Filed under: Joyswag
Joyswag: Steet Fighter IV (PS3) & launch party swagbag
by Kevin Kelly 
{ 9 months ago }
Update: We did indeed have a winner! Congratulations to Bryan Gee of Georgia. We look forward to battling you online. Check back soon for more cool giveaways!
Here's what we're offering up: A copy of Street Fighter IV for PlayStation 3, a Street Fighter IV black t-shirt (size XL) featuring the Hadouken combination, a cloth tote bag marked with the same Hadouken button combo, a Chun Li Street Fighter IV action figure (complete with massive man hands -- sadly, not detachable), a copy of Udon Comics' Street Fighter II #03 (with Special Power Foil Cover #17 featuring E. Honda), a Capcom Fighting Game History fold-out timeline and -- niftiest of all -- the full-size Street Fighter IV training manual with special moves list.
To win this bag-o-swag, follow these instructions:
- Leave a comment suggesting what blogger and podcast maven Justin McElroy's special move would be, including the button combo to activate it
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person per calendar day
- This entry period ends at 3:00pm ET on Monday, February 23. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive: one copy of Street Fighter IV for PS3 (ARV $59.99), one Street Fighter IV Hadouken t-shirt (ARV $9.99), one Street Fighter IV launch party bag (ARV: $5.00), one Chun Li SFIV action figure (ARV: $19.99), one Street Fighter IV Training Manual (ARV: $9.99), one copy of Street Fighter II #03 comic book (ARV: $3.99)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag: GTA IV 'The Lost & Damned' DLC
by Xav de Matos { 9 months ago }
[Update: Entries for this Joyswag are now over! Thanks for entering!]
- Leave us a comment telling us the first thing you'll do when you step back into Liberty City
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- You may enter once per calendar day
- This entry period ends at 3:00PM ET on Friday, February 20. We'll randomly select one (1) winner at that time to receive Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & Damned (ARV: $20). Please check your e-mail!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
iPhone It In: Silent Hill: The Escape
by Justin McElroy { 9 months ago }
Let's give credit where it's due: As a proof of concept, Silent Hill: The Escape works. If someone at Konami wanted to prove that they could create a creepy atmosphere that boasted the series' trademark look and sound on a phone, they should consider this a success.
Joyswag regift giveaway: PSP-3000 Ratchet & Clank Entertainment Pack
by Christopher Grant { 11 months ago }
Just like you, we get all sorts of gifts around the holidays here at Joystiq HQ. Probably unlike you, we don't keep any of them (even the good ones!). With that in mind, we've got five days of regift giveaways planned, where you get some free stuff (and we get some of our HQ real estate back).
Today, we're offering up this silver PSP-3000 Ratchet & Clank Entertainment Pack. Why do they call it the PSP-300 Ratchet & Clank Entertainment Pack? Well, it's tricky ... but we're professionals, so here goes. First, it contains a PSP-3000. Not a 1000 (they don't even make those anymore!) or a 2000, but an honestogoodness PSP-3000 ("better" screen and all). The Ratchet & Clank part? Well, it comes with Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters on UMD, so pretty self explanatory there. But the Entertainment part, yes ... this is a bit tougher. First, a copy of National Treasure 2 on UMD and nothing screams "entertainment" like Nicholas Cage tracking down history. Next, a download code for Echochrome, and a 1GB Memory Stick to hold it – if bending your mind sounds like a good time, this has your name all over it.
Here's how you win:
- Leave a comment pondering what new features the inevitable PSP-4000 will introduce (internal memory!).
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person
- This entry period ends at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, January 5th. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive a Silver PSP-3000 Limited Edition Ratchet and Clank Entertainment Pack (ARV: $200). Please check your e-mail!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag regift giveaway: Fable 2 Limited Edition
by Christopher Grant { 11 months ago }
Just like you, we get all sorts of gifts around the holidays here at Joystiq HQ. Probably unlike you, we don't keep any of them (even the good ones!). With that in mind, we've got five days of regift giveaways planned, where you get some free stuff (and we get some of our HQ real estate back).
Today, in celebration of our look at the best games of 2008, we're offering up a copy of Fable 2 (Limited Edition of course, not that that nets you much). Haven't had a chance to explore Lionhead's second tour of Albion? Now's your chance!
Here's how you win:
- Leave a comment telling precisely how wrong we are about Fable 2.
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person
- This entry period ends at 8:30 pm ET on Friday, January 2nd. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive Fable 2: Limited Edition (ARV: $70.00). Please check your e-mail!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag regift giveaway: Halo Interactive Strategy Board Game
by Christopher Grant { 11 months ago }
Today, we're offering up this copy of the Halo Interactive Strategy Board Game. Get this, it's a board game, based on a video game, with DVD video functionality. What will they think of next?
Here's how you win:
- Leave a comment with your favorite Halo-inspired pick-up line (sample: "If we stick together long enough I'll explode.")
