Busy Gamer Nation tag:www.busygamernation.com,2013://1 2012-09-10T05:47:16Z A community with perspectives and advocacy for gamers who have a life Movable Type 5.2.3 Free Stuff Friday - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for DS, Rabbids: Travel in Time 3D for 3DS and DSi/3DS car charger tag:www.busygamernews.com,2012://1.3081 2012-05-04T16:40:16Z 2012-09-10T05:47:16Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#530Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2012, 5-1, 31, 20, 1), timezone: -8, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2012,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#530Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2012, 5-1, 31, 20, 1), timezone: -8, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2012, May 31, 8:01pm) });
 

DSi/3DS car chargerRabbids: Travel in Time 3DGrand Theft Auto: Chinatown WarsIt's been awhile since we've given the Nintendo portables their due, so here are three treats for the DS/3DS crowd.

All of these prizes will work with a Nintendo 3DS, and you can enjoy one of the games and the charger if you own a DSi.

  • Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. This game debuted on the Nintendo DS, adding touch screen mini-games to enhance the typical GTA experience. It's a solid game that will play on any DS.
  • Rabbids: Travel in Time 3D. This game is 3DS only, and a must-have for the Rabbids fan in your life.
  • Car charger. Designed for 3DS, it will also work on DSi thanks to the shared power port design. Alas, it won't fit the DS Lite or earlier.

Here's how to enter and boost your odds one or more prizes (up to 4 chances to win!):

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. DO SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win GTA: Chinatown Wars DS, Rabbids 3DS and more at BusyGamerNews.com! RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/JxcItX #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4, you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page and SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU WANT IF YOU WIN, IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, May 31 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time. 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Modern Warfare 3 Bluetooth Headset tag:www.busygamernews.com,2012://1.3076 2012-04-06T07:47:28Z 2012-05-01T02:59:07Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#430Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2012, 4-1, 30, 20, 1), timezone: -8, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2012,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#430Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2012, 4-1, 30, 20, 1), timezone: -8, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2012, April 30, 8:01pm) });
 

Modern Warfare 3 Bluetooth HeadsetNot at PAX East? Neither are we. But if you're an online gamer or even a heavy phone user, this could still be your lucky month. We have one Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Bluetooth Headset complete with charging cradle and even a code for downloadable avatar item on Xbox 360.

This prize, still sealed in the box, retails for $70. Despite the heavy Xbox 360 branding on the package, it should work fine with any Bluetooth-capable device including mobile phones and even PS3s (we've seen reports on the Internet to corroborate this). All we ask is that you use it responsibly!

Here's how to enter and boost your odds one or both prizes (up to 4 chances to win!):

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win a Modern Warfare 3 Bluetooth Headset ($70 value) at BusyGamerNews.com! RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/I3vBsf #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4, you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, April 30 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras (we have some great codes coming soon!). Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time. 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Indie Game Music Bundle 2 tag:www.busygamernews.com,2012://1.3065 2012-03-02T22:12:27Z 2012-04-03T13:22:37Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1109Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2012, 3-1, 31, 20, 1), timezone: -9, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2012,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1109Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2012, 3-1, 31, 20, 1), timezone: -9, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2012, March 31, 8:01pm) });
 

Indie Game Music Bundle 2If you're wondering about the infrequent updates and giveaways, well, to be honest we're:

a) Really busy - work projects have never been more intense!

b) Cash strapped - we have a massive tax bill due in April, and our accountant is strongly recommending we reduce expensives wherever we can.

Busy Gamer News has always been a labor of love. It's never made enough to cover our expenses (not even close). It's been our way of expressing our passion for games and connecting with and helping out the growing community of grownup gamers who have to balance their love for play with adult obligations. So we've retooled the site, cut back on the time-intensive content and refocused around our community. We hope you'll join in wherever you can!

