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COMPETITION: Max Payne 3 Strategy Guides
Posted: 20.06.2012 12:12 by Nick Akerman Comments: 62
To celebrate the return of Max Payne, we've hooked up with the lovely folks at BradyGames for a very strategic prize. Yes, that's right, we're giving away five copies of the official 'Signature Series' Max Payne guide. Intrigued? Read on for details

The Prize:

5x Official Max Payne 3 Strategy Guide from BradyGames.


The Competition:

Step One: Post "I'm in" below.

Step Two: Win!

Once the competition expires, we'll randomly select 5 winners .

The Rules:

* Only entries from Europe, the US and Australia are valid. Sorry folks, we'll get some more worldwide prizes soon!

* One Entry per person

* If you won in the last competition, you can't enter into this one.

Competition closes in around 2 weeks. On Friday 6th July we'll close our doors and fire the prize towards 5 random winners. Good luck all!

Comments

By djole381 (SI Elite) on Jun 21, 2012
djole381
Good luck to all participants, though I doubt there are many people interested in a prize like this. Still, a prize is a prize and SI is the best XD
By SiyaenSokol (SI Elite) on Jun 21, 2012
SiyaenSokol
Damn... I am not from Europe, so I won't be able to enter. Good luck to everyone else.
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jun 21, 2012
nocutius
Yea, this kind of a prize really limits the amount of people that would be interested in participating.
First you need the game and then you mustn't have finished it yet.

Good luck to all those that participate :)
By Nakerman (SI Veteran Newbie) on Jun 21, 2012
Nakerman
And I thought I'd sorted a cool prize out for you guys! Don't worry, more to come. :)
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jun 21, 2012
nocutius
It is for those that have the game and haven't finished it yet :).
By Kres (SI Elite) on Jun 22, 2012
Kres
There was a major issue with user registration. Still being resolved.
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jun 22, 2012
nocutius
That explains the lack of new blood for this competition.
By anonymouswolfm (SI Newbie) on Jun 23, 2012
anonymouswolfm
I'm in! : D
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Jun 24, 2012
FoolWolf
Well, I bought the game - so I'm in :)
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jun 26, 2012
herodotus
Australia? I'm definitely ....out.
Didn't read it properly (silly me). As the game is AUD $90 both retail and via DD I won't be getting it anytime soon so no go here.
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jun 25, 2012
nocutius
It's a strategy guide not the game, you need to buy that one for yourself :)
By Kres (SI Elite) on Jun 25, 2012
Kres
Ok I'm gonna make a guess that registration problem wasn't the main issue :D but that was resolved now ^^
By Kres (SI Elite) on Jun 27, 2012
Kres
Looks like I'm getting a Max Payne guide!
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Jun 27, 2012
FoolWolf
Yeah - congrats to you! :D
By FarCry25 (SI Newbie) on Jul 02, 2012
FarCry25
I'm in
By Kres (SI Elite) on Jul 02, 2012
Kres
Well 2 more applications and I'm out...
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Jul 04, 2012
FoolWolf
Wow, soon time for the thrilling end... Come on guys - 2 days left - time to join the fun!
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Jul 06, 2012
FoolWolf
Today's the day :) Looks like you made it Kres! :D
By djole381 (SI Elite) on Jul 08, 2012
djole381
Next competition please :)
By Kres (SI Elite) on Jul 08, 2012
Kres
Yeah gonna get this sorted today. Guess we don't need to randomize it x)
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jul 08, 2012
herodotus
I would have thought a strategy guide for a "Max Payne" game would have been a more popular attraction, given the difficult (for me) strategies/puzzles in the first two. Don't have this one so I don't know if it is similar.
By BoneArc (SI Elite) on Jul 08, 2012
BoneArc
Hahahahahah , not a lot of people.

well I'm in Canada anyway , couldn't enter.
Good luck to everyone I guess. :D
By Kres (SI Elite) on Jul 08, 2012
Kres
Lol well it's not like I need to announce the winners hehe but ok, it's a prize anyway and thanks for the agency for supplying it.

The winners are:

1. anonymouswolfm
2. FoolWolf
3. FarCry25
4. Kres
5. Kres
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jul 08, 2012
nocutius
Congrats :)
By Kres (SI Elite) on Jul 08, 2012
Kres
Thanks mate! I can't believe I won something! I seriously never won anything. Born under the lucky star after all!
By djole381 (SI Elite) on Jul 08, 2012
djole381
Congratz Kres :)
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jul 08, 2012
herodotus
It's like an election in Africa or the Middle East - we know the winner before the vote:d
Congtrats anyway guys:)
By SiyaenSokol (SI Elite) on Jul 09, 2012
SiyaenSokol
Congratulations guys :)

I feel for you Kres... I also haven't won anything before, and I have entered into many competitions xD

