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It'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:

Not 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:

If 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:

• Aquaria
• Jamestown
• Machinarium
• Sword & Sworcery (sample music in our Best of Busy Gamer Podcast review)
• To the Moon

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:

We'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:

Fate. 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:

This 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:

If 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:

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:

We'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:

Sorry 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:

C'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:

With 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:

Did 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:

• Bastion signed 22-song soundtrack CD (listen to highlights!)
• Bastion red kerchief

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:

This 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

• 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 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:

In 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:

This week, we're going back to the beach with Dead or Alive Xtreme 2. We actually gave this title away once before, back in March 2009. But only one of you won, and there are so many more active members in the busy gamer community these days. So here's another chance!

Sure, it's a game you'd probably never buy for yourself, but consider the facts: It has a pretty tough but fun volleyball game in it, there are jetski races, mini-games (including the "butt bump battle"), dating sim dynamics involving a large number of bikinis and a fully-stocked casino with DOA-themed slots, roulette and card games.

If you don't have an Xbox 360 and/or just want to play for something different, we picked up an extra gift code for the recently ended Humble Indie Bundle 3.

This bundle gives one winner licenses to the PC, Mac and Linux versions of And Yet It Moves, Atom Zombie Smasher, Braid, Cogs, Cortex Command, Crayon Physics Deluxe, Hammerfight, Machinarium, Osmos, Revenge of the Titans, Steel Storm and VVVVVV (with direct download and codes for Steam and Desura).

Plus we made donations on your behalf to Child's Play and EFF.

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. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win DOA Xtreme 2 and Humble Indie Bundle 3 at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/qiKofF #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!

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If you played the original Dead to Rights on previous generation consoles or PC, it was, sadly, kind of a mess.

The recent sequel, Dead to Rights: Retribution, made amends with a good story, tight controls and a feature that you really have to try: You can play as the dog! That's right, Shadow is a playable character for part of the game. And he is ferocious.

But don't take our word for it: Enter, win and play it for yourself! All you need is a PS3 and a little luck.

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.
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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.

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• Grand Theft Auto III Official Strategy Guide contains Liberty City maps, secrets and walkthroughs to the original breakthrough sandbox game.
• Rock Band Official Game Guide offers strategies for beating all of the game's songs for guitar, bass, drums and vocals. It's a very interesting read for fans who want to improve their playing style.
• Myst Player's Guide includes hints and walkthroughs for one of the definitive puzzle adventure titles, now finding new life as mobile apps.
• Street Fighter: The Complete History is a beautifully illustrated art book with history of Capcom, the popular fighting game series and its characters. There's even an article on how to make your hair stand up like Guile and cosplay as Chun-Li!

Here's how to enter for the PC version and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win one or more of these great prizes:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Street Fighter: History & other guides at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/oKSRop #bgnfsf
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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.

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You Don't Know Jack is simply the best trivia game, ever. It's funny and great fun!We played it in its original incarnation back in the mid-'90s with our Apple/Mac user group friends in New Jersey and were thrilled to see it resurrected in 2011 in an even more delightful form.

Not convinced? Read our Busy Gamer Review and even listen to the game itself in our audio review (MP3) complete with joke ads, snarky host, ridiculous questions, slick production values and opportunities to "screw" your opponent - with a real virtual screw! The sound effects are great if not a little cringeworthy.

Here's how to enter for the PC version 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 You Don't Know Jack at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/o7Q5VI #bgnfsf
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
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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.

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If you're a fan of PC shooters, this could be your week. We have a copy of Bulletstorm Limited Edition for PC, which is a great single-player and multiplayer online first-person shooter with a number of bonuses: a custom leash used to grab your enemies and throw them into the path of your weapon fire, exclusive skins and even a signing bonus in the form of experience.

Best of all, you get skillshots that rank and reward your outlandish kills. Seriously fun!

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 #Bulletstorm Limited Edition at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/rlcJcs #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.

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It's been awhile since we gave away Nintendo DS games, and this being a special week for us (our anniversary!), we thought we'd double the prizes:

America's Test Kitchen is a well thought out recipe app for your DS. Voice control lets you advance to the next step without having to touch your portable with chicken-y hands. Video tutorials break down steps and teach you new techniques. 300 recipes mean you have a lot of choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Put down that Hot Pocket and create a culinary delight!

If you prefer racquet action to chiffonade, Top Spin 3 is a solid tennis title with exotic courts, a full career mode, mini-games galore, showoff shots and even multi-card wireless play. Or, you can play for both!

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 GAME(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win #DS games at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/oaGaR1 #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.

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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is only the best game of 2010 you didn't play. All you need is a PS3 and a little luck, and this will be your chance!

Made by Ninja Theory (best known for Heavenly Sword), Enslaved features a great story, interesting characters and solid combat and puzzle platforming mechanics. It's also as riveting to look at as it is to 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 Enslaved at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/p3u6MN #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.

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Arguably the best Simpsons game to date (at least in the non-beat-'em-up category), The Simpsons: Hit & Run blends the action of a Grand Theft Auto sandbox game with writing and voice talent from the still popular show. You play as various characters, drive a number of vehicles, find hidden collectibles, battle robot wasps and play through a storyline worthy of the TV series.

And, as a bonus, the game comes with a Simpsons collectible trading card. (It's sealed, so you'll be the first to know which one!)

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

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win The Simpsons: Hit & Run at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/kEZHCB #bgnfsf
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
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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.

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If you're a fan of survival horror and/or first-person shooters, here's one you might have missed: F.E.A.R. Files for Xbox 360.

The game contains two bonus missions in a standalone game. There's Extraction Point, which picks up right after the end of the first F.E.A.R. game. Plus, you get Perseus Mandate, which fills in a storyline that runs parallel to both the original and Extraction Point. And, if that's not enough, there's multiplayer!

If you're wondering what the periods in the name are, it stands for First Encounter Assault Recon. Suffice it to say, the series is seriously spooky.

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 F.E.A.R. Files at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast (#64 is out now!): RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/kiGIeV #bgnfsf
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
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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.

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In the beginning, there was Fallout: a gritty post-apocalyptic turn-based role-playing game. And it was so successful, it spawned a sequel. Which you can win, if you're lucky!

Fallout 2 picks up 80 years later and involves a quest to find a Garden of Eden Creation Kit (GECK). Fans of Fallout 3 will be familiar with this device. The game is much deeper than the original while preserving the successful game mechanics (which were tossed aside for the more recent entries in the series in favor of a first-person shooter feel).

But if you have a PC, love old school RPGs and want to strap on your PIPBoy 2000 and go up against the Enclave yet again, here's your chance!

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 Fallout 2 at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/kjLjcU #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.

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If there's a sandbox action title you haven't played, odds are The Saboteur is the one. And that's a shame, because it's actually a pretty great game. Set in Paris during World War II, you play an Irish munitions expert who helps out La Resistance by... blowing a lot of stuff up. And hanging out in brothels. But mostly blowing stuff up.

The game uses color in an interesting way. Like the movie Pleasantville, it starts out black-and-white as you're in Nazi-controlled sections of town, but color seeps in as you start to take it back. The '40s setting and music may remind you a little of L.A. Noire, minus the interrogations and with a lot more, yeah, you guessed it, blowing stuff up.

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 The Saboteur at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/kO8MwE #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.

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If you're a Rock Band fan who's never tried Harmonix' single artist titles, here's your chance.

The Beatles: Rock Band (which we have for Xbox 360) took the game in a new direction with its "dreamscape" sequences and innovations such as countdown timer when resuming from pause. It contains 45 songs and an unopened code for male and female avatar t-shirts (which presumably still work - no promises!). Bring your own guitar, drums and/or microphone and rock it old school.

If you prefer your rock and/or roll with a harder edge, the AC/DC Live Rock Band Track Pack (for PS3 and Xbox 360) is a complete standalone game with 18 songs from the Live at Donington album. These are preowned copies, so there's no guarantee whether the included export codes still work (probably not) - but you can still pop in the disc and party, just as long as you have a compatible guitar controller.

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. BE SURE TO SAY WHICH GAME(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR - AND IF IT'S AC/DC, WHICH PLATFORM(S). That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win The Beatles and AC/DC #RockBand at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/jgzv7R #bgnfsf
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
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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.

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To celebrate the recent release of The Witcher 2, we have the game that started it all (in its perfected form): The Witcher Enhanced Edition, complete with improved animations, models, translations, load times and inventory system. The game is a favorite among fans of RPGs that offer depth, moral choices and adult content.

If squad-based shooters are more your thing, that's fine too. We also have Rainbow Six: Vegas with a somewhat more black-and-white approach to taking down terrorists who've overrun the Strip.

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. BE SURE TO SAY WHICH GAME(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win The Witcher and Rainbow Six Vegas at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/ky3WJZ #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.

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It's our own little Welcome Back package for PSN! To celebrate the return of PlayStation Network this week (and the imminent return of the PlayStation Store on Tuesday), we have a set of prizes for the Sony fans, who - truth be told - have had to endure a lot lately. We won't rehash the details, but we think we have a small part of the antidote.

First up, there's Brutal Legend - the action/strategy adventure starring Jack Black with both a deep single-player campaign and exciting online battle mode. You can make great use of recently restored services with leaderboards, lobbies, voice chat, and even downloadable content. This is a solid game that should be in most gamers' collections, and this week it could be yours (oh, yes!).

If you're more of the tactical espionage type, we have something for you as well: the Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty Volume 2 graphic novel. Written by Alex Garner and illustrated by Ashley Wood, this 148-page tome contains six well-regarded comics and art gallery. 

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. BE SURE TO SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Brutal Legend game + #MGS comics at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/m8EEf6 #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.

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Last year, we picked up comics at Free Comic Day to give away, and augmented them with some of our own. This year, we continue this tradition - but with a few awesome bonuses.

First, we have a SIGNED first printing of the acclaimed and currently out-of-print Nonplayer #1 with a signed poster to go with it. These just came out and were an instant hit with gamers and comic fans alike, and we were lucky enough to meet the author, Nate Simpson, at our local comic shop.

We also have a fine selection of Mass Effect Evolution and We Will Bury You comics. Well, just look at the list (see more pictures in our gallery):

• Nonplayer #1 and poster (both signed!)
• The Darkness II: Confession (one-shot)
• Dead Space Extraction (one-shot)
• Mass Effect Evolution #2, 3 and 4
• Magic The Gathering: Path of the Planeswalker II (preview)
• We Will Bury You #1, 2, 3 and 4
• The Amazing Spider-Man
• Green Lantern Special Edition
• The Mighty Thor Saga
• Captain America and Thor
• The Adventures of Sly Cooper #2
• Sonic Universe: The Silver Saga #27
• Artifacts #0
• Radical sampler featuring Driver for the Dead, The Rising, After Dark and Time Bomb
• Bongo Comics Free-For-All 2011
• The Mis-Adventures of Adam West backed with Walter Koenig's Things to Come

Worth playing for? You bet! As usual, we ask that you share the wealth - if there are comics you don't want or need, please note it in your comments so they can be awarded to a runner up if you're drawn first.

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

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. BE SURE TO SAY WHICH COMICS YOU ARE PLAYING FOR (e.g., "All except..."). That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win 21 comics incl. signed Nonplayer at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/kPeSrX #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.

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The Gears of War 3 beta ends Sunday, May 15, so there's not much time left. Most people who want to play already have, but we know there are some stragglers and players who want to add their buddies.

