Win a Wii contest paves the way for first ever Wii Optimized Chat

WiiWasHere, the best place on the net to store all your Nintendo Wi-Fi codes, challenge friends, and earn Achievement Coins is giving away a Wii and Super Smash Bros. Brawl!

November 29, 2007 – On the heels of the first ever Wii Optimized Chat system launch, WiiWasHere is proud to announce a contest that will reward the most dedicated gamers with outstanding prizes. The user with the most Achievement Coins will win a new Wii system, and the second place user will receive a new copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii.

Users simply need to sign up as WiiWasHere members and challenge friends, all for free. After each challenge, members rate each other’s performance and earn Achievement Coins, which gamers use to prove skill level and win WiiWasHere contests like the WinWii contest. Previously members were able to plan challenges for the future though an online form, now they can instantly challenge online friends via the Wii Optimized Chat! Either way, Achievement Coins are awarded upon completion of ratings.

To participate in the WinWii contest please visit http://wiiwashere.com, where you can sign up and get more information on the contest.

1 on 1 Counter Strike video game tournament

Sennheiser QCUP at Dreamhack

QPAD, Sennheiser, Samsung and XFX are proud to present the Sennheiser QCUP at Dreamhack winter between 29 November to 1 December. All visitors at Dreamhack will have the chance to compete on the legendary 1on1 QTOUR Championship stage, visited by some of the best gamers in the world. Sennheiser QCUP is and open tournament and will decide who’s the best aimer at Dreamhack winter 2007.

Sennheiser QCUP
Sennheiser QCUP is a 1 on 1 Counter Strike aim tournament with 160 players participating in 3 qualifiers. The 3 qualifiers will resolve into eight players for the grand final at saturday playing a single elimination bracket best out of 3 rounds and first to 10 wins the round.(with a 2 points difference) The matches will be played on aim_qpad_2007 tournament map, same as we used in the famous QTOUR Championship.

Great prizes
The Sennheiser QCUP champion will leave Dreamhack with 500 euro in cash, Sennheisers new headset PC 350, XFX 8800GTS 320MB Fatal1ty graphic card, Samsung 22” widescreen LCD screen and products from partners and QPAD.

Sennheiser QCUP Schedule:

Thursday 29/11
64 player qualifier. Signup and matches starts at 12:00
Nr 1, 2 and 3 will go to the grand final

Friday 30/11
64 player qualifier. Signup and matches starts 12:00
Nr 1, 2 and 3 will go to the grand final

Saturday 1/12
32 player qualifier. Signups and matches starts 12:00
Nr 1 and 2 will go to the grand final that starts at 18:00

The Sennheiser QCUP grand finals will be played at saturday 1 of december starting at 18:00 inside the QPAD/Sennheiser booth. Signups to the pre-qualifiers will take place 10 minutes before the start of the qualifiers each day!

Who is the best individual aimer at Dreamhack winter 2007? Stay tuned... That's what we are going to find out!

Dreamhack
The Sennheiser QCUP will take place at Dreamhack in Jönköping, Sweden. DreamHack is the world's largest LAN-party, demoparty and computer festival! Last winter Dreamhack checked in 10,638 people!! DreamHack is focused on everything you can do with computers: a lot of gaming and communication. Programming, designing, music composing and whatever you can imagine! They organize a lot of large game tournaments.

Limited Edition Squad Command Themed PSP Console to be won

To celebrate the launch of the new handheld strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command on Sony PSP tomorrow, THQ in conjunction with Games Workshop and a team of professional modelers has created a limited set of six exclusive Squad Command themed PSP consoles.

Only one of these incredible custom PSP’s is bound for the UK – to be in with a chance of winning this awe-inspiring bit of kit, enter our exclusive competition on THQ-Games.com – we’ve got copies of the game for runners up too.

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command brings intense, strategic combat to handheld consoles.

In the grim darkness of the 41st Millennium, the daemonic forces of Chaos clash with the Imperium’s finest - the Space Marines. Command your elite squad of Ultramarines, equip them with over 20 ranged and close combat weapons, and pit them against the might of the World Bearers in turn-based tactical combat across fully destructible 3D battlefields.

Wage war through 15 single-player missions, or battle your friends and foes over nine brutal multiplayer maps, and engage in epic conflicts between 2-8 players.

Supporting a host of options, including game sharing, local wireless and full online play supported by online leaderboards, Squad Command offers hours of gameplay and one of the most complete multiplayer packages on handheld.

The PSP version of Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command, complete with glorious 3D graphics and hi-res cinematics hits stores tomorrow!

Online Competition To Find Real Diamonds

RealNetworks today launched Diamond Detective, a new mobile phone game based on the massively popular PC puzzle game. The game incorporates a first-for-mobile online diamond hunt, in which players can solve clues to win real diamonds.

The competition will run in Europe from the game's launch in October 2007 until mid-2008. Over €15,000 worth of diamonds are up for grabs by players. Winners will be chosen at the end of each quarter, with three players eventually walking away with a small fortune in gemstones.

As players complete levels within the Diamond Detective mobile game, they are given hints about the locations of the stolen gems. They can then log onto the Diamond Hunt website: www.diamond-hunt.net and use these clues in the competition. Players can even download a demo version of the game from the website, directly to their handset – free of charge.