In the meantime, we'll see if we can keep doing occasional giveaways, minus the need for postage whenever we can. This month, we have a gift copy of the Indie Game Music Bundle 2, which is NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. This includes the five soundtracks pictured above:

Just the two of those that are available on iTunes (Sword & Sworcery and Machinarium) would cost you $19, and there are 14 additional albums (mostly soundtracks, a few EPs) that were added to the bundle after it launched:

  • 8-Bit Pimp EP
  • Cat Astro Phi
  • Eternal Daughter
  • Machinarium Bonus EP
  • Mighty Switch Force
  • Passcode: Soul of the Traveler
  • Preschtale
  • Sharing is Caring Indie Mashup EP
  • Shatter
  • Shuttle Scuttle
  • Songs for the Cure 2010
  • Squids
  • Thunderbeam
  • Tower of Heaven

This is a pretty amazing collection and a worthy prize for yourself or the videogame music fan in your life.

Here's how to enter and boost your odds one or both prizes (up to 4 chances to win!):

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Indie Game Music Bundle 2 (19 albums!) at BusyGamerNews.com, now community sourced! RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/z70LOC #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4, you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Saturday, March 31 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time. 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Red Dead Redemption and ModNation Racers tag:www.busygamernews.com,2012://1.3058 2012-02-03T08:04:32Z 2012-03-01T13:28:50Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1109Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2012, 2-1, 29, 20, 1), timezone: -8, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2012,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1109Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2012, 2-1, 29, 20, 1), timezone: -8, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2012, February 29, 8:01pm) });
 

ModNation RacersRed Dead RedemptionWe're slowly getting the site back up and running, and as a show of faith to the busy gamer community we're going to try reinstating Free Stuff Friday (which, as far as we know, we originated!).

However, we're going to have fewer drawings - just once a month for now, which does give you plenty of time to enter and help spread the word about what we're doing.

This month, we're featuring two A-list games:

  • Red Dead Redemption for Xbox 360 puts you into the Old West, Rockstar Games-style. Lots of shoot-'em-up missions and a deep multiplayer mode!
  • ModNation Racers for PS3 comes with a full single-player campaign, online play and the option to create your own tracks and karts. It's a family friendly title, but with enough depth and craftsmanship to engage a grown-up gamer.

If you're wondering what we've been up to: We're working on another Busy Gamer Podcast and, as you may have seen, we've launched forums and a new format for the site that is both community driven and issue oriented. Have something to say that's interesting or useful to your fellow busy gamers? There's a good chance we'll use it in a post!

Here's how to enter and boost your odds one or both prizes (up to 4 chances to win!):

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. BE SURE TO SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Red Dead Redemption and ModNation Racers at BusyGamerNews.com, now community sourced! RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/wnXkAx #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4, you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]>

Simply post a comment on this page AND SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU WANT TO WIN IF SELECTED. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, February 29 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time. 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Resonance of Fate tag:www.busygamernews.com,2011://1.3013 2011-11-04T07:02:37Z 2011-11-04T07:05:10Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1109Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 11-1, 9, 20, 1), timezone: -8, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1109Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 11-1, 9, 20, 1), timezone: -8, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011, November 9, 8:01pm) });
 

Resonance of FateFate. It feels like... Resonance of Fate.

This Japanese RPG from Sega isn't like others. For one thing, combat is a unique blend of real-time and turn-based fighting. Set in the distant future where mankind is battling extinction, the story is deep and, well, resonate. You can beat it in about 20 hours and unlock Hard mode or get lost in side missions and customization of weapons and characters for 60 hours or more. It's your call.

Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win:

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Resonance of Fate at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/tgm9ht #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, November 9 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time. 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Kirby's Epic Yarn tag:www.busygamernews.com,2011://1.3006 2011-10-28T07:52:02Z 2011-10-28T07:55:00Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1102Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 11-1, 2, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1102Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 11-1, 2, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011, November 2, 8:01pm) });
 

Kirby's Epic YarnThis week, Kirby's Return to Dream Land arrived for the Wii. And the reviews are decidedly... lukewarm. Fortunately for you, there's a superior Kirby game for Wii - and we're giving it away this week!

