Mr & Mrs Achievement are ramping up their first tournament starting Friday! They are giving away 1,600 MS points to each member of the winning team. (6,400 total). So all you Gears of Wars players head on over and see what you can do.
Tenchu Z Sweepstakes
According to a recent media blast I recieved starting now (or fairly shortly) you can register online for a chance to become the one lucky winner of two VIP tickets to the Sasquatch! Music Festival, which is the grand prize of the Tenchu Z sweepstakes. You and a guest will be flown to Seattle and driven to the world-famous Gorge Amphitheatre to camp for two days and rock out with thousands of music lovers. Additionally, 30 first place winners will receive a copy of the Xbox 360 exclusive, Tenchu Z, so they can try their hand at becoming the ultimate ninja! You might have heard about this contest on Major Nelson’s latest podcast as well.
Some more info on the prize:
Held annually at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash., this year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival will take place over Memorial Day Weekend, on Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, May 27. Hosted by Sarah Silverman, of Comedy Central fame, the famous music festival will host more than 50 artists on three stages over the course of two days, including scheduled headliners: the Beastie Boys, Bjork, Arcade Fire, Spoon and Interpol. Sasquatch! features something for everyone, with a supporting line-up of Manu Chao, the Hold Steady, M.I.A., Bad Brains, the Dandy Warhols, Neko Case and much more!
and of course about the game making it all happen:
Coming this summer, Tenchu Z is the first mission-based ninja stealth action game for the Xbox 360 console that allows players to hone their stealth skills while slaying the enemy to become the ultimate ninja. With more than 50 stealth ninja missions set in ancient Japan, players can assassinate an assigned target, pour poison into a river within enemy territory and deliver a secret scroll to a given destination while avoiding enemy detection. Train solo to become a master of stealth or jump online with one to four players and take advantage of the co-op play through Xbox LIVE ., with a Gold account or System Link.
let’s be honest, who doesnt want to be a Ninja?
and don’t forget the small print
To see more ninja action, a new Tenchu Z trailer is available now to all subscribers on Xbox LIVE and online at www.xbox.com/tenchuz.
The sweepstakes ends May 9, so sign up now for your chance to enjoy the luxuries of a VIP ticket, including entrance to the music festival, private seating next to the soundboard with a dedicated service staff, a premier camping pass with a private trailer, limited edition goodies and access to the exclusive VIP lounge.
* Open only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and DC, 18 years of age or older. Void in HI and AK and where prohibited by law. Sweepstakes ends May 9, 2007. For more detailed information or to register for the sweepstakes, please visit www.xbox.com/tenchuzsweeps. For additional information on Tenchu Z, please visit www.xbox.com/tenchuz.
Additionally, Tenchu Z is rated M Mature: Blood, Partial Nudity, Violence
Power Pellets for the Win!
Yet another contest - I love a good round of pacman, but I have my doubts of actually ranking high enough to win the world title. I think I will start practicing anyway 
NEW YORK — April 18, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. and NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. today made video game history by announcing the first-ever Xbox 360™ “Pac-Man” World Championship, presented by Quiznos. From April 25 to May 9, fans of one of the world’s most beloved video games of all time will compete on the classic arcade game via Xbox LIVE® Arcade on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, evolving “Pac-Man” gameplay from the local pizza parlors and arcades of the ’80s to the Xbox 360 and its online gaming community with more than 6 million members. The top finalists from participating countries around the world will be flown to New York City for the finals on June 5, with the winner being crowned the Xbox 360 “Pac-Man” World Champion by Toru Iwatani, the creator of “Pac-Man.”
The Xbox 360 “Pac-Man” World Champion will receive worldwide acclaim from being the first-ever Xbox 360 “Pac-Man” World Champion and gain a place in gaming history. The winner of the finals will also receive other great prizes, including 26 years of free Quiznos toasted subs (one sandwich a week for 26 years, a $13,520 (U.S.) value), 100,000 Microsoft Points for games, movies and other fun content available on Xbox LIVE, and a one-of-a-kind Xbox 360 featuring a special design inspired by “Pac-Man.”
Another Chance to Win History Channel
It looks like they are really doing some promotion for this game, yet another community site is giving you the chance to win a copy of the History Channel Civil War. The latest giveaway is provided by 360voice.
How to Enter:
- Send an e-mail to mail@360voice.com with the subject “Sherman’s March”.
- In the body of the e-mail please include your gamertag.
- You have until April 22nd at 9:00PM EST to submit your entry.
That’s it! One entry per person… the winner will be chosen at random. If you are chosen we will require a valid name and shipping address to mail your title. We can not accept entries that do not have the correct subject, received after April 22nd at 9:00PM EST or do not include your gamertag. In addition to the prize you will also get the contest winner badge!
read all the details here
Activision / History Channel - if you are reading this ( I doubt you are :)) I would love to have a similar givaway for 360friendspot but not a clue on who to get a hold of to make it happen.
Crackdown All Nighter Update
Well they never seem to send out a notice to those of us who do not win the random swag for these things, but I like to read the stories posted by others so I try to keep tabs on them and check back for the stories and what people won. In the Most Recent All Nighter 8 random people got a Crackdown punching bag and hat.
Want a free game?
In promotion of The History Channel’s Sherman’s March, at least two community sites are giving away a free copy of The History Channel: Civil War
Option 1: Unscripted360.com
All you have to do to be eligible to win is email me or send me a message via Xbox Live or Xbox.com saying “Uncle Billy”. I’ll randomly select the winner after the show premieres. The winner will be notified via email or Xbox Live. As usual, please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Prizing courtesy of The History Channel & Activision.
Option 2: 360style.net
Submit your full name, age and address before 4/20/2007 to contest@360style.net . The subject line must say “Civil War Giveaway”. The winner will be randomly selected on April 20th, 2007 and notified shortly after. You may only enter once per address and you must be a resident of the United States.
good luck.
Want to win Guitar Hero 2 for Xbox 360?
Well I have been trying to do better with keeping up with news and the podcasts that I frequent (thank you iPod for making that rather simple these days), and I just noticed that on the latest episode of the Official Xbox Magazine video podcast released yesterday they are giving away 10 copies of Guitar Hero 2, good luck!
Xbox Play and Win
Well based on the Official Rules, the winner of the Play and Win with Shooter should have been contacted via email all ready.
On or around March 24, 2007, 111 potential winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received
As for the Play and Win with Blades of glory, winners will be selected ‘On or about April 6, 2007′. I had signed up and planned to play with Pat2k9 but for some reason we could not get a session to connect over the couple days that we tried. I blame my connection, but strangely enough I played online with other people in that Game as well as others at the same time we were not able to connect….
Well I didnt get an email for the Shooter contest, and since I wasn’t able to actually get a game connected for the Blades contest its clear that I turned up a loss on both contests