Filed under: Contests and Giveaways

Fanswag Weekly: Fable II Knothole Island DLC

by Richard Mitchell { 9 months ago }

Update: This giveaway is now closed. Keep an eye on your inbox (and spam box). You might be a winner.

For this week's Fanswag offering, we are offering you the trip of a lifetime. Visit the beautiful and exotic Knothole Island in the land of Albion. Meet new friends, explore hidden places and discover new treasures. All you have to do is sit through one teeny, tiny, inconsequential timeshare proposal. Oh wait, no you don't. All you have to do is follow the directions below and you could win the brand new Knothole Island DLC for Fable II.

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling us about either your most evil or most benevolent moment in Fable II.
Only one comment per person, per calendar day (eastern time). Posters of multiple comments in the same calendar day will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 5:00PM eastern Friday, January 16th, 2009. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
On Friday, we'll pick one winner via a random drawing.
One winner will receive a redemption code for the Fable II Knothole Island DLC, worth $10.
Complete giveaway rules can be found here.

Gallery: Fable 2 - Knothole Island DLC

Joystiq regifts the Halo Interactive Strategy Game

by Xav de Matos { 10 months ago }

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Our dear old friends at Joystiq (contractually obligated to say that) are filthy, filthy regifters! Someone lovingly put thought into buying something for them and here they are just giving it away! What is it today, let's check ... oh, the Halo Interactive Strategy Game? Seriously? Someone actually bought that?! Oh, of course they'd give that away... why would anyone want... wait, I have to change this post.

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Our awesome pals at Joystiq, who are never wrong when giving away quality merchandise, are giving readers one helluva chance to win an amazing prize. Check out Joystiq if you'd like to score this Halo Interactive Strategy Game! How awesome is it? Soooo awesome.

FanSwag: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

by Xav de Matos { 10 months ago }

Update: This FanSwag is now closed.

Here it is, the final FanSwag of 2008. We've given away a ton of quality goods and this week is no different. This week we're giving away one copy of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for the Xbox Live Arcade. Capcom's latest HD reboot is on the line in our last FanSwag of the year and you can win it. All it takes is one measy comment and you can be the lucky one to nab one of our own picks for XBLA Game of the Year! Here's how you can win:

To win leave a comment and tell us who your Street Fighter II Turbo character of choice is.
You may leave one comment. Posters of multiple comments will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 5:00PM eastern January 2nd. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. or Canada (excluding Quebec).
On January 2nd, we'll pick one (1) winner via a random drawing.
One (1) winner will receive a redemption code for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, worth $15.
Complete giveaway rules can be found here.

Win You're in the Movies from Joystiq, have popcorn too

by Richard Mitchell { 10 months ago }

Like us, you're probably scrambling to get your New Year's Eve party entertainment squared away. Never mind the fact that it will all be irrelevant by the time everyone is to soused to appreciated anyway. Thus, we present to you the following giveaway opportunity: Joystiq is giving away You're in the Movies (with Vision Camera) and, get this, a popcorn maker! You're almost guaranteed to find a practical use for at least one of them. For your chance to win, head over to Joystiq and follow the ridiculously simple instructions. Please though, wipe off your greasy, buttery mitts before picking up the controller, mkay?

Xbox.com: Horde for the Holidays, a Gears 2 contest so big it ends a year!

by Xav de Matos { 10 months ago }

If you're anything like us you've already ninjaed (it's a verb) to your holiday gift pile and tried to find out what Saint Nick brought you. If you didn't spot an Xbox 360 console-sized present in that stack and are looking for a new console to call home, Epic and Microsoft are giving away an amazing comic book themed Xbox 360 to one lucky gamer ... but that isn't all.

Xbox.com's Horde for the Holidays contest is also giving away thousands of Xbox Live Marketplace points, one Gears of War 2-themed Zune, Limited Edition red Xbox 360 controller and charge kit and more. All of these prizes, in three huge prize packs. Now that is a holiday giveaway, kids.

To enter, players must register online at Xbox.com or download the Horde for the Holidays gamerpic -- sorry internationals, this contest is US residents only. Once entered, in order to qualify all gamers need to do is play Gears of War 2 online between December 30 at 12:01am EST and January 1 and 12:01am EST. For all the deets check out Xbox.com.

Fanswag: Gears of War 2 Combustible Map Pack DLC

by Richard Mitchell { 10 months ago }

It's time for a quick Friday Fanswag, fanboys! This is only going to be up for a few hours, so pay attention. We've got two, count 'em, two redemption codes for the new Gears of War 2 Combustible Map Pack. We've got 'em and we want to give 'em to you. All we're asking in return is one measly little comment. That's like nothing, right? And you get three new maps for Gears of War 2 for it. Seems pretty sweet to us. If you'd like to throw your name in that hat for this giveaway, simply follow the directions below.

