As many of you may be aware, the newly created Xbox LIVE Productions creation, Fable II Pub Games, was released to gamers everywhere via Gamestop & Amazon’s Fable II pre-order codes. (The game was also released on the Xbox Live Arcade, where it can be purchased in full for 800 Microsoft SpaceBux, or $10). However, the immediate response by hardcore Fable fans has been starkly polarized — some love the game while others seem to loathe it.

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Everybody loves contests, and here at MEGATONik, we totally get that. That’s why we’re committed to giving as much as humanly possible to our readers.

Today, the guys at EA were nice enough to provide us with a batch of demo codes for Battlefield: Bad Company that let you play the demo before it’s officially released onto XBL and PSN on June 5th.

So, what I’m going to do is, until I run out, pick one or two people who comment on this post every so often over the next day and hook them up with these codes. Just make sure your comment says whether you want it for 360 or PS3.

Easy enough, right?

WINNERS:

Ubisoft just started a contest where you can win a trip to Vegas, among other less glamourous and safer prizes. The Grand Prize is a three day/two night trip to Las Vegas with airfare and hotels covered. While they at least had the decency to give you a hotel room to take hookers to, their expenses are not covered and all the money you inevitably gamble away will come from your own pocket. Fortunately, however, once you’ve lost your house, money, dignity, and whatever else you once had, you’ll at least have an Xbox 360 Elite and a copy of Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Limited Edition to go back to since those are included in the Grand Prize.

The Runner Up gets a 1TB Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus, and I’m not sure how it relates to Rainbow Six Vegas 2 but you can’t complain about an extra terabyte to store everything from porn to the illegal copy of Rainbow Six Vegas 2 you’ll probably download if you don’t win it in this contest. Ubisoft values the hard drive at $400, but Newegg.com will sell it to you for under $300.

There is one Grand Prize as well as one Runner Up, and 10 Additional Winners will get the Limited Edition of Rainbow Six Vegas 2.

Entries are accepted until 11:59pm PST March 31st, 2008, and the winner will be chosen on one of the worst days they could picked, April 1st.

If there’s one universal truth in the world, it’s this: Free is good. And while Undertow is going to be free starting Wednesday, 50 fortunate souls will get double the fun with Q Entertainment running a drawing for codes for its yet to be released game, Rez HD. So, say you didn’t get a chance to jump on Rez when it hit the Dreamcast, well here’s how to enter. Shimmy on down to www.thatgamecalledrez.com and fill out your name and email address, and you’re in. The deadline is January 27th, so don’t procrastinate and pass up the chance to save ten bucks.

For those of you currently experiencing the awesomeness that is Rock Band, you may already be aware that the guitar controllers are pieces of junk. I found that out about a day or two after purchasing the game, where down strumming doesn’t work at all. After sending an e-mail, I hadn’t heard back in over a weeks time, not that I was all that perturbed to begin with. This was the case with many gamers, however, and thus EA decided to offer a free game to those who had to wait; predictions of mediocre titles ensued.

Well, in my inbox this morning, I finally received a link to a form page at EA which lists the available titles I can pick from (not to mention today I got my replacement guitar back in, and I only shipped it on Wednesday last week, and I didn’t even ask for express shipping…SCORE!). So, are there some worthwhile games to be had? Or is it a shitstorm of bargain bin garbage? Hit the jump for a full listing to find out!

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By now, I’m sure that you know about my hatred for Bioshock. Dispel that for a moment in your minds and listen to what I’ve got to say; Take-Two just announced that the new Bioshock DLC (for Xbox 360 and Games for Windows) will be available today. The downloadable content, which is free to all users who have the game, includes new plasmids and gene tonics such as:

* Sonic Boom: Hurls creatures and objects back with a blast of force
* EVE saver: Enables Plasmids to use less EVE
* Vending Expert: Reduces prices in the vending machines
* Machine Buster: Increases the amount of damage players deal to cameras, bots and turrets

Additionally, the downloadable content will unlock another achievement, confirming the rumor and giving players who can beat the game on hard mode without dying 100 achievement points. Also, Take-Two has added a widescreen option for all widescreen tv users who had to deal with screen adjusting the first time through.

All in all, this looks like a very solid add-on to a *cough* verysolidgame *cough*. What was that, you ask? Nothing, I just had something in my throat.

[Via Kotaku]

You read it right. If you purchase Super Mario Galaxy at your local Toys “R” Us, you can receieve a $25 gift card for free. The offer is good from 11/11/07 to 11/17/07, and I’m not completely sure if you can use the gift card right away on Super Mario Galaxy, but this is still a GREAT deal. You can check out this week’s magazine ad to browse the deal and check the details.

Love point and click games? Love point and click games but don’t have the money to buy point and click games? Well, Steam and FilePlanet have you covered, offering up episode four, Abe Lincoln Must Die, of the episodic Sam and Max point and click games for free.

From what I’ve heard, each episode has a standalone story, so you won’t be missing much if you play this point and click game without playing the other point and click games in this series of point and click games.

What are you waiting for? Download this point and click game now!

P.S.: Point and click game

Despite the fact that Oblivion came out over a year ago (at least for Xbox 360 and PC owners), the developers have been keeping it fresh with downloadable content. The most recent and last official downloadable add-on, The Fighter’s Stronghold, was made available today and fortunately it’s completely free. Here are the details on what there is to do:

Defeat the attacking marauders and become lord of Battlehorn Castle. Located in the Colovian Highlands west of Chorrol, this expansive castle will allow you to live the life of a noble warrior, with private quarters, grand dining hall, wine cellar, barracks, training room and more. And what castle would be complete without a few hidden passages and dark secrets?

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The Entertainment Software Association sent out a press release applauding the sentencing of a man who pleaded guilty to “two felony counts of trafficking in counterfeit products.” This California “game pirate” by the name of Frederick Brown was found to have hundreds of illegal game discs when his home was searched earlier in the year.

Ric Hirsch, senior vice president for intellectual property enforcement at the ESA, said that “Sentences that include jail time send a clear message that we take this stuff way too seriously violating intellectual property rights is a serious crime with significant consequences and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” Frederick Brown has been sentenced for a year, the first 90 days of which will be spent in a prison along with those who have committed similarly punishable crimes like rape, murder, and all those prison worthy offenses. However, the “fullest extent” includes more than jail time, as it will not be his only punishment. After finishing that there will be 5 years of probation, with certain computer use restrictions. And no piracy case would be complete without a ridiculous amount of money involved - so he will be fined $100,000 and will have to pay the ESA more than $10,000 in a restitution payment.

It looks like they’re trying to make a big deal to scare away others and set an example…but seriously, is all of this really necessary?