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Joyswag: Win a copy of Ikaruga (XBLA)
Update: Entries are closed. We'll be alerting the winners via e-mail soon, so please keep an eye on your inbox!Treasure's Ikaruga holds a special place in our hearts. If you're like some of us on the Joystiq crew, today's Xbox Live Arcade release will be the third time you pick up this classic shooter. At only 800 Microsoft Points ($10), this HD re-release is quite a bargain -- but, thanks to Microsoft, we're able to give three Joystiq readers a free download of the game. Just follow these rules for your chance to win: To enter this giveaway, leave a comment with the name of your favorite Treasure-developed game You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) Limit 1 entry per person This entry period ends at 12pm ET on Friday, April 11th. We'll randomly select 3 winners at that time (please check your email!) For a list of complete rules, click here For another chance to win, be sure to visit Xbox 360 Fanboy.
Reminder: Win the Call of Duty 4 'Variety Map Pack'
If you've made it this deep into the weekend without purchasing the new Call of Duty 4 "Variety Map Pack," why not hold out a little longer? Leave a comment naming your favorite multiplayer map EVAR on our giveaway post for your chance to win the map pack -- for free! You've got until 1200 hours tomorrow, soldier. %Gallery-19521%
Joyswag: Win the Call of Duty 4 'Variety Map Pack'
[Update: Entry period is over, folks. We're selecting our winners and contacting them by email, so go check!]What a lovely ravine ... to die in. Take the tour (of duty) on us! Joystiq is giving away five download codes for the brand-new Call of Duty 4 "Variety Map Pack" on Xbox 360 (valued at 800 Microsoft Points / $10). Just follow these 5 simple rules for your chance to win: To enter this giveaway, leave a comment naming your favorite multiplayer map of all time (any game) You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) Limit 1 entry per person per day. If you enter this giveaway more than once each calendar day you'll be automatically disqualified and forced to, well, pay for the map pack! This entry period ends at 12:00pm ET on Monday, April 7th. We'll randomly select 5 winners at that time (please check your email!) For complete rules, click here Psst, hey, one more thing: GameDaily is offering up five additional codes, right here.
Reminder: Win a copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Just a friendly reminder, you have until this Wednesday, March 26 at 12:00pm ET to enter for a chance to win a copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Here is the link you're looking for, so go enter okay? Gallery: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Joyswag: Win Mass Effect's 'Bring Down the Sky' DLC
We never forget a face. That explains why we nearly overlooked the charming fellow above, as his disturbing assemblage of teeth, eyes and wrinkles really stretches our definition of "face" to its very hideous limit. Apparently, we were supposed to meet him for a round of Mass Effect today, foiling his and his fellow Batarians' plan to toss an asteroid at an unsuspecting planet.If you feel like your galactic romp across BioWare's rich galaxy is in need of extension, the "Bring Down the Sky" Mass Effect add-on promises "approximately 90 minutes" of gameplay and 50 gamerscore points. It's available on the Xbox Live Marketplace now for $5, or 400 MS Points. Oh, and you can win a download code for it right now. To enter this giveaway, suggest a caption for the above image in the comments section. You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec). Limit 1 entry per person. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified and jettisoned into space! This entry period ends tomorrow at 5:45pm ET Tuesday 3/11/08. We'll randomly select 10 winners at that time. For complete rules capable of generating extensive dialogue trees, click here. [Update: The contest is over. We'll be contacting the winners shortly, so please keep an eye on your inbox!]
Joyswag: Win our GDC swag
So, we amassed quite a bit of swag from Game Developer's Conference. For those of you that didn't swindle some away from us at our Video Games Live meet-up in San Francisco, here's your chance to get in on the action. One winner will take it all! GDC swag bag (pictured above) PlayStation t-shirt collection (all size L, includes one In-Shirt XMB shirt) Nyko peripherals (secret, random selection!) To enter, simply tell us what was the most important story of GDC (here's an overview). Gears of War 2? Xbox Live Community Games? Uh, pictures of our food? The comment must be left before Saturday, March 1st, 5PM EST. You may enter only once. One winner will be selected in a random drawing. Grand Prize Winner will receive this GDC swag collection (MSRP: approximately $100). Click here for complete Official Rules. Eligibility is restricted to the legal residents of the 50 United States (including DC). You must be 18 years or older to enter.
