by Rainier on May 1, 2008 @ 9:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World in Conflict is an RTS that delivers action and team play amidst a showdown between the Soviet Union and the US, with destructible 3D battlefields, team-based multiplayer and a focus on fast, hard-hitting battles. Starting today Sierra launched the official WiC Map Making Contest, giving fans the chance to create new multiplayer environments, win cash and prizes, as well the opportunity to have their maps included in a future World in Conflict product.
by Rainier on April 16, 2008 @ 4:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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ZEN Studios announced a Rocky & Bullwinkle DVD giveaway contest to coincide with the release of its new fast-paced party game on Xbox Live Arcade, Rocky & Bullwinkle. Be among the first to earn all 13 Rocky & Bullwinkle XBLA game achievements for your chance to win!
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 9:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Numen: Contest of Heroes is an action/RPG that will plunge the player deep into the amazing world of Greek mythology, the realm of almighty gods, brave heroes, fabulous creatures, and great deeds.
by Rainier on April 7, 2008 @ 2:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Numen: Contest of Heroes is an action/RPG that will plunge the player deep into the amazing world of Greek mythology, the realm of almighty gods, brave heroes, fabulous creatures, and great deeds.
by Rainier on April 3, 2008 @ 12:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords expansion includes four new Hero professions, scores of new spells to cast and items to collect, challenging new quests, monsters and bosses and much more including a new archenemy, Antharg, the Lord of Plague. After hundreds of entries D3P chose Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - Revenge of the Plague Lord as the official title.
by Rainier on April 3, 2008 @ 5:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Follow up to the original $1 Million Make Something Unreal Contest is an all new competition sponsored by Intel. Winnings exceed $1 million in value, and consist of an Unreal Engine 3 license as a grand prize and other cash awards and prizes, such as Intel Software Development Products and Velocity Micro PCs based on the Intel Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform with two Intel Core2 Extreme quad-core processors.
by Rainier on March 31, 2008 @ 1:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Empire of Sports is an MMORPG built entirely around sport, designed to allow players around the world to simultaneously exist in an online universe, where their alter egos socially interact, train, compete, attend events and acquire the goods and services they need to build a parallel sporting existence.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 7:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, returning the franchise to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. GameStop will launch a national text-to-win contest in anticipation of the April 29, 2008 launch, culminate with a launch event in "Liberty City" (a.k.a. New York City) on April 28, where national winners will meet regional winners and vie for $30,000 in prizes.
by Rainier on March 24, 2008 @ 2:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Obscure: The Aftermath follows the story of a group of friends attending college who discover that a mysterious black flower, with addictive hallucinogenic effects, also has the terrifying ability to transform people into hideous monsters. Ignition and apparel company Draven are giving away a Wii console, along with a copy of the game and a complete Draven outfit.
by Rainier on March 20, 2008 @ 9:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Numen: Contest of Heroes is an action/RPG that will plunge the player deep into the amazing world of Greek mythology, the realm of almighty gods, brave heroes, fabulous creatures, and great deeds.
by Rainier on March 17, 2008 @ 9:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords gets an expansion pack on Xbox Live Arcade which includes four new Hero professions, scores of new spells to cast and items to collect, challenging new quests, monsters and bosses and much more including the introduction of a new archenemy, Antharg, the Lord of Plague.
by Rainier on March 5, 2008 @ 9:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Numen: Contest of Heroes is an action/RPG that will plunge the player deep into the amazing world of Greek mythology, the realm of almighty gods, brave heroes, fabulous creatures, and great deeds.
by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 9:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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To commemorate the first NCAA Football title on Wii, the video game’s packaging will feature a platform exclusive NCAA college team mascot, selected by fans. The Wii edition also includes the Family Play feature seen in recent Madden & FIFA titles.
by Rainier on Feb. 1, 2008 @ 9:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Numen: Contest of Heroes is an action/RPG that will plunge the player deep into the amazing world of Greek mythology, the realm of almighty gods, brave heroes, fabulous creatures, and great deeds.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 3:13 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Experience the thrill of white-knuckle aerial combat with bone-crunching armored assaults and high-intensity infantry combat in a 32-player, all-out war fought both on the ground and in the skies. In anticipation of the v1.3 patch, which will include a collection of Player-Created insignias and paint schemes,
SCEA is running a contest and will select the best of 50 insignias and 20 paint schemes, each getting a limited-edition Warhawk statue as a prize.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2008 @ 3:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft launched a European competition looking for fans to help create and show the unseen adventures of Master Chief. The Halo: Recut contest encourages gamers and filmmakers alike to be as creative as possible, with the lucky winner scooping a once-in-a-lifetime master-class trip to Los Angeles.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2007 @ 10:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Take Two and Firaxis get in the holiday spirit and announced a
Civ IV modding contest running from Dec. 23, 2007 though Feb. 18, 2008. The creator of the winning entry in each category will receive a Dell XPS desktop computer, and the best over-all mod will receive the grand prize of a Dell XPS laptop.
by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 3:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In celebration of Fallout's 10th Anniversary Bethesda ran a
“Design-a-Perk” contest where Fallout fans can design a new Perk for Fallout. Out of 17,000 entries Marc-AndrĂ© Deslongchamps took the top spot with his entry ‘Grim Reaper’s Sprint,” which restores all your action points whenever you kill an opponent.
by Rainier on Oct. 1, 2007 @ 1:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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To celebrate Fallout's 10th Anniversary, released in (early) October 1997, Bethesda announced a
“Design-a-Perk” contest where Fallout fans can design a new Perk for Fallout. The winner will have their Perk included in Fallout 3 and win their choice of a PC or Console Grand prize pack.
by Rainier on Sept. 28, 2007 @ 6:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Folklore is a unique, dark fantasy adventure inspired by western fairy tales. Set in the mysterious town of Doolin, two strangers, Keats and Ellen, are drawn together to uncover a mysterious legend in a remote village that exists on the border between dreams and reality. Sony Europe is giving fans a chance design a Netherworld character, and have it appear in the game. Read more for details ...
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2007 @ 12:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Auran Games announced that the prize pool for “Fury Challenge” has now officially topped $2 million dollars. The Open Beta event for its Player versus Player MMO has been extended to Oct. 7.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 6:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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To mark the Oct. 1 launch of Phantom Hourglass, Nintendo is running a content where you can win a trip to NY, $1,000 closed-door shopping spree at Nintendo World, a gold NDS and a copy of the game. Text “Zelda” to 20769 or enter by mail by visiting Zelda.com between Sept. 13 - Oct. 26, answer the three trivia questions correctly and get entered into the contest.
by Rainier on Sept. 5, 2007 @ 6:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In UT3 you assume the role of a futuristic warrior engaged in contests of intense shooting battles against skilled opponents, controlled either by human contestants online or by A.I. Midway and Epic Games are looking to the community and fans to name a never-before-seen-map in UT3, with the winner getting his name included in the UT3 game credits.
by Rainier on Aug. 21, 2007 @ 12:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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More than 2,300 participants have entered into the Doritos “Unlock Xbox” challenge, submitting their ideas for an Doritos branded Xbox LIVE Arcade game idea. The five finalists have been selected, and will now begin working side-by-side with Xbox LIVE Arcade development teams to build fully playable beta versions of their game concepts.
by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2007 @ 11:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At its annual Gamefest Technology Conference, Microsoft announced the winners of its XNA Game Studio Dream-Build-Play contest, where in a surprise announcement not one, but four winners were invited to publish their games on Xbox LIVE Arcade.