Thankfully, BGN community member DeaVAmp has been playing the game hard, earned some extra codes and donated them to the cause of... well, gamers too busy to land codes elsewhere!

So we have at least 4 beta codes (maybe 5 if GrrlGotGame didn't already give away hers). We'll let this run for a few hours to allow busy gamers enough time to enter and then draw the winners at random from all who entered. Note: You DO need Xbox Live Gold to play in the beta.

Want to double your chances to win? After you enter your comment here (with your Twitter name so we can match up your entry), tweet this:

Act Fast! Win Gears of War 3 beta codes at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: http://bit.ly/mTKbBp #bgnfsiw #GOW3

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter - you have until 2:01 p.m. Pacific Time today.

To enter:

Simply post a comment on this page - whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane, and be sure to PICK YOUR PRIZE. And share your Twitter name if you're going to tweet for a bonus entry.

DO NOT POST YOUR ADDRESS. If you are the winner, we will contact you via the e-mail address you enter in the form or DM your Twitter account if you provide one and follow Gamewatcher.

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. Do NOT double-post.

Entering here does not block you from entering the regular weekly giveaway for Bionic Commando and Just Dance! So post here, and then go post there as well.

So this is the reality of who we are as a community: gamers who love to play, be it the hardcore action of Bionic Commando or the more casual calorie-burning fun of Just Dance.

Something for everybody (more or less), though it will be interesting to see what percentage of you play for BOTH!

Also, these games are both sealed so they could easily be converted into great gifts. Play for yourself and/or the gamer in your life.

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

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. BE SURE TO SAY WHICH GAME(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Bionic Commando and Just Dance at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/l67QKt #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.

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

Music is important to gaming, and it's something we take seriously here at Busy Gamer News. For one thing, it's a great way to enjoy your favorite games when you're just too busy to actually play them!

Our 8-year-old has been listening to the awesome '50s cover songs in the Stubbs the Zombie game since he was a baby, though he won't get to go near the actual game for many years. Ben Kweller's version of "Lollipop," Cake's take on "Strangers in the Night" and Death Cab performing "Earth Angel" are just a few highlights, plus there's the awesome Phantom Planet song, "The Living Dead."

If you prefer musical score in your games, that's cool. Community member onyxprimal has kindly donated the 33-track Final Fantasy IX CD, and it could be yours! Though mostly instrumental, it does feature "Memories of Life" sung by Emiko Shiratori.

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

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. BE SURE TO SAY WHICH SOUNDTRACK(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win videogame soundtracks at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/m0WVm0 #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.

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

The Gears of War 3 beta goes public Monday, which means if you preorder at Gamestop you'll get in - but otherwise, you're still not playing.

So here's your chance to get in an extra weekend of play and the option to buy the game wherever you want (if you want).

We have two Gears of War 3 Beta codes and six Thrashball plushies to give away. We'll assume you'd want both (or either) unless you say otherwise in your comment. The first two winners drawn will get codes for each, and then four more will get just Plushie codes. You DO need Xbox Live Gold to play in the beta.

Want to double your chances to win? After you enter your comment here (with your Twitter name so we can match up your entry), tweet this:

Act Fast! Win #GOW3 beta codes and plushie avatar items at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: http://bit.ly/g0kImm #bgnfsiw

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter - you have until 5:01 p.m. Pacific Time today.

To enter:

We have a treat for console gamers who have put off their return to Rapture.

That's right, BioShock 2 for BOTH PS3 and Xbox 360! And it's got it all: Big Daddies, Little Sisters, Big Sisters and more plasmids, Adam and Eve than you can safely consume in a single sitting.

Find out more about the game - one of our runners-up for Busy Gamer game of the year - in our Busy Gamer Review, listen to GrrlGotGame's audio review (which includes the most onscure and difficult to find game clip we've ever collected, the sound of a Little Sister threatening her abductor in the multiplayer game!) and even the quirky musical score in our music of BioShock segment.

If you read our article on the true meaning of Sucker Punch this week and wondered what the BioShock 2 reference was all about, this could be your chance to find out - for free!

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

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. BE SURE TO SAY WHICH PLATFORM(S) YOU'RE PLAYING FOR. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win BioShock 2 for #PS3 and #Xbox360 at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/fndjOb #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.

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

We all have Portal 2 fever right about now. By the time you read this, you may already have the game or be waiting for an online retailer to deliver one of the most anticipated games of 2011.

If you don't know what the fuss is about, or wonder why the cake is a lie, go get the original Portal (in The Orange Box or via Steam or Xbox Live Arcade) and come back. You can even listen to our PAX Prime podcast report complete with a short demo that introduces the game.

And if you're in the market for a free GLaDOS ringtone, we can hook you up there too. (It's in our E3 audio roundup: Episode 36, second from the bottom, and it makes a great alarm/alert!).

But here's the main event: One lucky fan will win a massive 24x36-inch Portal 2 poster featuring the game's star robots in a classic "Right Stuff" pose!

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 a massive Portal 2 robots poster at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/enIGzJ #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.

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

This could be your lucky day! The good folks at Ska Studios gave us a review code for The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, the Xbox Live Arcade sequel to the popular Dead Samurai. Alas, we just don't have the time to review it, so we asked if we might give it to a deserving (or at least exceeding lucky!) member of the Busy Gamer community.

They said, "Yeah man, feel free" - so here we go!

First, if you haven't played a Dishwasher game: You don't actually wash dishes. You splatter the walls with the blood of your fallen enemies while executing combos and finishing moves. If this sounds like your sort of game, by all means enter! Since fulfillment will be a code sent via email, we'll open this up to anyone old enough to play this very Mature title, though we don't know if it will actually be redeemable outside of the U.S. So if you're not in Region 1, we suggest you skip this.

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 The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/gLmJ9B #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.

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

If you didn't pick up a Nintendo 3DS at launch, here's a little treat to tide you over until the price comes down and/or the battery life goes up: WarioWare D.I.Y.

If you missed this gem of a game, you should listen to our (then) 7-year-old's hilarious yet informative audio review - and then enter to win it! Pikachu Fan really loved the game, and he says that he really wants someone else to experience all that it has to offer:

• Fun mini games
• Downloadable mini games, some created by professional designers!
• Game creation tools
• Comic and music tools
• Wii integration: You can transfer your DS mini games for play using the $10 WiiWare game, WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase

If you did get a Nintendo 3DS, you need to read our launch tips - and then you'll know how to play DS games in their original resolution instead of stretched to fit the new screen dimensions (awkward!). You can still enter to win, though you'll probably be outnumbered by the people holding on to their DS Lites, DSis and DSi XLs. So good luck with that.

Did we mention this game is still sealed in the original plastic? It would make the perfect gift for the DS gamer in your life!

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 WarioWare D.I.Y. for Nintendo #DS at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/gyqL0B #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.

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

We've personally attended every West Coast PAX since the first, and we always pick up enough swag to share. But we've never attended the Boston show.

Fortunately for you, our friend and industry insider shinyidol did, and he brought us back some goodies for one lucky winner to enjoy - plus we've added a few bonus items from past PAXes and even a rare Penny Arcade skin set for the GameBoy Advance SP!

Here's what's included (click the image at right to a view a more detailed photo gallery):

• Orcs Must Die! t-shirt and pin set
• Intel "No Camping" t-shirt
• Penny Arcade Cardboard Tube Samurai GBA skin set
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Mystery Skinned Weapon 2 code
• Gears of War 3 Thrashball Cole Plushie avatar item code
• Gears of War sticker
• Star Wars: The Old Republic comic
• The Beatles: Rock Band instrument stickers
• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars sticker
• Katamari Forever lenticular card
• Skulls of the Shogun game assets disc (trailers, concept art, screenshots)
• Busy Gamer News pin

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 a #PAXEast 2011 Goodie Bag at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/iawqMx #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.

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

Thanks to shinyidol and DMZilla, we have some nifty PAX East swag to givea way this week and next. We'll offer up the bulk of it (including an awesome Orcs Must Die t-shirt and "from the vault" Cardboard Tube Samurai GBA skins) on Free Stuff Friday, but to kick things off we have 10 codes for Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers!

For Xbox 360, there's the Gears of War 3 Thrashball Cole Plushie avatar item. And for PS3, we have codes for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Mystery Skinned Weapon 2, which will be downloadable once the game launches this November!

We have 5 of each to share. Pick which one you want in your comment to enter.

Want to double your chances to win? After you enter your comment here (with your Twitter name so we can match up your entry!), tweet this:

Win #PAXEast #GOW3 avatar items & #Uncharted3 weapon codes at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: http://bit.ly/epNY4o #bgnfsiw

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter - you have until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time Thursday to post your pick.

To enter:

Every year that we've attended Emerald City Comicon, we pick up some extra comics for our community friends - except this year. Alas, by the time we made it to the booths that typically offer up the free books, they were cleaned out.

So GrrlGotGame cleared out her comics box and is sharing some of the best recent gaming-themed comics with one lucky winner! And we bought a brand new one that seemed appropriate.

We also managed to snag a pair of awesome posters and some other goodies at ECCC, rounding out a sweet prize pack (click either picture for a gallery with close ups showing what's included):

• Emerald City Comicon program
• Marvel Super Hero Squad Online beta code
• The Guild: Tink comic (just came out this week; we bought it for you special!)
• The Guild: Tink poster
• Sucker Punch movie poster
• Halo: Helljumper #2, #3, #4 and #5
• Street Fighter Legends #1 (2 different covers!)
• Resident Evil #1 and #2
• Tomb Raider: End Game #1
• Tomb Raider: Journeys #1
• Minor Acts of Heroism glossy art cards
• Cannibal: The Musical stage production promo card
• Kracklefest promo card
• Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition promo

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 #ECCC Game Comics & Poster Pack at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/hj38OY #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.

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

Of all of the Grand Theft Auto sandbox game knockoffs, the Saints Row series is arguably the most involved - if not the best.

With a new title in the series coming out later this year (and no doubt being featured at PAX East!), we thought the time was ripe for a big Saints Row 2 giveaway. This way, you'll have time to beat it before Saints Row 3 hits this fall.

Saints Row 2 is a solid game, and it will help you learn your way around Stilwater, get some respect points, practice the combat and stunt driving controls and even log on for some multiplayer!

Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win one or perhaps even BOTH versions:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. INCLUDE WHICH VERSION YOU WANT, OR WHETHER YOU'D BE HAPPY WITH THE GAME ON EITHER PLATFORM.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Saints Row 2 for #PS3 & #Xbox360 at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/eDDFFr #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.

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

In our newly minted Busy Gamer Podcast 60 (possibly the best 26 minutes we've podcasted!), we review our 2010 Game of the Year for busy gamers - Fallout: New Vegas - and state that its predecessor probably would have been our 2008 pick if we had gotten around to naming a Game of the Year back then.

With good reason: Fallout 3 is a solid role-playing game with an intense post-apocalyptic storyline, excellent soundtrack (give it a listen in GrrlGotGame's Fallout 3 Audiophile segment) and quests that are just engaging enough to keep you hooked for 100+ hours but not so deep that you can't turn the game off when you need to get to family, work, or sleep.

You can choose to play good (like Gamewatcher), bad (like GrrlGotGame) or neutral - each with different results in the story and your stats. There are some great twists and more side quests than you can probably imagine.