Win an exclusive Patapon Be@rbrick figure!
BE@RBRICK TM & (c) 2001-2007 MEDIACOM TOY CORPORATION This super-rare Patapon figure is not available outside of Japan. Enter our giveaway for your chance to win one!Are you as excited for Patapon as we are? (Read our review to find out why we're so excited about this game!) To celebrate the release of this unique PSP-exclusive music action game, SCEA has provided us a very exclusive Be@rbrick figure to give away. To enter, have a Patapon avatar on your Blogsmith profile, and leave a comment here. The comment must be left before Wednesday, February 28th, 5PM EST. You may enter only once on PSP Fanboy, and once on Joystiq. Two winners will be selected in a random drawing, one from each site. Grand Prize Winners will receive this Be@rbrick figure. Click here for complete Official Rules. Eligibility is restricted to the legal residents of the 50 United States (including DC). You must be 18 years or older to enter.
Joyswag: Win a Cobalt Black DS with Advance Wars or Prof. Layton
[Update: Entry period is over, folks. We're selecting our winners and contacting them by email, so go check!]What's black and blue, and red all over? Why it's Joystiq's Valentine's Day giveaway! Admittedly, black and blue are not the colors of a healthy romance, and no one wants to think about 'war' and 'ruin' while toasting champagne with that special someone, but for those bitter, lonely gamers out there, here's your chance to get something out of an otherwise miserable Thursday. Just leave a comment between now and 2:30pm ET tomorrow telling us which game character you'd most want to be your valentine. We'll select two entries at random, with the winners receiving a brand new Cobalt/Black DS and either Advance Wars: Days of Ruin or Professor Layton and the Curious Village. To enter this giveaway, leave a comment on this post letting us know which game character you'd want as your valentine You must be a US resident, 18 years or older. (Sorry kids, love is for grownups) Limit 1 entry per person. If you comment on this giveaway more than once, you'll be automatically disqualified ... and still lonely, and still bitter! This entry period ends in 24 hours at 2:30pm ET Friday 2/15/08 For a complete list of rules, click here But that's not all! GameDaily is sweetening the deal by offering you a second chance to win, right here. What are you waiting for ... a hug?
Win Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles by carving a pumpkin
Just in time for Halloween, Joystiq is having a fantastic contest where ten winners will a copy of the PSP-exclusive Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles. This package contains both a full 3D remake of the never-released Rondo of Blood and an enhanced version of the PS1 classic Symphony of the Night. This one requires some creative effort, though. Carve a video-game themed pumpkin. Send a picture of your pumpkin, in .jpg format, to contest AAT joystiq DAWT com. (Be sure to take an additional picture with the word "joystiq" written on a piece of paper somewhere. (If you're selected as a winner, we'll ask to see this other photo to ensure that you haven't submitted someone else's carving as your own.) Deadline for entries is noon Eastern Time Monday, October 29. Twenty-five (25) finalists will be selected by Joystiq staffers based equally on creativity and originality. Out of those finalists, ten (10) winners will be selected based on reader votes. Visit Joystiq for the full details. Make PSP Fanboy proud and give us a winner!
