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Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 8)
11 years ago

Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 8)


Day 8 brings another distorted screenshot contest. Take a good look at the image above and post what XBLA game you think it is in the comments section below. Guess the game right and you will be entered in today’s contest. Good luck!

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: Ken Rumsey (@kenrumsey) – You have won a copy of Pid. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 7)
11 years ago

Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 7)

It’s day 7, and today we are giving away a few copies of Pid. In order to enter in today’s contest, all you need to do is answer the trivia question below. Good luck!

Question: What is the main characters name in Pid?

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: Linda (@ohhaihello) – You have won a copy of Dust: An Elysian Tail. We will be in contact with you later today on Twitter!

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Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 6)
11 years ago

Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 6)

Today we are giving away a copy of [Redacted]. OK, so we’re not telling you what the prize is quite yet. But in order to figure it out, all you need to do is identify what XBLA game the four achievement pictures in the above image are from. If you can figure it out, then go ahead and post your answer in the comment section below for a chance to win [Redacted]. Good luck!

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: Kyle A. (@qwikciphers) – You have won a copy of Happy Action?Theater. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 5)
11 years ago

Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 5)

Today we will be giving away a couple copies of Happy Action Theater to keep this ball rolling. Happy Action Theater is a game full of various activities, and all you need to do to enter today’s contest is describe what activity you would like to see in Happy Action Theater in the comment section below. I know I wouldn’t mind seeing a game that somehow resembles dodgeball, as it was my favorite thing to play in gym class back in the good ol’ days. Let us know what you would like to see added and good luck!

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: PerfectionShaun (@PerfectionShaun) – You have won a copy of Spelunky. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 4)
11 years ago

Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 4)

Day 4 of our contest is here, and we’re giving out a fan favorite pictured above. But once again, we have applied a few Photoshop filters making it a bit of a challenge to identify this game. Post your best guess in the comment section below for a chance to win. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for even more chances to win. Good luck!

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: Wuvein (@Wuvein) – You have won a copy of Trials Evolution. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 3)
11 years ago

Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 3)

Today we are giving away a copy of Trials Evolution. All you need to do to enter the contest today is post what you think the answer is to the infamous Trials HD riddle. If you need a refresher of what I’m talking about, check out this post here for more info. Can’t wait to see what some of you think of this. Good luck!

The winner of yesterday’s contest is:  Christian Perez (@chrisrosepr) – You have won a copy of Fez. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 2)
11 years ago

Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 2)

On Day 2 of our 12 Days of XBLA, we’re giving away a couple copies of Fez. All you need to do to enter today’s contest is post the answer to the following question in the comments section below:

Question: Aside from a fez, what other cool accessory does Gomez eventually acquire when you complete the game at least once?

The winner of yesterday’s contest is:  Josh (@josh_heroin) – You have won a copy of Alan Wake’s American Nightmare. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 1)
11 years ago

Contest: The 12 Days of XBLA (Day 1)

Welcome to Day 1 of the 12 Days of XBLA! To start things off in the right direction, we are going to give away the game pictured above. The trick is that it has been put through a few Photoshop filters to make it a little bit challenging. Post your best guess in the comments section below for a chance to win. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for even more chances to win. Good luck!

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The 12 Days of XBLA begins!
11 years ago

The 12 Days of XBLA begins!

And the 12 Days of XBLA promotion is finally upon us. For the next 12 days, we will be giving out some of the finest XBLA games that were released in the past year. Each day will hold two chances for you to win one specific game. There will be a chance to win here on the XBLAFans.com website and a chance to win on our Twitter stream. So you better go follow @XBLAFans on Twitter right now if you haven’t done so already. The first day of contests will start in approximately 2 hours!

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Friday Top Five: Best Bang for your buck!
11 years ago

Friday Top Five: Best Bang for your buck!

Look after the pennies, and the pounds (or dollars, euros, pesos or whatever) will take care of themselves. Or at least, that’s what our parents used to tell us, right?

That may be sensible where traditional currency is concerned, but it’s not a strategy that converts well into MSP. Waiting for sales and bargains may be the cheapest way of buying XBLA games – but what if the game you want never goes on sale? What if everyone else has moved on and you lose out on the best bit of a fantastic co-op game like Lara Croft: GOL or a community-focused game like Section 8: Prejudice? What if you think you’re buying something you want, but actually you just bought it because it was cheap and you end up wasting MSP anyway?

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