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    Contest ends today! Design a PopCap Game, win PopCap Games

    Contest ends tonight at 6pm! Get your entries in!

    Wanna win some awesome free stuff? As announced on this week's podcast, we've got an art contest going on where you can win one of three fantastic prize packs, courtesy of PopCap Games. All you have to do is come up with the cover art for a new casual classic. Make up your own name or choose from our list:

    • Scubblejubs
    • Kerfufflepop 2
    • Kerplunkleclam
    • Qais Fulton Gem Explosion
    • Bizzleteats 2000
    • Or make up your own WACKY casual game title!

    What's in the prize packs, you ask? Items that will surely make you more popular, more beautiful and certainly smarter than your peers.

    • popcap_firstplace.jpgFirst Prize
      A prize pack containing: full retail copies of Insaniquarium, Bookworm, Bejeweled, Bejeweled 2, Peggle and Chuzzle, a PopCap lanyard, PopCap paddle-ball (for when you are not playing Peggle I guess), a PopCap business card holder, PopCap t-shirt, PopCap backpack, PopCap notepads and spiral bound notebook, PopCap hat and a PopCap soft flying disk thing. Also included are a variety of Chuzzles for you to re-enact The Trouble With Tribbles. It's like a procrastination kit!
    • popcap_secondplace.jpgSecond Prize
      A Prize pack containing: full retail copies of Chuzzle and Insaniquarium, a PopCap hat, PopCap insulated lunch bag, lanyard and t-shirt. Also some Chuzzles got in there. Those rascals.
    • popcap_thirdplace.jpgThird Prize
      A prize pack containing: a full retail copy of Ducktales The Quest for Gold for the IBM PC, a Mass Effect t-shirt and a PopCap t-shirt. Shoot for third, folks. Shoot for third.

    Email your entries to contest@weeklygeekshow.com by Monday, February 4th where the top three entries will be announced on that night's podcast.

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    comments (5) | permalink

    Colette says:

    posted January 24, 2008 10:34 AM

    GIVE ME THAT DUCK TALES NOW

    jinnyjuiceAuthor Profile Page says:

    posted January 24, 2008 10:45 AM

    Qais Fulton Gem Explosion and Bizzleteats 2000...we better see some awesome entries for that!!!

    Jerilu says:

    posted January 24, 2008 9:54 PM

    So are the entries supposed to be in the style of previous PopCap game covers or are they a free-for-all of style?

    ChrisAuthor Profile Page says:

    posted January 25, 2008 9:01 AM

    any style you want as long as it's hilarious!

    Nick says:

    posted January 28, 2008 4:07 PM

    My Qais Fulton's Gem Explosion will destroy everybody's entry. I'll be laughing at you in between marathon sessions of bejeweled.

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