“This is a step in a new direction,” said Wilhelm Taht, Head of Marketing, Mobile Games EMEA of RealNetworks. “Our research has shown that there is a gap between the value consumers feel they receive compared to the steps they need to take for buying mobile games. By tying the game into an ongoing competition and giving players a reason to return and complete the game, outside the immediate fun factor, we're pushing mobile entertainment into very different territory and providing additional value for the players. They can even try the game for free first to find out if they like it. It's a no-risk deal for players.”

Diamond Detective is published by RealArcade Mobile and is developed by the mobile games studio Mr.Goodliving - the critically acclaimed team behind the hugely successful Playman series and other award-winning mobile games. Diamond Detective offers a new twist on a classic puzzle game in which players must create and remove chains of gemstones from the playing area within a tight time-limit. Success in doing so rewards the player with clues towards the thieves within the game – and the gems in the online diamond hunt.

“Diamond Detective is a fantastic game in its own right,” says Matt Turetzky, vice president, off-the pc games at Real. “It combines simple, pick-up-and-play controls with intuitive game play that can be understood in seconds, but which can keep players engaged for a significant amount of time as they try to create longer, larger and higher scoring chains of gems. We firmly believe that the game's natural appeal, combined with the attraction of the online Diamond Hunt and the chance to win real high value prizes will help Diamond Detective to raise the bar for mobile games.”

Diamond Detective has released this month through a wide range of mobile networks, carriers and retail channels. The online website can be found at www.diamond-hunt.net.

Diamond Detective was created using RealArcade Mobile's proprietary EMERGE technology, ensuring that the game will support the widest possible range of mobile phone handsets and ensuring gamers around the world can play and enjoy it with ease.

GUITAR HERO FANS GET CHANCE TO WIN A PONTIAC G5

Details of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Tournament Powered By The Pontiac Garage Revealed

To support the launch of Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), Pontiac and Hot Topic are teaming up on a national promotion giving Guitar Hero fans, ages 16 and older, the chance to show off their fret burning skills and win a 2008 Pontiac G5. During the one month tour, consumers around the country can play the game that everyone is talking about at Hot Topic stores in the following cities:

Date City Mall
11/8 Orland Park, IL (Chicago) Orland Square
11/12 Paramus, NJ (New York/Newark) Garden State Plaza
11/15 Buford, GA (Atlanta) Mall of Georgia
11/19 Austin, TX Barton Creek
11/26 Phoenix, AZ Metro Center Mall
11/29 Las Vegas, NV Meadows Mall
12/3 Northridge, CA (Los Angeles) Northridge Fashion Center
12/5 San Francisco, CA San Francisco Center

Qualifying will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at each stop on the tour. The top eight scores from the Qualifying Round will proceed to the Semi-Final Rounds which will immediately follow.

Winners at each of the eight stops will receive a $100 gift card from Hot Topic. Additionally, winners will submit their high score on an undisclosed song to determine the two national finalists to advance to the Grand-Finals Round. The two Grand-Finals Round participants will win a trip for two to Los Angeles where they will compete in front of the game creators at Activision for the right to drive away in a 2008 Pontiac G5.

Individuals interested in participating can pre-register for the tournament by visiting the designated Hot Topic store starting at 10:30 a.m. five days prior to the tournament date. Pre-registration will close at 5:00 p.m. the evening before the tournament date. Pre-registering is highly recommended as space is limited.

For complete rules visit participating Hot Topic stores or www.guitarhero.com.

Tony Hawk's £1000 prize

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, out 2nd November, is available on X360, PS2, PS3, Wii and DS.

Every skater has a different story. In Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, you have the freedom to create yours. Experience a Tony Hawk game that lets you create and share your own lifestyle, where the choices you make impact how your character develops and the story unfolds. Take the risks, face the challenges and reap the rewards.

But that's not all! Grind on over to the official Tony Hawk Proving Ground You Tube channel and tell us your skate stories for a chance to win a £1000 cash. The options are limitless, just be totally creative - get out there with your phone or video camera and create your story for a chance to win £1000 cash.

To enter simply upload your video to the Tony Hawk Proving Ground Group at http://www.youtube.com/group/thpg. We will then approve your movie and post it here.
The movie with the most views by 31st December 2007 wins £1000 cash, Quicksilver and Vans gear, a console and a copy of the game. The next 5 most viewed get Quicksilver and Vans gear and a copy of the game plus we have 50 games for the next top 50 viewed.

Just remember there are some crazy ass moves in the game so don't try this at home, plus don't use any licensed music, brands and games (we won't mention any names).

Every skater has a story. Create yours.

Win Joe Perry's Guitar Hero III Guitar!

Enter here

If you're someone who peruses the circulars in the Sunday paper for deals, you know that the big game featured this past weekend was Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock. It was on the cover of every company’s ad in the paper, just as it was the featured review on all the game sites.

Thanks for GameStop, Activision and Joe Perry, you’ll be able to win the game from Game Break. But wait: there’s more. You’ll be able to win Joe Perry’s guitar controller. Not only that, the Les Paul controller is signed by Perry himself.

How do you win? Just tell us which Legend of Rock you’d like to play Guitar Hero III with, and why. Folks, the why part is really important. So convince us in 150 words or less. Don’t go over 150 words or you’ll be disqualified! All entries must be received by 11:59 PM (ET) on November 6, 2007.

Make your entry funny, compelling, personal, heartstring-tugging, hard sell, soft sell, anything that will get us to want to give this prize package away to you. But don’t plead and whine. The concert will run for seven days. Next Friday, November 9th, we’ll announce the lucky winner. Good luck!