If you haven't played the series, this is the place to start. Or win it for a friend or family member you'd like to share the experience with. It's a sealed copy, so you can even wrap it up as a present and just not mention that you won it. (We'll throw in a Busy Gamer News button, so you can keep that for yourself!)

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 Fallout 3 at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast (#60 on New Vegas!): RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/e1lV61 #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.

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

The Far Cry series has had its ups and downs, particulary on the consoles, but Far Cry 2 is one of the bright spots.

This sandbox first-person shooter is a full sequel to the original, lets you choose both your play style and your faction allegiences and features 20 square miles to explore with environments that range from jungle to desert.

If you've never played the series or quit after Far Cry Instincts: Predator, you owe yourself a taste of this open world adventure. There's even multiplayer in the form of deathmatches and team assault.

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 Far Cry 2 at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/hROGSS #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.

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

With fighting fans devouring Marvel vs. Capcom 3 this week, we thought we'd go back to the genre's roots with Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol. 2, which contains the three arguably best games in this 2D fighting series:

• Real Bout Fatal Fury
• Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
• Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers

The games offer multi-plane fighting for added challenge and depth of play. So if you have a PS2 or PS3 with backward compatibility, here's your chance to indulge in some classic fighter action!

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 Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol. 2 at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/euIOOq #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.

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

This week, we bid a fond farewell to the Guitar Hero franchise. Sure, it might be back someday - rebuilt, better than it was before - but for now we have to presume the worst (R.I.P.) and be pleasantly surprised if Activision eventually resurrects the series.

To honor its passing, we have two versions of the game that marked the series' departure from the original winning formula and focused mostly on just one band. Yes, we're talking Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. It's a matter of debate whether this move breathed new life into the game or started it on its present decline.

Either way, you can win one of two copies. Pick your platform (Xbox 360 or PS2) and pay your respects!

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. That's all you really NEED to do. DO SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Guitar Hero Aerosmith (+pay respects) at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/ijOpEj #bgnfsf
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. We just posted Episode 59, check it out!
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! Our Child's Play Charity Auction and Music of Morrowind features are sitting on top waiting for you.

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.

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

This week we have a choice of two classic game guides:

• Halo 2: 226 pages of maps, tips and walkthroughs.
• Soul Calibur II: 175 pages of fighter details (including Link, Heihachi and Spawn), command lists and weapon galleries plus a 2-sided poster.

As a bonus, both winners will also get a copy of the Enslaved: Odyssey to the West comic featuring both the story from the opening of the game and several pages of concept art.

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 Halo 2 & Soul Calibur 2 guides +bonus at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: RT +  Enter here: http://bit.ly/i7hO4n #bgnfsf
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. We just posted Episode 59, check it out!
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! Our Child's Play Charity Auction and Music of Morrowind features are sitting on top waiting for you.

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.

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

It's been awhile since we've done casual games (a busy gamer staple!) and at least one of them would make a nice Valentine's gift. Probably both:

• Chocolatier from Playfirst, packed in a nice sealed gift tin, is a PC/Mac hybrid CD game. "Conquer the world through chocolate" - what's not to like?
• Casual Game 3-Pack for PC contains Atlantis Quest, Brickshooter Egypt and Mahjongg Artifacts. Two great genres - Match 3 and Mahjongg - in one neat package.

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. That's all you really NEED to do. DO SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Chocolatier, Atlantis Quest & more at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: RT and  Enter here: http://bit.ly/g96b2A #bgnfsf
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. We just posted Episode 59, check it out!
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! Our Child's Play Charity Auction and Music of Morrowind features are sitting on top waiting for you.

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.

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

This is a real treat, arguably the best game of the last TWO console generations: Resident Evil 4.

Whether you played this game on the PS2 or GameCube and want a new visit with the aim-and-shoot Wii controls or missed out entirely and need to find out what all of the fuss is about, here's your chance!

We're also including the game guide, which has a Resident Evil Extinction movie poster tucked inside. If it means anything, GrrlGotGame actually scored this guide at PAX a few years back just by batting her eyelashes at the nice booth monkey and saying she loved games. (I don't think he was looking at her wedding band...)

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 Resident Evil 4 with game guide at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT and then Enter here: http://bit.ly/gyiGsU #bgnfsf
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. We just posted Episode 59, check it out!
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! Our Child's Play Charity Auction and Music of Morrowind features are sitting on top waiting for you.

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.

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

If you've been living with a cramped 20GB hard drive on your Xbox 360 (or even an overpacked 120GB drive), there's hope. We have a 250GB external hard drive up for grabs! No, it won't fit the new "Slim" model and it is used (for about a year) so you won't get the thrill (or risk!) of tearing it from the plastic packaging.

But it could be just the ticket if you've been spending more time clearing your hard drive of videos and DLC to make room for more downloads than actually playing games! You'll probably even have room left over for 10-20 installed games (so they run faster) or you could download some movies from Zune Marketplace to watch on demand. The possibilities are pretty limitless.

BONUS: If we get 200+ comment entries below (not including bonus entries), we'll throw in a transfer cable, which will let you move your save games, settings and DLC from your existing hard drive. So help spread the word!

Here's how to enter and boost your odds 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 250GB Xbox 360 hard drive at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT and then Enter here: http://bit.ly/gBD6Kf #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.

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

To ring in the New Year, we have two great prizes for our community of busy gamers:

• A World of Keflings for Xbox 360: Resource management game where your giant avatar interacts with miniature Keflings and fulfills goals for them, like building them a castle. The Keflings are like your minions and you can assign then to break rocks, build or carry things for you. Funny story: I won this code moments AFTER I broke down and bought the game for myself. My pain could be your gain!
• The Humble Indie Bundle 2: If you missed out on this amazing opportunity, here's one last chance to get 11 games for Mac, PC and Linux. Don't worry, we made an above average donation on your behalf (and even bought our own copy as well!). Included are keys so many of the games can be downloaded via Steam, Desure and/or OnLive, and there are soundtracks included for four of them. The games are Braid, Cortex Command, Machinarium (+soundtrack) Osmos (+soundtrack) and Revenge of the Titans (+soundtrack) plus from the original bundle (also included!) Aquaria, Gish, Luguru HD, Penumbra, Samorost 2 (+soundtrack) and World of Goo

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

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. INCLUDE WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU'RE PLAYING FOR!
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win World of Keflings and Humble Indie Bundle 2 (11 games) at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: http://bit.ly/fdibnh #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.

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

For our last giveaway of 2010, we have a three-fer. Choose your prize or play for all three:

• Penguins! for PC - A fun Lemmings knock-off from WildTangent. Fun fact: We know the game's designer! Also: Penguins! What's not to love?
• Monopoly: Here & Now for PC - A modernized Monopoly with new tokens, higher rents and new settings. What's not to love?
• Patapon 2 - A treat for you PSP gamers, courtesy of OnyxPrimal (delivered as a game code which must be redeemed by Jan. 15, 2011!) What's not to love - if you have a PSP?

Here's how to enter and boost your odds to win one, two or maybe even all three prizes:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. INCLUDE WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU'RE PLAYING FOR!
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Penguins!, Monopoly: Here & Now and Patapon 2 at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: http://bit.ly/e3w2yt #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.

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

Looking for another game to play this holiday, or an unexpected gift for the gamer in your life?

We have two SEALED PC games this week:

Hitman Trilogy is a trio of stealth action games featuring the irrepressible Agent 47: Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts and Hitman: Blood Money plus a bonus disc featuring Kane & Lynch: Dead Men promo content.

Rockstar's Bully: Scholarship Edition, which added 8 missions, 4 characters, 4 school classes (Biology, Music, Math and Geography) and unlockable items and clothing - plus there's a bonus 26-track soundtrack CD included!

Both solid games: Pick one or play for both with bonus entries!

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

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. INCLUDE WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU'RE PLAYING FOR!
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Hitman Trilogy and Bully: Scholarship Edition at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: http://bit.ly/ig1DLD #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.

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

This week, we're going to attend the 7th Annual Child's Play Charity Auction where we hope to win our third PopCap Pack! But in case we don't (our budget is tight this year) we thought we'd put together our own little pack with one of our all-time favorite PopCap games and rare goodies we picked up from last year's charity win.

Bookworm Adventures for PC is an amazing game. It blends the word puzzle dynamics of the original Bookworm with a light role-playing mechanic where you battle a wide variety of daunting and usually hilarious enemies with words you pull from... wherever it is you pull words from. It's a ton of fun, and if you haven't played it you've missed out! It even hooked Jerry (aka Tycho) from Penny Arcade.

And just to make this an interesting and unique pack, we're throwing in a pair of Plants vs. Zombies masks: both a sunflower and a zombie, so you can invent your own LARP version of the game if you like. Or spice up the boudoir. Whatever you're into!

Here's how to enter and boost your odds 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 PopCap Pack: Bookworm Adventures + PvZ mask set at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: http://bit.ly/hwS6De #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.

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

In honor of Black Friday, we have an A-list game for one lucky winner: Crackdown 2 for Xbox 360, still sealed. A prize worthy of a holiday gift, if not for yourself then enter on behalf of the action gamer in your life! Pacific City has seen better days; there are zombies to run over and orbs to collect - including some that run away from you!

As a bonus, if you listen to Busy Gamer Podcast 57, you can hear audio samples from the game and find out how to enter for a podcast exclusive prize: Telltale's just released Poker Night at the Inventory for PC and Mac, which includes a code for exclusive Team Fortress 2 Steam unlockable items as well as entertaining banter from Penny Arcade's Tycho, Strong Bad, The Heavy and the irrepressible Max. There's even a PAX-exclusive preorder poster (pictured above)!

Here's how to enter and boost your odds to win one or both of these great games (bonus entries will apply to BOTH prizes if we can match you up to them!):

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. Be sure to enter for Poker Night separately (follow the directions in the podcast!)
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Crackdown 2 and Poker Night at the Inventory at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: http://bit.ly/gGm63w #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.

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

It's been awhile since we've shown the Nintendo DS some attention, and what better way to get you warmed up for Black Friday?

Here are the three games you're sure to want to fill in your collection or share with a friend or family member:

• Meteos. This action puzzle game is great solo or with a friend. We picked up two copies so we could play each other over WiFi! Yeah, you can be sure that we're hanging on to one of them.
• Sonic Rush. It's Sonic! If you're a fan and haven't played this, well, there are rings yet to be collected just waiting for you.
• Metroid Prime Hunters. If you're a Samus and/or first-person shooter fan, this is a rare entry that offers both - in a nice portable package. The game got rave reviews and packs a lot of content into that little cartridge.

Here's how to enter and boost your odds to win one or more of these great games:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. Be sure to pick which game(s) you are playing for!
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Meteos, Metroid Prime Hunters & Sonic Rush for DS at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast: http://bit.ly/bybOS9 #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

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

If you missed Free Stuff Friday last week, we have some good news. You still have time to enter to win the "must have" Kinect launch title Dance Central from Harmonix.

Whether you've got rhythm (like GrrlGotGame and Pikachu Fan) or are hopeful that a console can help instill it (as I am!), this is the game to get you movin' and groovin'! 

And we have some launch goodies to sweeten the pot: purple Kinect wristbands, Kinect window clings and a bunch of Kinect stickers!

So whether you have a Kinect, plan to get one or intend to take your prize to a friend or family member's house to get down and boogie, you'll want this prize. Get full details and enter by 6 p.m. Pacific on Wednesday, November 17.

