Win my BlizzCon schwag bag
Are you a Warcraft/Starcraft/Diablo freak? Love everything Blizzard? Then you'll probably want in on this.
I'm giving away the entire bag of goodies I got at BlizzCon 2008 (minus a very small number of items I gave to friends) to one reader. Here's a list of everything in the bag. Then I'll describe how you can win. (Some of these will only make sense to hardcore Blizzard fans)
-A "Pandaren Brewmaster" beer mug insulator
-A 15% off coupon on Logitech PC gaming gear
-A paper mask of a 'Forsaken" from WoW
-A bookmark from Brady games with a weird quest on the back (I think related to something one could do at BlizzCon)
-A Jinx-branded "Lich King" sticker
-A little necklace of some kind of symbol (sorry I can't tell what) from WoW
-A "special edition" BlizzCon authenticator that generates a password so nobody can break into your WoW account
-A preview of the WoW comic book from WildStorm
-Some pieces from "Starcraft: the Board Game"
-A blank notebook that says "BlizzCon" on the front and has an ad for a TokyoPop WoW book on the back
-A WoW trading card game "Heroes of Azeroth" starter deck
-A Frostmourne inflatable sword
-A BlizzCon keychain
-BlizzCon-branded hand sanitizer (in hindsight, I probably should have used that)
-A "Pandaren" bottle opener
-A keychain that looks like some kind of mace, I assume from WoW
-Diablo III "sinamints" (get it?)
-A BlizzCon-branded box of tissues (could I make that up?)
-Starcraft II "zerg creep" (looks like purple goo)
-A character to use in Upper Deck's upcoming WoW miniatures game
-A WoW pin
-A WoW pen
-A Diablo III red bouncy ball
-A Lich King postcard
-The BlizzCon plastic pag it all came in
Phew, that's a long list. One of the requirements to win is that you just read the damned thing. But I imagine there will be more than one of you who do that. How do you win? Well, I want to give it to the person who's most passionate about Blizzard games, so the way to win is to prove it. Leave a comment in which you describe why you love Blizzard overall or WoW, Starcraft, or Diablo in particular. Pretend you are trying to influence someone who has spent minimal or no time playing Blizzard games (like, say, me). Your goal is to convince someone like me that they must play whatever game you are writing about, or Blizzard games overall. And you have to do it in 250 words or less.
The writer of the comment I find most compelling will win. The deadline is 12 AM Tuesday morning / Monday night. I'll pick the winner during the day on Tuesday.
Eligibility requirements:
-I can't know you
-You can't have won another Cut Scene schwag giveaway this year.
-Not that I can really check, but please be at least 13, since "Warcraft" is rated T. (Though if a 12 year-old can write well enough to win this, I will be very impressed and find something else awesome and age appropriate to give him or her)
Update: Thanks to those of you who entered. It was a tough choice, but we have a winner.
Chris Morris reports on the business and culture of video games and offers analysis of recent events and industry trends.
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Posted by: buy hero gold | March 11, 2009 at 09:52 PM
I have always been a big fan of Blizzard games, they have always been accessible and entertaining. They always seem to understand its more than just go here and kill this thing to get stuff. The little inside jokes and references always make me laugh (I mean what other game has a character Haris Pilton selling expensive bags to the masses). But beyond that playing WOW is more than just playing a game its a great way to keep in touch with friends and family that I don't get to see that often and make new friends in places I may have never thought of going to in my life. While accomplishing things in a video game is not nearly the same as in real life, there is a huge dgree of satisfaction to working together with a group of people out there in the world you may not know personally to accomplish some fairly difficult and coordinated tasks.
Posted by: Kenny | October 28, 2008 at 09:01 AM
I'm a huge WoW fan. I've played since Feb 5, 2005. Since then I have not bought a single other PC game, something I used to spend $50 every two months on, saving me about $500. I started playing with former co-workers, who I still keep up with through the game. I've also met 10 or people in real life that I first met in the game. I participate in and lead 25 person raids twice per week. I have three level 70 (the current max) characters. I've even managed to stay married the whole time I've been playing :) It's a way for a gamer to save money, an introvert to make and keep friends, and it's a fun game to play whether you play a little or a lot. Every job I've worked has had a few WoW players that I could talk to, even if we played on different servers. The massive player footprint (installed base) that WoW has really makes it stand out.
Posted by: Jeff | October 27, 2008 at 09:40 AM
This is something my husband would really enjoy. He is a pretty big gamer, well we both are but he travels a lot with work. World of Warcraft was where we met (yeah I know a girl that plays wow they don't exist) two years ago and I can say for the both of us if it wasn't for Blizzard we would have never met. Wow isn't just a game for us, it keeps us both in good spirits when he is away for weeks at a time. The social aspect of the Warcraft community really keeps us playing month after month. All the little mini events that happen, like the Halloween event going on now keep the game fresh. The darn Murloc page of death kept us from going to BlizzCon and this would be a really cool surprise for him so I hope ya pick me.
Posted by: Ginger | October 26, 2008 at 03:00 AM
I used to play diablo 2 alot. My favorite and best game wasis Never winter nights. Luckily you can find out alot online. Tons of player created maps and quests to dabble with and you can also create your own maps and adventures. It ate up a lot of my life. Now I have a "real" job, so it put the breaks on that. I do highly recommend it tho.
I'd love to win that swag bag
Posted by: xoe | October 25, 2008 at 06:06 PM