From: http://www.thegate.ca/news/more.php?id=515_0_1_0_M Play Tag For Prizes With Xbox Canada
You can call it smart marketing, an invitation to spam your friends, or just plain silly, but starting tomorrow, April 15, Xbox is inviting Canada to a game of tag that they're hoping will entice a whole bunch of Canadians to check out what the Xbox has to offer, while giving away a few wicked prizes.
To enter, all you have to do is head over to
www.xbox.com/tag and register for the virtual tag contest. When you sign up, you can then "tag" up to 10 friends per day, and the more people you tag, the more entries you'll have in the contest. You don't have to own an Xbox to enter, just access to the Xbox website.
Every day new prizes will be handed out, but each winner will get a limited edition Xbox that includes games and other add-ons. Each Xbox package ranges in value from $385 to $465 and come in various themes, including a movie package, a
Splinter Cell package, and even a
Shrek 2 bundle.
"Canadians have embraced Xbox and Xbox Live in record numbers, and one way we can say thank you is by offering the coolest contests and the best giveaways," said Jason Anderson, Group Marketing Manager for Xbox Canada. "For Canadians who aren't into console games yet, this program helps us demonstrate that it's always good to play together, whether it's at home on an Xbox or online with Xbox Tag."
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Here's the full list of possible prizes:
Music package: A Limited Edition Xbox, an Xbox Music Mixer, four music CDs, one set of Altec Lansing Gaming Theatre Speakers and a $25 EB Games Gift Card. Approx. retail value of total prize package is $465.
Movies package: A Limited Edition Xbox, an Xbox DVD Movie Playback Kit, three DVDs, an Xbox High Definition AV Pack and a $25 CompuSmart retail gift certificate. Approx. retail value of total prize package is $405.
Xbox Live package: A Limited Edition Xbox, an Xbox Live Starter Kit, an Xbox Wireless Adapter, an Xbox Controller S and a $25 Compucentre retail gift certificate. Approx. retail value of total prize package is $465.
Splinter Cell package: A Limited Edition Xbox, a Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow video game, a Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow keychain, an Xbox Live Starter Kit, an Xbox High Definition AV Pack and a $25 Future Shop retail gift certificate. Approx. retail value of total prize package is $465.
Ninja Gaiden package: A Limited Edition Xbox, a Ninja Gaiden video game, a Ninja Gaiden standee, an Xbox Live Starter Kit, an Xbox High Definition AV Pack and a $25 Best Buy retail gift certificate. Approx. retail value of total prize package is $425.
RalliSport Challenge 2 package: A Limited Edition Xbox, a RalliSport Challenge 2 video game, an Xbox Live Starter Kit, a Pelican Steering Wheel and a $25 Wal-Mart retail gift certificate. Approx. retail value of total prize package is $465.
Halo package: A Limited Edition Xbox, a Halo video game, an Xbox Controller S, a Halo standee, two Halo action figures and a $25 EB Games Gift Card. Approx. retail value of total prize package is $385.
Alias package: A Limited Edition Xbox, an Alias video game, an "Alias" Second Season DVD Set, an Xbox DVD Movie Playback Kit and a $25 CompuSmart retail gift certificate. Approx. retail value of total prize package is $405.
XSN Sports package: A Limited Edition Xbox, a Links 2004 video game, a Top Spin video game, an Amped 2 video game, an Xbox Live Starter Kit and a $25 Compucentre retail gift certificate. Approx. retail value of total prize package is $425.
Shrek 2 package: A Limited Edition Xbox, a Shrek 2 video game, a Shrek DVD, an Xbox DVD Movie Playback Kit and a $25 Future Shop retail gift certificate. Approx. retail value of total prize package is $385.
The contest runs until May 31, 2004, and for all the rules and full contest details head over to www.xbox.com/tag