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person
- This entry period ends at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, January 1st. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive the Halo Interactive Strategy Board Game ($50). Please check your e-mail!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag regift giveaway: PS3 Wireless Keypad and AC Adaptor
by Christopher Grant { 11 months ago }
Just like you, we get all sorts of gifts around the holidays here at Joystiq HQ. Probably unlike you, we don't keep any of them (even the good ones!). With that in mind, we've got five days of regift giveaways planned, where you get some free stuff (and we get some of our HQ real estate back).
Today, we're offering up the PlayStation 3 Wireless Keypad (our two word review: pretty terrible) and, since you need to charge the thing separately from your controller (no, really!) we're throwing in the PlayStation 3 AC Adaptor. We're still waiting for Sony to implement some sort of low-power charging solution in a future PS3 revision – until then, we'll keep charging everything off the 360.
Here's how you win:
- Leave a comment expressing your holiday cheer ... in txtspk.
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person
- This entry period ends at 8:30 pm ET on Wednesday, December 31st. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive the PlayStation 3 Wireless Keypad (ARV: $50) and the PlayStation 3 AC Adaptor (ARV: $25.00). Please check your e-mail!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag regift giveaway: You're in the Movies (with bonus Popcorn Maker)
by Christopher Grant { 11 months ago }
Just like you, we get all sorts of gifts around the holidays here at Joystiq HQ. Probably unlike you, we don't keep any of them (even the good ones!). With that in mind, we've got five days of regift giveaways planned, where you get some free stuff (and we get some of our HQ real estate back).
Today's installment: Microsoft's casual grab You're in the Movies, camera and all. Too boring, you say? Fine, we'll throw in this Waring Pro WPM25 Popcorn Maker that Activision and Red Octane sent us to promote their Guitar Hero franchise. Yeah ... we don't get it either. And we figured rather than some random popcorn maker giveaway, we'd thematically pair it with a video game. Relevancy, voila!
Here's how you win:
- Leave a comment suggesting an even more random item Activision could have sent us to promote Guitar Hero ... and the game we'd have to pair it with to give it away.
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person
- This entry period ends at 8:30 pm ET on Tuesday, December 30th. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive You're in the Movies (ARV: $60.00) and a Waring Pro WPM25 Professional Popcorn Maker (ARV: $100). Please check your e-mail!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag Holidaze: Lumines Supernova (PSN)
by Andrew Yoon { 11 months ago }
Just in time for Christmas, we're giving away five codes for Lumines Supernova on the PlayStation Network. The classic PSP puzzle game is now on PS3, with fancy 1080p graphics and Trophy support. Oh, and a LittleBigPlanet skin.
- Leave a comment telling us if you'll be giving the code away as a gift -- or keeping it for yourself!
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person
- This entry period ends at 12 pm ET on Thursday, December 25th. We'll randomly select 5 winners at that time to receive a code for Lumines Supernova (ARV: $15.00). Please check your e-mail!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag: Let Rise of the Argonauts do your holiday shopping
by Justin McElroy { 11 months ago }
We know how it is: You get swarmed with all the great holiday releases and then suddenly it's a week before Christmas and you've done none of your holiday shopping. Luckily, Joystiq and Codemasters have you covered. To mark the release of Rise of the Argonauts, you could have all your holiday shopping done in one pass with a box of six faceplates and five action figures from the game. No, seriously. The whole box. See that picture up there? Imagine that, but with like ... five times as many. That's what you're getting.
Who wouldn't love to see one of these little guys starting at them from behind freshly-torn wrapping paper? No one, that's who. If you win and you live in the U.S., we'll get you the box before Christmas. If you live in Canada ... well, no promises. We don't know how quickly the mounties deliver mail. And hey, email us some pics of you giving them away and maybe we'll stick them on Joystiq.
- Leave a comment telling us who you'll be giving the prizes away to (and how many you'll be keeping for yourself).
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person per calendar day
- This entry period ends at 12 pm ET on Thursday, December 18th. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive six Rise of the Argonauts faceplates (ARV: $60.00) and six Rise of the Argonauts action figures (ARV: $72.00). Please check your e-mail!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag Holidaze: Joystiq Timbuk2 bag & Zune
by Kevin Kelly { 11 months ago }
Update: We've selected a winner! Congratulations to John Lee of Totowa, NJ. Thanks to everyone who participated in our week of Joyswag! We'll have more for you soon, so stay tuned.
It's finally here, the end of our week-long Joyswag Holidaze. But, it's not over yet! We've saved the best for last. Just ask Faith, she loves herself a swanky bag. You know, the type of thing to carry your trusted intel -- gotta keep the resistance going! Or maybe you're tired of holstering your lightsaber on your hip? Look no further than this custom-made Joystiq Timbuk2 messenger bag! Just remember to keep it on your person at all times. Even a bag doesn't deserve to be left for dead ...
Okay. Are we done shamelessly plugging our previous giveaways? Yes. But -- uh-huh, there's a but -- don't miss your chance to win the Joystiq Timbuk2 bag (suitable for toting a 15" laptop!) below. We'll even toss in a Zune! To enter this giveaway:
It's finally here, the end of our week-long Joyswag Holidaze. But, it's not over yet! We've saved the best for last. Just ask Faith, she loves herself a swanky bag. You know, the type of thing to carry your trusted intel -- gotta keep the resistance going! Or maybe you're tired of holstering your lightsaber on your hip? Look no further than this custom-made Joystiq Timbuk2 messenger bag! Just remember to keep it on your person at all times. Even a bag doesn't deserve to be left for dead ...