Kirby's Epic Yarn is one of the best reviewed games on the Wii, and the top Kirby game ever. And it has YARN. C'mon, you know you want to play it. You know, with your kids. Yeah, they'll eat it up. And you can just... watch. Riiight.

Whatever your motivation, here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win:

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Kirby's Epic Yarn at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/thTjXc #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, November 2 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time. 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger tag:www.busygamernews.com,2011://1.3000 2011-10-21T07:12:35Z 2011-10-21T15:26:05Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1026Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 10-1, 26, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1026Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 10-1, 26, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011, October 26, 8:01pm) });
 

BlazBlue: Calamity TriggerIf you're a fan of 2D fighting games and you don't have BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, for Xbox 360, well, we might just have the cure.

Originally a classic arcade title, the console release is well regarded and should fulfill your need for fighting with combo attacks and even some advanced tactics such as rapid cancels and instant blocks. Plus, there's a story mode and online play.

Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win:

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/qnaQqi #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, October 26 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time. 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Code-a-palooza! Uncharted 3 multiplayer, BloodRayne: Betrayal, Dead Space 2 online pass plus add-ons tag:www.busygamernews.com,2011://1.2993 2011-10-14T17:27:50Z 2011-10-15T15:26:39Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1019Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 10-1, 19, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1019Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 10-1, 19, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011, October 19, 8:01pm) });
 
Orcs Must Die! Cardboard Tube Samurai costume

BloodRayne: BetrayalUncharted: Drake's Deception online multiplayer preview We've been collecting codes that we're not likely to use for some time now, but we thought our community could put them to excellent use!

We have codes for:

  • Uncharted: Drake's Deception online multiplayer preview for PS3 (at least 3 of these!)
  • BloodRayne: Betrayal full game on Xbox 360
  • Orcs Must Die! "Cardboard Tube Samurai" costume for PC on Steam (at least 4 of these!)
  • Dead Space 2 online pass for Xbox 360 (useful if you have a secondhand copy)
  • L.A. Noire "The Broderick" detective suit for Xbox 360

Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win one or more prizes:

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. DO SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR. If you play for more than one, be sure to give us your order of interest so we know what to give you when your name comes up! That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win game codes at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/nR8EcZ #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page and SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU'RE PLAYING FOR. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, October 19 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time. 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Atari Greatest Hits + Activision Anthology Remix tag:www.busygamernews.com,2011://1.2987 2011-10-07T07:47:01Z 2011-10-07T15:51:15Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1012Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 10-1, 12, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1012Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 10-1, 12, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011, October 12, 8:01pm) });
 

Activision Anthology RemixAtari Greatest HitsWe're kicking it old school this week. How old? Well, we can remember when these games were new and even saved up our allowance to buy some of them!

We have:

  • Atari Greatest Hits/Arcade Hits Volume 1. Games include Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Battlezone, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Gravitar, Pong, Millipede, Missile Command, Super Breakout, Tempest and Warlords
  • Activision Anthology Remix Edition. Contains 75 games including Barnstorming, Boxing, Chopper Command, Fishing Derby, Freeway, Grand Prix, Hero, Ice Hockey, Kaboom!, Keystone Kapers, Pitfall, Pitfall 2, River Raid, Seaquest, Space Shuttle, Stampede and more

Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win one or both prizes:

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. DO SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR. That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win old school games at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/nPbe3w #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page and SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU'RE PLAYING FOR. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, October 12 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time (and we've got SO MANY backed up; we'll post them once we get less busy, probably in October!). 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Lego Batman and Pure tag:www.busygamernews.com,2011://1.2981 2011-09-30T18:21:00Z 2011-09-30T18:34:02Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1005Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 10-1, 5, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#1005Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 10-1, 5, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011, October 5, 8:01pm) });
 

Lego Batman and Pure 2-pack for Xbox 360Sorry this posted later than usual, we've been extremely busy with work and a game industry TV pilot for a screenwriting contest! But we think this little treat is worth the wait.

