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:
- Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
- 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
- Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes
- 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:
Simply post a comment on this page and SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU'RE PLAYING FOR. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.
NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add or update a comment! (If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it.)
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 Wednesday, September 15 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.
We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time. Check our Busy Gamer Podcast on Sundays for possible hints about what's coming (like more Reach avatar helmet codes!). 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!).
PAX swag is the best swag
I am extremely interested in the full Guitar Hero: Van Halen game, Magic The Gathering Cards, and the Halo Reach poster...
I guess you could say that I am in for both prize packs. -_-
Twitter post @Ozarot posted at 3:19am Pacific Standard Time.
Thanks a bunch for giving us a chance to win! This is an amazing give-away! I'm in for either prize pack, but I'd really like to win "The Halo: Reach Short But Sweet Pack" more.
Twitter: Revixe06
NOTE: I posted a comment earlier that is waiting to be approved. I forgot to post my Twitter username and to mention what prize pack I was in for in that comment. Could it please be deleted? Thanks a bunch!
That is an impressive bunch o' loot, this is the first that I have heard of your site (CAG). Thanks for the opp!
Sick giveaway. Thanks for the chance.
This is an amazing giveaway! I'm playing for Prize 1: The Epic PAX Prime 2010 Swag Bag.
That epic pax bag seems like it is for me :p
My twitter is @djratchet and I am pretty sure my name will be djratchet when I submit a review later :)
Wow nice contest!
Awesome contest! I am playing for both prizes. I followed all the additional entries rules and you can find my retweet at Sogelord and my iTune reviews at Christopher Mennuto.
Swag... Gotta love it! Good luck everyone!
Twitter: @1337sauce
Hoory for giveaways. I will try to remember to retweet this later. I would love prize pack 1 if I won as I'm not that into Halo.
Woohoo pax swag!
In for the PAX swag!!
Thanks for the contest!
I could go for some swag
Going for the PAX swag thanks and good luck to everyone
I'd really like to win. I'd look good in that Portal 2 shirt.
If I could play for both prizes, I would, but I suppose my priority is the Reach prize.. I want that helmet!
twitter is @thegeo
I really, really want that swag bag! The sackboy will be mine!
Twitter - iwantarangelife
Awesome Prize packs! Either would be great to win!
This going to have a lot of entries, either way Im in it for the Halo Reach Poster!
@Dazed28 - http://twitter.com/Dazed28/status/24114449713
September 15th is my birthday lol. The Reach poster would be one hell of a present! Thanks for the contest
Portal 2 shirt and Sackboy? I'm in!
Twitter - MuzykMann
Itunes - MuzykMann
Thanks for the giveaways!
Playing for both!
Twitter = @SagaciousT
iTunes = SagaciousT
I tweeted and reviewed both podcasts.
Nice swag. Good luck everyone!
Twitter - InnerOblivion
Would love "The Epic PAX Prime 2010 Swag Bag".
Tweeted from jjohnston77.
I'm in for the The Epic PAX Prime Swag Bag.
Thanks for the contest
As tempting as the Swag Bag is I'm playing for the Halo: Reach poster. Thanks for hosting another give-away and for giving me an opportunity. =)
As usual both prizes are Epic, you obviously took a lot of time to collect all that stuff.. That your even giving away your one and only item(s)is truly dedicated.
I'll play the swag bag.
Thanks a lot for this awesome contest, i could go for both but i would rather have the Pax Bag :).
What an awesome contest! Just finished entering for all four chances. I'd love to win the signed Halo Reach poster, but would not be disappointed with the swag bag as it contains a number of delicious items as well.
iTunes: swift fix
Twitter: @callmeswiftfix
Thank you!
Count me in for both.
Twitter name: @CaptainUrahara
Tweet: http://twitter.com/CaptainUrahara/status/24119667512
This comment and my tweet are my only two entries.
PAX prime bag for me.
You can put me down for chances at either pack.
Bonus entry on Twitter @NeoHumanity.
I would absolutely LOVE to win that Halo Reach Signed poster. Mostly because I collect all that stuff, and for some reason I'm missing Bungie's autographs... :/ Thanks for the opportunity though!
