Play N Trade giving away $6000 in “Christmas in July” prizes

Jun 25, 2010 by Dan Taylor    1 Comment     Posted under: Games, Technology

Christmas in July. Who doesn’t love a little mid summer gaming goodness? But playing the same old games on the same old gear only goes so far. Thanks to video games retailer Play N Trade your summer could shape up to be an EPIC win.

In their “Christmas in July” giveaway, Play N Trade is giving 16 lucky winners a randomly selected video game. However, it’s not just Play N Trade that’s in with the goods. There’s a $4,400 Origin Genesis PC up for grabs. If you’re not familiar with Origin, think back a few years to Alienware pre-Dell phase. Remember how sweet those machines were? Well the team at Origin IS the original Alienware team.

Logitech has jumped on board as well with 3 gaming bundles including a G15 gaming keyboard, G500 gaming mouse, and the G35 surround sound headset worth $300 each. Last, but certainly not least, 2 winners will receive a Logitech G13 advanced game board, retail value $80.

The available titles that Play N Trade will be giving away:

• PS3 UFC 2010
• NDS Book Worm
• PC Borderlands
• PC Dragon Age Awakening
• PC Shrek Forever After
• PC Brothers in Arms Hell’s Highway
• PC Assassin’s Creed
• PC FarCry 2
• PC Rainbow Six Vegas 2
• PC Code of Honor 2
• PC Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer
• PC Art of Murder: FBI Confidential
• PC Chronicles of Mystery
• PC Zuma’s Revenge
• PC Plants vs Zombies
• PC Escape Rosecliff Island

“The Christmas in July giveaway is something we are very pleased to offer,” says Play N Trade CEO, Larry Plotnick. “After experiencing increased sales growth and unprecedented support from gamers nationwide during the past few years, we think it’s only natural for us to reciprocate with an exciting giveaway.”

The contest runs through July 27, 2010 and is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, Play N Trade will be running in store discounts on various games and peripherals throughout the month of July.

The Play N Trade “Christmas in July” giveaway is being held in cooperation from popular gaming site Avault.com, and includes sponsorship of The Avault Podcast, Stevie FTW and The Evil Ed Podcast, as well as a number of other prominent video game media properties.

To enter The Play N Trade “Christmas in July” giveaway, head on over to avault.com/christmas, give ‘em your deets, and say your prayers until July 28th. And no worries, they’re not there to collect your email address. As per the Terms and Conditions:

The operating company does not maintain any mailing lists, will not send you unsolicited emails, and takes reasonable measures to keep the information disclosed secure.

Wow … better than EA or Sony.