None the less, my time will also come, until then, congratulations to the winners.
By FarCry25 (SI Newbie) on Jul 09, 2012
FarCry25
Thanks guys. Thanks Strategy Informer
By Kres (SI Elite) on Jul 09, 2012
Kres
Thanks guys and thanks SI +1! x)
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Jul 10, 2012
FoolWolf
Yeah, time to get all those golden gun parts and clues ticked off ;)

Cheers for a nice competition - even though it felt like a give away ;) Not many playing Max Payne 3 I take it?
By Kres (SI Elite) on Jul 10, 2012
Kres
Seems so FoolW. Ehm need to check what is next. Nick got something more for US? :)
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jul 11, 2012
herodotus
Feeling like a bit of payne, I just checked it out on Gamersgate - $99.95 for a digital download? Forget it.
By anonymouswolfm (SI Newbie) on Jul 12, 2012
anonymouswolfm
Thanks SI too! : D

It's only £30 here in the UK for a digital copy via steam; I've also checked on amazon and they're only selling it for USD 40.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jul 12, 2012
herodotus
Need a US address for Amazon and it's $90 on Steam here - talk about price-gouging[_]!
By unsilviu (SI Core) on Jul 16, 2012
unsilviu
You should rent a US PO box and use that as a Steam address to buy from the US hero ;)
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jul 16, 2012
nocutius
I thinks Steam looks at your IP, I doubt they care about an address.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jul 17, 2012
herodotus
They do indeed and many an unwary Ausssie has been caught out. The only way to do is if you have a friend in the US who orders it, then sends it to you.
"No Payne, no game".
- Herodotus 2012:)
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Jul 17, 2012
FoolWolf
Can you check and see what happens if someone from US or Europe buys it as a gift for you via STEAM?
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jul 17, 2012
nocutius
No problems there as long as it's an "proper" account, by proper I mean that it wasn't set-up just for the purpose of you sending a game to your another account using VPN.
They don't limit gifting as long as the purchase is made by a legit customer, with the possible exception of region locked games (Arkham City is not available to me for example).
By unsilviu (SI Core) on Jul 22, 2012
unsilviu
So, did anyone win this thing?
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jul 22, 2012
nocutius
yep

1. anonymouswolfm
2. FoolWolf
3. FarCry25
4. Kres
5. Kres
By stuntkid (SI Elite) on Jul 26, 2012
stuntkid
Kres won??? is that allowed?
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jul 26, 2012
nocutius
And not once but twice :)

Nah, not enough people applied so he bagged what was left :)
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jul 26, 2012
herodotus
It was his twin....they're opposites in every way.
By djole381 (SI Elite) on Aug 09, 2012
djole381
How about a new competition, that is, if you don't mind? XD
By beastalpha (I just got here) on Aug 16, 2012
beastalpha
i'm in
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Aug 16, 2012
nocutius
I guess this competition needs an update to show that its already over.
Or perhaps this is just an excellent opportunity for Kres to give the extra copy away :)
By BoneArc (SI Elite) on Aug 23, 2012
BoneArc
Congratulations Kres ! Finally you won something .... twice.
Hahahaha

But still, you deserve to get something for your troubles every once in a while. We love you Kres :P
By mickey14 (I just got here) on Aug 26, 2012
mickey14
am very 2 join de compitition
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Aug 26, 2012
nocutius
It seems that updating the state of the competition is a must :)
By djole381 (SI Elite) on Aug 28, 2012
djole381
New competition please :)
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Aug 28, 2012
herodotus
Thanks djole, mate. What are you offering? Whatever, I'm IN!
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Sep 06, 2012
FoolWolf
Not to stress anyone - but have you guys sent out the guides yet - still haven't received one. If NOT - you can send my copy to someone else - I'm finished with the game. ;)
By Nakerman (SI Veteran Newbie) on Sep 06, 2012
Nakerman
Have you still not received them? These were meant to be sent a while back!
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Sep 06, 2012
nocutius
Perhaps it got lost or similar.
By Nakerman (SI Veteran Newbie) on Sep 06, 2012
Nakerman
It depends, has anyone received their guide yet?
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Sep 06, 2012
FoolWolf
@Nakerman - nope, nothing in the post as of yet.
By BoneArc (SI Elite) on Sep 08, 2012
BoneArc
woooow .... its been like a month and a half :O
update this please.

brb, fighting off Spider infestation
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Oct 04, 2012
FoolWolf
I guess this is a lost cause, some postal dude is thumbing my ex of the Strategy guide for sure - owning his MP postal buddies ;)
By Kres (SI Elite) on Oct 04, 2012
Kres
Bah. Sorry guys I've totally neglected this competition. Can you all (3) please email me your full address to kres @AT@ strategyinformer com? I'll then forward to the appropriate department (house).
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Oct 05, 2012
FoolWolf
e-mailed you and no worries Kres :)