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The new movie titled GAMER which is opening September 4, 2009 looks like it might be pretty intense. The same thing goes with Microsoft’s big summer sweepstakes that you don’t want to miss! I mean really you don’t want to miss this one there is going to be thousands of Microsoft Points up for grabs.

How to Enter
You can enter the sweepstakes online by downloading the free GAMER gamer picture. The sweepstakes begins at 12:00 A.M. Pacific Time (PT) on August 10 and ends at 11:59 P.M. PT on September 6, 2009.

There are two ways to download the GAMER Gamer Pic: Queue it up for download here or get it in the Themes & Gamer Pics section of Xbox LIVE Marketplace on your Dashboard.

You can also access the free Gamer Picture via the banner ads on your console dashboard. For information on entering via U.S. Mail, see the Official Rules.

Prize Info
After the close of the Entry Period, we will randomly select the following winners from among all eligible entries received.

One Grand Prize:

• 80,000 Microsoft Points

One First Runner-Up:

• 60,000 Microsoft Points

One Second Runner-Up:

• 40,000 Microsoft Points

One Third Runner-Up:

• 20,000 Microsoft Points

For more information and details about the sweepstakes check out the Official Xbox website.

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After reading Major Nelson’s post about Silverlight ads on Xbox 360 and his explanation of how ads are going to be “a more organic part of the dashboard” I just sit back and ask myself why am I paying $50 a year to have ads shoved in my face. Here’s an idea the people at Mico$oft can think about… why not place all the ads you want on the Silver account holders? Ohhh wait I’m sure that once they too see the ads they’ll soon wonder “why would I pay $50 a year to have ads shoved in my face?” hmmm… I may just be eyeing up a discounted PS3 that usually come out around the holiday.  ehh this is just my opinion I can only imagine what’s in store next a possible Xbox Live price increase? Whoa I’d better not give anyone any ideas… So what does everyone else think about the ads being punched in your face?

That’s right…! Now you can purchase Xbox Live Arcade games through Amazon.com reason being they launch the Xbox store with over 100 Xbox Live Arcade titles, which range from GALAGA to UNO. The catch is that you have to pay cash for them not Microsoft Points but then Amazon will instantly give you a code to add the game, Points or subscription to an Xbox Live account. Points can even be used to download the hottest movies and tv shows. For more information check out the Amazon.com Xbox Live page.