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Swag Saturday: Droplitz (XBLA)
- Leave a comment telling us what XBLA game is your favorite game so far. Note: If you say Yaris, you are automatically disqualified from this contest.
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada, excluding Quebec. Note: In Quebec, you are legally required to like Yaris.
- Limit 1 entry per person
- This entry period ends at 7:00pm ET on Sunday, July 5. We'll randomly select 4 winners at that time to receive: one download of Droplitz for Xbox 360 (ARV $10.00).
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag: Jonathan Coulton's latest CD / DVD 'Best. Concert. Ever.'
The bad news? You have to read through our entire two-part interview with him and send us a footnoted and bibliographed book report on it. Okay, just kidding. But if you're the slightest bit interested, it's there for your reading enjoyment. Once you've moseyed through, leave a comment here telling us what your dream job would be.
- Leave a comment telling us what your dream job would be
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) – sorry! These aren't our laws :-(
- Limit 1 entry per person
- This entry period ends at 12:00pm ET on Wednesday, July 8. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive: one copy of Jonathan Coulton's CD+DVD project "Best. Concert. Ever." (ARV $19.99)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag: Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits [update]
If you haven't upgraded to a Nintendo DSi yet, or did, but managed to hold on to that DS Lite or Phat, then we've got a Joyswag for you. Up for grabs is one copy of Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits, complete with the guitar grip peripheral. Want to rock out on your DS? Hit up our rules below to see how you can enter. Good luck!
- Leave a comment telling us who your favorite band/artist/musical group is
- 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 11:59 am ET on Monday, July 6
- At that time, we'll randomly select one grand-prize winner to receive Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits (with the guitar grip peripheral) for the DS ($50 ARV)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Gallery: Guitar Hero: Modern Hits (DS)
Joyswag: The Munchables [update]

Namco Bandai's The Munchables is a game with a very simple premise: gobble up everything in sight. And, considering that sharing is caring, we decided to unload this glutton's dream onto one of you lucky readers. So, check out the rules below, and best of luck to you all!
- Leave a comment telling us what your favorite snack is
- 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 11:59 am ET on Monday, July 6
- At that time, we'll randomly select one grand-prize winner to receive The Munchables on Wii ($30 ARV)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Gallery: The Munchables (Wii)
Swag Saturday: Prototype and Wolverine for 360

- Leave a comment telling us when you first started reading Joystiq
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) – sorry! These aren't our laws. :-(
- Limit 1 entry per person
- This entry period ends at 7:00pm ET on Sunday, June 28. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive: one copy of Wolverine for Xbox 360 (ARV $59.99) and one copy of Prototype for Xbox 360 (ARV $59.99)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag: Naruto Ninja Council 4, Crimson DS Lite [update]

We have a nice little bit of Joyswag set to unload on a few lucky readers, courtesy of our friends at TOMY. Up for grabs is one grand prize featuring a copy of Naruto Ninja Council 4 ($30 ARV) and a Crimson DS Lite ($130 ARV), and two runner-up prizes each featuring a copy of Naruto Ninja Council 4. Not too shabby, eh? To enter, follow the easy steps below:
- Leave a comment telling us who your favorite Naruto character is
- 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 11:59 am ET on Monday, June 29
- At that time, we'll randomly select one grand-prize winner to receive a Crimson DS Lite ($130 ARV and Ninja Council 4 ($30 ARV), and two runner-ups who will each receive a copy of Naruto Ninja Council 4 ($30 ARV)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joystiq turns 5, you get the presents! Win inFamous & Prototype on PS3

[Update: We've picked a winner! Congratulations, mahunoy! Everyone else: thanks for the best wishes. Here's to five (hundred?) more! Now, enough playtime. We've got some news to report on!]
Earlier this week, Joystiq turned five. Five! That's half a decade of daily video game reporting. That's over 38,000 posts and over 1.5 million of your comments. That's up from over 27,000 posts last year, and less than a million comments! Let's put that in perspective: even lowballing the average word count per post at 100 words (for example, this post is 339 words) that's nearly four million words! How does that stack up? If Joystiq had been a monthly magazine, and if you consider a standard printed page to be 250 words per page (spoiler: game magazines aren't 250 words per page), each issue would have been over 250 pages, with no images and no ads. And we're lowballing here! And that doesn't include comments.
So what? This is all to say, "Thanks!" Thanks for reading the site today; this week; this year; or this half-decade. Thanks for supporting our unique flavor of game journalism. Thanks for taking us to task when we get it wrong and for sharing when we get it right. Thanks for being interested enough in video games to read about them every day, multiple times a day, and for staying engaged.
So, what better way to say "thanks" than to give you free stuff. Introducing Swag Saturdays – every Saturday, we'll be donating something from our pile of free stuff to you, the Reader. Slow week, it may be a shirt for an iPhone game. This week: A superhero c-c-c-combo pack for your PS3, featuring both inFamous and Prototype.
Again, thanks!
-Love, Team Joystiq
Rules after the break!
We've got Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta codes for you!
Naughty Dog just gave us 300 Uncharted 2 multiplayer codes to give out (zowie, thanks guys!), and we're going to be randomly dropping them in groups of 30 throughout the day. If you snag one, pop it into your PS3 right away ... there are only two weeks left in the beta! But that's still plenty of time to plunder and "accidentally" kill your own team with grenades.
Stay tuned to the Joystiq Twitterfeed for more info. We're not going to be doing a Da Vinci Code treasure hunt for these suckers, but they won't be right here on the front page either. Watch shortly for the first batch, and keep your PS3 opened to the PlayStation Store where you can redeem the codes. Good luck!
Update: We've confirmed via Naughty Dog that these codes are good for the US and Canada only, unfortunately. Sorry about that! It's out of our hands, unfortunately.
Gallery: Uncharted 2: Multiplayer
Joyswag: Rare Alan Wake goodies from E3 [update]

