'13 Days of Gears' sweepstakes shells out $25K in prizes

By Xav de Matos

We thought Epic and Microsoft would use a patch to entice players to play Gears of War 2, turns out the plan is to use $25,000 in prizes! For 13 days in February, Microsoft is giving away $25,000 in prizes to random Gears of War 2 players, in celebration of the upcoming movie, Friday the 13th. Prizes include HDTVs, signed Gears of War 2 posters from the development team and Locust busts.

To enter, you need to register here by January 31, then play one match in the daily designated gametype, from February 1 to February 13. The pairing of Gears of War 2 and Friday the 13th may seem random but we hope this means someone will finally turn all that Marcus Fenix vs. Jason fan fiction into a flick, one day. Chainsaw vs. Blade. Space Du-rag vs. Hockey Mask. Believe.

Prizes and gameplay dates after the jump. Contest is open to US residents only.
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

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