This week, if you have a Kinect or plan to get one eventually, we have a game for you. Apart from maybe Kinectimals, Dance Central is the best launch title for the camera sensor peripheral - and you can win a new copy right here (we ended up with two!).

And we have some launch goodies to sweeten the pot: three purple Kinect wristbands, two Kinect window clings and a bunch of Kinect stickers! Just to be crystal clear: Kinect is NOT included.

This prize pack is so nice, we're going to extend the entry period an extra week. Here's how to enter and boost your odds to win:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win #DanceCentral and other #Kinect launch goodies at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: http://bit.ly/aLPpXg #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

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

This week marked the 10-year anniversary of the PlayStation 2, and to celebrate we have a trio of classic PS2 games for you to win!

There's PS2 launch title SSX, the snowboarding game that paved the way for many great sequels. We have Heavy Rain's ancestor, Indigo Prophecy, which re-invented interactive storytelling. And a Japanese RPG from Namco donated by Ballardgirl1: Tales of Legendia.

You can play for one, two or all three prizes! Here's how to enter and boost your odds to win:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Celebrate 10 years of PS2 w SSX, Indigo Prophecy & Tales of Legendia at BusyGamerNews.com! RT + enter here: http://bit.ly/9tZjgf #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

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

This week, we have a spooky offering for Halloween, the survival horror game Dead Space for PC. If you haven't played it, it's like Aliens only 10 times creepier!

And for PS3 gamers with Borderlands (our 2009 Game of the Year!), we have not one but TWO copies of Claptrap's New Robot Revolution to share. (Sorry, no PC or Xbox 360 DLC.)

You can play for one or both prizes! Here's how to enter and boost your odds to win:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. 
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Dead Space and Borderlands Claptrap's New Robot Revolution at BusyGamerNews.com! RT + enter here: http://bit.ly/9r6DXa #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

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

This week we have not one but two copies of Comic Jumper for Xbox Live Arcade, freshly reviewed in Busy Gamer Podcast 51 (watch for our print review next week!). The game is typical Twisted Pixel: offbeat story and humor and some hilarious music (which we also featured in the podcast and ringtones).

Comic Jumper casts you as has-been hero Captain Smiley who makes guest appearances in Conan-esque fantasy, '60s Silver Age and black-and-white manga dripping in schoolgirls and unicorn-fueled rainbows. Action ranges from platform shooter to rail shooter and brawler. It's a challenging blend that will set you back $15 - unless you win it for free!

Here's how to enter and boost your odds to win (essentially up to 8 chances with bonus entries and two copies of the game up for grabs):

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. 
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win #ComicJumper at Busy Gamer News, celebrating a year of the Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter here: http://bit.ly/d16hCk #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

In honor of the Just Dance 2 release, the one year anniversary of our Busy Gamer Podcast and the generous donation of these cool prizes from community member e_goldfish, we'll have not one but TWO lucky winners today!

Pick whether you want the yellow headband with pink glasses or matching blue headband and glasses!

Want to double your chances to win? After you enter your comment here (with your Twitter name so we can match up your entry!), tweet this:

Win Just Dance 2 swag, Blur & more at BusyGamerNews.com, celebrating a year of Busy Gamer Podcast: http://bit.ly/bhhMRS #justdance2 #fsiw

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter - you have until 5 p.m. Pacific Time today to post your pick.

To enter:

Simply post a comment on this page - whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane, and be sure to PICK YOUR PRIZE.

DO NOT POST YOUR MAILING ADDRESS. If you are the winner, we will contact you via the e-mail address you enter in the form or DM your Twitter account if you provide one and follow Gamewatcher.

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. Do NOT double-post.

Entering here does not block you from entering the regular weekly giveaway for the racing game Blur! So post here, and then go post there as well. And be sure to check back this Friday for chance to win one of two copies of Comic Jumper!

If you're a fan of racing games and you haven't played Blur, you're missing out. In fact, you might even enjoy it if you aren't into racing games. It's sort of like Mario Kart, but with a grown up twist. And the online multiplayer is off-the-hook good.

Here, have a listen to us playing at our recent community playdate. And check out our Busy Gamer Review.

We actually picked up an extra copy of the Xbox 360 version for that event so we could get both of our consoles into the action, and now - as much as we still love it - we really don't need the second copy. (What, did you think we were done with the game?!) This is your chance to nab it for free!

Here's how to enter and maximize your 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 Blur for #Xbox360 at Busy Gamer News, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast. RT + enter here: http://bit.ly/a5g3rI #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

Puzzle Quest is one of our all-time favorite games, and the Puzzle Quest: Galactrix sequel - while not perfect - has a lot of interesting twists! If nothing else, you have to appreciate the ambition of reinventing the popular gem-matching RPG in space and with diagonal flow mechanics. Shields, mining, warp gates and an array of ships to unlock add to the strategy and the game's surprising depth.

The result is a little unbalanced, but still a ton of fun - and the story's pretty good too. And if you just love matching gems and/or grinding for levels, there's plenty here to keep you going!

Here's how to enter and maximize your 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 Puzzle Quest: Galactrix at Busy Gamer News, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast. RT + enter here: http://bit.ly/bEYV93 #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

To mark the launch of the last Bungie Halo game, we've dug out a few relics to pass along:

• Halo 3. If you don't have this landmark game with arguably the best score of the series, or you just need an extra copy for LAN parties and such, here's your chance.
• Halo: First Strike. This novel is by Eric Nylund, who once met with me and gave me advice on breaking into game writing - but, alas, didn't sign the book.
• Halo grunt console stickers, designed to be affixed to the sides of your Xbox 360 but you can do whatever you want with them.
• Halo 2 calendar with 12 months of poster quality art.
• Xbox Live headset carrying case, a rare beta reward from the days of the original Xbox!

You don't have to pick a prize this time, though you're welcome to be generous and offer to forgo any items you don't actually need. In that case, if you're drawn first, anything you don't want will go to the runner up. It's your karma.

Here's how to enter and maximize your 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 Halo relics incl. Halo 3 and First Strike at Busy Gamer News, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast RT + enter: http://bit.ly/at48Fd #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

What to do while the PlayStation Network is down for maintenance? Why not play for some PSP codes you can redeem when it's back (approx. 5 p.m Pacfici)?! We'll pick random winners from among everyone who enters by 5 p.m Pacific today (say whether you're playing for a specific code or both!):

• LocoRoco 2 full game download code, donated by Teujip
• God of War: Ghost of Sparta demo code

Want to double your chances to win or play for both? After you enter your comment here (with your Twitter name so we can match up your entry!), tweet this:

Enter to win LocoRoco 2 full game and God of War: Ghost of Sparta demo at BusyGamerNews.com: http://bit.ly/bl9XBM #bgnpsp

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter.

To enter:

Simply post a comment on this page by 5 p.m. Pacific Time today - whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. DO NOT POST YOUR MAILING ADDRESS. If you are the winner, we will contact you via the e-mail address you enter in the form or DM your Twitter account if you provide one and follow Gamewatcher.

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. Do NOT double-post.

Entering here does not block you from entering the regular Free Stuff Friday for the Son of Epic PAX 2010 Swag Bag, Awesome PAX Poster Pack and Mogworld novel by Yahtzee Croshaw! So post here, and then go post there as well.

You thought our PAX Prime giveaways were over? We still have a few awesome goodies left to share. Choose from one of three prize packs this week, or play for all three:

Prize #1: Son of Epic PAX 2010 Swag Bag (view gallery with closeups). Contents include full Guitar Hero: Van Halen game for Xbox 360, Guitar Hero keychain, Dragon Quest Slime bag, Dragon Age II inflatable sword,  Halo: Reach Noble 6 Avatar Helmet code, Lego Universe beta code, Rift beta code, Brink "Message in a Bottle" t-shirt (XL), Hunted: The Demon's Forge tee (XL), Gig: Rise of the Six String t-shirt (L), Soma Games tee (L), Kung Fu Live headband, Magic: The Gathering cards, Marvel Super Hero Squad Online cards, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood "Rebuilding trust with your friends" brochure and postcards, Bethesda Softworks postcards, "Tycho" poker chip, Okami wristband, Dungeons & Dragons comic, Super Meat Boy comic, PAX Prime 2010 program and MUCH MORE including an array of unique buttons, offers and other cool nicknacks.

Prize #2: Awesome PAX Poster Pack (view gallery). Mailing tube packed with two amazing Brink posters (one of which is pictured above), eyepopping Dungeons & Dragons Red Box poster, signed The Maw poster, signed 'Splosion Man poster, Metroid: Other M poster, double-sided poster with Rift and End of Nations and Age of Empires Online large sticker.

Prize #3: Mogworld by Yahtzee "Zero Punctuation" Croshaw. We snagged two copies of this book. Lucky for you, Dark Horse says we should share the wealth. This is your chance to critique the critic known for ravaging your favorite videogames! Here's the jacket copy in case you need convincing that this should be at least among your prize picks: "In a world full to bursting with would-be heroes, Jim couldn't be less interested in saving the day. His fireballs fizzle. He's awfully grumpy. Plus, he's been dead for about sixty years. On his side, he's got a few shambling corpses, an inept thief, and a powerful death wish. But he's up against tough odds: angry mobs of adventurers, a body falling apart at the seams, and a team of programmers racing a deadline to hammer out the last few bugs in their AI." Yeah, we can't wait to read it either!

As usual, pick your prize or play for both with bonus entries! Here's how to enter and maximize your 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 Son of Epic #PAX 2010 Swag Bag, Awesome PAX Poster Pack and/or Mogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw RT + enter: http://bit.ly/cXWO3n #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

With Halo: Reach nearly upon is, we wanted to share the virtual wealth we gained at PAX Prime: We have four more Noble 6 Avatar Helmet codes to send your way! We'll pick random winners from among everyone who enters by 5p Pacific today. Want to double your chances to win? After you enter your comment here (with your Twitter name so we can match up your entry!), tweet this:

Enter to win Halo: #Reach Noble 6 Avatar Helmet codes and other #PAX prizes at BusyGamerNews.com: http://bit.ly/cFoQZr #bgnnoble6

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter.

To enter:

As always, we picked enough swag at #PAX Prime to share some around. We have two prize packs this week.

Prize #1: The Epic PAX Prime 2010 Swag Bag (view gallery with closeups). Contents include: LittleBigPlanet Sackboy doll, full Guitar Hero: Van Halen game for Xbox 360 with Guitar Hero cap and keychain, Portal 2 t-shirt (L), Infamous 2 tee (L), Gears of War shirt (SM) with sticker, Dragon Quest Slime bag, Dragon Age II inflatable sword, Dead Rising 2 Chuck bobblehead, Insomniac Games Yo-Yo, Kung Fu Live headband, Gig: Rise of the Six String t-shirt (L), Halo: Reach Noble 6 Avatar Helmet code, Lego Universe beta code, Sword of the Stars free game code, Magic: The Gathering cards, Marvel Super Hero Squad Online cards, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood "Rebuilding trust with your friends" brochure and postcards, Bethesda Softworks postcards, Dungeons & Dragons comic, Super Meat Boy comic, Zombie Pirates comic, Telara Chronicles comic and MUCH MORE including an array of unique buttons, keychains, lanyards, cards, offers and other cool nicknacks. Winning this makes it almost like you were there!