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite Gears of War 2 moment so far.
Only one comment per person. Posters of multiple comments will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 5:00PM eastern today, December 19th. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
Later today, we'll pick two winners via a random drawing.
Two winners will each receive a redemption code for the Gears of War 2 Combustible Map Pack, worth $10.
Complete giveaway rules can be found here.

Gallery: Gears of War 2 - Combustible Map Pack

Fanswag Weekly: Win Lips and Live [update]

by Dustin Burg { 10 months ago }

Update: Entry into this giveaway is closed. Congrats to Fanswag winner ::drum roll:: Melchezidek!

Be cheerful, fanboys, because it's Wednesday and it's time for another Fanswag giveaway! This week we're giving away Lips and Live, because we not only find the "Lips and Live" giveaway name to roll off the tongue quite nicely, but because we feel obligated to give back to our rather handsome X3F community. So, there's only on way to win a copy of Lips and an Xbox Live 12 month subscription, and that's by entering today's giveaway-o-awesomeness.

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling us what the best remedy is for curing chapped lips.
You may leave one comment per calendar day, eastern time. Posters of multiple comments during the same day will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 5:00PM eastern Thursday, December 18th. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
On Thursday, we'll pick one winner via a random drawing.
One grand prize winner will receive a copy of Lips and a 12-month Xbox Live Gold subscription card, worth $120.
Complete giveaway rules can be found here.

Fanswag Weekly: Win one year of Xbox Live Gold

by Richard Mitchell { 11 months ago }

It may not be as sexy as the pile of swag we gave away over Thanksgiving, but we're willing to bet most of you would be willing to accept a free year of Xbox Live Gold. And, since we're such sweeties, we're giving away two one year subscriptions to Xbox Live Gold. Entering the giveaway is about as complicated as it will be for the winners to actually redeem the subscriptions in question (read: not complicated at all). Just follow the directions below.

Leave a comment on this post telling us what what games you like to play on Xbox Live.
You may leave one comment per calendar day, eastern time. Posters of multiple comments during the same day will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 12:00PM (noon) Friday, December 12th, eastern time. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
On Friday, we'll pick two winners via a random drawing.
Two grand prize winners will receive a 12 month Xbox Live Gold subscription card, worth $50 each.
Complete giveaway rules can be found here.

Fanswag: Destroy All Humans bobbles [update]

by Dustin Burg { 11 months ago }

Update: This giveaway has completed and big congrats to ttocs, monkeyninja, Major Suckage, Xerone, and Ben for their bobbly win!

This week, Crypto crash landed on the Xbox 360 in Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon and to celebrate, we're giving away a handful of Crypto'riffic "Wacky Wobbler Bobble-Heads". You know, because everybody needs a Wacky Wobbler. Simply comment below to enter the giveaway. Also, big thanks to the Destroy All Humans crew for donating the bobblehead goods and to learn more about Path of the Furon (and win some prizes) hit up CryptoEnhance.com.

We all know Crypto loves to use wacky weapons to destroy humans, but what would your ultimate human destroying weapon be? Leave a comment on this post telling us what zany weapon you'd use to wreak havoc.
You may leave one comment per calendar day, eastern time. Posters of multiple comments during the same day will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 10:00PM eastern Wednesday, December 3rd. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
On Thursday, we'll pick five winners via a random drawing.
Five grand prize winners will receive a Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon bobblehead worth $15.
Complete giveaway rules can be found here.

Last chance: Win lots and lots of Holiday swag

by Richard Mitchell { 11 months ago }

This is it kids, the last day to enter our two holiday giveaways. We're giving away a ton of games, lots of cool toys and even some clothes. Don't forget that our prizes also include the full band set of Guitar Hero: World Tour and an AXPro 5.1 surround sound headset from Tritton. With so many great prizes, there's enough to give away as holiday gifts and still have something special for you. Why not? You've earned it, right? Remember, we're running two giveaways, so you'll have to enter them both if you want a shot at all the swag. Click the links below to find out how to enter.

Fanswag: Holiday Wish List Giveaway (Part 1)

Fanswag: Holiday Wish List Giveaway (Part 2)

Don't forget: Win a pile of holiday swag

by Richard Mitchell { 11 months ago }

Hey kids, just a quick reminder that our monster Holiday Wish List Giveaway is still underway. We're giving away not just one, but two piles of sweet Xbox 360 swag, including games, action figures, posters, clothes, an art book and even a couple of X3F stickers. The idea is that you'll have plenty of stuff that you can give as gifts for the holidays. Of course, each pile of swag comes with a particularly delicious (and metaphorical!) cherry on top. Part one of our giveaway comes with the complete band set of Guitar Hero: World Tour and part two comes with a sweet AXPro 5.1 surround sound headset from Tritton. We suppose we wouldn't blame you if you decide to keep some (or all) of the swag for yourself. You can enter each giveaway once a day from now through Sunday. Click the links below to find out how to enter.