I forgot to say, I am going for the pax stuff >.> sorry, and my twitter again (since I dont see my post is admiralvic)
I'll be in for both. Thanks!
Twitter: MirageStrike
Thanks for the great contest. I would love the PAX swag bag. I also posted on twitter.
Twitter: @Bizpad
In for either one - both are great prizes!
Twitter: @ilRadd
Thanks for the great contest guys! I entered in all 4 possible ways. :)
My tweet id is Joker13z.
My itunes id is also Joker13z.
The prize I'm trying for is the Swag Bag! Good luck to all!
Awesome contest thanks for the chance to win!
my itunes name is benswimming
twitter name is @sweeneyben
http://twitter.com/sweeneyben/status/24126844502
I am in - especially for the sackboy doll :)
Awesome. Id like to enter for both if possible, but I guess Halo if you can do only 1.
Twitter and iTunes name is the same: eqzeb
Thanks!
1) Another fantastic giveaway! Thanks a bunch, fellas. :) In for PAX swag bag (x2).
2) Twitter: BossVersion1
http://twitter.com/BossVersion1/status/24128675955
Playing for both prizes, tweeted under @CaptainQuiet. Really cool stuff you're giving away!
Entered. Thanks alot!
Playing for the Prize #1 (the PAX swag). Also entering via twitter (username is @garfep). Thanks for the contest!
i hope i can win
twitter:aznxchunky
Putting all four of my entries towards the amazing Swag Bag, twitter name is deadbodyman11 and Itunes is also deadbodyman11.
REACH swag for me baby! Also on Twitter, XPlaneBen ... http://twitter.com/XPlaneBen/status/24132614349
Impatiently waiting on Reach to Fall on Tuesday and PAX looks to have the best SWAG around. playing for the Poster, also on twitter @ UnknowNapkin
I would love that poster! I need to live in a part of the country that allows me to get to events like PAX. Middle of nowhere....
Awesome site! I am playing for Prize #2 (The Halo: Reach Short But Sweet Pack).
Twitter: @runeofred
[http://twitter.com/runeofred/status/24133134842]
I'm going for "The Halo: Reach Short But Sweet Pack", since you were right about the whole "True Halo fans won't care about all of that other stuff anyway!" thing.
In for prize pack #1!
twitter: http://twitter.com/oasis789/status/24134427246
Oh, sack boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Entering for #1
Tweeted via @KHunt_
Four chances for me!
Twitter = @Linkavich001
Itunes = Linkavich001
Wow, awesome prizes! I want to enter.
@XFactoRe8
In for Prize #1! Thanks!
Prize #2: The Halo: Reach Short But Sweet Pack
Twitter: @iSpudd
http://twitter.com/iSpudd
Woohoo free swag fingers crossed
Commented here and twittered!
Twitter Name: @MaliciousHobo
Frogot to mention on for #1
twitter: drumstick87
Man I love swag!
Also entered by twitter: BenGillikin
I'm playing for prize #2
In for prize pack 1; I'm a big Halo fan, but the variety of items seems to be the better option here. As always, thanks for offering such awesome giveaways for the readership.
Well, im more for the Halo Reach Poster!
I'm in it for the PAX bag. Twitter is @jbrown725.
I wish I could have gone to PAX. Playing for the Halo Short but Sweet pack.
Tweeted: crunchbitenuva
this is such a uber hard choice, but I'm for the swag bag first.
Truly epic swag, guys.
Twitter-EvermoreSG
In for the swag bag, I got the runner up last time, lets see what i can do now!
As much as I'd enjoy the stuff listed for prize pack 1 I'm gonna put all my eggs in the Reach poster bucket. What with this being the last Bungie-created Halo game it has more sentimental value.
Or something.
I heart Halo and would love the Halo Reach poster; I'm going for the Reach Short, But Sweet Pack.
Playing for prize #1 here! Hope I win!
Also tweeted: Hatman88
The Reach poster is cool, but got to go for all that beautiful, lovely, mostly impractical swag!
I am interested in winning the Prize #1: The Epic PAX Prime 2010 Swag Bag!
Here is my tweet! http://twitter.com/eye_shuh/status/24143680888
Thank you!
