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Congratulations to the winner of Massively's Twitter contest!
Massively's contest celebrating our 10,000th Twitter follower turned out to be a big hit! We watched the number of followers reach -- and surpass -- our goal, and finally got the pleasure of choosing a winner! Several game development studios pitched in prizes, and Massively reader Arbitrary Genius is the recipient of an exciting MMO prize package: Three months of Fallen Earth game time along with a Skull and Starburst cowboy hat and Flame Rider motorcycle for her character. $25 worth of G1 credits for APB:Reloaded. 4,000 Station Cash from Sony Online Entertainment. 5,000 Turbine Points for Dungeons and Dragons Online or Lord of the Rings Online. Congratulations to our winner, thank you to all of our readers who entered, and a special thank you to those developers who contributed prizes. Keep your eye on Massively's Twitter feed for more contests and all the latest news!
Wizard101 hosting holiday Twitter contest
One of the more family-oriented MMOs currently on the market, Wizard101, celebrates Valentine's Day via its annual Friendship Festival, a concept that some of us can enthusiastically get behind. Its approach has been heralded by the return of the vendor NPC Valentia Heartsong, selling special holiday items in exchange for the game's microtransaction currency, Crowns. But in an effort to get players feeling just a little bit more friendly, the game's staff is running a special contest to give away some of the holiday items for free. Every day until February 12th, the team will select one of their followers on Twitter at random, contact them via Twitter, and ask for their Wizard101 account name. That means that entering the contest is as simple as following the game @Wizard101. The prize is handed out at noon each day, which means there's still plenty of time for the game's players to get in on the fun and get a little something extra. And besides, following a game you enjoy on Twitter is good practice anyway. Fan of the holiday or not, it's hard not to like a friendly gesture such as this.
Follow @Warcraft on Twitter and win big
Well, I guess "big" is in the eye of the beholder, but for the fairly easy task of starting a Twitter account (if you don't already have one) and following @Warcraft, you could win a myriad of WoW TCG loot card codes. Ever wanted an Ethereal Plunderer, a Spectral Tiger, a Magic Rooster, or any of the other super-rare vanity items? Now would be a good time to take part in that whole social networking thing. You could even follow the official WoW.com Twitter account too if you're so inclined. Blizzard has already selected a ton of winners, and the contest runs until December 11th, 2009, so you've still get plenty of time to win. Official rules are here. It looks like Blizzard learned something from their last contest, since the prizes seem to be handed out immediately upon them choosing a winner. Of course, I suppose it's easier to get digital codes to people than t-shirts, but I also don't think it takes two months to mail a t-shirt. Either way, if you win this one, you get pretty much instant gratification. The best kind of gratification.
