Xbox LIVE GTA IV Sweepstakes

[nattog]

from Xbox360Fanboy.com

 

 

Hurry up children and make your way over to Xbox.com and sign up for a huge Grand Theft Auto IV Sweepstakes giveaway. A hugely huge giveaway that includes over 20,000 prizes ranging from Microsoft points to Xbox Live subscriptions to a a trip to New York to experience the GTAIV launch. A prize packages that comes complete with guns, scantily clad women and drugs ... or so that is what's expected. We're not entirely sure if this giveaway is the same one that was supposed to be "exclusive" to purchasers of the GTAIV Special Edition, but we really don't care all that much. We're satisfied by the fact that we can enter this massive giveaway with the click of a mouse button. And speaking of clicking. Be sure to click your mouse over to the official GTAIV Sweepstakes page and register by April 14th when this whole sweepstakes thingy wraps up. Good luck!

 

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/g/grandthe...kes/default.htm

[Tsuroki]

No Canada.

 

Didn't realize someone had already posted this here. Heh heh... I just finished updating the front page of GTA4.net with it, and posted my own topic, too. Merged two topics in an attempt to make everyone happy. *sniff*

 

@ elasto: Sorry for your topic disappearing. Things got shuffled up when I merged these two threads for MAXIMUM EXPOSURE!11111oooeneoene.....one.

 

MY ORIGINAL POST pre-merger:

 

Thanks to Ottae (I think it was Ottae, might've been TD) who alerted me to this while we were recording Episode #1 for the GTA Netcast:

 

 

The launch of Grand Theft Auto IV for Xbox 360® is sure to be one of the biggest gaming events of the year. Now you have a chance to experience all the excitement of the big release party in New York City with the Xbox LIVE® GTA IV Sweepstakes!

 

Along with four trips for two to New York, we've got thousands of other prizes to give away, including custom Xbox 360 Elite consoles, Microsoft Points, Gold subscriptions, and more. Don't miss your chance at these great prizes—all you need is a gamertag to enter!

 

Prizes include:

 

• Four Grand Prizes: Four winners will get a four-day/three-night trip for two to New York City to attend the Xbox LIVE Gold Grand Theft Auto IV Launch Party.

• 100 First Prizes: Custom Xbox 360 Elite console.

• 2,000 Second Prizes: Rockstar baseball bat.

• 5,000 Third Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points.

• 3,000 Fourth Prizes: 1000 Microsoft Points.

• 2,000 Fifth Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points.

• 5,000 Sixth Prizes: One-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

• 3,000 Seventh Prizes: Three-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

• 2,000 Eighth Prizes: One-year Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

 

 

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Edited March 3, 2008 by Andy

[CrazeLaze]

No UK... ..... As usual.

Edited March 3, 2008 by Goldey

[dave1927p]

that's so gay that it's never in Canada

[ryuclan]

 

Prizes include:

 

• Four Grand Prizes: Four winners will get a four-day/three-night trip for two to New York City to attend the Xbox LIVE Gold Grand Theft Auto IV Launch Party.

• 100 First Prizes: Custom Xbox 360 Elite console.

• 2,000 Second Prizes: Rockstar baseball bat.

• 5,000 Third Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points.

• 3,000 Fourth Prizes: 1000 Microsoft Points.

• 2,000 Fifth Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points.

• 5,000 Sixth Prizes: One-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

• 3,000 Seventh Prizes: Three-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

• 2,000 Eighth Prizes: One-year Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

 

That seems weird...

[YourNeighborhoodKiller]

Sounds nice guys enjoy.

[dave1927p]

 

Prizes include:

 

• Four Grand Prizes: Four winners will get a four-day/three-night trip for two to New York City to attend the Xbox LIVE Gold Grand Theft Auto IV Launch Party.

• 100 First Prizes: Custom Xbox 360 Elite console.

• 2,000 Second Prizes: Rockstar baseball bat.

• 5,000 Third Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points.

• 3,000 Fourth Prizes: 1000 Microsoft Points.

• 2,000 Fifth Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points.

• 5,000 Sixth Prizes: One-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

• 3,000 Seventh Prizes: Three-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

• 2,000 Eighth Prizes: One-year Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

 

That seems weird...

all of them are weird besides 1st prize. I don't think anyone really wants a sh*tty baseball hat. 1 year gold is way better. If only they gave out some copies of GTAIV before release as a 2nd place prize...

