a time vampire!
me me me!
words
This dell optical mouse has pissed me off for the last time.
5807cad546
C'mon
Hit me up, Engadget!
Oh and Gizmodo/Kotaku sucks
3rd time's a charm!
Yoink!
bring it!
fun fun
may help getting thru the so-called recession