Fanswag: Holiday Wish List Giveaway (Part 1)

Fanswag: Holiday Wish List Giveaway (Part 2)

Fanswag: Holiday Wish List Giveaway (Part 2)

by Richard Mitchell { 11 months ago }

Welcome to part 2 of our massive Holiday Wish List Giveaway. Today we have the second half of our swag stash, featuring lots of games, toys, and one very nice surround sound headset. As we said yesterday, what you do with your pile of swag is up to you. You can give some of it away as holiday gifts, or you can bring out your inner Grinch and keep it all for yourself. Just take a gander at everything we have on offer:

Left 4 Dead
Four Left 4 Dead Poster Cards
Mirror's Edge
Hail to the Chimp
Five Halo 3 Series 2 McFarlane Figures
Two Gears of War NECA Figures
Silicon Knights cloth bag
Two X3F stickers
Tritton AX Pro 5.1 surround sound headset

To enter, simply follow the directions below. Also, don't forget that you can enter both part 1 and part 2 once a day.

The holidays are the perfect time to spend some quality gaming time with friends and family. Leave a comment on this post describing one of your favorite holiday gaming moments.
You may leave one comment per calendar day, eastern time. Posters of multiple comments during the same day will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 10:00PM eastern Sunday, November 30th. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
On Sunday, we'll pick one winner via a random drawing.
One grand prize winner will receive one copy of Left 4 Dead, Four Left 4 Dead poster cards, one copy of Mirror's Edge, one copy of Hail to the Chimp, Five Halo 3 Series 2 figures, two Gears of War NECA figures, one Silicon Knights cloth bag, Two X3F stickers, one Tritton AX Pro headset, worth an approximate total of $460.
Complete giveaway rules can be found here.

Fanswag: Holiday Wish List Giveaway (Part 1)

by Richard Mitchell { 11 months ago }

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You see that pile of swag? That, friends, is just the tip of the iceberg. See, we had this idea that we could give away a pile of swag to one lucky reader. That lucky reader, in turn, could give some of that swag away as holiday gifts. Of course, we can't make anyone giveaway their hard-earned prizes, but that's not going to stop us from giving them away. Here's a rundown of what we're giving away (you can see it all in hi-res glory in the gallery below):

Gallery: Thanksgiving Mega Giveaway 2008

Guitar Hero: World Tour (full band kit)
Call of Duty: World at War
Madagascar 2
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Ninja Gaiden II
Too Human
CrunchTime Games T-shirt
Assault Heroes Hat
Gears of War art book

This is a pretty massive giveaway, so we'll be running it for an entire week, all the way through Sunday, November 30. For your chance to win, simply follow the directions below. Also, be sure to check X3F tomorrow, when we'll be giving away even more swag in Round 2 of our wish list giveaway.

The holidays are the perfect time to spend some quality gaming time with friends and family. Leave a comment on this post describing one of your favorite holiday gaming moments.
You may leave one comment per calendar day, eastern time. Posters of multiple comments during the same day will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 10:00PM eastern Sunday, November 30th. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
On Sunday, we'll pick one winner via a random drawing.
One grand prize winner will receive one each of the following: Guitar Hero: World Tour (full band kit), Call of Duty: World at War, Madagascar 2, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Ninja Gaiden II, Too Human, CrunchTime Games T-shirt, Assault Heroes Hat, Gears of War art book, worth an approximate total of $490.
Complete giveaway rules can be found here.

Reminder: Win a Left 4 Dead-like zombie tee

by Dustin Burg { 11 months ago }

We you aware that you can win a sexy yet dapper Threadless zombie t-shirt? If not, we're here to remind you that YOU CAN! Just make your way over to the official fanswag post and register to win a Left 4 Dead inspired zombie t-shirt that proudly tells everyone that you love shooting zombies and are proud of it. You have until 5:00PM eastern to enter and remember too that you can enter a second time even if you commented yesterday.

Again, go to THIS POST and comment to enter the giveaway. Big thanks to Threadless for donating the stylish zombie swag.

Fanswag: Win Left 4 Dead inspired zombie-wear [update]

by Dustin Burg { 11 months ago }

Update: This giveaway is now closed and all winners have been notified via email. Thank you for entering!

To celebrate the release of the zombieified Left 4 Dead, we figured we'd offer the fanboy community some stylish new zombie-killing threads. So, we partnered with our friends over at Threadless to give away a bunch of their "Of The Dead" tshirts, because (just like the tee reads) everyone who loves to play Left 4 Dead also has to love shooting zombies. This tee giveaway runs through Thursday, so be sure to comment below and enter once per day. Again, big thanks to the too cool crew over at Threadless for donating the duds.

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling us why you enjoy killing zombies.
You may leave one comment per calendar day eastern time. Posters of multiple comments per day will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until Thursday, November 20th at 5:00PM eastern. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
On Thursday, we'll pick five winners via a random drawing.
Five grand prize winners will receive one Threadless Of The Dead t-shirt valued at $18.
Complete giveaway rules can be found here.