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Write a WoW haiku / Win a Cataclysm key / And beta access!
Looking for Cataclysm beta access? Well you've come to the right place!
We're having a
WoW haiku contest!
If you want to participate, go on over to our
contest page
, submit a haiku, and check back on Monday! Every weekday for the next two weeks, we'll be posting the best haikus in the forums for
you
to vote on!
The winners, as voted on by the community, will receive a beta key for Cataclysm! Send in your haiku over the weekend, for the first round of entries!
http://www.cuckhead.com/contest=wow-haiku-contest
And yes, that's
Alexstrasza the Life-Binder
in a kimono over there!
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City of Heroes Fan Art Contest Gallery
I know that I have to give up my WoW-Players card if I even so much as express interest in another MMO, but the guys over at ZAM just showed me some of the fan art they have coming in for this
City of Heroes Contest
—where you have to draw a picture of your character—and some of it is
crazy
good. I thought you guys might want to see!
You can see the full gallery here:
http://www.zam.com/Im/gallery/?cat=trac6742&lim=999
And remember, if you want to enter to win that laptop yourself, the contest is still open!
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Win an Alienware Laptop: City of Heroes Sweepstakes on ZAM
I don't know if any of you guys play
City of Heroes
, but in honor of their new expansion, ZAM is running a contest right now with some pretty awesome stuff to give away.
We've got a Dell Alienware M11X Laptop, a Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Mouse, a pair of Gunnar Optiks gaming glasses, and an actual plaque celebrating the achievements of your CoH character!
If you want to sign up, just hop on over to their sweepstakes page here:
http://www.zam.com/contests/goingrogue.html
If you're a CoH fan, they also have a pretty amusing character quiz here:
http://www.zam.com/quizes/determineyourdestiny.html
Good luck!
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Cataclysm Beta Key Giveaway!
Would you like a Cataclysm beta key?
You don't need to say anything. We already know the answer.
Right now,
Allakhazam
is giving away a big stack of Cataclysm beta keys! All you have to do is go to the
thread
in their forums and post what you're looking forward to the most in Cataclysm, and on Monday the ZAM team will pick winners from among the posters!
They have 50 keys to give away—and don't worry, both us here at Wowhead and the guys at
TankSpot
will have some of our own to give out shortly.
Click here for the full rules!
http://wow.allakhazam.com/story.html?story=22862
PS:
Blizzard has notified us that they're having a little trouble with the activation process. The keys are good, but it may be a day or two before they actually activate your account properly.
PPS:
Remember, if you're a
Premium
member, you already have a ZAM account! If you signed up through Wowhead, your username wil
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Slow Day In WoW? Win Some Swag in ZAM's Aion Contest
I know the majority of you are not big fans of
Aion
, but I'm pretty sure you
are
a fan of swag, so I thought I'd take a minute to let you know about the
contest
they're having over there!
They're giving away 7
Razer Naga
mice, as well as a brand new
Dell MX11
gaming laptop. If you want your shot, head over to the contest page on ZAM!
http://www.zam.com/contests/aion.html
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The 2010 Blizzard Global Writing Contest
Some of you may remember a
contest
that Blizzard had back in 2009 where you were all called to write your best fan-fiction and submit it. Well, it's back once more, and waiting for you!
Official contest page
Submission page
, including contest rules
I'm not going to list everything here for y'all to read, just the important stuff.
Prizes
Grand Prize:
The grand prize winner will receive a trip to Blizzard's headquarters in southern California, where you'll meet and eat with the Blizzard writing staff. You'll also receive your choice of a Diablo III "OVERTHROWN" barbarian diorama or a Frostmourne sword.
Runners-up:
Seven runners-up will each receive a prize package of the Diablo Archive, the Warcraft Archive, the StarCraft Archive, and the Warcraft: War of the Ancients Archive, all signed by Chris Metzen, the cover artists, and Blizzard's writing staff.
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Cataclysm Beta - Guild Contest
Whoa, looks like it's getting closer and closer to the
Cataclysm
beta as Blizzard has announced a new
contest
!
