Win $25,000 worth of prizes in '13 Days of Gears' sweepstakes
Hey, if you're going to curb stomp a guy, you might as well do it for a good reason. Starting Feb. 1, Microsoft is going to be giving away $25,000 in prizes (including an HDTV, a Gears of War 2 poster signed by the dev team, and a locust bust, to name a few) to random online combatants in Gears 2 over a 13-day period. To get in on the contest, you need to register here by Jan. 31, then play one match in the daily designated gametype from Feb. 1 to Feb. 13. We've got the full list of prizes and gametype schedule posted after the jump. If you're going to be mastering the art of chainsaw surgery, you might as well try to win some swag while you're at it.
Prizes
A Samsung 40" 1080p LCD HDTV
An Xbox 360 Limited Edition Red Wireless Controller
A Marcus Fenix bronze statue from Mindzeye Studios
A life-size Locust drone maquette from TriForce Sales
The "Gears of War 2" video game soundtrack from Sumthing Else
The Gears of War Aspho Fields novel from Random House imprint, Del Rey
Codes to download the golden Hammerburst and Lancer
A "Gears of War 2" poster signed by members of the development team
Five first prize packages every day, which includes the soundtrack, novel, in-game golden weapons and a signed poster
Schedule
Sunday, Feb. 1 -- Annex
Monday, Feb. 2 -- Submission
Tuesday, Feb. 3 -- Execution
Wednesday, Feb. 4 -- Horde
Thursday, Feb. 5 -- King of the Hill
Friday, Feb. 6 -- Guardian
Saturday, Feb. 7 -- Warzone
Sunday, Feb. 8 -- Wingman
Monday, Feb. 9 -- King of the Hill
Tuesday, Feb. 10 -- Wingman
Wednesday, Feb. 11 -- Wingman
Thursday, Feb. 12 -- Horde
Friday, Feb. 13 -- Horde