Had a big year in 2011 in many ways. We had Oly & EdEN officially join the PS3Blog.net team. Myself, Oly & Eddie attended E3 2011, and it was a blast. Finally started our own podcast called PS3BlogCast, which has had 31 episodes with 9,018 downloads/listens so far! Big kudos to Jcmdaddy (for being the host!), Ace, FooBear408 for primarily running the podcast. Our giveaway system has slowly evolved over the past year and I’m really proud of the final product now. It’s much easier for members to enter a giveaway. Plus, it’s so easy for us to pick winners at random. The betting system I created turned out to be a bigger hit than I’d thought it would be. I’m glad to see people are using it. Thank you all for your suggestions and finding bugs so I can fix them. In fact you can get the giveaway & betting system that I developed for your own WordPress site! See how to get it here. We added more ways to earn points. Such as answering questions for points. For example: Free Points Saturday, Game Nights & getting points for listening to the PS3BlogCast. In 2011 we had 1849 Posts and 112 Reviews so pretty impressive numbers there. Right before 2011 ended we hit the 1 million point mark . Here are the point leader board for top 10 non-staff members: pedrolabate (26427 Points) Trigga_Tybalt (24520 Points) beastxjason (23122 Points) cheeto (14083 Points) jcmdaddy (12995 Points) isli (10000 Points) kane112 (9466 Points) dragon290513 (9194 Points) Sinlock (7190 Points) Emrah (7034 Points) Below are the giveaway totals for the last 3 years and as you can see we are not slowing down. We already have 2 giveaways active right now and more are coming soon! The numbers below are only for digital/physical giveaways. 2011 Totals | 57 Giveaways – 181 Winners 2010 Totals | 26 Giveaways – 104 Winners 2009 Totals | 9 Giveaways – 17 Winners I wanted to mention that the majority of our giveaways are GLOBAL giveaways. I don’t know of many any other website that do that. We have members from all over the globe so it’s only fair that we open the giveaways to everyone that lives on planet earth. Our recognition among developers & public relation companies has grown a lot in the past year. We covered a lot of events this year via live blogs too. In total we had 10 live blogs which are always fun. Also be sure to check out our new Google+ page and facebook members group. Do you have any favorite PS3Blog.net moments from 2011? Let us know in the comments below.

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PS3Blog.net 2011 In Review

We have finally passed the 1 million point mark on December 28th, 2011 at 5:49 (UTC -7) thanks to Oly’s post on Game of Thrones . The points are all earned by members of PS3Blog.net! The giveaway and betting accounts are not included in this grand total. You can actually see the community grand total & your percentage of all points earned by all members anytime you wish by going to your personal point logs. So I say we celebrate this momentous occasion with a PSN Card / PS3Blog.net T-Shirt / points giveaway! I’ve also changed the values for the giveaway system. You can now get 35 points for sharing the giveaway on Google+, Facebook & Twiter. For following us on Facebook & YouTube you get 10 points. So if you do all the entry methods including the video entry which is now 30 points for a entry you can get 155 points back. If you add us on our Google+ page sometime before the giveaway is over we will post a unique URL which you can use for a bonus entry into the giveaway and earn points points for it as well. More info about the prizes after the jump. 1st place: 3,000 points and a $20 PSN Card 2nd Place: 2,500 Points + PS3Blog.net t-shirt, you can choose between a black or white front design t-shirt. 3rd Place: 2,000 Points 4th Place: 1,500 Points 5th place: 1,000 points [Worth up to 5 Entries] Purchase Lottery Ticket for 150 Points for a entry into the lottery. Here are all the possible ways to earn points . [Worth 1 Entry] Like the giveaway post on the lottery page (not the actual post itself) via Facebook. Then post a comment to your facebook wall from the lottery page. [EARN 35 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Follow @ps3blogdotnet on Twitter. Then there will be a tweet button. You just have to click that & tweet the exact text in the pop-up . Then a notification will pop up saying your entry was successful. [EARN 35 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Use the Google +1 button on the lottery page (not the actual post itself), then share on your Google+ profile to complete your entry. [EARN 35 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] First, be a fan of our our Facebook page . On the left sidebar, there is a [Giveaway] link. Go there and at the bottom there is a “Enter Contest” button you can click for your Facebook PS3Blog.net Fan Page entry. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the button. [EARN 10 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Subscribe to our YouTube Channel . We will post a bulletin. Follow the link & it will count as your YouTube entry. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the link. [EARN 10 Points] [Bonus 3 Entries] After you have purchased at least one lottery ticket you are eligible for video entries. Make a video saying why you want to win. It can be funny, unique, strange, etc. Have fun with it. Include PS3Blog.net and the name of the item being given away in your video & in the title of the video. Then use the button above to submit your video for review. Also leave a comment below with a link to your YouTube video. [EARN 30 Points] Here are the most recent YouTube video entries for all lotteries on PS3Blog.net with the most recent ones displayed first.

