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Xbox 360 News by Robert Purchese

20 November, 2007

Microsoft has said you can get 10 free Live Arcade titles if you convince a friend to buy an Xbox 360.

If you have a chum who fits the bill, then pop over to the official site and fill out a festive form together. Just provide the serial number on both of your consoles and a sales receipt to show that your friend splashed out between 1st October and 14th December and you win.

Both of you will be given Every Extend Extra Extreme, Sonic The Hedgehog, Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting, Bomberman Live, Marble Blast Ultra, Spyglass Boardgames, 3D Mini Golf Adventures, Small Arms, Assault Heroes and Zuma Deluxe.

Given the Christmas line-up it shouldn't be too difficult to persuade them, either, but then we are WILDLY TEH BIAS so don't listen to us.

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bad09
20/11/07 @ 12:54
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Don't think much of most of those, you should be able to choose!
Xerx3s
20/11/07 @ 12:58
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So what exactly is stopping me to just send this to a mate that already has one? How are they going to check what his purchase date is? Manufacturer date? Doubt it.
lennon
20/11/07 @ 13:00
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Interesting! Thats not the same list of games that I signed up for and sent away. Mine included Sensible Soccer.

I wonder if thats an indication that Sensi is delayed again.

/Scratches chin.
lennon
20/11/07 @ 13:00
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@Xerx3s - You have to send a photocopy of a reciept from one of the well known retail outlets i think at least I had to but as I say the offer has changes since i sent it off.
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bioreit
20/11/07 @ 13:03
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"we are WILDLY TEH BIAS"

Glad you can finally admit that.

/keeds

Seriously, though, around here that be dangerous talk - ferchristssake, you guys were even accused of being in Microsoft's pocket because of the Gamertag integration! Which merely uses RSS feeds!

And some people say that the Xbot fanboys are somehow the most illogical...

/wondering how funny it would be to start a fanboy war over which fanboys are worse. Oh, be still my ironic spleen.
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20/11/07 @ 13:10
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how generous of them. i dont know anyone who has just bought a 360 tho, so i just downloaded all those games from a google search, which was basically the same experience.
lennon
20/11/07 @ 13:14
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@NickJD - Its one form and to be honest its not much of a form. Name and email address plus console serial number. Get a friend to do the same (anyone with an xbox 360) and pop it in the post.

Took me and a mate 5 minutes.
thepiedpiper
20/11/07 @ 13:14
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timeshare
Lawlost
20/11/07 @ 13:14
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@lennon - When I applied (just over a week ago) it also had sensi on the list. Have you heard back from them yet?
JayScott
20/11/07 @ 13:17
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Anyone know if it is a valid offer in Australia?
Dizzy
20/11/07 @ 13:18
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>so i just downloaded all those games from a google search, which was basically the same experience.

Except for the "illegal" bit :)
retrend
20/11/07 @ 13:20
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yeh, the illegal bit was a bit more like doing 80mph on a motorway than filling in a form.
lennon
20/11/07 @ 13:21
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@Lawlost - no not heard anything but I believe the terms are that they can change the games they offer without letting you know. I thought it was a strange one to offer at the time as I thought loads of people would be bound to actually part with points for it so they need not give it away but I rather suspect that Sensi has been delayed yet again.
lennon
20/11/07 @ 13:24
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@Jayscott - No fraid not. Although if you were the freind who had persuaded someone else to buy an xbox I think the form only asks for a email address and your serial number so you might be able to get away with it.
KreyAtiv
20/11/07 @ 13:31
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Not too fussed about the games on offer.
Should be for anyone who has "influenced" their friends/family to get a 360 at any time not just between the 1st of October and 14th December.
But with the games they have on offer not much incentive to do that even if it was within the time frame. :S
stepneg
20/11/07 @ 13:32
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Hi Nickdj,

i'll be your pretend friend:

stepneg@gmail.com
KreyAtiv
20/11/07 @ 13:33
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I checked the form you have to attach the receipt.
stepneg
20/11/07 @ 13:37
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@NickDJ

Thanks mate I will look out for it.
morriss
20/11/07 @ 13:41
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EGRXBOXFANBOYSLOL
lennon
20/11/07 @ 13:42
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@KreyAtiv - No you dont. You need to send a photocopy of the reciept. It quite clearly says do not send the original reciept.