We have a twin-pack of games: Lego Batman and Pure for Xbox 360. They're in the same box, so this is NOT a pick and win, but it includes separate discs and manuals. One winner takes all.

Lego Batman, as you probably can guess, is an adventure puzzler similar to the other Lego titles from Traveller's Tales with lots of brawling and stud collection, only with Batman heroes and villains. Pure is offroad ATV racing with trick combos from the makers of Moto GP and ATV Offroad Fury.

Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win:

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Lego Batman and Pure at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/oKv9us #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, October 5 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time (and we've got SO MANY backed up; we'll post them once we get less busy, probably in October!). 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Lair tag:www.busygamernews.com,2011://1.2975 2011-09-23T07:08:37Z 2011-09-23T07:11:56Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#0928Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 9-1, 28, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#0928Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 9-1, 28, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011, September 28, 8:01pm) });
 

LairC'mon, you know you want to play it.

Sure, Lair has been much maligned. It was overhyped and couldn't possibly live up to gamers' expectations. But it has DRAGON BATTLES, and what better way to get in the mood for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's dragon battles than to take flight on the back of a winged beast and, you know, get medieval!

Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win:

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Lair and battle dragons! Enter at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/qZlDba #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, September 28 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time (and we've got SO MANY backed up; we'll post them once we get less busy, probably in October!). 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Gears of War Limited Collector's Edition plus Gears Cog Tags with Locust Face Bandana tag:www.busygamernews.com,2011://1.2968 2011-09-16T08:16:46Z 2012-05-16T05:24:38Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#0921Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 9-1, 21, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#0921Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 9-1, 21, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011, September 21, 8:01pm) });
 

Cog Tags and Locust Face Bandana Gears of WarWith Gears of War 3 hitting right around the corner, we thought we'd offer a choice:

  • New to the series? Why not start at the beginning: Play for Gears of War with Limited Collector's Edition Bonus Disc
  • Gears 1 already beaten and kicked to the curb? Play for a set of your very own Cog Tags and a nifty Locust Face Bandana

Play for one, play for both - the choice is yours. Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win for one or both prizes:

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. DO SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR. That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Gears of War plus Cog Tags w/ Bandana at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/q9JsRn #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page and say what you are playing for. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, September 21 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time (and we've got SO MANY backed up; we'll post them once we get less busy!). 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Son of PAX Prime 2011 Super Epic Swag Bag and Bastion Soundtrack with 'The Kid' red kerchief tag:www.busygamernews.com,2011://1.2962 2011-09-09T07:07:10Z 2011-09-17T16:15:45Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#0914Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 9-1, 14, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#0914Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 9-1, 14, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011, September 14, 8:01pm) });
 

Bastion soundtrack and kerchiefSon of PAX Prime 2011 Super Epic Swag BagDid you miss out on last week's Super Epic Swag Bag? Don't worry, we have more! This week's bag has some of the same items - and a few that are different.

Plus, we have the AMAZING soundtrack CD from Bastion signed by Darren Korb and a red kerchief so you can dress like The Kid from the game.

Here are the highlights of what lurks inside the Son of PAX Prime 2011 Super Epic Swag Bag:

  • Halo Cortana avatar prop code
  • Plants vs. Zombies magnet set
  • NEW!: Lollipop Chainsaw foam chainsaw
  • NEW!:Dragon Age II inflatable sword from past PAX
  • NEW!: Busy Gamer News t-shirt (currently a very limited run)
  • Orcs Must Die! comic
  • Magic The Gathering 30-card starter deck
  • Official PAX Prime 2011 program guide
  • Many buttons, stickers, cards and more
  • All in a rare Halo bag from HaloFest (they ran out, so this is our only one!)