Prize #2: The Halo: Reach Short But Sweet Pack. For the launch of Halo: Reach, we have a simple yet elegant and very shiny Reach poster signed by Bungie (view detail). We only got one, so you're getting our one and only poster here. And, topping it off, we're including a Noble 6 Avatar Helmet code. True Halo fans won't care about all of that other stuff anyway!

As usual, pick your prize or play for both with bonus entries! Here's how to enter and maximize your 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 Epic #PAX 2010 Swag Bag and/or Halo: #Reach signed poster with Noble 6 Avatar Helmet code RT + enter: http://bit.ly/9l7z4Z #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

To celebrate our 7th Penny Arcade Expo - and all of the great coverage we're planning to deliver including podcast interviews! - we have 3 great games to give away. Not to mention the promise of epic swag in coming weeks!

So even if you can't be at PAX in person, you can enter to win cool prizes just as if you were!

We have a console trio:

• Quake 4 for Xbox 360
• Fracture for PS3
• Samba De Amigo for Wii

Pick your prize or play for more than one with bonus entries! Here's how to enter and maximize your 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 Quake 4, Fracture and Samba De Amigo at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/cOiUFb #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

With PAX Prim 2010 just around the corner, we stock of swag left over from last year - including some great posters donated by Ballardgirl1 - and thought we'd get you ready for the next event by sharing a piece of the past.

We're taking the next week off - so don't expect any news posts or updates next week (we'll still post a podcast this weekend!). But that means you get a little extra time to enter. This giveaway closes Tuesday, August 31.

Here's what you can win (full gallery):

• Dungeons and Dragons Online giant posters (2 different styles, one signed!)
• Splosion Man (2)
• Kickass (4)
• Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (2, each double-sided!)
• Borderlands
• Wet
• Scrap Metal
• The Claw and Fang (this is actually for a comic, not a game, and probably from ECCC - but we know most of you love comics!)

Pick your prize or play for more than one with bonus entries! Here's how to enter and maximize your 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 up to 4 posters from PAX 2009 (14 prizes!) at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/9Vjh8z #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

As a heartfelt thanks for all of the deep community participation in last week's giveaway, including a record number of Twitter and iTunes podcast review bonus entries, we have 4 games on 4 different platforms to share with one or more lucky winners:

• Burnout Revenge for Xbox 360
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for PS3
• Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers for Wii (an extra copy generously donated by e_goldfish)
• Dark Messiah of Might & Magic for PC

Pick your prize or play for more than one with bonus entries! Here's how to enter and maximize your 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 up to 4 great games this week at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/bwZxdn #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

We promised to do something magical if Gamewatcher reached 1000 Twitter followers. At this writing, he's at 996 but peaked at 1008 and crept back up to 1000 at least four times over the past few days. Close enough! To reward the Busy Gamer Community for helping put busy gamers on the map (we've since scored our very first Community Night on Xbox Live - watch for details!), we're delivering a unique prize:

The Grand Theft Auto IV Lockbox of Epic Goodness (click images above for more detailed look at what's inside)

Here's what's included:

• From the Grand Theft Auto IV Collector's Edition: Branded lockbox with keys, Rockstar keychain, The Art of Grand Theft Auto IV hardcover book and The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV 16-track CD
• From the Resident Evil 5 Collector's Edition: Chris Redfield figure, Africa pendant and Tricell bag
• From Assassin's Creed Collector's Edition: Altair figure and Assassin's Creed comic
• Dead or Alive 3 figurines: Kasumi, Ayane and Lei-Fang
• From Fallout 3 Collector's Edition: The Art of Fallout 3 hardcover book
• Parappa the Rapper figure (he even talks!)
• Super Monkey Ball Gongon figure
• Peggle Character Cards
• Blue fluffy Chuzzle

Here's how to maximize your chance to win:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. 
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Grand Theft Auto IV Lockbox of Epic Goodness at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/bz20tk #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

Dark Horse Comics and our local Seattle comic shop, Comics Dungeon, threw a little party for those of us unable to attend San Diego Comic Con and we picked up some cool prizes to pass along to our busy gamer friends (many of whom are also big comic fans). Plus, GrrlGotGame threw in some extra comics she's finished or mistakenly bought twice, making this week's giveaway a great one for 1-3 lucky winners!

There are three prize packs. Depending on how many entries you submit (up to four with bonus entries!) and how lucky you are, you could conceivably win all three:

Prize Pack 1 (Hellboy pack): Hellboy Seed of Destruction Book and Figure Boxed Set (pictured above), Hellboy B.P.R.D. poster, Legendary graphic novel preview, Aliens #1, American Vampire #1-4, Demo #1 and Daytripper #1

Prize Pack 2 (Joss Whedon pack): Serenity Float Out "Wash" one shot (pictured above) and Angel Blood & Trenches #1-4 full mini-series

Prize Pack 3 (Poster pack): 'Not at Comic Con' and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World posters (pictured above)

Here's how to maximize your chances and maybe win more than one!

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. 
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win a 'Not At Comic Con' prize pack at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/dkgxWo #bgnfsf #SDCC
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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

Thanks to the avid participation in last week's giveaway (including record-setting Twitter entries though sadly no podcast reviews), we're giving away Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers for Wii.

Loosely translated from the original Japanese, it means "big sister sword fighting" and, well, you get the rest. Bikinis, zombies and blood so thick you need to frequently clean your sword. This Wii-exclusive sequel features Wii-mote hack-and-slash action and, best of all, you can win it for free!

Increase your chances to win with bonus entries! You may earn up to FOUR 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 Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers for Wii at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/9lvxqB #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

With so many bad movie adaptations out there, particularly of videogames, it's refreshing to find some good ones. And when we do, we share!

This week, we're giving away the Dead Space Downfall animated prequel, which explains just what happened out there to kick off the popular survival horror series. This Blu-Ray disc also includes a deleted scene, the isolated soundtrack, digital copy capability and even cheat codes for the game.

Don't have access to a Blu-Ray player or prefer your survival horror with a little live action skin? We also have one of the best movie adaptations of a game, the original Resident Evil on DVD starring Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez.

Increase your chances to win or even try for both prizes with bonus entries! You may earn up to FOUR chances to win:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. INCLUDE WHICH GAME YOU'RE PLAYING FOR.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Dead Space Downfall Blu-ray & Resident Evil at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/cr684A #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

BONUS: We'll have an extra giveaway in next week's Busy Gamer Podcast - check out Episode 40 on Sunday, July 18, for details.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

We recently stumbled across some great, hard-to-find hardcover art books for some A-list games.

The Mirror's Edge Studio Series Guide is a full game walkthrough with bonus content: interviews, concept art and a photo tour of Dice studio. The Art of Assassin's Creed includes early concept drawings and paintings from the original game.

Increase your chances to win or even try for both prizes with bonus entries! You may earn up to FOUR chances to win:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. INCLUDE WHICH GAME YOU'RE PLAYING FOR.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Mirror's Edge & Assassin's Creed art books at BusyGamerNews.com, home of Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/cIjkF8 #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

If the last few years have proven anything, it's that puzzle games have gone mainstream. Whether you consider yourself core or casual, they're just fun! (And possibly a form of art, if you're not Roger Ebert.) Best of all, they're easy to pick up and play at those times when you can't commit to a longer gaming session.

One of the best gem-matching games is Jewel Quest, and this week we have two PC games from the series: superb sequel Jewel Quest II (with 180 levels) and Jewel Quest Mysteries: Curse of the Emerald Tear (which blends the core Match-3 mechanic with a hidden object game). If you've never played a Jewel Quest game, you've been missing out! Here's your chance to make amends, or play for a click-and-match addicted friend or family member.

Increase your chances to win or even try for both with bonus entries! You may earn up to FOUR chances to win:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. INCLUDE WHICH GAME YOU'RE PLAYING FOR.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Jewel Quest 2 and Jewel Quest Mysteries at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/cVRdhn #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

This week, we have a choice for PC gamers. Do you want a $10 Aeria Fun Card (donated by the most generous Ballardgirl1) which lets you purchase in-game items for Last Chaos, Kingdom Heroes, Shin Megami Tensei, Hello Kitty Online and many more free-to-play MMO titles.

Or play for arguably the best game in the Lara Croft series, Tomb Raider: Legend (read our Busy Gamer Review). Or try for both with bonus entries!

You may earn up to FOUR chances to win:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. INCLUDE WHICH GAME YOU'RE PLAYING FOR.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win $10 Aeria Fun Card or Tomb Raider Legend at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/bxeB18 #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

Based on the visits to our E3 coverage this week, we found that the Busy Gamer Community is pretty evenly split in its interest in the future of Xbox 360 and Wii.

So what better way to gauge your passion for these platforms than a Pick and Win giveaway (or as we'll call it this week: PLATFORM BATTLE)!

For this week's giveaway, we have two classics for each platform: a sealed copy of squad shooter Rainbow Six Vegas for Xbox 360 and funky Wii zapper Elebits. Whatever your choice, no name calling or hating (you will be disqualified!).

You may earn up to FOUR chances to win:

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. INCLUDE WHICH GAME YOU'RE PLAYING FOR.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Rainbow Six Vegas or Elebits at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/9xcjMX #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

With this week's big announcement that MotorStorm Apocalypse is on the way (someday!), we thought: What better way to celebrate than by going back to Monument Valley and the original MotorStorm for PlayStation 3. Also, we don't have nearly enough PS3 game giveaways, right?!

You may earn up to FOUR 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 MotorStorm for PS3 at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/a7ItTY #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's how to enter:

This week we have another pick and win, this time for a game guide.

Choose from the following guides (games NOT included):

• Blue Dragon (maps, monsters, and stats for a deep and fun J-RPG on Xbox 360)
• Doom II (ported to countless platforms including Mac and GBA, now with new life on Xbox 360)
• The original Dead to Rights (guide is for original Xbox, though the game also saw release on GameCube, PC, PS2 and PSP)
• Dungeon Keeper (PC predecessor to Overlord)

You may earn up to FOUR chances to win the game guide of your choice (or if you're really lucky, more than one!):

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do. Be sure to say which guide you want (or if you're ambitious and plan to use bonus entries, list the ones you'd like in order of preference)
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win game guides for Blue Dragon, Doom II & more at BusyGamerNews, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/d9Vvx2 #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's where you enter:

We are suddenly swimming in codes and thought we would share the wealth! Pick just ONE code you really want from the following:

• Alan Wake (Xbox 360; Three separate prizes!): Bright Falls Theme, Male Avatar Shirt, Female Avatar Shirt
• Boys & Girls Club Avatar Hoodie (Xbox 360; Four prizes): Male Avatar Shirt (x2), Female Avatar Shirt (x2)
• ModNation Racers (PS3; Two prizes): Air Raid DLC (x2) with airman mod and kart

As noted, we have two each of the ModNation Racers DLC and the Boys & Girls Club Avatar hoodies. We'll keep this open until 5p Pacific today, or when there are enough entries that all nine codes will be awarded - whichever comes first.

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter. We'll do a random drawing from all of the people who enter.

To enter:

If you're sad to see the Lost TV series finally end, you've played through the Drive Shaft song on Rock Band 2 a dozen times already (the whole time sobbing about "CHAH-LEE") and think it's the end of the road until the final season releases on DVD - well, you're wrong.