@NickJD - Dont attach your original reciept.
Hughes.
20/11/07 @ 13:55
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That's nothing, I sell water filters, now the real money is in selling the licenses to sell water filters!

etc.
Xerx3s
20/11/07 @ 14:00
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@KreyAtiv - No you dont. You need to send a photocopy of the reciept. It quite clearly says do not send the original reciept.

So what stops a good photoshop session?
Ignatius_Cheese
20/11/07 @ 14:25
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Done! Free games FTW! \o/
L42yB
20/11/07 @ 14:30
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I already have all those games :(

And I recently bought an Elite 360 between those dates... can I be my own friend?

(EDIT - I now have two 360's)
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ZuluHero
20/11/07 @ 14:32
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So what stops a good photoshop session?

sales code on reciept? They'll soon suss it out if its a fake.
lennon
20/11/07 @ 14:32
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@Xerx3s - Dunno. Give it a try.
ZuluHero
20/11/07 @ 14:33
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@L42yB

Why not? You have 2 360 serial codes after all.
Xerx3s
20/11/07 @ 14:46
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sales code on reciept? They'll soon suss it out if its a fake.


I phoned ms sd once because I had broken me wireless headset and they send me a new one even though I had broken it myself and even though they had absolutely no confirmation that I had it in the first place.
I don't think ms sd is too arsed to double check things. Even if they are, nothing lost eh?
lennon
20/11/07 @ 14:47
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Other than they will have your serial number ;)
Xerx3s
20/11/07 @ 14:51
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My receipt holds absolutely no info anyway lol. Don't even need to photoshop it.
neuroniky
20/11/07 @ 15:16
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WILDLY TEH BIAS FTW!

I love Eurogamer.
JonFE
20/11/07 @ 16:09
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Thankfully a friend of mine did purchase a 360 recently, so we'll try taking advantage of this :)
drumm23
20/11/07 @ 17:30
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LOL!
Brilliant.

"WILDLY TEH BIAS"
sonic_firestorm
20/11/07 @ 18:14
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Anyone else wanna tag-team up for this giveaway? I need a pretend friend with a reciept!
dllord
20/11/07 @ 19:09
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"f3rrari"

"What kind of a friend gets a friend to buy an X360?
A true friend would explain all the downsides of owning an X360 and suggest buying a Playstation 3 ;P

/desperate times for M$ and the X360 eh? lol!"

Friends with friends who actually like to "play games" maybe? ;)


JayScott
21/11/07 @ 01:39
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@ lennon

Disappointing (re: Aussie non-offer), but thanks for the reply. :)

@ Mazzwhatever

I own both as well and take the complete opposite view. How could I possibly recommend a PS3 over a 360 atm? The 360 has such a deep library of quality titles, many of which are cheap, whilst I'm still waiting for something to spend my money on for the PS3. I even recently swapped my PES2008 pre-order from PS3 to 360 on account of how godawful the PS3 demo was. Give the PS3 12-18 months and I'm certain it will rock, but I'm not prepared to allow my friends to hate me for 12-18 months because I recommended they buy something with no games to play on it.
brooza
21/11/07 @ 09:30
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I read about this at the beginning of the month (02/11), so why is it only hitting the news sites now?
Moz
21/11/07 @ 11:12
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EG - "but then we are WILDLY TEH BIAS so don't listen to us."

Oooooo saucer of milk to table three!
Lawlost
30/11/07 @ 12:14
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Is anyone still reading this thread? If so has anyone received their free xbla codes yet? I applied a few weeks back and have heard nada.

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