Wanna see some of the crap we’re giving away to one lucky Kotaku reader? Let’s delve into the pile and take a look.
As you should know, we’re giving away a big pile of crap. I get sent loads of gaming swag throughout the year and, by December, my desk is cluttered with all sorts of crap. So, to clear it out, I’m giving it all away to the reader who provides the most consistently thoughtful, articulate, helpful and worthwhile comments on the site between now and the end of the year.
Of course, when I say “crap” I don’t really mean that. There’s plenty of cool stuff in the Pile of Crap. Stuff like this: a Borderlands satchel; a Spongebob DS case; an Alan Wake Xbox 360 faceplate; and a whole bunch of PlayStation 3 games (see if you can make out their titles). So, what do you think: cool or crap?
Oh, and stay tuned for more pics from the Pile of Crap this week.
Trent Gore
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:03 PMOh sweet jesus…
Bish
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:04 PMHoly crap that Spongebob Squarepants DS case is scary.
That’s the sort of thing you wake up to in the middle of the night and see it staring at you, and you pee your pants a little.
Matthew Smith
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:10 PMEverything Spongebob is scary
Scotto BRG
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 10:53 PMHoly Crappity crap.
That Borderlands satchel is the the king of that pile of crap.
DONAR
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 10:49 AMCorrection: “..pee your Squarepants a little.”
Peter
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:11 PMWhoooaahh that Borderlands satchel is HELLA COOL!! *puts hands up for a possible freebie*
count23
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:16 PMYea, Kotaku are right, pile of crap mostly, i do feel sorry for the (un)lucky individual who receives it all.
Aran
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:18 PMI see a Sonic Unleashed there. Surely that’s incentive NOT to try and win this competition?
Silencer
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:20 PMAh Sir Wildgoose, how could you be in the most unfortunate of impositions of having your desk “cluttered”, when quite frankly I’d be honoured to have but just a morsel of that of which you are giving away.
I’ve got a table with a crooked leg at home. Perhaps the Spongebob DS case could be used to prop it up?
Alex neville
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:21 PMI only have a 360 so I’d find a friend and give them the PS3 games IF I were here. My family and I are going to see our cousins in 2 days on the Sunshine Coast so I won’t be reading for about 2 and a half weeks which means maybe somewhere between 95 and 130 pages I’ll miss and I won’t be reading them.
David Smith
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:26 PMWell, apart from the Sonic Unleashed game at the back, we have a few I managed to pick out… Heck, I’m bored, let’s make it a fill-in-the-blanks game.
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_h__n _h_t_ S___b____i_g
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No cheating by looking at the high-res image, now! :-P
Alex neville
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:35 PMI got Saints Row 2, Shaun White snow boarding and Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway. I don’t get High Res because my computer is old.
EzyLee
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:29 PMThose PS3 discs, are they what media get to review games? What’s the deal with them? Are they the final cut version, only a few levels for reviewing? Tell us more about that reviewing procedure… dowit, dowit.
David Wildgoose
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:35 PMThey’re what are known as “promo” discs. Publishers send them to media and also use them for various promotional activities. It’s the full game, exactly as you’d buy it from retail, but just in a thin case to reduce costs.
EzyLee
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:53 PMAnd how far advance do you get these discs ahead of release date? Do they come with a non disclosure agreement as well?
David Wildgoose
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:56 PMAnywhere from the day of launch to maybe up to a fortnight beforehand. NDAs and embargoes vary from title to title; the higher the profile of a particular title, the more stringent the NDA.
Trent Gore
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:40 PMSo the purpose being to have a review ready for release date, or screenshots and videos? On average how early would you get a promo disc for a given game?
Joshua Iacobozzi
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:36 PMOh, that makes sense now.
Andrew
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:31 PMSaints Row 2
Shawn White Snowboarding
I’ll photoshop the pic to make out the others
Andrew
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:36 PMBrothers in arms hells highway
Andrew
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:38 PMDynasty Warriors Gundam?
Aaron K
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:15 PMWell this is getting exciting!
I see Saints Row 2, Shawn White’s Snowboarding, Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway, SoulCalibur 4 by Namco, Dynasty Warrior: Gundam 2 by Koei, Sonic Unleashed. I think I see SOCOM: Confrontation and I see a Universal Pictures logo on one, so after a googling session I’m guessing, Wanted: Weapons of Fate.
Also that Rectangularbob DS Case is freaky. lol
Andrew
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:39 PMThis makes me want to win this comp so much more, because i’mm pretty much a broke full time uni student with no 360, a crappy PC and a PS3 so yea this would make my day
Darius
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:40 PMMmm if this is only the tip of the iceberg im keen on the rest… That borderlands manbag is pretty cool. But you could slap borderlands logo on a pencil sharpener and it would make that cool too
Sarah Ogden
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:25 PMWhy is it called a manbag? I’d switch out my everyday handbag for a chance to use a Borderlands satchel.
Joshua Iacobozzi
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:44 PMIs it just me, or do all those PS3 games look the same? Or is there something I’m missing?
Ben Latimore
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 7:08 PMThey’re supposed to look the same. They’ve all got different games though, don’t worry :)
Vel
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:47 PMI am SO in for the race to grab this stuff. The only thing that I don’t mind get destroyed in the process is the DS case… and the face plate!
Anthony Massingham
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:47 PMInterested to see what is contained in the rest of the swag. No PS3 for me, so some lucky PS3 endowed friend of mine would receive a bundle of late xmas presents.
I’d give the Spongebob DS case to a child prone to nightmares.
Andrew
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:49 PMThat namco game has me scratch my head, Either time crisis or soulcalibur
Adrian Verna
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:23 PMThat Spongebob case alone is worth winning. Too bad my DS Phat won’t fit in it :(
Michael
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:31 PMThe only thing I would really want from that ‘pile of crap’ would be the satchel as I need one for my course next year. Ive been looking around but haven’t found one that suits me; but that Borderlands one looks awesome. Would it hold a modern laptop?
Ben Latimore
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 7:05 PMJudging by the picture, I’d say no normal-sized laptop would fit in that, but I reckon you’d be able to squeeze a netbook in there with room to spare.
I could be wrong.
Joshua Iacobozzi
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:34 PMIsn’t Tekken 6 from Namco?
Adam Grabda
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:35 PMNice, looks pretty good. Should be an awesome prize for whoever ends up winning it.
Joel
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:40 PMAny chance of splitting that “big pile of crap” into “little piles of crap”? That way there would be more crap to be won and therefore more fun for everyone!
DeeK
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:53 PMDefinitely a mixed set of treasures. On one hand, imagine the glory of winning some of this crap! On the other hand, imagine the shame and humiliation of winning some of this crap.
Oh well, I guess I’m in it for the fame, not the fortune.
Joshy206
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:57 PMWow!
That’s some awesome stuff there, Dave. A hearty congrats to whoever wins, but I do sorely hope it is me.