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Turning Point viral marketing campaign could net you a PS3
Who doesn't want to be friends with the man who almost killed Winston Churchill? Doing so could win you a PlayStation 3, courtesy of Codemasters. As part of their European marketing push for Turning Point: Fall of Liberty a facebook profile has been set up for Mario Contasino - the New York taxi driver who accidentally ran over Winston Churchill in 1931. In our reality Churchill survived to become one of Britain's greatest Prime Ministers, but in the world of Turning Point Churchill died on that day and World War II played out very differently as a result. So, add Mario Contasino as a friend on Facebook and you'll automagically be entered to win a PS3. It's as easy as that. Entrants must live in the UK and be sixteen or older. Turning Point is released in Europe this coming Friday.
Video: Take a bite out of Turning Point's giant apple
We all know that Turning Point: Fall of Liberty is a game set in an alternate WWII reality where the German Nazi army invades and occupies the U.S. and the "Big Apple" New York City. And if you're like us, while killing Nazi scum we couldn't shake our curiosity as we wondered where exactly this "Big Apple" was located. We just didn't know if this apple reference was simply a nickname for the city or if there was a giant piece of fruity goodness hidden somewhere. And thanks to the video above, we now know that NYC does in fact house an abnormally large apple. Check it out for yourself and we think you'll agree that it's refreshing to see that Fall of Liberty developer Spark Unlimited has a sense of humor and respect for giant pieces of produce.[Thanks, Justin]
Shipping this week: attack of the colons edition
First off, some of you will be pleased to know that this is NOT another hijacking of a weekly features (I wouldn't want to upset anyone two weeks in a row). I'm taking over Richard's "Shipping this week" duties simply because he's a busy man and I'm a kind hearted soul. So, here comes the informative bits ... This week's Xbox 360 releases aren't plentiful or overly stellar, but they do have one grammatical thing in common. A colon. Yes sir, a colon brings all three of this week's releases together under one unified umbrella of release week unification ... of sorts. It's the punctuation binder that is what eggs are to meatloaf. Without it, this week would be a chaotic mess of randomness. So, be thankful for the colon and be thankful for this week's new Xbox 360 releases. Game on.
