Join the community and win Trials HD DLC

Tonight we are pleased to announce the first in our competitions while at Epic.EIGHT, all you have to do is join the community.

There are 5 pairs of Trials HD Big Pack and Big Thrills DLC to give away, kindly donated to us by the guys at RedLynx, there are two ways to win:

#1 via Twitter, all you have to do follow our twitter feed and retweet the competition tweet when it appears.

#2 like our Facebook wall and comment on the competition post when it hits the wall.

There will be 3 pairs given out via twitter and 2 pairs given out via Facebook, entries close at 9am GMT tomorrow (18th Feb) good luck.

Get your face in a Video Game!

 

Rockstar, developers of new Max Payne game have announced a competition for you, yes you, to get your face in Max's new escapade. As of Friday last week, (and through to January 13) there will be an opportunity for 10 random people, to appear as part of the new line up for Rockstar's new game.Of course Rockstar are not accepting random people, and you will go through a screening process if you are the person selected.

All you have to do is tweet #MaxPayne3 and follow @RockstarGames on Twitter for your chance to get your ugly mug in the new game.  

i44 Starcraft 2 IPL 4 Qualifier Grand Final

The Starcraft 2 IPL qualifiers (at i44) has to undoubtably be the biggest Starcraft related thing to ever make it's way to English soil. We have seen blood, sweat and tears paint the event halls like a canvas, with players like Ryung, TAiLS and Stephano laying waste to all who dared encounter them.

Now we have reached the grand final of the tournament who has the mettle, to take the final step and collect the $10,000 grand prize?

i44 SC2 BYOC Final - Unleash the insanity!

                       

Here we have a rundown of the final match of the i44 Bring your own Computer SC2 Tournament.
256 players were whittled down to 2, and drama ensued. Here we go...

**DO NOT READ ON IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS!!**

The Cream of the Crop

         



From the 256 player open bracket, 16 have risen above their peers to grab a slot among the superstars of the foreign Starcraft II scene.

These players will compete against such talent as Stephano, Grubby, WhiteRa, Ryung and TAiLS for a single spot in IPL 4. These players are:

Protoss: -
Pughy - Settler - MXfive

Terran: -

Gomas - sunshiNe - Skyda - Jimmy - Slyce

Zerg: -

vOddy - rANDY - Stone - KarMa - Gunnersmate - shibbxyz - XiVol - CLN

Matches are currently underway to determine the seeding of these players, and tomorrow morning their real task will begin - trying to overcome some of the best players in Europe and indeed the world! I will update at the tournament's conclusion with its progression, to show you guys who is top of the heap! GLHF!

IGN Pro League 4 Qualifiers - i44

Fists raised to the sky, the victor’s lungs contract as he exhales. He has made it. Thirty-one lie vanquished beneath his feet, unable to make it to the finish line. But this is only the beginning. He has another war to prepare for. The IGN Proleague. 

Sixteen invited professionals. Sixteen players from a 256 strong tournament. A $20,000 prize pool, and one spot in the 4^th IGN Proleague, one of competitive Starcraft II’s most prestigious tournaments.

The fog of war descends on Telford this Sunday, as the 32-man IPL 4 Qualifier takes place. Cast by immensely popular duo John "TotalBiscuit" Bain and Shaun "dApollo" Clark, the tournament ensures a dramatic and energetic conclusion to a weekend of Starcraft II. 

Roxio launch Assassins Creed Revelations Competition

Starting this Monday (21/11/2011) Roxio and Ubisoft are teaming up to bring a competition whereby you have the chance to win $5,000, or a multitude of other weekly prizes.

To enter just follow these simple steps:

• Enter, visit the Respawn Army Application on Facebook and sign up
• Get a Roxio Game Capture (you can use this exclusive discount) and Assassin's Creed® Revelations
• Claim victory in your greatest mission
• Capture and create a video of your glory
• Post it to the Respawn Army Application "Leave your Legacy" contest page

Unfortunately only those in US can enter the competition, but voting is world wide so take a look! We hope to have a review of the hardware used in this competition (The Roxio Game Capture) sometime soon so keep your eyes peeled.

Source: http://www.roxio.com/enu/promotions/landing/ac-rev/game-capture/contest/default.html?source=acrev_rox_smcon

G3 Radio Invites you to a 4 vs 4 TF2 Tournament

Station manager over at G3 Radio, Dru, has ended up with 4 games to give away via Steam – the games are, Cogs, Achron, Nimbus,  and A.R.E.S: Extinction Agenda. To win these collection of games what you need to do is find 3 friends to join you in G3 Radio's Team Fortress 2 Tournament hosted on their TF2 server.

You have two weeks to send your team name, you and your friend's Steam IDs, and emails to contact you to daniel.lough@g3-radio.net

During the week leading up to the Insomnia event, i44 (that is the 13th to the 20th of November), they shall hold the tournament with hopefully the final hosted during the i44 event itself - Myself and Fatal will also be at the event getting coverage for both sites from i44, and possibly provided the servers don't crash footage from the final TF2 game as well, just because we are nice

Win Tickets to Replay Expo 2011!

Replay Expo is the unique video gaming event that prides itself in celebrating both the classics as well as the very latest titles. Following the success of last year’s debut show, Replay Expo will return to the Norbreck Castle Exhibition Centre in Blackpool on the 5/6 November 2011; the final weekend of the famous Illuminations.

Want to know more then listen to the following interview with Andy Brown, director of the event with our own Fatal Impurity.

Andy Brown Interview