They are looking for a handful of guilds to help in the testing process, if you think your guild is right for this you can send an email to Blizzard containing a short essay between 50 and 250 words explaining why you and nine of your guild mates should be brought on-board.
You can check out the entire contest on Blizzard's official website:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/contests/cataclysm-beta/index.html
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New Contest: Dolby Audiophile Giveaway!
Are you an audiophile?
If so, you just might be interested in our
latest contest
!
This one is a two-week long extravaganza, and we're giving away some fancy new
Dolby-powered surround sound headsets
, as well as subscriptions to their new
Dolby Axon
service, and even a few
WoW timecards
!
Head on over to our contest page to sign up!
http://www.cuckhead.com/contest=the-dolby-audiophile-giveaway
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New Contest: Kick Back And Have A Brew!
Interested in securing one of these
Pandaren Brewmaster Action Figures
for your very own?
Well come drown your sorrows in our latest contest!
Enter here:
http://www.cuckhead.com/contest=have-a-brew
Not only do we have a Pandaren Action Figure to give away, we also have a stack of
Heavy Murloc Egg
s to give away, so you too can have your very own
Grunty
!
We'll be giving away 2
Grunty
codes a day all this week, and the
Pandaren Brewmaster
will go out to one lucky winner this Friday. Not to mention all the winners will receive free
Wowhead Premium
access!
Bonus Wallpaper
Noxychu
has been wanting to do some Pandaren drawings for a while now, so if you like the way this one turned out, we've provided some wallpaper for you!
1280 x 1024
1920 x 1080
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http://www.noxychu.c
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European Contests Extended!
We've had a few technical difficulties with this contest, resulting in the contests being closed to new entries all morning!
The reasons behind the problems are all very complicated, technical, and difficult to explain (I entered the dates wrong), but in order to make sure that everyone has a chance to enter, we are
extending the contest!
You now have until
Midnight, April 8th
to enter to win for the last drawing! See the links below to enter!
All times are in PDT (GMT-7).
Wir hatten einige technische Probleme während des Wettbewerbes, die dazu führten, dass man sich den ganzen Morgen über nicht für die Verlosungen anmelden konnte!
Die Ursachen waren komplizierter technischer Natur und schwer zu erklären (einfach gesagt, ich habe die Zeiten falsch angegeben). Um allen Interessierten eine C
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New Contests: UK and Germany Only!
Edit:
This is not an April Fool's joke! We're really having these contests!
We're running
two brand new contests
—one in the
United Kingdom
, and one in
Germany
!
For those of you who missed the chance to participate in our previous contests because you weren't located in the US, now's your chance to win a brand new
Killer Xeno Pro Network Card
! Just click through to the contest pages below to see all the details. Remember, you have to be in the UK to enter the UK contest, or in Germany to enter the German one!
Edit:
Dies ist kein Aprilscherz! Wir veranstalten diese Wettbewerbe wirklich!
Wir veranstalten
zwei brandneue Wettbewerbe
—einen für Großbritannien und e
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Wowhead Pride Contest Winners
And the results for the winners of the
Wowhead Pride Contest
are in!
Ladies and gentlemen, we've had a ton of wonderful submissions for this contest, and I'm really excited to present them to you now. The winners will be contacted to confirm their addresses.
You can see a gallery of all the winning submissions after the break!
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Wowhead Pride Contest: 1 Day Extension
An apology is in order for those of you who tried to submit your contest entry over the weekend! We had a site bug which prevented the contest page from displaying properly for a few hours during the day.
Since we lost a few hours of accepting entries, we have decided to apply a
one day extension
to the contest! You now have until the end of
Thursday, March 18th
to submit your entries! That's two days from now, so you shutterbugs best get moving!
http://www.cuckhead.com/?contest=wowhead-pride
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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fundraiser for WoW Players
About a week ago I got a letter that was very affecting. It almost got lost in the inbox shuffle, but fortunately I caught it only a few days late, because I found it really affecting.
It warms my heart to see gamers coming out to do something really good for society, and considering the way mainstream media only seems to notice when a gamer shoots up a school, it's more important than ever that we work together to get the word out.
