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Technology Lifestyle Gears of War 2 mayhem gives away 2 million Microsoft points | Gears of War 2 mayhem gives away 2 million Microsoft points |
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| by Mike Bantick | |
| Friday, 17 October 2008 | |
      
From the 17th October till the launch of Gears of War 2 on the 7th November, a new Microsoft Australia promotion will be under way. The Xbox 360 LIVE promotion will reward one Gears of War multi-player gamer each day with 100,000 Microsoft points and a signed poster from Gears 2 design director Cliff Bleszinski. That's 2.2 million Microsoft points over the 22 days of mayhem. Fans that play 22 games of Gears of War multi-player from today til November 7th will be able to enter the draw for the major prize, which is an Xbox 360-themed UTE along with some Gears of War 2 art images from Epic Games. If they are still alive by the end of it. “22 Days of Mayhem is a call to arms for Gears of War fans to play multi-player in anticipation for the launch of Gears of War 2,” said Andrew Jenkins, Product Marketing Manager, games & LIVE, Microsoft. “We know Australian gamers love to play Gears of War and we want to reward fans who are playing the game in anticipation of the upcoming sequel.” Gears of War 2 hits shelves on November 7th. As is the way of these things the game arrives in two editions. The standard edition will set you back AU$99.95 whilst the limited edition will reduce a wallet to the tune of AU$119.95 Woo-hoo a Ute! |
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