Win $25,000 worth of prizes in '13 Days of Gears' sweepstakes

Hey, if you're going to curb stomp a guy, you might as well do it for a good reason. Starting Feb. 1, Microsoft is going to be giving away $25,000 in prizes (including an HDTV, a Gears of War 2 poster signed by the dev team, and a locust bust, to name a few) to random online combatants in Gears 2 over a 13-day period. To get in on the contest, you need to register here by Jan. 31, then play one match in the daily designated gametype from Feb. 1 to Feb. 13. We've got the full list of prizes and gametype schedule posted after the jump. If you're going to be mastering the art of chainsaw surgery, you might as well try to win some swag while you're at it.
Prizes

• A Samsung 40" 1080p LCD HDTV
• An Xbox 360 Limited Edition Red Wireless Controller
• A Marcus Fenix bronze statue from Mindzeye Studios
• A life-size Locust drone maquette from TriForce Sales
• The "Gears of War 2" video game soundtrack from Sumthing Else
• The Gears of War Aspho Fields novel from Random House imprint, Del Rey
• Codes to download the golden Hammerburst and Lancer
• A "Gears of War 2" poster signed by members of the development team
• Five first prize packages every day, which includes the soundtrack, novel, in-game golden weapons and a signed poster

Schedule

Sunday, Feb. 1 -- Annex

Monday, Feb. 2 -- Submission

Tuesday, Feb. 3 -- Execution

Wednesday, Feb. 4 -- Horde

Thursday, Feb. 5 -- King of the Hill

Friday, Feb. 6 -- Guardian

Saturday, Feb. 7 -- Warzone

Sunday, Feb. 8 -- Wingman

Monday, Feb. 9 -- King of the Hill

Tuesday, Feb. 10 -- Wingman

Wednesday, Feb. 11 -- Wingman

Thursday, Feb. 12 -- Horde

Friday, Feb. 13 -- Horde