Over all there were 217 entries for our Dead Island giveaway, making that a new record for a giveaway. With a possible 15 enteries, your chances were still pretty good. Congrats to our winner, Jason , who was randomly selected here . I actually hit the Randomize button 13 times, in honor of Halloween and zombies!! He told me yesterday he was leaving on a trip to CA and wouldn’t have access to the site for a while, so he will be in for a surprise when he returns! 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 . Also, keep collecting those points, as we have more PSN and Disc based game giveaways coming this month!

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Dead Island Winner

You can now download and play DC Universe Online completely free from the PlayStation Store. There is no catch fellas, as SOE explained the 3 levels of access available for the game: – Free Access – Just like it sounds. Download and play the game for free. You also get all ongoing game updates (except DLC packs). – Premium Access – This next level of access opens up to you if you spend at least $5 in the in-game store. Premium Access grants you additional benefits that improve your experience in the game, such as more inventory slots, more character slots, bank slots and more free Vault tickets. So all you have to do is pick up some cool items in the store or buy a DLC pack and you unlock Premium Access. The best part? Once you unlock Premium Access you keep it for the life of your account. – Legendary Access – With Legendary Access you can unlock the maximum level of features and benefits. To unlock Legendary Access you can pay for a $14.99 per month game pass, or save big with a discounted multi-month pass. Lifetime members are automatically granted Legendary access. Legendary Access also includes all DLC packs at no extra charge. If you already purchased the game, no worries mate, as you will be automatically granted premium access . You can find more information on how to download DC Universe Online by visiting this link . Note that the game installation is very large (14GB+ as I am looking at it right now) and it could take several hours depending on your internet connection speed.

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DC Universe Online: Free On PSN

Heads up for our European PS3 owners. PSN will be down for maintainance tomorrow November 3rd between 4PM and 9PM . You won’t be able to sign into PSN unless you already signed in before it starts, in that case you should still be able to game online.

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PSN Europe Down For Maintainance Tomorrow

We had 40 entries in all. Congrats to our two randomly selected winners, wolfkin (Google+ entry)and mowmow (Facebook Fan Page Entry). Keep earning those points, we have more giveaways coming next week!

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Winners of the Elevator Action Deluxe 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

We had 86 entries in the new lottery system that I built. Plus we had 3 video entries which are always fun to see what you come up with. There is a new method for picking winners at random! Check it out in action here ! Congrats to Darklurkr23 (Lottery Ticket), Cheeto (Video Entry) & The_Nmac (Google+ Entry). Keep earning those points, we have more giveaways coming!

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Winners Of The Bloodrayne: Betrayal Giveaway