You know you've been a bad Lost fan. You skipped the Lost via Domus game. Didn't you.

And who could blame you. It's short and used replacement voice actors for the folks you know and love. But now the tide has turned. It's more Lost, dammit. And you know you need one last fix!

Best of all, you don't have to pay for it.

The game has seven new episodes set during the first 70 days on the island. Do we need to say more? They were plotted by executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. Yeah, we had you at "Lost" and "free," didn't we? Go ahead and enter already.

You may earn up to FOUR chances to win Lost via Domus for Xbox 360!

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: Win Lost via Domus for Xbox 360 at BusyGamerNews, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/dCUrMx #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's where you enter:

I know we've been favoring Xbox 360 lately in our weekly giveaways. Let us make it up to you! This this week we have something special for the PlayStation 3 fans out there. Two somethings, in fact. A choice between:

Avatar, the fantasy combat game based on the hit movie that plays in 3D if you have the right hardware. And there's multiplayer!

-or-

The action RPG, Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom complete with co-op and online play.

Both are solid games. Either could be yours!

You may earn up to FOUR 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 Avatar or Untold Legends for PS3 at BusyGamerNews, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/dlFXQq #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's where you enter:

If you missed out on Trixie360's cube cleanout because you're not in the Seattle area or don't have access, don't despair! We managed to pick up a few extra Gamerchix t-shirts on your behalf (along with one for a game-themed Boys & Girls Club charity auction package we're assembling!).

So now we have three real t-shirts and 10 virtual hoodies to giveaway!

These are medium-sized babydoll-style pink shirts with Gamerchix and EA Sports on the back and "Blitz Breast Cancer" written across the front.

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter. We'll do a random drawing at 5 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, May 20, from all of the people who enter.

To enter:

With a major western shooter dropping from Rockstar this week, we thought back to one of early Xbox 360 experiences: Gun. This is a solid third-person sandbox shooter with fun missions, side quests and a good story - it can tide you over until that other game drops in price or help you extend the experience!

As a bonus, the winner also gets a gift code for the Humble Indie Bundle, which includes six games: Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD, Penumbra Overture, Samorost 2 and World of Goo. The donation made on your behalf was more than the average for all three supported platforms, PC, Mac and Linux. The winner can download the games for one or all three platforms, DRM-free.

We'll assume you want all of the above - but if you only want one of these prizes, just say so in your entry and we'll award the other to someone else. (To be clear: We can't split up the bundle!)

You may earn up to FOUR 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 Gun for Xbox 360 and Humble Indie Bundle for PC/Mac/Linux - 7 games in all! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/cQ67vL #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 easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's where you enter:

Did you miss out on Free Comics Day? Or maybe you just didn't get your fill. No worries, we picked up some extras for you - plus some that we bought to support our local comic shop (they do pay for those comics you know!). And we've folded in some comics we picked up from past years and a number that GrrlGotGame is done with.

35 comics in all (more images):

• Halo Blood Line #4
• Halo Helljumper #5
• Mass Effect Redemption #1
• Dead Space Extraction (One Shot)
• Warhammer Online: Prelude to War
• Aliens
• Hellboy: The Wild Hunt
• The X Files #1
• The Invincible Iron Man #1
• The Sixth Gun #1
• Kevin Smith's Green Hornet #1
• War of the Supermen 0
• The Amazing Spider-Man Grim Hunt: The Kraven Saga
• WildCats #19
• Mouse Guard Spring 1153 (One Shot)
• Fearless Dawn #1
• Love and Rockets: New Stories
• Unknown Soldier #1
• Shonen Jump Special
• Saga of the Swamp Thing #21
• The Avengers (One Shot)
• The Mighty Avengers #21
• The Mighty Avengers #23
• Beasts of Burden #1
• The Authority: The Last Year Reader
• Planetary Special Edition
• Bongo Comics Free-for-All 2008
• Bongo Comics Free-for-All 2009
• The Coven #4
• WitchBlade #13
• WitchBlade #14
• WitchBlade #17
• Devil's Reign Chapter 6: WitchBlade Electra
• Tales of the WitchBlade #3
• Tales of the WitchBlade #4

One lucky person takes them all, maybe. That depends on your generosity (and your fellow entrants)! If there are any of these comics that you specifically do NOT want (already have them, just not your thing), call that out in your comments and, if you're drawn first, we'll award them to a runner up who does.

You may earn up to FOUR 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 35 comics incl #Halo, #MassEffect, #DeadSpace at BusyGamerNews, home of Busy Gamer Podcast! RT + enter: http://bit.ly/cRMpj2 #bgnfsf
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes
4. Review (or re-review) the brand new Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a feed we recently launched with short audio segments comprising 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 verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins. If I can't easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's where you enter:

OK, so we're a niche site in search of a hard-to-find audience (busy gamers who are too busy to find our site!).

That doesn't mean we don't have something to say, or something to give away. In honor of the Halo: Reach beta - alas, we have no beta codes. Sorry, folks. And we already gave away our extra copy of Halo 3: ODST, so at least community member Andrew King can join us in the open beta starting Monday.

But we can offer a piece of the heritage that led us to this historic point in Halo history: the last Bungie Halo game. We have the full Halo 2 game with retail multiplayer map pack. Sure, you can no longer play them on Xbox Live but they still work fine offline and for a LAN party! And if you're a Halo fan, you surely should have the original Halo guide laying on your coffee table.

There will be two winners (unless you'r lucky enough to win both!). We'll assume you want Halo 2 with the map pack unless you say otherwise in your comment. And next week's Busy Gamer Podcast will celebrate Halo, so be sure to tune in if you're a fan!

You may earn up to FOUR 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 Halo 2 with bonus maps disc or Halo guide at Busy Gamer News, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! #bgnfsf RT + enter: http://bit.ly/bNnBmD"
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes
4. Review (or re-review) the brand new Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a new feed we've launched with short audio segments comprising 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 verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins. If I can't easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry won't count.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's where you enter:

To celebrate, nay, honor the end of Lost we have the first two seasons of the show (arguably the best!) on DVD (playable on your Mac, PC, PS3 or Xbox 360!). You can win one or, if you name comes up twice thanks to the magic of bonus entries (see below), maybe even both seasons!

Each collection is a 7-disc set with all episodes plus bonus features. Already have a copy? Make this your loaner copy, or play for a friend who doesn't have it yet. If you don't express a preference in your comment, we'll assume you'd be happy with either season and award Season 1 to the first person drawn.

You may earn up to FOUR 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 Lost Season 1 or 2 at Busy Gamer News, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! #bgnfsf RT + enter: http://bit.ly/9wWc73"
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes
4. Review (or re-review) the brand new Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a new feed we've launched with short audio segments comprising our reviews and audio tours.

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 verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's where you enter:

OK, here's an even bigger prize (also not a surprise to those avid Busy Gamer Podcast listeners!). Get a BUNCH of Forza Motorsport 3 cars and tracks:

• Motorsport Legends Car Pack - 10 cars
• Sidewinder Proving Grounds Track Pack - 18 tracks
• Benchmark High Speed Ring Track Pack - 12 tracks

Rather than give the prize to the first person who enters, we'll do a random drawing from everyone who posts in the next 6 or so hours - by 5 p.m. PDT Thursday. Remember that comments are held in a queue - so if you don't see yours right away, don't panic.

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter. There's no longer a restriction on entering consecutive giveaways.

Follow me on Twitter if you want a head's up before we post Instant Wins.

To enter:

If you listened to this week's Busy Gamer Podcast, this won't be a surprise. We have TWO sets of PAX 2009 t-shirt codes for your Xbox 360 avatars. That's right, from last year's Penny Arcade Expo. (We teased another cool giveaway in the podcast, so you can be prepared for what's next!)

There are two male and two female shirts, so DO say which one you are playing for!

Rather than give the prize to the first person who enters, we'll do a random drawing from everyone who posts in the next 12 1/2 hours - by 9:45 a.m. PDT Thursday. Remember that comments are held in a queue - so if you don't see yours right away, don't panic.

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter. There's no longer a restriction on entering consecutive giveaways.

Follow me on Twitter if you want a head's up before we post Instant Wins.

To enter:

This week, we have something for the old-school PlayStation 2 crowd and PS3ers with older systems that support backward compatibility.

There's Primal complete with game guide, donated by Ballardgirl 1. This action/adventure game is big on story with its Joss Whedon-esque heroine and story that has you explore demon realms to restore order to the world. This action/adventure game is best known for its rock soundtrack by 16Volt, "hot chick" protagonist Jen and gargoyle sidekick. Sorry, there's no poster in the game guide - but it's filled with glossy art and will tell you how to beat the game, if you get stuck.

If racing is more your speed or you prefer an E-rated game for its family friendly appeal, play for ChoroQ. This is a race-car RPG based on the popular Japanese toy cars.

Unless you state otherwise in your comment, we'll assume you're playing for Primal and will award ChoroQ to the first runner up.

You may earn up to FOUR 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 an old-school PS2 game at Busy Gamer News, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast! #bgnfsf RT + enter: http://bit.ly/cfSugr"
3. Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes
4. Review (or re-review) the brand new Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a new feed we've launched with short audio segments comprising our reviews and audio tours.

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 verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's where you enter:

To celebrate the 6-month anniversary of the Busy Gamer Podcast launched 26 weeks ago back in October, we've got a very special prize: a sealed copy of Mass Effect for Xbox 360 (Platimum Hits edition, which includes a bonus episode and other content!) and the first two Mass Effect Redemption comics.

This one's a little different than past giveaways. You may earn up to FOUR chances to win!

1. Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
2. Tweet the following on Twitter: "I'm entered to win Mass Effect pack & celebrate 6 mos of Busy Gamer Podcasts! #bgnme RT + enter: http://bit.ly/de00w8"
3. Rate and review our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes
4. Rate and review the brand new Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. (Just approved!) This is a new feed we've launched with 54 short audio segments comprising our best reviews and audio tours ranging from 22 seconds (Trials HD) to 5:50 (our 2009 Game of the Year, Borderlands).

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 verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.

BONUS: If we break 20 new reviews total on iTunes (between the two podcasts), we'll add a surprise Mass Effect item to the prize pack.

You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible. Here's where you enter:

This week's giveaway is Jericho, a supernatural first-person shooter with a twist.

No, it wasn't created by M. Night Shyamalan but rather Clive Barker. That's right, it's a videogame written by the creator of Hellraiser!

Instead of facing down Pinhead, you're in charge of a seven-member squad where you can "jump into" different characters throughout the story, summon a fire demon, dual wield and otherwise rock the party as you travel through time and space to visit ancient Sumeria, the Roman Empire, The Crusades, World War II and the present day Middle East.

Seriously, why haven't you checked out this game before now? No worries, here's a chance to win it for free!

To enter (and show how much you love free stuff!):

This week's giveaway is another Pick and Win. Do you want to think, or just smash stuff?

Scrabble Journey is the classic word game with unlockable maps (essentially boards set around the world) and more than 100 rewards to collect.

Magic Ball Adventures is a 3D arkanoid-style game with pirate, medieval, wild west and fairy tale worlds you can blast to bits with a paddle, ball, and some awesome power-ups.

Both are great in their own way. But you can only pick one this week, for yourself or the wordsmith or digital Bam-Bam in your life.

To enter (and show how much you love free stuff!):

We have one more Instant Win giveaway this week. It only seems appropriate with our big Emerald City Comicon swag bag giveaway closing today to offer up a copy of The Guild #1 comic, which debuted this week.

