Fanswag Weekly: Live turns five mega giveaway [update]

by Richard Mitchell { Nov 21st 2007 at 12:00PM }

[Update: This giveaway is now closed and our winner has been notified. Check your inbox (and spam box), you might be our winner.]

So, perhaps you've heard, but Xbox Live turned five last week. In celebration of this fact, Microsoft sent us a little gift, an Xbox 360 wireless controller with a nice orange finish and the words "Live Turns Five" emblazoned upon us. Nice folk that we are, we've decided to give this sucker away. But wait, there's more. Along with the controller, we received a little pamphlet detailing some of the criticisms faced by Xbox Live before it launched. Microsoft took something of a risk with Xbox Live, and it has paid off. In short, Microsoft wanted us to believe in Xbox Live, and believers we have become.

As a symbolic addition to the limited edition controller, we're also tacking on a few games that Microsoft really wanted us to believe in. Those games are: Tenchu Z, Vampire Rain, Project Sylpheed, Fuzion Frenzy 2 and Crackdown. Hey, one outta five ain't bad, right? Yes, they're not the best games in the world (minus the incredible Crackdown, of course), but think of them as free achievements. Hell, to sweeten the deal, we'll even toss in 1600 MS Points. Sound good? Follow these simple instructions to enter:

Xbox Live is five years old. Leave a comment on this post telling us about your best Live moments so far. You can leave one comment per calendar day (Eastern Time).
Be sure you only leave one comment per day. Posters of multiple comments during the same day will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until Friday, November 23 12:00pm Noon, Eastern Time. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only
On Friday, we'll pick one winner via a random drawing
One winner will receive a limited edition Live Turns Five wireless Xbox 360 controller, one copy each of Tenchu Z, Vampire Rain, Project Sylpheed, Fuzion Frenzy 2, and Crackdown, and one 1600 point MS Point card, worth about $230 in all.

Don't forget you can leave one comment per day. That's three chances to enter and maximize your chance of winning. If you'd like to maximize your chances of learning, you can read the official rules by clicking here.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 26)

Cameron @ Nov 21st 2007 12:04PM

When I signed up and noticed how sweet it is.

Kelly @ Nov 21st 2007 12:05PM

the wonderful day i downloaded the GH3 demo had to have been a favorite live moment.

Jonathan Murrell @ Nov 21st 2007 12:05PM

I love Xbox live and this swag looks awesome. I hope I win..

nathan @ Nov 21st 2007 12:05PM

I would have to say my favorite moments of live would have to just be killing all of my friends...over...and over....and over again.

Iliad Force @ Nov 21st 2007 12:05PM

That first game of Ghost Recon. I miss that game.

MadCatVT @ Nov 21st 2007 12:07PM

The best time was when I first started up Halo 3 and got to play online.... it was awesome

John @ Nov 21st 2007 12:06PM

Halo. Halo Halo Halo.

...

and beating my brother at Uno. That was sweet.

Jeff @ Nov 21st 2007 12:07PM

My favorite moment so far on live has been a couple of days after I signed up for Live back in 2003, and playing Unreal Tournament against people. Won the game, and haven't looked back since.

Chris @ Nov 21st 2007 12:07PM

Excluding Canadian readers again. Thanks.

Joel @ Nov 21st 2007 12:08PM

Best Live moment so far... none yet. I'm going to join the Live party for the first time this week when I buy my Xbox 360. What a better way to enjoy it than with winning this prize.

xylophipps @ Nov 21st 2007 12:09PM

GEARS OF WAR!

miker @ Nov 21st 2007 12:10PM

head-shotting my buddies

Coleco Rave @ Nov 21st 2007 5:22PM

The day that I got the beta in the mail. It almost ruined my chances of graduating from college

Fady @ Nov 21st 2007 12:12PM

Being a Live beta tester back in the day and seeing it grow to what it is now...truly proud...and i miss NFL Fever haha.

Justin Fletcher @ Nov 21st 2007 12:10PM

I was once a PC gamer and shouted its multiplayer paises from the hillside. Then the console with multiplayer capability came and I didnt have to search for servers, I didnt have to worry about haxors (very much anway). XBL ftw!

Jeremy @ Nov 21st 2007 12:11PM

I still get giddy when curb stomping, chain sawing or executing a baddy in Gears of War

Jon @ Nov 21st 2007 12:11PM

Best moment is when i first used Xbox live to play gears of war!

NuAngel @ Nov 21st 2007 12:11PM

One of my favorite "LIVE" moments was playing TMNT 1989 Arcade - three of us were "older" players (those who remembered the original), and one player was something like 11 years old. The youngest player kept making what I assume were "Karate" noises in the mic, and at one point said "Yeah, I'm the red guy!" The three players who grew up with the Ninja Turtles all stopped and said "Did he just say 'I'm the Red Guy'? THEY HAVE NAMES!"

We promptly stopped protecting the 4th player and let him die.

NuAngel

casey chesnut @ Nov 21st 2007 12:11PM

getting to play vision-enabled games with my family over 1000 miles away.

ThatDudeReeg @ Nov 21st 2007 12:11PM

Best Live Moment.

Halo.

Etchasketchist @ Nov 21st 2007 12:11PM

My favorite Xbox Live moment has to be the first time I completely owned somebody in Puzzle Fighter. It was the first time that I saw somebody leave a lobby as soon as they saw my gamertag because they knew I was going to destroy them.

Christian King @ Nov 21st 2007 12:12PM

When I realized that I could get movies and games on my Xbox without getting off my ass.

BAG OF MEAT @ Nov 21st 2007 12:11PM

Downloading Autstin Powers for free from the XBL Marketplace was a pretty sweet Live moment. Let's have more of those, please.

Gemini Ace @ Nov 21st 2007 12:12PM

Screaming into my headset at 9 year olds in Halo.

Kevin @ Nov 21st 2007 12:12PM

My favorite moment is popping heads in gears of war lol.

bigC24 @ Nov 21st 2007 12:12PM

Best moment? Oh man thats rough to choose... It would probably have to be when I finally cracked the top 25 on the world online leader board in Burnout 3: Takedown. That game provided countless hours of great times, and to finally reach that level among the true elites in the game was pretty special.

duramas @ Nov 21st 2007 12:12PM

my best moment was when halo finally went online

Vern @ Nov 21st 2007 11:11PM

Playing gears of war made me a big Xbox 360 fanboy now xbox live is like my other life...lol

Sgoghy @ Nov 21st 2007 12:13PM

My best moment of live would have to be being part of the xbox live beta on the original xbox way back in 02. The first game I ever played was the demo of moto gp. So the light goes green and everyone takes off and, since its a new game no one really knew how to play, everyone toppled over each other trying to make the first turn. I was laughing for the next 10 minutes. Also, I made my best friends on live in that first game.

stanley rivera @ Nov 21st 2007 12:14PM

best moments is buying a used 360 going on live and getting ban from live for no reason..before the ban call of duty 4 is the sh*t online

JAKEJAX @ Nov 21st 2007 12:14PM

My best moment of live is when I purchased the 360 and got a free one-month trial. I activated it when I purcased Gears of War and I was hooked. That was awesome!

Tom Worthington II @ Nov 21st 2007 12:28PM

My favoirte moment is hearing a 10-year old kid call me gay on Xbox Live.

Mike @ Nov 21st 2007 12:14PM

My favorite Live moment was when I realized that after paying Microsoft for my Xbox, and then paying them for my accessories, and then paying them for my games, that I *didn't* have to pay them for their stupid online service just so I can play with my friends!

I simply had to supply a case of beer and invite my friends over to play and it was. still. fun. and. for. free. (almost)