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!
- Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
- 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"
- Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes
- 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:
Simply post a comment on this page. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane - and if you have a preference for a particular prize, say so in case you're drawn first and have a choice. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.
You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)
Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 5:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, May 6 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.
NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them.
We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time. Check our Busy Gamer Podcast on Sundays for possible hints about what's coming. 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Free Stuff Bonus - Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.
We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response, even if we continue to lose money on this site. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for most of this stuff ourselves!).
Already in the Reach Beta, but wouldn't mind getting ahold of that guide! Or Halo 2, for that matter.
What there is a sequel to Halo?
count me in - been meaning to grab halo 2 for ages.
I would love to win the Halo 2 game & map pack
I have all of the current Halo games except for Halo 2, so this will complete my set!
Good luck everyone & thanks for running the contest!
Great prize! Please enter me. I also tweeted here: http://twitter.com/alee67/status/13136129881
Halo 2 was the game that really pulled me into gaming and the Halo Universe. I'd love to win this just for the memories if nothing else.
In for Halo 2 & guide,thanks
i want to have a SUPER THROWBACK night with my friends
I'm in :)
Haven't played Halo 1 or 2 since I never owned an Xbox. Would love to play them.
Also, tweeted http://twitter.com/EspadaTiburon
In for either of them http://twitter.com/abouttandoutt here my twitter and my itunes is abouttandoutt did all 4 :D
tweeted: CrunchbiteNuva
nice, no more having to borrow from my cousin ^^
in for halo 2 and the guide thanks
also tweeted
username: blazex20
Sweet deal, loved those games
Any Halo is good enough for me!
Another great prize. Thanks for the chance to win!
I had an xbox and now a 360, and the only Halo game I own is 3 and it has yet to be my drive because I keep saying I need to buy the other 2 and play them. :)
Hoping to get the Multiplayer Map pack disk!
In to win, Twitter username is deadbodyman11.
Count me in. No preference really, winning either would be cool!
Twitter: http://twitter.com/DiscoDuck8k/status/13260788886
OK, guess I'm in for Halo 2 + Map Pack. Tweeted here: http://twitter.com/eugaet/statuses/13262284860
Awesome. I'd really love to have that guide. Can't find one anywhere and I love to read those things.
I'm going tweet as @willimholte
Great prize, been a while since I have played #2!
Hope I win! The nostalgia is killing me.
Retweeted, Twitter username: Infinite0112.
Haha, sweet, I can't find Halo 2 anywhere and missed the last day of Live :(
Sweet! Pick me?:)
It would be nice to have another copy for system link.
oh man when i was little i was a big halo fan, i used to play it all the fricken time! im so pumoped i wish i win!
This is a hard decision Halo 2 or the game guide...i would rather have Halo 2 and the map pack since I have all the other Halo games, even Combat Evolved for the PC
That's a nice prize pack!
Nice. I never got the Halo 2 Map pack. Count me in on this!
Great Podcast Guys hope I win the Map Pack
Awesome contest for a great prize. Count me in!
I'm up for winning Halo 2. Played the campaign in bits and pieces at friends' places but never finished it. I could get the PC version but a free Xbox version would be fine as well.
Awesome price, I've never really been a Halo fan, but it's a hell of a franchise.
I need a copy of Halo 2!
Haha this would be great, Halo 2 was definitely the best of the series and I never did play the bonus map pack.
Cool, I never did get to play Halo 2... Hope I win!
Twitter name: BitLooter
Tweet: http://twitter.com/BitLooter/status/13439978251
Count me in.
Count me in
Hope I win!
Good luck everyone!
http://twitter.com/Dazed28/status/13496054286
Woo I love Halo 2! Too bad we cant play it online any more, but college is great for LAN!
Count me in.
im in
twitter aznxchunky
sup bros
LET'S DO THIS THING
Seriously, I am fully prepared to shoot aliens on my television.
Yay, just got a 360 so this would be perfect!
Always borrowed my friend's game to play on Live. Would be great to own so we could play LAN.
Winners are:
Halo 2 game and map pack: 20. eugaet (drawn as 55, bonus entry via Twitter!)
Halo guide: 32. Chris
Congrats! Notifications are going out via e-mail. Next giveaway starts in just a few hours!