If you're not a fan, you should be. The popular Web and Xbox Live Marketplace series centers around Codex, the redheaded heroine pictured on the cover, and her band of dysfunctional guild members as they attempt to relate in real life after playing together in a World of Warcraft-style MMORPG. (We actually met three of the cast members at Comicon!)

Rather than give the prize to the first person who enters, we'll do a random drawing from everyone who posts in the next 9 hours - by 5:01 p.m. PDT. Remember that comments are held in a queue - so if you don't see yours right away, don't panic.

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter. There's no longer a restriction on entering consecutive giveaways.

Follow me on Twitter if you want a head's up before we post Instant Wins.

To enter:

Here's another Instant Win giveaway: the Hello Kitty Online game distributed at Penny Arcade Expo 2009. We have two copies thanks to Ballardgirl1, so that's two chances to win!

The game is technically free to download, but you Hello Kitty fans will want the collectible game box and disc, right? This was quite the hot item after PAX last fall - I recall several people requesting spare copies! Win it for yourself or the Hello Kitty fan in your life.

Rather than give the prize to the first to enter, we'll do a random drawing from everyone who posts in the next 2 hours - you have until 2 p.m. PDT. (If no one enters by the deadline, we'll extend it until we get someone - in which case, it will go to the first ones in!) Remember that comments are held in a queue - so if you don't see yours, don't panic.

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and/or lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter. There's no longer a restriction on entering consecutive giveaways.

Follow me on Twitter if you want a head's up before we post Instant Wins.

To enter:

Here's another Instant Win giveaway courtesy of teujip: a code for Konami's Rhyme Player for iPhone/iPod Touch.

According to the description, players must tap into their inner rhythm master and touch the song lyrics along with the beat. Songs include "Just Dance" from Lady Gaga, "First Time" from Lifehouse, "ABC" from the Jackson 5, "Poison" from Bell Biv DeVoe and "Show Me" from The Cover Girls.

Rather than give the prize to the first person who enters, we'll do a random drawing from everyone who posts in the next hour - by 1:10 p.m. PDT. (If no one enters by the deadline, we'll extend it until we get someone - in which case, it will go to the first person in!) Remember that comments are held in a queue - so if you don't see yours, don't panic.

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and/or lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter. There's no longer a restriction on entering consecutive giveaways.

Follow me on Twitter if you want a head's up before we post Instant Wins.

To enter:

Last weekend, we attended Emerald City Comicon and picked up some extra goodies just for you. Two of you, actually.

The grand prize winner will take the big bag of swag containing:

• Halo Reach poster
• Assorted buttons (7)
• Green Lantern plastic ring
• Dark Horse Comics Celebrates 20 Years of Manga lithograph
• Dark Horse clings (3)
• Mass Effect Redemption comic poster
• American Vampire poster
• Star Wars Invasion poster
• Dark Horse Celebrates Star Wars poster
• Dark Horse One Shot Wonders poster
• Rat City Rollergirls sticker
• Ben 10 Alien Force #42 comic
• Demo: The Waking Life of Angels #1 comic
• The Authority: The Lost Year comic
• Daytripper #1 comic
• DC Superfriends #20 comic
• WildCats #19 comic
• Looney Tunes #179 comic
• Bob the Angry Flower one sheet
• DC Direct Collectibles catalog

The runner up also gets a Halo Reach poster, a set of buttons and a Green Lantern ring.

For more details, click the left picture above for a gallery of images and the right picture for a close-up of the poster.

To enter (and show how much you love free stuff!):

With God of War III coming out this week and dominating PS3 gamers, we thought we'd offer a choice. An out-of-print God of War II Limited Edition Guide and Art Book we've been saving for the occasion, or - if you just don't have a PS3 and could care less about the series, wear it proud by playing for The Art of Warcraft.

The choice is yours, but you can only win one.

Don't care for either? Surely you could throw a rock and hit someone who does, so play on their behalf! If you win, they'll be in your debt. Yeah, that rocks too.

To enter (and show how much you love free stuff!):

In honor of Final Fantasy XIII coming out this coming week, we have the lush Final Fantasy XII Collector's Edition Guide if you:

• need help getting through the previous game in the series
• just want to enjoy the beautiful artwork

This version has one of the nicest covers we've seen on a game guide, so you may just want to display it prominently on your coffee table.

The guide itself will tell you everything you want to know about Ivalice with a full walkthrough of the game and details on weapons, magicks, items, side quests, secrets and more.

To enter (and show how much you love free stuff!):

We're long overdue for an Instant Win, and we're going to change things up a little from past giveaways of this type. So if you won last time, you'll still be eligible for the next!

Rather than give the prize to the first person who enters, we'll do a random drawing from everyone who posts in the next hour - by 9:05 a.m. PST. (If no one enters by the deadline, we'll extend it until we get someone - in which case, it will go to the first person in!) Remember that comments are held in a queue - so if you don't see yours, don't panic.

The prize is the Sex and the City Movie on Blu-ray, suitable for playback on any PS3 as long as its not March 1 on an even-numbered non-leap year. If not for you, enter for a girlfriend, sibling or parent!

This giveaway is a bonus for those busy gamers who are vigilant and/or lucky. The usual rules apply except that the entry period is shorter. Follow me on Twitter if you want a head's up before we post Instant Wins.

To enter:

After all of the excitement of the past few weeks - our awareness drive, the resulting Assassin's Creed II giveaway (which closes 5:01 p.m. Pacific TODAY - so go enter!), the unplanned site outage due to a massive service provider failure and our BioShock special Busy Gamer Podcast, we feel the need to bring things down a notch. And what better way than with a game that promises "puzzles to unwind the mind."

Zenses: Rainforest is a collection of soothing casual games. You know it's soothing because there's a waterfall! It also can be played at harder skill levels, if relaxing isn't your thing. Did we mention that the copy we're giving away is still sealed? (Makes a great gift!)

There are six games in all:

• Treasure Spin: This is actually a lot like that Lazy Raiders game that came out just this week on Xbox Live Arcade, only more soothing. Rotate the box to bring the pieces together.
• Stack Jack: My personal favorite! You drag falling concentric circles and nest them. It amuses me that one of the configurations looks just like the Target logo!
• Twist 'N' Turn: Swap gems or rotate them on wheels to match a given layout.
• Flower Board: Clear flowers by matching patterns.
• Sapphire Wheel: This is a nice twist on those gem pattern games, only you rotate the board instead of the gems to make them fit into the matching spaces.
• Solitaire: Actually, more like Checkers meets Leapfrog. Take all of the stones by jumping them and be sure to end on a target pad within a set number of moves.

But don't relax too much. We are long overdue for some instant win giveaways, and this week could be the one! (We really have been busy...)

To enter (and show how much you love free stuff!):

NOTE: Due to our site downtime over the weekend thanks to a failure at our hosting provider, we have extended the entry period until 5:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, Feb. 26. (By that time, the next giveaway will have started!)

OK, you worked hard for this, and here it is: Assassin's Creed II for Xbox 360.

You've read GrrlGotGame's review, devoured the killer tips, learned about the Battle of Forli and helped with our busy gamer awareness drive to make this giveaway happen.

So here's your chance to get it for free.

The game was a genuine candidate for our Game of the Year. It took the winning formula from the original, removed most of the annoying parts and conveyed an interesting and compelling story. Its only real flaw was bad timing, getting released so close to so many other awesome games.

This is an extra copy we won at the Child's Play Charity Auction as part of an Ubisoft pack of games. We're keeping the one we bought at launch.

To enter:

As of this morning, we're only at 55% of our goal to unlock the Assassin's Creed II giveaway: 53 entries for The Princess Bride Game giveaway and two Busy Gamer Podcast ratings on iTunes. And there are less than two days left.

To quote Nathan Fillion from the Dr. Horrible Commentary! The Musical, "We're not going to make it! We're all gonna die!"

But wait, we're going to make this possible. We'd much rather have contest entries (because then we know you've been to the site and know what we're all about) or podcast reviews (so other interested people will find us) but we'll accept Twitter followers toward the goal. I've had 18 that have stuck around since Friday, so if I reach 605 by 5 p.m. Pacific on Thursday (or less if we get more entries or podcast ratings/reviews), we'll call it 100% and be cleared for next week's giveaway.

That puts us at 73% of goal. We just need 27 more actions to make an even 100!

Remember, you can contribute more than once toward the goal if you rate and review us on iTunes (man, you guys really hate iTunes!) and enter the Princess Bride Game drawing (if you don't actually want the prize, just say so - but you CAN win consecutive weekly giveways, so it's fine either way). And the Twitter thing, though if you're already following don't cheat, retweet!

Thanks. We hope that the result of this is that we'll be able to have bigger, better prizes on a semi-regular basis. We have some great surprises lined up…

To make this easy, here are the action links:

• Enter to win The Princess Bride Game
• Rate and/or review the Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes
• Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter

OK, so this might just be the dorkiest game we've ever given away.

WAIT, don't run off. There's a twist! If we get 100 entries, we'll give away Assassin's Creed II for Xbox 360 the following week. (You can get up to three notches toward this goal by also rating and reviewing our podcast in iTunes!) If we fall short, well, it may still happen... but not any time soon. Or, who knows, we may abandon these giveaways. They do cost us a bundle.

We don't ask for a lot, but we don't give away these prizes every week for the fun of it. We're trying to build an audience. Each person who finds our site because of a prize is a potential new community member. And new community members who struggle with the Busy Gamer lifestyle and benefit from our reporting make what we do that much more interesting and fulfilling.

So tell a friend about us. Let's get some creative entries. Have fun!

All that aside, let's look at The Princess Bride Game's merits:

• It's free (if you win)
• It's family friendly
• It might appeal to your significant other/parent/Princess Bride fan in your life
• It runs on PC and Mac
• It has five game types (puzzle/platformer, trivia, hidden object, time management and inventory collection) with 72 levels in all
• It has Saturday morning cartoon quality animations of key scenes from the movie
• Geoff Keighley called it "A winning combination of high production values, inventive gameplay and offbeat humor" (Yeah, we can't believe it either!)
• You can easily beat it in a day 

And, again, by entering, you'll help unlock a chance to win Assassin's Creed II!

To enter:

In honor of the launch of Star Trek Online, we have - no, not Star Trek Online. (Though we hear it's awesome!) Perhaps the next best thing, if you're a comic book fan: The complete Star Trek Movie Comic Book Collection on CD-ROM for Mac and PC.

We're keeping one for ourselves, but picked up an extra for one lucky winner. It contains:

• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (3 issues)
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
• Star Trek Generations
• Star Trek: First Contact
• Star Trek: The Next Generation Series Finale
• 15 bonus Star Trek comics from Marvel (the box says 18, but we checked and the first three are The Motion Picture; for some reason, only the first issue appears in the movies section)

That's 25 comics in all! (See some sample covers on the jump.)

So take a break from your Star Trek MMO - or win a free alternative while you wait for your checkbook to cool off after the holidays.

To enter:

This week, we have something for fans of the Americanized version of The Office series.

In honor of its imminent return in February, we have the retail edition of the Mumbo Jumbo casual game for PC that has you playing pranks as Dwight and Michael and collecting items from the show while fulfilling your dream of becoming a top Dunder Mifflin paper salesperson.

