Who will stand triumphant as the most cheerful and jolly of them all?
Continue reading...Thursday, December 18, 2008
We got you some free games this year! You like free games, right?
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The Serious Games Showcase and Challenge has announced this year’s winners. Four games were awarded while another 8 were worthy finalists. But first, here’s what this contest is all about, and some information about next year’s event. The goal of Serious Games Showcase & Challenge is to identify innovative game-based technologies and solutions that improve training [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 13, 2008
Spike TV and Mountain Dew are running a contest slash lottery, which gives you the chance to win a free digital copy of a critically acclaimed indie game for XBLA, PSN, WiiWare, or even Steam. All you have to do is submit your name, e-mail address and game preference, then perhaps opt out of the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Intel and Ubisoft announced the release of two downloadable missions for Far Cry 2, both available from Intel’s Game On! website. The new content promises up to three hours of engaging new gameplay for the seasoned Far Cry 2 player. Mission 1: the Morrocan This mission sends you into the most heavily guarded region of the Leboa-Sako [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
Well, the image you see above includes almost everything you need to know, but here I go anyway. Electronic Arts and Best Buy have announced their partnership for a national American kids and youth game design competition. For ages between 5 and 19, it obviously requires no actual talent or skill in any of the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 28, 2008
One of the more prominent independent video game developers, the UK based Introversion, have teamed up with Xfire for a contest that should help light up your competitive gaming fire. All you have to do is play the studio’s latest title, Multiwinia. Accumulating gaming hours will give you the chance to win bigger and better prizes [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The French-speaking forces of Ubisoft, have allied with the creative powers of the well-known internet artists community DeviantART, for an event that marks the launch of Prince of Persia on the next (shouldn’t we start calling them current at some point?) generation consoles, and the DS. By the way, why do you always neglect mentioning my [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 20, 2008
If you’re hoping to enter GameCyte’s latest giveaway, this is your penultimate reminder: You have just under two weeks left to submit your entries for the Castle Crafters Contest. 11 days, to be precise; entries will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, 10/31/08. Get those costumes, papercrafts, and other game creations finished up [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 14, 2008
I’m a big fan of Kongregate; I’ve made no secret of that. I think what they’re doing to mix the addictiveness of achievements with interesting new indie games is wonderful, and the way they support aspiring developers — sharing ad revenue, giving front-page space to new titles, handing out cash prizes based on games’ ratings [...]
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
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