Nippon Ichi America Wants YOU To Replace Etna’s Panties…


Normally, I’d say that header would be a “No wait, that didn’t come out right…” statement, but yes indeedy-do, it’s true. Nippon Ichi Software America is holding a contest where you design a pair of panties for Etna, everyone’s favorite evil (but cute) demoness from the Disgaea and Prinny series.

The panties in question are part of a genius promotion for Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! (a game I absolutely WANT based on the title alone). I’d guess I’m ineligible, being a member of the gaming press and all, but I’d definitely love to be a fly on the wall with a pair of binoculars at NISA’s offices when those entries start rolling in. My spider-sense says that the rejection pile is going to be fairly large (but fun to judge, that’s for sure), given the imagination of certain types of anime/manga/game fans.

Anyway, go poke around on the official contest site, enter if you’ve got the skills and hope you win BIG. The main prizes for the three big winners are a copy of Prinny 2 and a pair of the winning panties. 50 other lucky entrants who can or can’t draw a lick (er, no pun intended!) can enter the contest and end up will their own pair of those panties (but no game). Yeah, this could be one of the more interesting game-related contests in recent memory, that’s for damn sure…

NYT’s Gamers Nite Groove Presents Sonic the Hegehog 4 (Part 1) Next Tuesday!

New York-Tokyo is at it again with another cool GNG event – drop by and play Sonic 4 and enjoy a few drinks and great tunes. Click below for de-Tails…

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GIVEAWAY TIME! Win A Download Code for Women’s Murder Club 4: Little Black Lies


Love adventure games? How about a bit of solid,well-written murder mystery with point and click and hidden item gameplay for good measure? Well, here you go: a chance to score a FREE PC download for the latest entry in iPlay's James Patterson Women's Murder Club series, Little Black Lies.
For the record, WMC isn't the name of a roller derby team (although that would be a neat twist to the next game, huh?)…

Anyway, let's keep it simple: just drop me an email at geelw2@gmail.com with WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB in the subject line- I'll pick FIVE lucky readers and shoot you your code and download instructions via e-mail.

Read on for a bit more about the game, system requirements and a few screen shots as well.

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Come Join Capcom’s Sengoku Basara Event At NYC’s Asia Society!

The fine folks at newyork-tokyo.com have been cooking up some excellent game, music and J-culture related events and promotions for years in the NYC area and beyond and each one is really something special. Attendees show up and get a nice mix of current gaming trends (and a rare Hideo Kojima sighting once in a while), Japanese pop culture/fashion, the occasional freebie as well as a nice break from the usual boring evenings of sitting at home and complaining that there's nothing on TV.

Here's what's happening at their next event:

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Superstars V8 Racing Gets Release Date + Contest (Yes, You Should Enter!)

O-Games has indeed announced a release date for its upcoming download-only PS3 exclusive racer. If you're STILL somehow hesitant at spending a mere twenty bucks for a full-featured racer and you live in the good ol' U.S. of A., there's even a chance to get the game for FREE (cheapskate). Click below for the full scoop.

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Win A PS3 w/Move in LOTR: Aragorn’s Quest Sweepstakes!

Warner Bros. interactive Entertainment wants YOU to win a PS3/Move bundle, Nintendo Wii or a few other great prizes. Or at least try to win, if you’re willing to be a little creative in a very short amount of time.

By visiting the LOTR: AQ contest site, fans of the epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy can create their own augmented reality video and summon a number of spells, including fireballs, ice crystals and sparks. Everyone who posts a video is automatically entered into The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest augmented reality sweepstakes for a chance to win loads of great prizes, including copies of the game, a Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 with Move hardware.

The sweepstakes ends on September 30, 2010 (yikes!), so get a Move on! Wii really want you to win! (ha ha).

CONTEST! Rude Gameware Wants You to Win FREE Stuff

Full press release below the jump, but here's a chance for you (well, if you live in the U.S. of A.) to win some really cool audio gear from a really cool audio company. Of course, driving anyone crazy with certain types of music may mean you'll be too bruised up to make it to the post office to pick up your winnings, so take care not to try your winning ideas out on anyone exceptionally cranky

Your chance to win is a click away, so click already!

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Atlus Update: Buy Knights in the Nightmare, Get Yggdra Union FREE!

If Knights in the Nightmare coming to the PSP wasn't enough hardcore goodness (actually, greatness), Atlus is sweetening the pot by offering up a VERY cool bonus. For a limited time, all retail and PSN download copies of the game will include a voucher for a FREE download of the complete version of the PSP remake of Yggdra Union. As Princess Yggdra is a bonus playable character in KITN, Atlus is giving players a chance to experience her story in yet another excellent, super-stylized SRPG. I guess I should also let you know that the game's release has slipped a tiny bit to November 9, 2010, but it's not a huge delay (and besides, you're getting TWO games for the price of one here!)…

Sounds like a plan! I'm off to learn just how to pronounce “Yggdra”, as I keep endlessly rolling my g's and end up sounding like a busted Model T engine…

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Sega Offers Up Bayonetta 360 Demo Chance Get!

Jump on this, folks: 40,000 very lucky Xbox 360 owners will get the chance to play through this killer demo early. If you want in on this, go sign up here for your free SegaPass. You can thank me later.

Telltale Games Celebrates International Talk Like A Pirate Day With Free (Monkey Island) For All!


That’s right, me mateys (Arrrr!) – to celebrate International Talk like a Pirate Day , Telltale Games and LucasArts be givin’ ye a chance to nab a FREE chapter in its award-winnin’ Tales of Monkey Island series for the PC… but thar be but one catch, mateys (Arrrr!). The freebie only lasts from midnight tonight (PST) to midnight Saturday, September 19th, 2009 (PST) , so those of ye readin’ this article had better get with the piracy and nab ye some free booty as soon as the clock strikes twelve bells, (Arrr!).

In addition, Telltale be practically givin’ away the entire season of Monkey Island for a mere pittance of $29.95. And hey, if ye happens to already owns the entire season, no need to raise that Jolly Roger! Telltale still wants to give ye somethin’ – a FREE episode of one of their other fine PC games, (Arrrr!)…

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