It's your basic time management game, but (as you can see from the screenshot on the jump) with your favorite characters represented as bobbleheads, a prankmeter and decorations that change with the seasons. (See, it's Valentine's Day - which should remind you that someone in your life may be in need of a Valentine's gift pretty soon! Did we mention the copy you win is still sealed?)

The game originally retailed for $30, but is now significantly cheaper if you hunt around. But winning it (and sharing your favorite Office moment in the comments) is AWESOME.

And, we'd suggest, the Dunder Mifflin way. At least as Michael Scott runs things.

To enter:

• BioShock guide for PS3 and Xbox 360
• Crackdown guide for Xbox 360
• The original Pups guide for Nintendogs on DS
• The Premiere Edition of the Super Smash Bros. Brawl guide for Wii

• Bookworm Adventures for PC - Bookworm but with RPG elements; you spell words to do battle!
• Peggle for PC - You know the drill by now, it's like pachinko only... not. PopCap's best game since Bejeweled!
• Plants vs. Zombies for PC and Mac - Our latest obsession! It's tower defense, but you manage weaponized plants that protect you from zombies!
• Zuma's Revenge for PC - The new sequel to the classic ball popping game! GrrlGotGame actually just got this for her birthday, or you wouldn't be seeing it here.
• PopCap Arcade Vol. 2 for Xbox 360 - This DRM-free collection lets you play Feeding Frenzy 2, Heavy Weapon and Peggle on any 360 as long as you have the disc in the drive and the games installed to a drive or card. Well, maybe that's still DRM, but at least it's not locked to one console.

• "Because"
• "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
• "Oh! Darling"

• The week's game releases
• A quick look back at the previous week's releases, news and downloadable content highlights
• What we're playing/mini-reviews
• Giveaways
• Comment of the week

• The week's game releases
• A quick look back at the previous week's releases, news and downloadable content highlights
• What we're playing/mini-reviews
• Giveaways
• Comment of the week

See what's inside the bag - it's AWESOME!

• Browncoat Ball 2009 sampler CD with Firefly-themed music plus more mainstream songs from Kirby Krackle, Dandy Warhols, Jason Mraz, Joe Strummer and Nikka Costa (16 tracks in all!)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds game for Xbox (also plays on Xbox 360) - an arguably good Buffy game that lets you play as Buffy, Willow, Xander and even Spike! (If you can't enjoy this, please let us know in your comment so we can award it to someone who can.)
• Dark Horse Comics bag imprinted with Buffy on one side and the Dark Horse logo on the other
• Dark Horse logo keychain/clip
• Dark Horse Signing and Preview Book 2009
• TFAW.com 10% discount code offer (if you don't win and still want the code, say so in your comment: We're still allowed to share the code with you unless you're a purple belly, but only the winner gets the fancy offer sheet)
• Buffy: Tales of the Vampires comic (we have two of these, so one runner up will win this too!)
• Buffy Season 8 #20 comic
• Hellboy: The Wild Hunt comic
• Aliens #1 comic
• Beasts of Burden #1 comic
• The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1 comic
• Star Wars: Dark Times #1 comic
• Star Wars: Invasion #1 comic

• Hotel Dusk - An interactive detective story that is compelling and deep with puzzles to solve, people to interview and rooms to search. I thoroughly enjoyed this!
• Peggle Dual Shot - This portable edition of Peggle contains levels from both the original and Peggle Nights sequel. It adds a new layer of strategy via yellow pegs that can be used to earn a trip to a pinball-esque bonus level where you earn bonuses to improve your chances.

• The Beatles: Rock Band Gamestop code worth 3 free song downloads for PS3, Wii or Xbox 360 once the songs are released in October and November (you can enter your request now from a list of 10 songs and your final DLC redemption codes will be e-mailed later). There are two of these codes, but you can win only one.
• The Beatles: Rock Band pre-order content club code. Not sure if this still works (it was never used), but it's yours if you win and want it. There's just one of these.
• Classic Rock Band logo t-shirt. Just the one.
• Rock Band 1 and 2 bass drum pedals. As you can see from the picture, one of these is reinforced with metal and the other just has the plastic surface. You can only win one, and the first winner to claim a bass pedal gets the reinforced one.
• Rock Band branded drum sticks, because you or the drummer in your life can always use a backup pair.

• Games: Lord of the Rings Online Mines of Moria Complete Edition, Hello Kitty MMOG (free to play) and Aeria Games Power Collection (several games free to play including Shaiya and Dragon Sky)
• T-shirts: The Beatles: Rock Band, Wet, Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles, Serious Sam HD, Brink, Intel "No Camping" and the orange-rageous blabbelon.com
• Posters: Borderlands, Wet, Rogue Warrior, 'Splosion Man and Scrap Metal
• Comics: Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dead Space Extraction and Spyborgs
• Codes: Xbox Live 48-hour trial, PAX '09 Xbox 360 avatar t-shirts, Need for Speed: Shift Endurance Race, League of Legends beta key and limited edition skin code and Fallen Earth limited edition brass goggles
• Stickers: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, RockStar logo (huge and small version), Beaterator, Rock Band instruments, various League of Legends and more
• Lanyards: Behemoth Games, God of War and Uncharted 2
• Various pins including Serious Sam
• PAX '09 Official "Instruction Manual"
• Ratchet & Clank inflatable wrench
• Intel shoulder bag
• Dragon Age: Origins inflatable sword
• Two Magic: The Gathering Alara Reborn booster packs
• Scrap Metal toy car
• Faunasphere mousepad
• Deca Sports 2 sweat band
• Promotional offers, ads and all kinds of other small trinkets including a cool Katamari Forever lenticular card

• A limited edition Peggle Master medallion with stand (close up picture). The back says Peggle Nights Master and has an angry version of the unicorn with lightning bolts. You know you want this! I should ask for proof that you beat Peggle, but you're on the honor system. Only 450 of these are in circulation!
• Chuzzles. These are the fluffy little mascots that PopCap staffers throw out into the audience or award as prizes when they give talks or stage events. Alas, I have never won one. So I bought some. If you win this pack, you'll get 4! What, you've never played Chuzzle?! Try the free online version - after you enter!
• Peggle poster with the slogan "Your brain on Peggle" (wide picture)
• Peggle XTRM FVR bumper sticker
• Peggle letter "P" sticker (same logo as the iPhone game icon)

• Create and join video chats
• Snap a photo for your gamer picture
• Scan your mug into games such as Rainbow Six: Vegas 1 or 2 and FaceBreaker
• Download and play the free EyeToy-style game TotemBall
• Use it as a controller for Rayman Raving Rabbids and Pinball FX
• Show your poker face in supported games such as Texas Hold 'Em, Gin Rummy and Uno (plus 25 more games to date)

• Have you taken it down on Legendary?
• Found every skull?
• Learned the multiplayer strategies you need to succeed online?
• Nabbed the awesome poster nestled in this guide's end papers?

• Signed copy of The Elves of Iax by Jeremy Kayes, the guy who designed our new site avatars and logo (he also loves Left 4 Dead)
• Warhammer Online: Prelude to War
• Wolverine Saga
• Blackest Night (Zero Issue)
• William Shatner Presents

• Unknown Soldier #1 comic
• Saga of the Swamp Thing #2 comic
• The X-Files #1 comic
• Planetary Special Edition comic
• Transmetropolitan #1 comic
• StarCraft poster
• Watchmen graphic novel poster
• Flash Rebirth poster
• I Am Batman poster
• Superman: New Krypton poster
• Wonder Woman tiara
• And lots of pins, a ring and more

• It's got a pretty awesome jet ski game in it
• Volleyball is tough but fun
• At its heart, it's a dating sim - only your goal is to win skimpy bikinis from your girlfriends and your island host, Zack
• There are several mini-games, including the butt bump contest and a seriously tough water slide
• It's one of the hardest 360 games to get an achievement (expect to invest 20 hours before you see one!)
• You can play casino games as a diversion, or to unlock sexy pole dance clips

• "Jack-Ass" by Beck
• "No Rain" by Blind Melon
• "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" by Johnny Cash
• "Surrender" by Cheap Trick
• "Yellow" by Coldplay
• "I Will Follow You into the Dark" by Death Cab for Cutie
• "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan
• "Over My Head (Cable Car)" by The Fray
• "What's Going On?" by Marvin Gaye
• "Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Jackson 5
• "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin
• "I'm With You" by Avril Lavigne
• "No Woman, No Cry" by Bob Marley
• "The Man Who Sold the World" by Nirvana
• "Life Is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts
• "How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You" by James Taylor
• "You Know I'm No Good" by Amy Winehouse

• "Wild Thing" by Jimi Hendrix
• "I'm Gonna Miss Her" by Brad Paisley
• "Needles and Pins" by Tom Petty

• Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1994)
• Wing Commander (1990)
• Wing Commander: Secret Missions (1990)
• Syndicate (1995)
• Virtual Pinball (1993)
• Desert Strike (1992)
• Jungle Strike (1993)
• Road Rash (1991)
• Road Rash II (1992)
• Road Rash III (1993)
• Mutant League Football (1993)
• Budokan (1990)
• B.O.B. (1993)
• Haunting Starring Polterguy (1993)

• Constantine for PS2
• Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 for Xbox 360
• EA Replay (14 games!) for PSP
• Entertainment Consumers Association "Not a Killer" T-shirt (XL)
• Frantix for PSP
• The Hustle: Detroit Streets (billiards) for PSP
• Perfect Dark Zero giant lenticular launch poster

• Authoritarian (secret police and propaganda ministries a la 1984)
• Capitalist (skyscrapers and condos)
• Contemplative (cathedrals, Buddhas and pagodas)
• Cyberpunk (flying cars and holographic stadiums)
• Fun City (carnivals, zoos and casinos),
• Haunted (Easter egg mode with graveyards, asylums and dungeons)
• Industrial (slums and factories)
• Romantic (opera houses, fountains and cobblestone streets)
• Small Town (diners, drive-ins and farms)
• Normal (a mix of all)
  
  

• Metal Gear Solid: Substance for original Xbox. Includes the expanded Sons of Liberty game, VR missions and other modes. It is NOT backward compatible on 360, so you will need an actual Xbox to play. To all those who entered the Duke drawing last week, this one's for you!
  
  
• The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 for PS2. Offers playable VR training plus exhaustive "making of" content and an interactive resource guide and documentary. It will work on the PS3 but ONLY if you have a model that includes backward compatibility. (Not sure? Find a PS2 game, put it in and see if it loads!)
  
  

• Official PAX program
• A ECA t-shirt (large) with images of PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii controllers and the slogan: "Contrary to popular opinion, these do not make me a killer"
• Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 1 PC CD-ROM demo
• World of Warcraft PC DVD-ROM 14-day free trial
• Facebreaker Xbox 360 demo disc
• Fallout 3 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide (very cool!)
• Mirror's Edge comic (also pretty cool!)
• Dark Sector Zero comic
• Shonen Jump comic
• Dungeon Runners pendant that blinks when you twist the top
• Assorted stickers with the Rock Star company logo, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, and Rock Band instruments (some extras to share!)
• PAX Distributed Tournament System pins (2-pack)
• Exteel robot magnet
• Pac-Man postcard
• Game Developer Game Career Guide
• G4TV Hurl/Code Monkeys barf bag
• And a few other branded paper goods you can spread around your home to convince your friends you were at PAX 2008!