Great giveaway the LBP is pretty cool.
wow, awesome giveaway. im in for both
twitter name: dwb6
PAX swag, oh dear god yes, I missed out this year because I was watching the kids while my significant other attended.
I entered in all possible ways. I'm playing for prize pack #1, but would gladly accept #2. My Twitter is @brhvg and my iTunes name is brhbrh.
I hope I can get one of those, preferably the Reach one.
I'm in this for either, but pack 1 seems much more awesome. Especially the Portal 2 shirt. Which is amazing.
Twitter: @recruittons
I'd love to win the PAX Swag Bag! Please enter me. I'm @alee67 on Twitter, and I also tweeted here: http://twitter.com/alee67/status/24145748036
This would be awesome to have as i could not attend this year. I did get to go 06, 07 and 09. I'm kicking myself for having a life that did not allow the trip this year.
Twitter: patmcrotch
iTunes: patmcrotch
Prize pack 1
rpnguyen on twitter
Twitter-poponaruto
I'm in for prize pack number two!
Twitter: nubywootz
I'm playing for both, although that Reach poster is amazing all on its own.
My twitter is: http://twitter.com/grumplewort/status/24149631154
Thanks!
Tough choice. In for prize #1.
Oh I just can't pass up the chance for that Reach Poster and avatar helmet code in Prize Pack #2. Good luck to everyone! *whispers*But this time I really really really really hope I win this one.
Twitter: @JaseDakota 9:06 pm eastern when I posted
I want that portal shirt!! That's all I want.
Considering I spent 90% of my time in the expo hall you'd think I would have gotten more swag then I did :P
Twitter: tehnakki
I would love that PAX swag. I hate that all the good cons are on the other side of the country. Anyway, put me down for two PAX bad entries, I will be tweeting from my account Touwe once again
Wow! Look at all the swag that we didn't get! We did get that Dragon Age 2 blow up sword. I'm in for prize pack two cause I wanted a Sack Boy.
Gotta go for the Swag Bag.. I've been trying to get a Dragon Age inflatable weapon for months. :) The D&D comic also appeals to me as a person. I'll be doing bonus entries again this week. :)
I'm in for the Swag Bag :D
Man, both of these prizes are nice but I like Halo too much to pass that up, so I'm going for prize#2 The Halo: Reach Short But Sweet Pack. Also, I entered via twitter @MoCiWe
Awesome, looking forward to that Prize 1. So much awesomeness inside of it.
Twitter - XiStream
Going for the swag bag
put me in for both please!, and thanks for this great contest!
iTunes is WhiskeyCrazy
Twitter is @WhiskeyCrazy
I'm going for the PAX Swag bag but to keep myself open I'll do all the other entries to have a chance at the Halo Reach one as well.
Tweeted @skrammas
Reviewed @Skrams
Thanks!
As much as I'd like the Halo stuff, I have to go for all that PAX swag. Thanks so much.
The Epic PAX Prime 2010 Swag Bag
Thanks for the opportunity :)
Love that sackboy!!!
I'm the biggest Halo fan ever. Man I would KILL to have that poster.
Thanks for the contest with awesome prizes
Twitter: Cosmetics_Guy
those are two really awesome prizes
I'd really like the The Halo: Reach Short But Sweet Pack, thank you kindly.
Twitter - GobStoppinMopUp
I really want both
Thanks for the Chance.
Twitter: @iwantto99 http://twitter.com/iwantto99/status/24209025897
Woo hoo! Would love to win this!
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
Great contest!
That Portal shirt is sexy. :O
In for the swag bag.
Twitter name Furillae1
Love the portal 2 shirt!
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JohnIsInfamous
I'm in it for both! I want that Sackboy more tho! Also tweeted @LoganDX ...
In for the Swag Bag (but mostly for that Sackboy!). My Twitter name is JDBar1215: http://twitter.com/JDBar1215/status/24216905847
I'll take one entry for each, if you please.
Twitter: @Retweeted_by
In for the Halo pack!
That is a fantastic bag of swag. Thanks for the opportunity!
Wow what a great contest!
Thanks for having another great contest. I'm in for the Pax swag.
Twitter @KazerXVD
Entered! Thanks guys!