Joyswag: Win a brand-new Darth Vader PSP-2000 (Day 4)
Click for high-resolution image. Day 3 is over (we're busy picking our third winner) and Day 4 of our Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron PSP-2000 bundle is ready to kick off. Along with our friends at PSP Fanboy and PS3 Fanboy, we're giving away the fourth of five brand-new limited-edition Darth Vader PSP-2000 systems this week. These Ceramic White systems feature Darth Vader's menacing profile on the back, and are a must-have for the dedicated Star Wars nerdcore. Not only that, the package includes the brand new PSP-exclusive Star Wars Battlefront game.So, how do you enter? First, find out what the PSP Fanboy team thinks about Star Wars Battlefront (Andrew, Jem, Nick, and Colin and ) and then leave a comment settling this once and for all: Does Han hurt nerves or herd nerfs, cause he can't do both? Be sure to leave your comment on the corresponding giveaway posts at PSP Fanboy and PS3 Fanboy, for a total of three entries today. We'll select one comment from all three sites at random tomorrow morning before we give away another PSP-2000. Of course, there are rules. You must be a US resident, 18 years or older. Limit 1 entry per person per site ... or else (that means three entries spread out, no more)! This entry period ends at 11:59am ET tomorrow, so get your entries in before then. For complete rules you can shared with your loved ones, click here. And much thanks to the fine people at LucasArts for the great prizes.
Joyswag: Win a brand-new Darth Vader PSP-2000 (Day 1)
Click for high-resolution image. Don't be afraid to admit it: you want the new PSP-2000. With its slimmer figure, lighter weight, TV-Out functionality, and faster load times, it's a remarkable improvement over the PSP Phat. But, haven't been able to snatch a system for yourself? Don't worry -- we got you covered. Along with our friends at PSP Fanboy and PS3 Fanboy, we're giving away one of five brand-new limited-edition Darth Vader PSP-2000 systems each day this week. These Ceramic White systems feature Darth Vader's menacing profile on the back, and are a must-have for the dedicated Star Wars nerdcore. Not only that, the package includes the brand new PSP-exclusive Star Wars Battlefront game.So, how do you enter? First, find out what the PSP Fanboy team thinks about Star Wars Battlefront (Andrew, Jem, Nick, and Colin) and then write down one thing you learned from their previews and leave it in our comments section, as well as on the corresponding giveaway posts at PSP Fanboy and PS3 Fanboy. We'll select one comment from all three sites at random tomorrow morning before we giveaway another PSP-2000 Of course, there are rules. You must be a US resident, 18 years or older. Limit 1 entry per person per site ... or else (that means three entries spread out, no more)! This entry period ends at 11:59am ET tomorrow, so get your entries in before then. For complete rules you can shared with your loved ones, click here. And much thanks to the fine people at LucasArts for the great prizes.
No, seriously, last chance to enter the Legendary Halo 3 Giveaway
Look at all that crap! You know you want it! This is your last chance to get it. And besides, even if you don't win, your participation will change the outcome of the contest. Maybe you'll help someone you love become the "big wiener." Or, perhaps more satisfyingly, you might prevent someone you hate from winning.There's no way of knowing until you enter. You have until 8 p.m. EDT tonight, so get up on it!
Lost Planet Photochop contest: the best of the rest
After the dust cleared from our little Lost Planet photochop contest, we had over 500 total entries. 500! That's just amazing. Joystiq readers ... that's impressive. We decided that after looking through the entries again, we just had to share them with you. A lot of work went into these things, and it'd be a shame if they didn't see the light of day.We've culled together 154 of the best entries, and are rolling them out in one of Joystiq's brand new features -- galleries! Click here to zap yourself right into the middle of the Lost Planet gallery, and check out full-size versions of the entries. We'll be bringing you a lot more galleries and images in the future, so stay tuned.%Gallery-1426%
Joyswag Photochop: Lost Planet, found entries - Day Four
Only one day left in the Lost Planet contest, so burn the midnight oil tonight and send us your last ditch efforts. Pull out all the stops, burn through a graphics card or two, and give us your best shot. We triple-dog dare you. Today's first winning entry comes from, er ... Untitled. Did your parents really dislike you or were you a clone who escaped? Very simplistic design, but well-done and very zen. Meditate a bit while you stare at it and chant your favorite mantra. It brings Marble Madness to mind, and also looks like a sweet game to be played with a Wiimote.Check out winner number two after the jump, and remind yourself one more time about all the contest details. That is, if they aren't already burned into your brain by this point. If you haven't entered yet, give it a go. If you've been trying and haven't won, keep it going. We've only got ten copies of the game to give out, and a lot of entries, but you never know what'll happen.