You can also play SEPARATELY for the Bastion prize pack:

Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win for one or both prizes:

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. DO SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR. That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win #PAX Swag Bag and Bastion soundtrack at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/n8UlhD #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page and say what you are playing for. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, September 14 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time (and we've got SO MANY backed up; we'll post them once we get less busy!). 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - PAX Prime 2011 Super Epic Swag Bag tag:www.busygamernews.com,2011://1.2956 2011-09-02T07:05:17Z 2012-05-11T14:11:57Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#0907Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 9-1, 7, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#0907Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 9-1, 7, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011, September 7, 8:01pm) });
 

XCOM Bag packed with swagThis year, we actually have too much PAX Prime swag to list it all. So we'll post the highlights and try to fill in some of the details - and maybe add some more pictures on our Facebook page - throughout the week.

Here are the highlights of what lurks inside the big olive green XCOM backpack - which could be YOUR backpack, if you're lucky:

  • Limited Edition Halo Warthog MegaBlox set
  • HaloFest attendee badge
  • Halo Cortana avatar prop code
  • Halo plushie Grunt
  • Mass Effect 3 inflatable omniblade
  • 2K Games belt buckle
  • Plants vs. Zombies magnet set
  • Plants vs. Zombies light-up glasses
  • Plants vs. Zombies "I'd rather be eating brains" bumper sticker
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim horn hat
  • BioShock Infinite sticker
  • Shoot Many Robots t-shirt
    • Highlights of Swag Bag contents
  • Retro/Grade t-shirt
  • Orcs Must Die! comic
  • Darkness II comic
  • Darkness II demon mask
  • Renegade Ops dog tag
  • Magic The Gathering 30-card starter deck
  • Lollipop Chainsaw tattoo
  • Heaven Help Us ruler
  • Goddess of Destruction whoopee cushion
  • Official PAX Prime 2011 program guide
  • Countless buttons, stickers, cards and more

The swag bag winner ALSO gets this instant poster collection:

    BioShock Infinite Poster
  • BioShock Infinite Booker and Elizabeth outlaws
  • Dead Rising (double-sided)
  • Dragon's Dogma
  • Retro/Grade
  • Street Fighter vs. Tekken
  • X-Men Destiny
  • PAX "Keep Calm and Respawn"

Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win:

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win #PAX Prime 2011 Super Epic Swag Bag at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/qwXNoD #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, September 7 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time (and we've got SO MANY backed up; we'll post them once we get a little less busy!). 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

]]> Free Stuff Friday - Street Fighter IV and Soul Calibur IV tag:www.busygamernews.com,2011://1.2946 2011-08-26T07:09:18Z 2011-08-26T07:17:40Z // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#0831Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 8-1, 31, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011,... Gamewatcher http://www.busygamernation.com // months are digits 0-11 so just month-1 easier to remember $(function () { //This is my version much simplified. $('#0831Countdown').countdown({until: new Date(2011, 8-1, 31, 20, 1), timezone: -7, description: 'Time Left to Enter'}); // Count down to (2011, August 31, 8:01pm) });
 

Soul Calibur IVStreet Fighter IVIn honor of PAX Prime, we're having a little console battle:

Street Fighter IV for Xbox 360 vs. Soul Calibur IV for PlayStation 3. It's not quite the Omegathon, but you could walk away with a great game!

Or play for both franchises/consoles. It's really up to you.

OK, so it's not much of a battle. Though we will be watching to see which console gets the most attention, so we'll know what to favor when buying prizes (which we often do). Let your allegiance be known!

Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win one or both prizes:

  1. Enter a comment here, as usual. SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR! That's all you really NEED to do.
  2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Street Fighter IV and Soul Calibur IV at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/rpCtMM #bgnfsf
  3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
  4. Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!

If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:

]]> Simply post a comment on this page and SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.

NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!

You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)

Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, August 31 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.

We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time (and we've got several backed up; we'll post them once we get a little less busy!). 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.

We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).

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