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Wrath of the Lich King beta keys sold on eBay for big bucks

by Samuel Axon Jul 25th 2008 at 10:00AM

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Betas, Fantasy, Expansions, News items

If you you're not in the beta test for World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King expansion, there's another way besides trying your luck by opting in at the website. Well, there's another way if you're filthy rich.

Blizzard handed out WotLK beta keys at Blizzcon and the Worldwide Invitational, and unlike the opt-in keys, they're not tied to any particular account. That means that anyone who has the slip can register and use them to participate in the beta. Enterprising individuals who acquired those keys are now selling them on eBay for outrageous sums of money. Eurogamer reports that the UK record so far is GBP 513, or more than 1,000 US dollars.

Right now, you can buy one for $400 on the US eBay store. It's true, you don't have to be filthy rich to have 400 bucks on hand, but we figure you'd have to be pretty close to filthy rich to actually spend said money on such a fleeting and empty joy. It's a beta, after all; it probably doesn't even work!

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Tags: beta-keys, blizzard, blizzard-worldwide-invitationa, blizzcon, ebay, expansion, world-of-warcraft, wotlk, wow, wrath, wrath-of-the-lich-king

Where in the wiki is Mitra?

by Akela Talamasca Apr 14th 2008 at 11:00PM

Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Age of Conan, Contests, Lore, Quests, News items

The fine folks over at AoCWiki have noticed that the Hyborean god Mitra has gone missing, and need our help to find him. The strange bit is: he's lost somewhere in the Wiki! So, to help recover him, readers are being solicited to go through the Wiki and follow a series of clues that will reveal the location of the missing god. Do it for the Hyboreans, whose prayers to Mitra have gone unanswered! Or, simply do it for these flash prizes:
And, of course, the respect and admiration of your peers. Unless, of course, you beat them to the win, in which case, watch for arrows in your back. The rules and full details of this contest are available on the referring page. This contest has begun, and continues until April 21st. Put on your sleuthing helmets, warriors, and help find Mitra! Personally, we think it's Crom's fault.

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Tags: age-of-conan, aocwiki, beta-keys, contest, game-cards, hyboreans, missing-god, mitra, wiki, wikia

Reminder: Post a comment on WoW Insider's Dell notebook giveaway

by Mike Schramm Dec 19th 2007 at 3:30PM

Filed under: Contests, Massively meta


It's Wednesday, and that means there's only three chances left to put a comment on our sister blog WoW Insider's ginormous Dell notebook giveaway. Yes, the contest ends on Friday, and you can enter once per day, so today, tomorrow and Friday are your last chances to enter to win not only the swank Dell notebook (you get to choose either the Alliance or the Horde version above, not both), but all of the WoW-related swag that comes with it, including the collector's edition pets, a FigurePrints figure, and even five beta keys to upcoming Blizzard games. That's big time.

To enter, go over to the WoW Insider post, and just put a comment (you've got to be 18 and a US resident, thanks lawyers). Remember that posting a comment on this Massively post will not enter you in the contest (but it should make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, if our new commenting system is working the way it's supposed to). So go post a comment on WoW Insider, and then come back here and read about all MMOs. Sure, WoW is super popular, but we here at Massively know you want to read about lesser known MMOs, too.

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Tags: beta-keys, blizzard, dell-notebook, enter-to-win, figureprints, wow-insider-contest

Everquest I and II expansion beta key giveaways!

by Barb Dybwad Nov 2nd 2007 at 12:15AM

Filed under: Betas, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Contests, Expansions, Massively meta

What, 24 hours of Tabula Rasa schwag isn't enough for you people? Fifteen days of action-packed sweepstakes not keeping you satisfied? Fine, then -- we'll have to resort to giving out some beta keys to you greedy mofos. Check back later this morning for chances to win 10 EverQuest: Secrets of Faydwer beta keys and 15 EQ2: Rise of Kunark beta keys courtesy of the lovely folks at SOE. See you soon!

Tags: beta-keys, betas, contests, eq-beta-giveaway, eq2-beta-giveaway, everquest, expansions, giveaways, rise-of-kunark, secrets-of-faydwer, soe

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