Okay. Are we done shamelessly plugging our previous giveaways? Yes. But -- uh-huh, there's a but -- don't miss your chance to win the Joystiq Timbuk2 bag (suitable for toting a 15" laptop!) below. We'll even toss in a Zune! To enter this giveaway:
- Leave a comment suggesting the next random item that needs to be customized with a Joystiq theme
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person per calendar day
- This entry period ends at 12:00pm ET on Friday, December 19th. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive one custom Timbuk2 Joystiq medium-sized messenger bag (ARV: $150.00) and one black 16 GB Zune (ARV: $199.99). Please check your e-mail!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag Holidaze: Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360) & Turtle Beach Ear Force X3 Headphones
by Kevin Kelly { 11 months ago }
Let's face it. If there's anything you've ever needed to hear on the Xbox 360, it's the sound of zombies creeping up behind you. If you haven't played Left 4 Dead, then you don't know about all of the creepy sounds: the gurgling of a Boomer, the wail of a Witch and the raspy sounds of a Smoker. It's all part of the game, and paying close attention can keep you alive. For awhile.
If you're tired of your roommates, significant other or neighbors telling you to dial down the sound on your gaming rig, then you definitely need some high-quality cans that will keep you blissfully unaware while the rest of the world goes about its business. With that in mind, you need to get in on our Joyswag Holidaze Left 4 Dead and Turtle Beach Ear Force X3 wireless gaming headphones (with microphone!) giveaway:
- Leave a comment telling us why you need a pair of gaming headphones to help you kill zombies
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person per calendar day
- This entry period ends at 12:00pm ET on Wednesday, December 17th. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive one copy of Left 4 Dead for Xbox 360 (ARV: $59.99), one pair of Turtle Beach X3 Headphones for the Xbox 360 (ARV: $119.99)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag Holidaze: Resistance 2 game, shirt and signed poster
by Kevin Kelly { 11 months ago }
A few weeks back we attended Insomniac Games' Resistance 2 open house in Los Angeles, where the developer literally opened its doors and let fans stream in to find out how the game was created. Insomniac showed films, talked gun design, and even fed everyone massive stacks of pizza. Pretty darned
For Day 2 of the Joyswag Holidaze, we're giving away the Collector's Edition of Resistance 2, a Resistance 2 development team t-shirt (size large), and a Resistance 2 poster that's been signed by the entire development team.
To enter the giveaway:
- Leave a comment telling us how you would resist an alien invasion
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec ... and Mars -- it's in Canada, right?)
- Limit 1 entry per person per calendar day
- This entry period ends at 12:00pm ET on Tuesday, December 16th. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive one copy of Resistance 2: Collector's Edition for PlayStation 3 (ARV: $79.99), one Resistance 2 development team t-shirt (ARV: $10.00), and one Resistance 2 Uncle Sam alien-themed signed poster (ARV: $10.00). Please check your e-mail!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag Holidaze: Mirror's Edge game, album and messenger bag
by Kevin Kelly { 11 months ago }
Update: We've selected a winner! Congratulations to Peter van Daalen of Dallas, Texas!
Play it. Hear it. Wear it. Thanks to today's Joystwag giveaway, not only could you win the PlayStation 3 version of Mirror's Edge and the Still Alive: The Remixes album (more on this after the break), you could also win a swanky runner's bag to carry them in. It's modeled after Faith's bag in the game, has multiple pockets, features Faith's funky eye tattoo (the game logo) on the other side, and is perfect for lugging around a laptop, a console, or top-secret intel.
To enter the giveaway:
Play it. Hear it. Wear it. Thanks to today's Joystwag giveaway, not only could you win the PlayStation 3 version of Mirror's Edge and the Still Alive: The Remixes album (more on this after the break), you could also win a swanky runner's bag to carry them in. It's modeled after Faith's bag in the game, has multiple pockets, features Faith's funky eye tattoo (the game logo) on the other side, and is perfect for lugging around a laptop, a console, or top-secret intel.
To enter the giveaway:
- Leave a comment telling us what you'd carry around in a bright yellow messenger bag (paying special attention to those multiple little pockets, of course)
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person per calendar day
- This entry period ends at 12:00pm ET on Monday, December 15th. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive one copy of Mirror's Edge for the PlayStation 3 (ARV: $59.99), one Mirror's Edge runner's bag, (ARV: $10.00), and one Mirror's Edge Still Alive: The Remixes CD (ARV: $5.99). Please check your e-mail!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Reminder: Win the best music game bundle in the history of music game bundles that Joystiq has ever put together in the history of Joystiq yeah!
by James Ransom-Wiley { 1 year ago }
You've only got 24 hours before we pick a winner! And, if you comment on the official contest post today and again tomorrow, that's two more chances to be that winner. That makes your odds of winning ... uh, a little better?