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[Giveaway] PS3Blog.net Has Hit 1 Million Points!

We had 35 entries in total for this giveaway… and the time to pick the winners has finally reached us! The 3 random winners are: xTONKONx (Ticket Entry) Maplesniper (Facebook Entry) Wolfkin (Ticket Entry) Keep earning those points, we have more giveaways coming!

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[Winners] Fighting Fantasy: Warlock of Firetop Mountain

We had 43 entries in this giveaway and we have 5 winners for this one: mowmow , Jcmdaddy , The_Nmac , wolfkin , Darklurkr23 . I forgot to record myself picking the winners this time. Congrats to the winners! Keep earning those points we have more stuff coming!

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Winners Of The Worms Crazy Golf Giveaway!

We had 102 entries in this giveaway. I picked 3 winners at random . Congrats to Darklurkr23 (Google+ Entry), ZFM12 (Lottery Ticket) & premiersoupir (Lottery Ticket). Keep earning those points, we have more giveaways coming!

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Winners Of The Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken Giveaway

If you like having a “bloody” good time, solid combat, exploring an open world while upgrading and collecting weapons, or just like zombies in general, then Dead Island will keep you entertained for countless hours. Read my full review of Dead Island here , and enter below for your chance to win this awesome game! Please like & follow Dead Island on Facebook & Twitter. It’s because of them we are having this giveaway! So show them some love. Follow @deadislandgame [Worth up to 5 Entries] Purchase Lottery Ticket for 150 Points for a entry into the lottery. Here are all the possible ways to earn points . [Worth 1 Entry] Like the giveaway post on the lottery page (not the actual post itself) via Facebook. Then post a comment to your facebook wall from the lottery page. [EARN 20 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Follow @ps3blogdotnet on Twitter. Then there will be a tweet button. You just have to click that & tweet the exact text in the pop-up . Then a notification will pop up saying your entry was successful. [EARN 20 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Use the Google +1 button on the lottery page (not the actual post itself), then share on your Google+ profile to complete your entry. [EARN 20 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] First, be a fan of our our Facebook page . On the left sidebar, there is a [Giveaway] link. Go there and at the bottom there is a “Enter Contest” button you can click for your Facebook PS3Blog.net Fan Page entry. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the button. [EARN 5 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Subscribe to our YouTube Channel . We will post a bulletin. Follow the link & it will count as your YouTube entry. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the link. [EARN 5 Points] [Bonus 4 Entries] After you have purchased at least one lottery ticket you are eligible for video entries. Make a video saying why you want to win. It can be funny, unique, strange, etc. Have fun with it. Include PS3Blog.net and the name of the item being given away in your video & in the title of the video. Then use the button above to submit your video for review. Also leave a comment below with a link to your YouTube video. [EARN 20 Points] Here are the most recent YouTube video entries for all lotteries on PS3Blog.net with the most recent ones displayed first. Make sure you get all of your entries in! The giveaway ends at 11:59PM MDT, October 31st, which will be at the time this countdown ends:

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[Giveaway] Dead Island

I got to review Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death , a very fun minis from Laughing Jackal that brings us the Gamebooks series in a digital package to enjoy in our PS3 or our PSP. We had a total of 3 PSN codes to giveaway thanks to the kind overlords from Laughing Jackal, so 3 winners had to be picked (not 2, not 1, but 3. It’s how math is supposed to work!) to bring some closure to us all. As you already know, I like to do this the old fashioned way so I wrote down each entry on a piece of paper (a blue piece of paper in case anyone is wondering) and shuffled them around until I grabbed the lucky ones that will take home a digital slice of awesome with a side of lots of reading. Congrats to Kane112, wolfkin and ajescent! Your codes have been PMed to you here on the site. Enjoy!

