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:
- Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
- 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
- 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 confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified. If you tweet vigorously (more than 5 times a day on average), include the direct link to your tweet and don't delete it!
You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:
Simply post a comment on this page and SAY WHICH PRIZE(S) YOU ARE PLAYING FOR. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.
NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Make a change (even a small one) and then check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!
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Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, August 24 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.
We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time (and we've got several backed up; we'll post them once we get a little less busy!). 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.
We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).
In for the Dead or Alive Xtreme 2!
C'mon baby! I want to see some bouncing... volleyballs! Yeah, that's it! Volleyballs...
Rolling the dice for the Humble Indy Bundle!
Nice, thanks for hosting this giveaway. Here's to hoping I win!
I can haz teh volley balls?
Hoping for HIB. :D
Oh, and tweeted. Here's me on Twitter. https://twitter.com/#!/acewing905
Already have Humble Bundle but would love Dead or Alive Xtreme 2. I can just imagine my friends thoughts when they see me playing that.
I also did number two @Aerc
In for Dead or Alive Xtreme 2!
@Jragon274
I will take the humble bundle, thank you.
The Humble Indie sounds great, thanks for the contest.
Thanks ^^ I will go for both!
tweeted @genxsis83
Considering I already have HIB3, then I'll go for Dead or Alive Xtreme 2. Just a comment this time! Thanks!
In for DOA X2, Thanks for the shot GW
El_Ross_M
Count me in for DoA X2!
Twitter: @ilRadd
I love volleyballs! @doubleD215
in for DOAX2 (yay a 360 game!)
@UltimoRey
I am only playing for Humble Indie Bundle 3.
My twitter username is lmd1974
I tweeted here:
http://twitter.com/#!/lmd1974/status/104640099358228482
in for Humble indie bundle 3 !
@Haloboez
I'm playing for Dead or Alive Extreme 2
@AsagiAsagiri
It would be 1 Humble bundle for me, please? :)
Good luck everyone.
Twitter is still @teujip ;)
Im playing for dead or alive extreme 2, thanks!
@DexterJJ
Enter me for both!
Twitter @fresh0288
Tried to resist the call of the boobs. Couldn't do it. DAE2
@Darklurkr23 RTed
In for the Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 ^_^
@TheGameGuy401
Thanks for the awesome contest!
Dead or Alive Extreme 2!!!
@BrianIMdiesel
I'll try for both since I have a bit of both already and my very worn copy of DoAX2 is very worn from usage for some reason. I hope it's a new copy, no particular reason. Thank BGN.
Dead or Alive Xtreme. Just don't tell anyone I know lol *shhhhhhhhh*
FREEE STUFF YA
Dead or Alive baby!
http://twitter.com/#!/Yuffie4life/status/105004613991792640
Playing for Dead or Alive Xtreme 2. Thanks for the chance!
Id love to get Dead or Alive.
@COLDbiood
thanks for the chance
@mysticfail
link to tweeet http://twitter.com/#!/Mysticfail/status/105167573900992513
Free Stuff Sunday! Lol Thanks for more awesomeness :)
@liljrSanchez
Definitely in for the DOA game.
@cosmetics_guy
thanks for contest!
@labahotei
http://twitter.com/#!/labahotei/status/105483992366714880
I'd love to win either of these, though I'd prefer the Humble Indie Bundle. I'm @alee67 on Twitter and I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/#!/alee67/status/105583063651713024
Thanks for the giveaway!
Still want to try out Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
@5hikiNanaya
I'm mainly in it for the Humble Bundle, but if there's a shot why not put me down for DOA as well!
@Cerogravian
iTunes: Cerogravian
In for DoA 360 game.. Gotta get them achievement points! Lol thanks guys
Twitter: DeaVAmp
I'm game have very little in the way of X-Box 360 disc games so it's worth a shot.
Already have DOA, so I'm for the humble bundle.
Thanks for the contest.
Twit: @starcrest_13
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 already have the bundle of joy.
@ropes
I've always wanted to play DOAX2 since I'm a DOA fan... but never have...
Humble Indie Bundle!!! Yeah :)
would love to win!
@starkeee
Here's hoping I win the humble bundle! :)
I'll go for DOA.
@Gram_Cracker
Would love the Humble Indie Bundle. Thanks for the contest :D!
Twitter: @zombiebash3r
Oh god, I'm totally in for Dead or Alive Xtreme 2.
@TheGrimHeaper
We got Xbox and the Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 would be different, but a challenge. Gotta win it!
And the winners are:
DOAX2: 45. Zach
Humble Indie Bundle 3: 22. fresh02_88
Congrats!
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