Joyswag Photochop: Lost Planet, found entries - Day Three
It was hard to tear ourselves away from watching video repeats of Steve Jobs' Apple keynote that took place this morning, but we managed to do it so we could judge the Lost Planet entries that keep pouring in. We're going to eventually have to put up a gallery of these, because we have a lot more than ten awesome entries. Thanks so much for giving us such great stuff to look at and choose from. Hopefully some of you are pursuing careers in graphic design with those mad skillz.Our first winning entry comes to us straight out of the annals of history, bringing you an extremely retro gaming dosage of John Milton. This has to be the most highbrow entry we've received yet, and that's including the large number of Lost Pants entries we're getting (some of which have been great). Nice work Shaun, you've both impressed and shamed us at the same time, since we read the Cliff's Notes version of this in high school.Check out the second winner after the jump, and refresh your memory on all the contest details. Keep 'em coming, because we're loving everything you've been sending.
Joyswag Photochop: Lost Planet, found entries - Day One
Joystiqers, our hats are off to you. You have been heeding the call in spades. It's only the first day of the Lost Planet Photochop contest, and already we've had a ton of terrific entries. For those of you who haven't entered yet, these should get your creative juices flowing. Check out today's two winners: the first one is from Manu and features the oh so lovely Kate from Lost gracing the cover. We've received a ton of Lost TV show entries, but this one takes the cake so far. Keep 'em coming though, and have a look at the second winner and a recap of the contest details after the jump.
Joyswag X06 Winner
After poring through over 50 entries for our X06 swag giveaway, we finally narrowed it down to a winner. The winning entry (above) combines our love for Legos, Star Wars, and dismembering Totem Ball players into one excellent graphic. Congratulations to our winner -- we'll be in touch shortly to arrange shipment of the swag. To everyone else, please continue reading to enjoy some close-but-no-swag entries.
Joyswag: X06 Photoshopping contest
While we were unfortunately unable to fly you all to Barcelona to attend Micosoft's X06 conference, we would like to share our X06-related bounty with one lucky Joystiq reader. The person who sends in the most amusing .jpg format edit of the above picture to joyswag [dot] submissions [at] gmail [dot] com will take home the following goodies given out at the conference: An Alan Wake flashlight An Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures comic book from Dark Horse Three limited edition pieces of art from Mass Effect All entries are due by midnight Eastern time on Sunday, Oct. 1, so put down those outstretched arms and get cracking.
TGS 06: PSP Fanboy gives away prizes
We've been avoiding sleep to give you the best coverage of the Tokyo Game Show possible. There's so much to go through that it may seem a bit daunting to read all the news that's pouring in. Well, don't give up! Here's a nice incentive that should provide enough motivation for you to keep it locked to the Fanboy.Post a comment in any story with "TGS 06" in the title and you'll be entered to receive one of TWO PSP gear pouches from SFBags. These bags range from $29 to $39 and let you carry your PSP, UMDs and accessories in one convenient bag. Tokyo Game Show continues all weekend long, so make sure you're always checking in.Contest ends 9/26/06. Limit 1 comment/entry per post. No purchase necessary. Open to US residents only. Thanks, SFBags!
Joyswag: Get a call from Otis, win Dead Rising -- four days later
We chose Gabriel's truly terrifying milieu of a zombie infestation, sans zombies, as the winner in the final day of our Dead Rising contest. Everyone knows Phantoms don't exist -- yet, there it is! Gives us the creeps. Of course, don't forget about our other winners: zombie Flanders, vegetarian zombies, and PS3 early adopter zombies, each one terrifying in their own right. Vegetarians! We'd like to thank every single entrant to our little contest (more honorable mentions after the break), and Capcom for hooking us up with some great prizes.