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Winners for the Fighting Fantasy:Talisman of Death Giveaway!

We have 59 entries in this lottery totaling 1853 points. Thanks to all that entered. I picked a member at random and the winner is kennygk with his twitter entry. Congrats!

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Winner of the Deus Ex: Human Revolution T-Shirt!

Hamilton’s Great Adventure, is truly a Great puzzle game, and here is your chance to win it for free. Our very own Eden gave the game a 94/100. Make sure you check out his entire review here . We have a total of 5 US PSN codes to giveaway thanks to FatShark games!! See below for your many chances to enter. Good Luck! Please follow FatShark Games on Twitter. It’s because of them we are having this giveaway! So show them some love. Follow @fatsharkgames [Worth up to 5 Entries] Click the button above to buy lottery entries with points earned on PS3Blog.net. Each ticket is 125 points each. Please donate only once a day. Here are all the possible ways to earn points . After you donate, refresh the page to see your entry in the list on the right. On the left, you can see your chance of winning the lottery, points spent on the lottery, and how many times you entered the lottery. [Worth 1 Entry] Like the giveaway post on the lottery page (not the actual post itself) via Facebook. Then post a comment to your facebook wall from the lottery page. This will cost you 1 point [Worth 1 Entry] Follow @ps3blogdotnet on Twitter. Then there will be a tweet button on the Lottery page. You just have to click that & tweet the exact text in the pop-up . Then a notification will pop up saying your entry was successful. Press OK & your entry is complete. This will cost you 2 points [Worth 1 Entry] Use the Google +1 button on the lottery page (not the actual post itself), then share on your Google+ profile to complete your entry. This will cost you 3 points [Worth 1 Entry] First, be a fan of our our Facebook page . On the left sidebar, there is a [Giveaway] link. Go there and at the bottom there is a “Enter Contest” button you can click for your Facebook PS3Blog.net Fan Page entry. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the button. This will cost you 4 points [Worth 1 Entry] Subscribe to our YouTube Channel . We will post a bulletin. Follow the link & it will count as your YouTube entry. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the link. This will cost you 5 points [Bonus 4 Entries] Get a bonus 4 entries if you make a funny video saying why you want to win. Include PS3Blog.net and the name of the game or product in your video and in the title of the video. Then link to it in the comments below. Make sure you get all of your entries in! The giveaway ends at 11:59PM MDT, August 19th, which will be at the time this countdown ends:

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[Giveaway] Hamilton’s Great Adventure

Yes, this is a video for the Wii version of the game, but that is all we have right now. The PSN version will be better! “PAN Vision and Press Play today announced that Max & the Magic Marker: Gold Edition will be coming to the PlayStation Network this Fall to European and US audiences. An artful platform game set in a world of drawings, Max & the Magic Marker: Gold Edition will offer the same award-winning gameplay that made it a blockbuster success on the PC, Mac, WiiWare™ and iOS, but updated for PSN with high definition graphics and support for Sony’s PlayStation Move™ motion controller.” Max & the Magic Marker: Gold Edition immerses players in a world where doodles and drawings come to life. Players must help Max run and jump through levels, overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, and defeat enemies – all while using the freehand drawing gameplay to outthink and outdraw even the hardest of challenges. Grounded in realistic physics, the ability to draw almost any object or tool allows players to stretch their imaginations. From make-shift shelters, to stairs, bridges, catapults and even hot air balloons, nothing is impossible! Features of Max & the Magic Marker: Gold Edition include: • 58 inventive and puzzling levels to scribble your way through • 3 immersive cartoon worlds inspired by children’s drawings • Dynamic drawing capabilities with realistic physics • Death traps, monsters, and challenging puzzles • Unlockable challenges, secrets, and rewards to discover and achieve • High definition graphics in 1080p • Compatible with Sony’s PlayStation Move controller Well-received and reviewed since it first hit the market, Max & the Magic Marker has received a multitude of awards including “Best Overall Game” from the Unity Wards, and the “Innovative Game Design” award from the EIGA (European Innovative Games Award). It was also winner of the Direct2Drive Vision Award during the 2010 Independent Games Festival, held in San Francisco, California, and was widely panned by critics as one of the best games of 2010. Source: Press Release

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Max & the Magic Marker: Gold Edition Coming to the PSN