Here's the message:
Hi guys,
My name is a Maria, a SF Bay Area geek and a very avid gamer. From the age of 7 when my Dad got me into gaming and bought me an NES Action Set/Bundle, I’ve been hooked. Aside from the typical console gaming and having a day job, I am still very active playing PC games especially within World of Warcraft. I was recruited into the guild Conquest on Kilrogg (US) and have since then learned how to split group mobs and teleport through walls. :P
Anyway, the reason I’m writing is because I’m reaching out in hopes that you could help me promote a little fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I’m running a triathlon this
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Interview with Wowhead at The Dalaran Inn (and Comic Contest)
I just got through doing an
interview
with
The Dalaran Inn
, and apparently we're "Notorious"!
http://www.thedalaraninn.com/2010/02/an-interview-with-the-notorious-wowhead-com/
TDI is also hosting a contest for comic artists.
Comic artists are invited to submit their work, and the best one is being selected to start a regular comic over on the TDI site. If there are any comic artists among you waiting in the wings, go take a look at their post here:
Contest:
http://www.thedalaraninn.com/2010/02/tdi-coms-creative-comic-contest/
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Wowhead Pride Contest Begins!
Ladies and gentlemen, the
Wowhead Pride
contest has begun!
http://www.cuckhead.com/?contest=wowhead-pride
How to Win
Starting now, and running until the 17th of March, you can
submit a picture
of yourself sporting a Wowhead rocket logo to our
contest page
for a chance to win some awesome prizes. We're also offering
discounts
on Wowhead products in the
Wowhead Store
during this contest, so now's the perfect time to pick up a t-shirt!
Note: This contest is open to ALL USERS over the age of 18. You hear that, my international friends?
Prizes
Prizes include World of Warcraft steins and tankards from
3 Point Entertainment
, awesome products from
Razer
,
Killer
, and of course some awesome
Wowhead swag
.
Keep checking back on the contest page to see the coolest pictures as t
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Wowhead Pride Contest (Still) Upcoming—and International
So you may remember us advising you about our upcoming
Wowhead Pride Contest
, originally mentioned in a blog post
here
. Obviously it's taken us a little bit longer than we initially planned to get rolling—we had originally scheduled the contest for January—but things are proceeding apace!
This means you just have a few short days to prepare to send in your pictures! Remember, all you have to do is take a photo of yourself sporting a
Wowhead Rocket
somewhere—and upload it via our contest page!
You're not
required
to submit a photo of yourself wearing one of our awesome
Wowhead T-Shirts
or
Hoodies
—after all, we want everyone to have an equal shot—but it is ONE way, and why WOULDN'T you want one of these?
For those of you who prefer to do it manually, we also have full size printable versions of the logo available here:
Wowhead logo on black ba
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12th Mosaic Tile Unlocked and New Blizzard Contest
Blizzard just released a few new tidbits! For one, the
12th tile
on the
Battlecry Mosaic
, and along with it a new piece of artwork (this time of an
Owlkin
).
In addition, they've also announced a
new contest
, in conjuction with
PrintWarcraft.com
! Just go to the PrintWarcraft site, sign up for an account and create sample poster—then use the "Enter the Contest" button to enter to win a $10 gift code!
The complete rules for the contest can be found here:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/contests/10-01-printwar/index.html
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Upcoming Contest: Wowhead Pride!
Are you a Wowhead user? What about a Wowhead fanatic? How long ago was your "Joined On" date? Do you have every frontpage title memorized? Were you beta testing the talent calculator when all those other scrubs didn't know which end of a rocket was which?
Well now's your chance to prove it!
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World of Warcraft Twitter Sweepstakes
I'm a little slow on getting the word out here, since I was gone for the Thanksgiving holiday, but Blizzard is having a Twitter contest!
They're giving away loot codes to anyone who follows the official Warcraft Twitter account, located
here
. All you have to do is follow them on your own
Twitter
account, and they randomly select one of their followers to win a loot code. If you're already a follower, you're already entered!
Someone gets picked each (working) day from November 30th to December 11th. The first prize has already gone out, so be sure to enter soon—and while you're at it, don't forget to follow our
own
updates on Twitter on the official Wowhead Twitter, located at
http://twitter.com/Wowhead
!
The blue post is after the jump!
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