Time To Pull The Trigger

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Log in to Xbox Live Rewards {link no longer active} and explore the legacy of Modern Warfare by browsing an interactive timeline of the franchise. Use your mouse to click and scroll through the timeline. Hover your mouse to navigate and explore assets from CoD games of the past. At the end of the timeline, an engagement called “Bite the Bullet” challenges users to guess how much ammo there is in a metal box. Players that guess with the highest overall score in their country win a 3D HDTV. Fans can also browse through CoD gear and join Elite and start digging in.

Liberty City Reborn

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A special Anniversary Edition of Grand Theft Auto III is now available on iOS and Android devices for $4.99 in the iTunes App Store {link no longer active} and Android Market. Nearly identical to the 10-year-old original game, gameplay has been optimized for touch-screen devices with resizable custom controls. There are two major improvements from the original: mission retry and an autosave mode. The game is listed as compatible with the iPhone 4 and 4S, 4th generation iPod touch as well as iPad 1 and 2. The list of supported Android devices includes HTC Rezound, LG Optimus 2x, Motorola Atrix 4G, Motorola Droid X2, Motorola Photon 4G, Samsung Galaxy R, T-Mobile G2x. On the Android tablet front, Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Dell Streak 7, LG Optimus Pad, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1, Sony Tablet S and Toshiba Thrive are supported.

Rank Up Your Game

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“Rank up Your Game” is an online code-based sweepstakes promotion where fans can enter a code found on specially marked Mountain Dewand Doritosproduct {link no longer active} to earn XP minutes and to enter for a chance to win prizes. To play, go to www.dewxp.com and follow the online directions to sign-in or register. Each time an eligible individual logs onto the Website using their e-mail address and enters a Code, the Participant will automatically receive the amount of XP minutes associated with their Code and will receive one Prize Entry good for one entry into one sweepstakes drawing of their choice. Each time a valid Double XP code is entered, fans will also receive a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Combat Card featuring special content, such as new weapons, characters, maps, perks and strike packages. There are 15 Combat Cards overall (3 individual sets of five cards each) with bonuses for completion of a single set and all three sets. To help spread the word and facilitate trade requests, post the unique URL you see on your combat cards page on Facebook, Twitter, online message boards and even via email. Note: registered users can only request cards they don’t already have. When a trade offer goes through, you will drop the card offered and pick up the card requested.

Your Social Christmas Tree

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Head to the Heineken Social Tree Facebook App {page no longer active} and create your own tree by tagging up to 16 friends and photos and create a custom message and add it to your virtual tree before sharing. Your tree will be activated on the 11 meter high digital installation between the 17-26 of December at Clarke Quay in Singapore. Keep an eye out for the Heineken Super Social Christmas Tree in Clarke Quay, Singapore, from the 17-26 of December. It’s a huge digital art installation that’s over 11 meters tall and stacked with 48 huge LCD screens, that will become perhaps the most social Christmas tree ever created!

To Town, Lego Santa Yoda Is Coming

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Lego is inviting people to spread some holiday cheer by sending a virtual Star Wars greeting card {link no longer active} to friends or family. For each greeting shared on its site up to December 24, Lego will donate one new toy to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program, up to a maximum of one million toys. To promote the engaging charity campaign, thousands of residents and visitors of the San Francisco Bay Area helped to construct the world’s largest LEGO Santa Yoda in Union Square {link no longer active}. Weighing nearly 4,000 pounds, the figure stood 12-feet tall, 10-feet wide and was made of around 250,000 bricks. The Whitebox Art Gallery in New York City also featured a huge Lego Yoda display.

Share Your Shadow And Win Early GoW Add-On Beta Access

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In anticipation of the release of the RAAM’s Shadow add-on for Gears of War 3, Epic Games is giving early access to a few lucky members of the community. Starting on Friday, December 9, fans that use the hashtag #RAAM on Twitter will be eligible to win a code. Fans on Facebook have a chance to win as well by posting their best shadowphoto on the Gears of War Facebook wall and letting everyone know why they’re excited for RAAM’s Shadow. Fans can also enter to win on the Epic Games Community Site.

OnLive App Update Brings Console-Class Gaming To Tablets And Smartphones

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After making its original announcement at this year’s E3, OnLive has released a new update to its Android and iOS app {link no longer active} to bring PC-quality high-definition gameplay to a wide range of smartphones, media players and tablet, including the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and even the Kindle Fire. Available today, the new app will add complete gameplay support for any game offered on the service, which includes some of the richest, most graphically intensive titles available, such as Batman: Arkham City, L.A. Noire, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and more.

For those who’d prefer a more traditional gaming experience, OnLive has produced a new Universal Controller that pairs with tablets and smartphones via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other wireless standards. When combined with an iOS or Android device running the OnLive app, the Universal Controller provides complete dual analog controls, triggers, and action buttons with low-latency performance. The controller can also be used with the Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Mac or OnLive’s MicroConsole using a USB dongle. Up to four Universal Controllers can be paired with a single USB transmitter.

Never Miss An Episode!

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Having trouble keeping track of all the TV shows you want to watch? Episode Calendar is here to help. Add and manage your favorite TV shows in your own personal calendar and receive e-mails when your shows air. Keep track of what comes next and check off episodes after you watch them. Check out the guest calendar here {link no longer active} then sign up for an account and start putting together your personal TV-show calendar. Stay connected via iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7 or via a desktop application.

Look And Talk Like The Lorax

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On the official website for The Lorax, fans can engage on site and iOS devices and show their enthusiasm for the Dr. Seuss classic soon to be a major motions picture. In the Lorax Letter Factory, users can send a ‘stache to one of their friends. Connect to Facebook {page no longer active} or upload an image for your desktop and place a ‘stache on the image. Once completed, share the animated greeting via Facebook or Twitter. The official Lorax App, available via iTunes, allows fans to use the app to speak for the trees! Hold up the phone to your mouth and talk and the Lorax’s mouth and mustache will move along with your voice.

Vitamin Powered Mobile Fun For Kids

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Go Go Kiddo is a mobile device app that delivers a trusted virtual playground for kids 2-5. Go Go Kiddo reinforces the joy of learning by engaging kids in play about letters, numbers and music through a variety of activities, stories and games. Through Go Go Kiddo, kids also discover a number of basic social concepts and develop motor skills via learning activities and engaging animated characters. As kids progress through the experiences in Go Go Kiddo, they unlock more options for play and are rewarded with items such as stickers for a job well done. The App includes a suite of interactive experiences that will delight young children for hours on end, in an environment that reinforces the importance and joy of learning for Android or iOS!

Parents can constantly keep Go Go Kiddo fresh for their child by updating activities with their own photos. Their children can return the favor by sending their creations to Mom or Dad’s Facebook wall with a single touch. Go Go Kiddo’s Stickerbook allows a child to send their artistic creations to a parent’s Facebook page so that they can enjoy what their child has created and then share it with friends and relatives if they choose to do so. The Stickerbook activity also serves as a digital greeting card maker so that kids can easily make cards for family and friends that their parents can send via Facebook.