[ryuclan]

 

Prizes include:

 

• Four Grand Prizes: Four winners will get a four-day/three-night trip for two to New York City to attend the Xbox LIVE Gold Grand Theft Auto IV Launch Party.

• 100 First Prizes: Custom Xbox 360 Elite console.

• 2,000 Second Prizes: Rockstar baseball bat.

• 5,000 Third Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points.

• 3,000 Fourth Prizes: 1000 Microsoft Points.

• 2,000 Fifth Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points.

• 5,000 Sixth Prizes: One-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

• 3,000 Seventh Prizes: Three-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

• 2,000 Eighth Prizes: One-year Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

 

That seems weird...

all of them are weird besides 1st prize. I don't think anyone really wants a sh*tty baseball hat. 1 year gold is way better. If only they gave out some copies of GTAIV before release as a 2nd place prize...

No I meant it seemed weird that some people who got First prize would get a 360, but third only gets 500 points? And fourth 1000? Doesnt seem right and there is nothing on the xbox.com site about this that I can find...

 

Edit: NM I see it. Wasn't on the home page, had to go to the forum part to get a link...what the hell is up with that?

Edited March 3, 2008 by ryuclan

[Pagelzilla]

I'm moderately to crazy-super-in-your-face upset that Sony isn't doing something like this. Why did I buy a PS3 again?

 

 

Edit: Could I make an Xbox Live account, not use it, and sign up for this? Or would I have to give credit card information and all that jazz?

Edited March 3, 2008 by Pagelzilla

[ryuclan]

 

I'm moderately to crazy-super-in-your-face upset that Sony isn't doing something like this.  Why did I buy a PS3 again?

 

 

Edit: Could I make an Xbox Live account, not use it, and sign up for this?  Or would I have to give credit card information and all that jazz?

Dammit it wouldn't let me register, it says its because of my age....I'm 18 dammit. I couldn't graduate my account because I don't have a credit card. Those sonsab**ches.

[gta-guru]

Since I already have the game fully paid for, if I win anything I will cry with joy

[Ronmar The Only]

f*cking love Microsoft and all there money whenever it comes to this.

 

Signed up!

 

I wonder what the custom Xbox 360 Elites will be like, I would definitely want one of those.

Edited March 3, 2008 by Ronmar The Only

[Pagelzilla]

Mkay. I did it anyway. :-) They never asked for billing info.

[The Killa]

So, uh. None of the prizes are copies of GTAIV?

 

Oh well. Signed up anyway.

[Darkgamr]

Prizes include:

 

• Four Grand Prizes: Four winners will get a four-day/three-night trip for two to New York City to attend the Xbox LIVE Gold Grand Theft Auto IV Launch Party.

• 100 First Prizes: Custom Xbox 360 Elite console.

• 2,000 Second Prizes: Rockstar baseball bat.

• 5,000 Third Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points.

• 3,000 Fourth Prizes: 1000 Microsoft Points.

• 2,000 Fifth Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points.

• 5,000 Sixth Prizes: One-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

• 3,000 Seventh Prizes: Three-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

• 2,000 Eighth Prizes: One-year Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

 

That seems weird...

all of them are weird besides 1st prize. I don't think anyone really wants a sh*tty baseball hat. 1 year gold is way better. If only they gave out some copies of GTAIV before release as a 2nd place prize...

No I meant it seemed weird that some people who got First prize would get a 360, but third only gets 500 points? And fourth 1000? Doesnt seem right and there is nothing on the xbox.com site about this that I can find...

 

Edit: NM I see it. Wasn't on the home page, had to go to the forum part to get a link...what the hell is up with that?

its so that people picked first don't necessarily get the best thing. Kind of a randomization process

[Valisdairdildo]

I guess I shouldn't even bother saying "No Australia?!". We're so far downunder i don't even wear any underwear.

[ceedot]

 

• 5,000 Third Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points.

• 3,000 Fourth Prizes: 1000 Microsoft Points.

• 2,000 Fifth Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points

That doesn't make sence.

 

 

More points for 5th prize, than 3rd prize?

[ryuclan]

• 5,000 Third Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points.

• 3,000 Fourth Prizes: 1000 Microsoft Points.

• 2,000 Fifth Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points

That doesn't make sence.

 

 

More points for 5th prize, than 3rd prize?