After emptying our pockets post-E3, we came across some nifty Alan Wake swag that was tucked away in the side pockets of our carpenter jeans. And, in Joystiq tradition, we're giving it all away to one lucky reader.
Up for grabs is an exclusive (and quite rare) Alan Wake E3 faceplate that's numbered 477 out of 500 and an attractive Alan Wake t-shirt (sized XL, of course). If you think about it, the swag pairing makes logical sense: the faceplate covers your Xbox 360 and the tee covers your buff, naked self.
- To enter, leave a comment telling us about your most recent nightmare.
- 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 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, June 11.
- At that time, we'll randomly select 1 winner to receive a Alan Wake E3 faceplate and t-shirt (ARV: $50). Please check your email!
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joystiq E3 Meetup: Virtual swag!

Pictured: the mouth of former Joystiqer, now Engadgeteer, Ross Miller
Well, with that in mind, you'll want to stay tuned to this post right here. Why? Well because you can participate in our first ever virtual swag off, concurrent with our E3 meetup in Los Angeles. We were lucky enough to snag some codes from EA for Battlefield 1943 on XBL and PSN ... before it's even out! We'll drop a code throughout the evening, so keep refreshing this post and keep your fingers poised over the "enter code" section on your platform of choice.
Hey gang, we're about ready to mutiny over this Battlefield issue. We're just going to drop 30 (!) Uncharted 2 multiplayer codes, and we'll send you the Battlefield: 1943 codes closer to that wonky July 1st date. We apologize for the mess, but we're doing what we can! We hope you still love us. Check behind the break for the Uncharted 2 codes, and we're just going to firehose all of them into the post in a break.
Gallery: Joystiq E3 Meetup 2009
Joyswag: Punch-Out!! and a pink sweatshirt [update]
Okay, folks, it's time for another Joyswag giveaway. This one is going to be a sure hit with a lot of you, as not only do we have a copy of Punch-Out!! (ARV $50) to give away, but also one pink sweatshirt. Yeah, of this variety. So, we won't waste any more time with this paragraph here. Head below to check out the official rules for entry and best of luck to you all!
- Leave a comment telling us who your favorite opponent is in any of the Punch-Out!! games
- 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 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, May 31
- At that time, we'll randomly select one winner to receive Punch-Out!! for the Wii ($50) and a size Large pink sweatshirt
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Gallery: Punch-Out!!
Joyswag Pre-E3 Edition: Get ready to rock!

With that in mind, we want you to tell us what your hopes and dreams are for E3 2009. Maybe it's a wild prediction you've been hoping for, a rumor you want squashed, or just something you're praying will happen. Tell us what you hope drops out of the sky for E3, and you might find yourself rockin' while we're posting.
To win this rocking swag collection, follow these instructions:
- Leave a comment telling us your biggest wish for E3
- 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, June 1. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive: one full-sized, wooden Peak Guitar Starpex Obsidian controller for PS2/PS3 (ARV $119.99), one Widow Maker Bass from The Ant Commandos, complete with 360 Fly Action, for PS2/PS3 (ARV $69.99), one velvet-lined Roadie bag from Astro Gaming (ARV $49.95), one copy of Guitar Hero: World Tour for PS3 (ARV $59.99), and one copy of Rock Band 2 for PS3 (ARV $59.99).
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag: Halo Wars 'Strategic Options' DLC [Update]

Halo Wars DLC, 'Strategic Options,' dropped onto the Xbox Live Marketplace today and Joystiq has five fresh codes to give to you, our tactical readers. Looking to add a little spice to your strategic online escapades? This is the DLC for you! Make sure to enter early because this Joyswag is only happening today. If you want to get in on this action, follow these easy steps below!
- Leave a comment telling us your favorite Halo Wars multiplayer strategy
- 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 6:00 pm ET on Tuesday, May 19
- At that time, we'll randomly select five (5) winners to receive a download code for the Halo Wars 'Strategic Options' DLC (MSRP: $10).
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Gallery: Halo Wars 'Strategic Options' DLC
Joyswag: Strategic double pack [update]

For our DS fans, we've got two strategy games up for grabs in our latest Joyswag giveaway: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (ARV $30) and Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (ARV $30). It's a pretty sweet combo, if we may say so ourselves, and should provide you with hours upon hours of distraction. So, check out the rules below to enter and best of luck to you!
- Leave a comment telling us what your favorite tactic is (examples: stealth, guns blazing, hang in the back and hope your team doesn't die, etc)
- 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 11:59 am ET on Monday, May 25
- At that time, we'll randomly select one winner to receive Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon ($30) and Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift ($30)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag: Excitebots (with Wii Wheel) [update]

It's that time again, folks, as we're set to gift one lucky reader with an Excitebots bundle (ARV $50)! This bundle comes with the game, and a Wii Wheel, so you won't be forced to play holding your Wiimote only like some kind of chump. Show your friends how lucky you are how awesome the site you frequent on a regular basis is by winning this Wii game starring robotic frogs, turtles, and ladybugs. But, before you enter, make sure you check out the rules below.
- Leave a comment telling us what animal would make the perfect robotic racer
- 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 11:59 am ET on Monday, May 25
- At that time, we'll randomly select one winner to receive Excitebots Trick Racing (with Wii Wheel) for Wii ($50)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
















