Contests

Have you ever wonder what it might be like to be a captain of a massive sailing ship 300 years ago? Well Paradox Interactive is giving you a chance to at least put a virtual version of yourself in that role in a new contest to promote their upcoming historical strategy game East India Company.

Simplle send a picture of yourself and why you would make the "perfect commander" for the Nitro Games-developed title and send that info into the address that's given in the official rules by July 16. Three people will be picked and have their likenesses put into the game as in-game characters in a patch after East India Company is released on July 28.

Our Say2Play and Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA2 Giveaway contest concludes Sunday, so this is your last chance enter in for a chance to arm yourself with the power of voice using a rocking headset. With Say2Play, game tasks can be assigned to voice commands, so you don't have to memorize a long list of key commands to get straight into the game. We're giving 25 keys to celebrate the recently released new version. To go along with it, five grand prize winners will win a Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA2 headset, so they can game using quality hardware. Click on the link below or image above and leave a comment on the contest page to enter into the random drawing. Contest ends on June 28th.

Visit Say2Play and Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA2 Giveaway Contest Page
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Star Wars: The Old Republic just got a ton of pressure put on it. The upcoming MMO from BioWare, EA and LucasArts was just named as the Best PC Game by the Game Critics Awards as they announced the winners of their annual E3 awards.

The awards, as we have mentioned before, are not a fullproof way of predicting a game's final form. Witness the fact that Spore won the same award three times and ended up as something of a dissapointment when it was finally released. We hope that BioWare's title is an exception.

In other catagories, Modern Warfare 2 won for Best Action Game, Mass Effect 2 (another BioWare title) won for Best Role Playing Game, Split/Second won for Best Racing Game, Supreme Commander 2 won for Best Strategy Game and Left 4 Dead 2 won for Best Online Multiplayer.

Don't forget to enter into our Say2Play and Turtle Beach Ear Force 2 Giveaway contest. With Say2Play, game tasks can be assigned to voice commands, so you don't have to memorize a long list of key commands to get straight into the game. We're giving 25 keys to celebrate the recently released new version. To go along with it, five grand prize winners will win a Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA2 headset, so they can game using quality hardware. Visit the link below and leave a comment on the contest page to enter into the random drawing. Contest ends on June 28th.

Visit Say2Play and Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA2 Giveaway Contest Page
Download Say2Play trial version

Urban planning fans must have been going for some kind of record, because we distributed all 200 Cities XL beta keys within 24 hours of announcing the giveaway.

Thanks to everyone who participated and Monte Cristo for providing the keys. Hopefully, we'll have more keys to give away in the future. We'll still be hosting the Cities XL beta install files for anyone that wants to download them.

Download Cities XL Beta Client [Single File] (2.4 GB)
or
Download Cities XL Beta Client Multipart [1 of 3] (107 MB)
Download Cities XL Beta Client Multipart [2 of 3] (1.16 GB)
Download Cities XL Beta Client Multipart [3 of 3] (1.29 GB)

At Big Download, we know how critical multitasking is for PC gaming. So, to give players an edge over other players, we're giving away 25 keys for the full version of Say2Play, software that allows players to control their games by just using their voices. Say2Play has been updated to a brand new version, which includes 210 built-in game templates and the ability to bind mouse buttons to voice commands. Of course, you'll also want a great headset to go along with Say2Play Ear Force HPA2 Headsets to 5 lucky grand prize winners, which offers 5.1 surround sound. Contest ends on June 28th.

Players can download the Say2Play trial version right now to try out. Winners will be able to unlock it using the retail key. Visit the Say2Play and Turtle Beach websites for more information about these prizes.

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Entering the giveaway contests is simple:

• To enter, post a comment on this contest page.
• The comment must be left before 11:59 pm Eastern Time on June 28.
• You may enter only once.
• 25 winners, including 5 grand prize winners, will be selected in a random drawing.
• Each winner will be sent a code to download a free unlock key for Say2Play (valued at $29.95 each). Five grand prize winners will receive a free Turtle Beach HPA2 headset (valued at $99.95)
• Click Here for complete Official Rules. You must be a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) who is 18 years or older to enter this contest.

Our huge thanks to Say2Play and Turtle Beach for the donation of the prizes. Good luck!

The co-op shooter Killing Floor from developer Tripwire Interactive has been making a killing (hehe) sales wise on Steam since its release a month ago. Now Tripwire has announced plans to launch a map making contest for the game with lots of cash and prizes at stake.

People who want to enter the contest can start making maps for the game now but the actual applications will open later. The first wave of the contest will close on July 31 with the winner getting $5,000 with Nvidia and Logitech products as runner up prizes. The second wave will close on Sept. 16 with the grand prize winner getting $10,000.

Cities XL, an urban planning and building game, expanded into new territory today as it develops into an MMO. The online beta started earlier in the week, and people are rushing in to create and share their dream cities in a persistent world. Big Download has 200 keys to the Cities XL beta to give away, and we're distributing them on a first come, first serve basis.

Want the key to your own city? Just send an email to contests@bigdownload.com with the subject line "Cities XL Beta" and we'll send you a free beta key. It's that simple.You can also download the Cities XL closed beta files straight from us, so you can get straight to playing. It's available both as a single file download or in multiple parts. Note: Run "CitiesXL_Setup.exe" to begin installation after downloading the files.

Email us to request a key and visit the official Cities XL website for more information about the game. We'll keep handing them out until they're all gone. A big thanks to Monte Cristo for providing the beta keys.

Download Cities XL Beta Client [Single File] (2.4 GB)
or
Download Cities XL Beta Client Multipart [1 of 3] (107 MB)
Download Cities XL Beta Client Multipart [2 of 3] (1.16 GB)
Download Cities XL Beta Client Multipart [3 of 3] (1.29 GB)