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A Whole Summer of Arcade Games

The most anticipated and hottest lineup of Arcade games is here and you have a chance of winning great prizes by playing the trial or full version of the featured Summer of Arcade game of the week.

The Summer of Arcade sweepstakes kicks off at 12:01 A.M. Eastern Time (ET) on July 30, 2008, and ends at 11:59 P.M. ET on September 2, 2008. 

Play fun games like Castle Crashers to enter.

Play fun games like Castle Crashers to enter.

Before registering for the sweepstakes, make sure your Xbox LIVE account information is accurate! Potential winners will be notified by the sweepstakes administrator and have their prizes shipped using the contact info (e-mail, phone, and address) on their Xbox LIVE profile. If your contact info is not up-to-date you will be disqualified from winning a prize.

Check your account information here.

Sweepstakes Registration

For each Prize Period, you must register by downloading and playing the designated Xbox LIVE Arcade game (full game or free demo).

  1. Sign in to Xbox LIVE and access the Xbox LIVE Marketplace
  2. Select Game Store
  3. Select Xbox LIVE Arcade
  4. Select the designated Xbox LIVE Arcade game and Confirm Download

You may also access the participating game trials and full game versions via the banner ads running on the Xbox LIVE dashboard.

Sweepstakes Entry

During each Prize Period, registered players will automatically receive one (1) entry when they log into the Xbox LIVE service and play the free trial version or full game version of the designated Xbox LIVE Arcade game. (Click on any game to find out more about it):

PRIZE PERIODSUMMER OF ARCADE GAMESTART DATEEND DATE
1Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2Jul 30Aug 5
2BraidAug 6Aug 12
3Bionic Commando® RearmedAug 13Aug 19
4Galaga Legions™Aug 20Aug 26
5Castle Crashers®Aug 27Sep 2

 

Prize Information

After the sweepstakes is over, five winners will be selected (one for each Prize Period).

  • Five Weekly Prizes: 4000 Microsoft Points

After the five Prize Period drawings, one Grand Prize winner and two Second Place winners will be chosen at random from all eligible entries.

One Grand Prize Package:
  • 100,000 Microsoft Points
  • Xbox 360 Elite console
  • Xbox LIVE 12-month Gold subscription card
Two Second Prize Package:
  • 10,000 Microsoft Points
  • Xbox LIVE 12-month Gold subscription card

The Play & Win promotions from Xbox.com are an easy way to jump in and interact with the Xbox LIVE community. It's easy to enter and you could win some great prizes. Look for more exciting promotions in the future!

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States (includes D.C.), Canada, France, Germany, or U.K. 17+. Game ends September 2, 2008. Skill-testing question required for potential Canadian winners. For details including free, alternate method of entry, see the Official Rules.

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How to Enter:
  • Verify your account info
  • Download and play the Arcade game (full game or trial version) for each Prize Period.
  • Check your e-mail to see if you're a winner!
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