Itunes and twitter: JJandrews
I REALLY would love that poster. I've never had an opportunity to get something signed by the Bungie team, closest I've come is getting a McFarlane figure signed by McFarlane haha
Going for the PAX Swag Bag. Thanks for the free stuff opportunity!
I'd REALLY like the Slime Shirt, and LBP Plush, so it's gotta be the EPIC PAX Swag for me.
missed out on PAX but this swag looks awesome....pick me, pick me! ha
I would love to PAX Epic Swag! Also, I posted on twitter, and reviewed the podcasts, name for both is JakeBondRoo!
Halo is pretty awesome. I'm in for prize no# 2
That's some sweet swag. I need to go to one of these down the road.
twitter @k1ngster
I like to play for the pzx entry only!
amazing freebies! LOvE those buttons. Im a Button collector myself.
I love Halo swag with a passion, especially autographed swag so I'm aiming for Prize #2. :)
Pax Swag is Awesome!
In For Prize Pack #1, its out of hand OP!!
twitter: 81ols
This Weeks Prizes Are Extremely Awesome!! Thanks Alot!!
would like some swag
I LOVE that LBP Sackboy
Ohh yeah!! Great Prizes!!! I want that Sackboy!!! :D
Twitter Name: @Un4tun8Disaster
Itunes reviewed BGN Podcast: Un4tun8Disaster
Itunes reviewed Best of BGN Podcast: Un4tun8Disaster
Thank you for the opportunity!!
This is just too awesome for words.
twitter @legendarydogs
PAX BAG LOOKS AWESOME!!!!!!!! IM GOING NEXT YEAR FOR SURE!!
I'm playing for both prize
twitter id : @bigvincec
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/bigvincec/status/24255152505
I would love to win The Epic PAX Prime 2010 Swag Bag. it would be the perfect holiday gift for any gamer! :] @pmsvazzy
Wow both of these prize packs look great, but i'll be playing for the halo poster! It would look great in my bedroom!!! halo FTW!!! thanks for the chance.
Thanks for the Swag giveaway! Also, I tweeted as @Matedawg
I did everything so...PAX and Halo?
Tweeted @FullMetalWolfe
Reviewed @rawrrslayer
Count me in for both.
Tweeted on twitter as well: @Geek_Lantnern
In for the sackboy.
Thanks for the contest.
http://twitter.com/Ulrye812/status/24257842825
HALO REACH STUFF!!!
1. O.O Uh, I'm most definitively entering for the Halo: Reach Short But Sweet Pack.
2. "Tweet"
3. iTunes review posted for "Busy Gamer Podcast" - Particle Party! (Click here to open my "Ping" account)
4. iTunes review posted for "Best of Busy Gamer Podcast" (Under the same account name as listed above).
Thank you again for the opportunity to enter in this contest!
~@DirectGaming
Oh, and my twitter nick is ClixWizard. :)
Playing for the Epic PAX 2010 Swag Bag! That truly looks like the best bunch of prizes ever made. Would make me unbelievably happy!
Entering on twitter too, my username is: happyloubear
Thanks and good luck everyone!
In for prize #1
Twitter @mivan83
So hard to decide, so much awesomeness... but if I have to pick one, I'll go with the PAX bag. Actually, how about I just annoy everybody and win both?
Twitter name: BitLooter
Tweet: http://twitter.com/BitLooter/status/24261575146
dazfd is my twitter name, i'd like to go for the Halo stuff because i'm dying to get it... lieterally, i had to stop playing an online halo match just to type this comment, thanks!
Love the Pax swag bag, thanks for the opportunity!
Man, these are some great prizes!
I'm definitely in for both, but Prize #1 is definitely my top choice!
Tweeted @jcandnoextras
iTunes - Relaxed Gamer
I'm only playing for the swag (prize 1) since I want that sackboy! And the Halo Poster I could do without so I'm playing only for the PAX swag.
+1 entry: twitter name is: Lavron415
Great contest, I wish there were more swag giveaways like this!
Prize #2
Twitter: @asleepypanda
I would like to enter for the PAX swag bag....I love me some PAX stuff.
Going for the PAX swag
twitter cjoker500
I'm playing for Prize #2: The Halo: Reach Short But Sweet Pack. Thanks for such a cool giveaway!