Thats what i was saying. Darkgamr it doesn't seem that way I mean if it were random they wouldn't have the place prizes it would probably just say 3,000 winners recieve 1000 micrisoft points and stuff like that. Also how come Microsoft is always having sweepstakes where you can win an xbox 360? It seems kind of weak to me, especially when they advertise them on the 360's News page thing. Couldn't they give away a big tv or something?

[theInvisible Y]

microsoft is doing it so that less amounts of people get the best stuff,

 

if 5000 peopl get 16,000 points its costly to their company,

 

and everyone knows micro$oft is the greediest corp ever created.

 

far worst than walmart

[GamerShotgun]

Prizes include:

 

� Four Grand Prizes: Four winners will get a four-day/three-night trip for two to New York City to attend the Xbox LIVE Gold Grand Theft Auto IV Launch Party.

� 100 First Prizes: Custom Xbox 360 Elite console.

� 2,000 Second Prizes: Rockstar baseball bat.

� 5,000 Third Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points.

� 3,000 Fourth Prizes: 1000 Microsoft Points.

� 2,000 Fifth Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points.

� 5,000 Sixth Prizes: One-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

� 3,000 Seventh Prizes: Three-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

� 2,000 Eighth Prizes: One-year Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

 

That seems weird...

all of them are weird besides 1st prize. I don't think anyone really wants a sh*tty baseball hat. 1 year gold is way better. If only they gave out some copies of GTAIV before release as a 2nd place prize...

Well, i'd be happy to get a R* themed baseball BAT... not a hat.

[ryuclan]

microsoft is doing it so that less amounts of people get the best stuff,

 

if 5000 peopl get 16,000 points its costly to their company,

 

and everyone knows micro$oft is the greediest corp ever created.

 

far worst than walmart

I'm not talking about the amount of people winning each prize, that seems right, its the prizes, they don't seem to match the place.

[kool_J_rap]

No Canada !?!?!? f*cking BULLsh*t, but I'll get that baseball bat though, somehow...

[ThomasPL]

You forgot Poland. NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Why i'm not american resident?

I must go to America.

[scarface910]

I'm moderately to crazy-super-in-your-face upset that Sony isn't doing something like this.  Why did I buy a PS3 again?

 

 

Edit: Could I make an Xbox Live account, not use it, and sign up for this?  Or would I have to give credit card information and all that jazz?

Dammit it wouldn't let me register, it says its because of my age....I'm 18 dammit. I couldn't graduate my account because I don't have a credit card. Those sonsab**ches.

Dont give up, if you have an xbl gold then make a new account, its fast and easy you just need a new email address.

 

I made a new acc just to download the naughty vids(i mean the GTA IV ones...)

[HushBull <3rdEye>]

Seems like a pretty good percentage for quite a few of us to win something!

How many do you think will register? Not enough to make the odds that bad...

 

[perspextive]

Microsoft sucks, they know how to win false praise.

 

And it's laughable because you have to use the Windows Live login system, which is broken beyond belief. They can never quite seem to figure out just WHO the f*ck I am or make it possible to use my existing Gamertag.

 

Another reason why I'm going PS3 come April 29, I don't want any more issues when I play.

[Isuck100%]

Microsoft sucks, they know how to win false praise.

 

And it's laughable because you have to use the Windows Live login system, which is broken beyond belief. They can never quite seem to figure out just WHO the f*ck I am or make it possible to use my existing Gamertag.

 

Another reason why I'm going PS3 come April 29, I don't want any more issues when I play.

Well then, come April 29, enjoy your inferior version of GTA IV.

[Rockteur]

Microsoft sucks, they know how to win false praise.

 

And it's laughable because you have to use the Windows Live login system, which is broken beyond belief. They can never quite seem to figure out just WHO the f*ck I am or make it possible to use my existing Gamertag.

 

Another reason why I'm going PS3 come April 29, I don't want any more issues when I play.

Well then, come April 29, enjoy your inferior version of GTA IV.

Ya TaKE THAT BITCH! whoops, cap's lock was on.

[Carlito_Brigante]

No Europe, as always. God we already get half of the games 5 days later (GTAIV being an exception, thank f*ck), and we don't get to enter any of the contests either.

[Seddo]

Oh for f*cks sake no UK once again. Microsoft need to learn there's more than one country in the world other then the United f*cking States, we deserve to be in the draw like all the Yanks.

 

We paid for our Xbox, we pay for Live Subscriptions, we pay for games, we pay to download arcade games, we're the same as America, why get treated different.