BREAKING NEWS: Amazing EA Contest Announced (July 23, 2007)

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  1. Bandit LOAF Long Live the Confederation!

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    Electronic Arts has come up with the mother of all contests to promote Wing Commander Arena. They're giving away a prize bundle that includes nearly every Wing Commander game and nearly every system to play them on! From a 1990s-vintage PC to a Panasonic 3DO, it's all there! To enter fans need only sign up for the EA Arcade newsletter! James Pond, the EA Arcade Community Manager, has posted the details here.

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    Original update published on July 23, 2007
    Bandit LOAF, Jul 22, 2007
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  2. Dundradal See You Starside

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    Hands down the most amazing prize for a game contest I have ever seen. Good luck to all wingnuts in obtaining this prize pack.
    Dundradal, Jul 23, 2007
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  3. Stone48420 Cadet

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    Very cool but what would I do with all my other junk. :)
    Stone48420, Jul 23, 2007
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  4. Edfilho Cry some more!

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    Holy Mother Of Sivar!
    Edfilho, Jul 23, 2007
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  5. PopsiclePete Mission programmer

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    Arf, I guess that rules out many, many WC fans out there, including me :(
    PopsiclePete, Jul 23, 2007
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  6. Bandit LOAF Long Live the Confederation!

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    That's a shame - but we ran into that when we started the CIC, too... we had a bunch of props and uniforms from Origin to give away, but they absolutely wouldn't let us award them to people from outside the US because of legal difficulties with how contests/lotteries are handled internationally.
    Bandit LOAF, Jul 23, 2007
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  7. Death gh0d<BR>Administrator

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    I wonder what they have against RI residents... :D

    One word:

    eBay

    :)

    (Wonder if the Elite 360 comes with the transfer thingy to move data from a Premium system, for those who already have one...)
    Death, Jul 23, 2007
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  8. PopsiclePete Mission programmer

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    Hummm...
    Time to make a "foster a fellow non-US WC fan" program where US fans would fill the affidavit then send the price to the potential non-US winner ! Ok ok, I'm dreaming here :p
    PopsiclePete, Jul 23, 2007
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  9. Bandit LOAF Long Live the Confederation!

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    We did it then, we'll do it now;) If you happen to win, we can work something out.
    Bandit LOAF, Jul 23, 2007
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  10. Red Heartagram Cadet

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    Wow! Now that's a great contest! When do they announce the winner?
    Red Heartagram, Jul 23, 2007
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  11. ChrisReid Super Soaker Collector / Administrator

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    You can find the rules at http://images.ea.com/ea/arcade/wingsweeprules.htm

    ChrisReid, Jul 23, 2007
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  12. Stone48420 Cadet

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    Yeah I agree it sucks for people out of country. I was a little surprised to say the least that we now need passports to travel to Canada I know thats abit off topic but what is the deal with that??
    Stone48420, Jul 23, 2007
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  13. Cyborg Tolwyn Cadet

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    This is so damn cool, I love the fact that they're not just giving the games away but the systems as well. I don't think I've ever actually seen a 3D0 before.

    Pity I live in Aus, even if the constant joke in our newspaper editorials is that we're becoming the latest US state. Ah well.
    Cyborg Tolwyn, Jul 23, 2007
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  14. AzBat360 Cadet

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    Where's Wing Commander Armada? ~~~

    BTW, first time poster. However, I've been a very casual visitor to the site for many years, but figured I'd better join the forum since I'm buying WC Arena on Wednesday. Can't wait!

    BTW, I'm 34 and I played WC1 on a 286 12MHz with 1MB RAM and 40MB hard drive that I built myself in 1989. I bought the game for my birthday only after seeing the advertisement in one of my computer magazines at the time. Later that year I got a CH Flightstick and Sound Blaster 2.0 and gaming was never the same. ;)

    Tommy McClain
    AzBat360, Jul 23, 2007
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  15. Mekt-Hakkikt Mpanty's bane

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    Wow, that's really a great prize. I just signed up.

    BTW: when I signed up, it only asked me for an email adress, no name or whatsoever. What keeps me - except my decency - from registering multiple emails?
    Mekt-Hakkikt, Jul 24, 2007
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  16. cff Disciple of Murphy

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    Wow, just wow...

    Now how long does it take to migrate to the US and get a valid postal address again?
    I can hear the passport guy: "Reason of journey" - "Qualifying for WC contest" ;-)
    cff, Jul 24, 2007
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  17. Mekt-Hakkikt Mpanty's bane

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    "Ah, another one." :)
    Mekt-Hakkikt, Jul 24, 2007
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  18. Wedge009 Rogue Leader

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    Not that I'm eligible anyway (grr...), but I wouldn't know what to do with all that stuff. :) It'd be nice to see how some of the console ports turned out.

    I still have my working 386, but... wonder where they dug out the old PC to play WC1 on?
    Wedge009, Jul 24, 2007
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  19. Dundradal See You Starside

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    There's also no WCP/SO/WCP Gold. I'm not sure about their availability but it seems that they were difficult to come by from what I understand. Although WC: Academy is included in there, it's an interesting mix to say the least. I'm someone can fill us in on the selection choices...
    Dundradal, Jul 24, 2007
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  20. ChrisReid Super Soaker Collector / Administrator

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    There's more stuff in the picture than he wrote out in his listing. There's a Privateer and Prophecy in the back right.
    ChrisReid, Jul 24, 2007
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