I would love to score that swag bag! Who doesn't love schwag!
I'd like the have all the Halo stuff I could. But I don't have the connections needed to get it sadly.
I am going for prize number two, the halo stuff.
Twitter-@steviep916
I tweeted giveaway message as @luckysluna
http://twitter.com/luckysluna/status/24342063145
luckysluna(at)yahoo(dot)com
In for the PAX 2010 Swag Bag.
Wow, sick poster, can't wait for Tuesday.
Tough choice. I'll have to play for both and put one entry up for each prize.
Twitter: http://api.twitter.com/the_Bigandtasty/status/24353812105
"Epic" Pax swag is looking E-...aww, screw it EPIC!
I love the swag of prize one!! Can't wait for Infamous 2.
I'd like to play for prize pack #1, the epic PAX swag. Thanks for doing these!
Epic PAX 2010 Swag Bag
BEST. . .GIVEAWAY. . .EVER!!!
PAX swag is the only swag I need. Really wanting a Avatar Helmet Code and more.
I unfortunately was not able to go to PAX this year so this would be awesome. Hell you can even keep the Halo code for another giveaway. I needz the swag.
I'd really love to win Prize Pack #1! Thank you for the awesome contest!
Twitter - secretclean
Doubt I'll win but hey... why not? I just want the swag bag, please. That's it. Heck, I'd just take the lanyards and keychains from the swag bag.
I also tweeted about it: http://twitter.com/Shane_For_Wax/status/24398691395
I'd want the second prize pack: The Halo: Reach Short But Sweet Pack
Awesome stuff, would love to have my very own sackboy
in for any prizes thanks
http://twitter.com/blazex20/statuses/24405144023
Heck yes -- Reach! (I'ma win.) :)
Awesome contest! I tweeted as @chillywillyjuic and would like to play for prize #1.
Playing for both!
Twitter = @hsith
iTunes = HsitH
I tweeted and reviewed both podcasts.
Playing for both awesome prizes please!
twitter = chips99
Thanks for the contest! =D I posted this on Twitter. My username on there is wishmonster247. =)
Looots of entries on this one. Nice!
Das twitters
http://twitter.com/e_goldfish/status/24432141327
I'll dig around here to see if I have any extra swag to give. Sharing is fun. :)
I would love to win! Twitter= NickaFreeman i Follow back. please let me wiN! i just want a noble 6 code
I retweeted, my twitter name is @dreamajeantet and I am playing for Prize #1: The Epic PAX Prime 2010 Swag Bag
That is a freaking sweet prize pack! Would love to win that swag to deck out my game room!
I am entering for prize #1.. Want that sack boy!!
Twitter name is...@taterbug1965.
2. Tweeted as robby1051
3 and 4 reviews as Robert Shaw Jr
I NEED THAT HALO PACK. MEMEMEMEME
halo halo halo
Cool
PAX swag
@vermontffl on twitter
As always, thanks for the contest!
I'm in for pack #1
In for the Halo goodies! Posted on Twitter @EeveeFanboy
Awesome give away! Here's to hoping for some sweet swag!
Tweeted from @Hot_Waffles
I hope I win.
Twitter/iTunes: awwjayzin
more games for me
I would like to win the Halo poster because I love Halo.
iTunes name: SaberAlter
I'm in for this! Also tweeted under the handle 'IanKazimer'
Thanks!
Hope I win!
I really hope I win pack #1
In for the swag pack #1 great swag btw!
Twitter@oOF1NGERSOo
Entered on Twitter as well - ImpurePhoen1x
Entered FTW on that Halo Reach Pack
And the winners are...
Epic PAX Swag Bag: 125. kevindoc
Signed Reach poster: 30. Andrew
Congrats!
If you didn't win, we have Son of Epic PAX Swag Bag (with many of the same goodies, and our last Reach Avatar Helmet code!) plus some other surprises for the next Free Stuff Friday!
I would liek to be entered for either prize. But if I had to choose one it would be the Halo one.
i'll go for prize pack 1.
twiiter name 5hikiNanaya
can't believe i missed entering this one. Arghhhhhhh
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