Hey everyone, Baba Booey here with yet another review of one awesome game. So let me start off a tad bit different than usual. Let’s take a trip to the past, mid 1980′s. I know for some of you that may be reading this, you weren’t even a thought at that time, but for the rest of us, we can remember a time when platforming games where king. That’s all we played; the NES did platform games so well; Mega Man, Contra, and Castlevania to name a few. As the years went on, they became watered down and mundane without innovation, without soul or substance, and then the platform genre started to die as games became more advanced and we soon forgot about the genre that dominated the game scene…Until now!! Now I know what you are saying, “But Baba we have some great platformers already, what about Little Big Planet?” Well yes I can understand that, but understand games like Little Big Planet have large development budgets, the PSN Minis don’t count, and I have yet to play a decent PSN platformer title, but please take into account that this is my opinion. So enough of the blah blah, why don’t we get into why this game is so great. You play a young New York graffiti artist named Nox, who is just minding his own business one day when he tags over another artist’s tag. This artist does not appreciate this, and retaliates by taking Nox’s girl and sucks Nox into a flat, 2D world. The ‘bad guy’ in the game is named spray and his ultimate goal is to enter Nox’s 3D world with his minions and, without a doubt, cause some serious mayhem, and it’s your job to stop them with your array of paint powers and tagging skills to create platforms to help you get around. Being sucked into the paint world is what makes this game so unique and a real treat to play. When you think platformer, you think somewhat linear and one direction on one plane of movement, but in Sideway, this is done much, much differently. Your movement is limited to any walls you would normally paint on in a 3D world, but it’s not quite what you may think……you don’t play on one long wall jumping from windowsill, to windowsill. No not at all, you move around corners. Imagine it like this: you run along the ledge of a building then, when a corner comes, you wrap around the corner and continue along. On each new surface, the camera will rotate to make that your new plane of movement. The same also applies for the rooftops of buildings. It’s a wild and highly imaginative concept that really sold me on this game. You are supplied with a decent collection of moves to help you vanquish your enemies. These range from slides, to punches, and torpedo style drops from the air. It doesn’t take long to master these techniques, which is very nice, for games of these types you just want to be able to pick up the controller, play, and get into the game and enjoy it without worrying about mastering complicated movement combos. For a game of this size, there are a fair amount of levels to play and more than enough bosses and enemies to fight, but where this game really shines, it’s the amount of collectables there are to find, which is nice for trophy hunters and adds a decent degree of replayability to the game, which only compounds its value. Another great feature which I feel adds another positive element to the game is a CO-OP mode of the drop out, drop in type. Stuck on a boss? Call a buddy, once you’ve gotten your use of him..kick him out of the game and off the couch! The soundtrack is also something that really brought me into the game. Now, I’m almost 30, I can’t stand hip hop and I don’t quite get graffiti, not my cup of tea. but I definitely found myself enjoying the music and the art style this game represents; all in all it was very well done! In closing, I think this game is beyond a home run. I REALLY enjoyed playing this; its a genius take on a classic genre, and Play Brains has done a phenomenal job with Sideway: New York. Taking a tried tested and true game type that has mostly gone cold for most gamers and put a modern twist on the platformer genre that even the staunchest old-school gamer like myself could find himself/herself going back to again and again. At $9.99, a fair price to pay for so much imagination, so much soul and substance, and all the while reminding you of a much more tender time, this is a game that links young gamer me with old gamer me, a real treat! So go and buy this game, head over to the Play Brains facebook page and ‘Like’ them, show them some support! I think with time we could be seeing a lot more innovation from this developer. Review Pros Cons Inventive game play Unique and refreshing take on a classic genre Appealing artistic style and sharp graphics Lots of content for the price Great value Slightly short Controls can feel somewhat sluggish at times, but rare Rating 96% [Giveaway/Contest] Sideway New York Please like & follow Playbrains on Facebook & Twitter. It’s because of them we are having this giveaway! So show them some love. Follow @playbrains But I’m not done just yet! Play Brains has been kind enough to present us with a code for this great game to give away to you, our wonderful readers. But this will not be your run of the mill giveaway we usually have, this one is different. With this review we want to see some skill. To enter this contest for a chance to win, create a PS3Blog.net/Play Brains/SOE themed picture and submit it in the comments below. We will put all the entries to user votes, then we will take the top 3 user-chosen entries and we writers will choose our favorite and crown it the winner. You have until midnight on November 4th, 2011 to get your picture submitted in the comments below. So get creative folks, you don’t have to be a top notch artist to win, it’s all about being creative and having fun while you do it. I hope I have swayed you to go out and buy the game, its a great one. Until next time, Baba0Booey out!!

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[Review] Sideway New York + 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

Elevators are an interesting place, some use it for sex, others like the soothing sound of their tunes. But for most of us, it’s just awkward with all the people and the silence, however a select few secret agents use it for killing mobsters and finding classified documents scattered around some evil compound. In case you’re more interested in the last part, but lack the skills, the CIA badge and don’t wan’t to go to jail, you can try playing this Elevator Action Deluxe and get your share of the fun! Be sure to read my review on the game too! Fortunately for you, PS3Blog.net has 2 copies of the game to giveaway and this is your chance to get it! Be sure to try the all new lottery system and don’t forget to participate in all our community activities and gather more points for the never ending giveaway bonanza! Please like & follow SQUARE ENIX DLG on Facebook & Twitter. It’s because of them we are having this giveaway! So show them some love. Follow @SquareEnixDLG [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 27th, which will be at the time this countdown ends:

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[Giveaway] Elevator Action Deluxe

Winning over 60 industry awards, Battlefield 3 is out next week!!! This launch trailer gives you a preview of the intense single player campaign. “A sinister power is rising in the Middle-East, and Marine Sergeant “Black” discovers how far he would go to defend his country.” This is going to be good!

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Battlefield 3 Launch Trailer