Win a Lara Croft Premium Statue - Limited Edition (Courtesy of Sideshow Collectibles)

Deadline: 23th September 2011 (23:59 PT)

Sideshow Collectibles is famous for it's beautiful detailed statues, and the Lara Croft ones are no exception. A couple of months ago Sideshow and Square Enix announced a new Tomb Raider statue with stunning pictures of the upcoming model. The model is 19" tall and 10" wide and features Lara from the recent 2010 arcade game; Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. The statue will also come with the sketch of the figure by talented artist; Adam Hughes. The competition prize is not only the statue and the print, but it's also the chance to own a limited edition version, of which there will be only 750 in the world.

 CLICK HERE TO ENTER VIA SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES

HOW TO ENTER

1. Go over to the Sideshow Collectibles Lara Croft competition landing page.
2. Enter in your details to be in with a chance.
3. Go on Twitter and mention both @collectsideshow AND @levelupbook 

NOTE: Both 2 and 3 need to be done to enter the competition. 

THE PRIZE: (From Sideshow website)

The model is the limited edition version (only 750 worldwide) which comes with a free sketch of the model by the original artist, Adam Hughes


Original Price of Model: $349.99

Materials: High Quality Polystone (Lara's body) and Fabric (Lara's clothes)

Limited Edition: 750 Worldwide

Size: 19" H (48.3cm ) x 10" W (25.4cm) x 15" L (38.1cm)

Product Weight: 15.00 lbs (5.9kg)

Estimated Shipping Weight: 16.00 lbs (6.8kg)

Box Size: 24" H (60.9cm) x 15" W (38.1cm) x 19" L (48.2cm)

The Full Model (without the artwork)

Close up of Lara

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(2/2) Win a T-Shirt Courtesy of GamerPrint

COMPETITION ENDS: WEDNESDAY 24TH AUGUST 2011
(23:59 GMT)

This is the second and final  competition, where you could win an awesome gaming t-shirt courtesty of GamerPrint.

If you would like the chance to win a t-shirt in your size and choice of design you need to post a tweet on Twitter with a link to this website (levelupbook.net) as well as the hashtag #levelupcomp by the 25th August 2011 to be entered into a free prize draw. 

(Only messages posted before 23:59GMT on the 24th August 2011 will be entered into the competition. You can enter every day but only once per day, multiple posts on one day will not be counted.  The winner will be picked at random. Organizers decision is final.)

How to Enter

1. Log onto Twitter
2. Post a link to the website (www.levelupbook.net) and the hashtag #levelupcomp 

If you're the winner I will contact you through your Twitter account via a direct message on Thursday 25th August 2011, so you need to be following the Level Up Twitter Account.  

The Prize

The winners will get to choose a t-shirt from the following designs in the size they want:

Thanks so much to GamerPrint for sponsoring the project. 

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(1/2) Win a T-shirt Courtesy of GamerPrint

COMPETITION ENDS: FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST 2011
(23:59 GMT)

This is the first competition of two, where you could win an awesome gaming t-shirt courtesty of GamerPrint.

If you would like the chance to win a t-shirt in your size and choice of design you can sign up to the Level Up Mailing List HERE with your name and email address by the 12th August 2011 to be entered into a free prize draw.

(Only sign ups received by midnight on 12th August 2011 will be entered into the competition. Multiple entries will be discounted. Results will be announced on our website and on our Twitter account. Organisers decision is final.)

The second t-shirt will be up for grabs in another competition to be announced later in the month, so watch this space!

How to Enter

1. Go to our "Mailing List" page
2. Enter your name, email address, and also select that you want to enter.
3. You will get an email from MailChimp (the newslettter sevice) asking you to confirm. Confirm your subscription.

If you're the winner I will contact you through the email address you provided when signing up on Saturday 13th August 2011. 

The Prize

The winners will get to choose a t-shirt from the following designs in the colour and size they want:

Thanks so much to GamerPrint for sponsoring the project. 

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Sponsor: GamerPrint

If you’re like me and you like your t-shirts gaming related, then you’ll probably like GamerPrint a company which specialises in original gaming designs for t-shirts, hoodies and prints. They have a collection of truly excellent creations across a range of franchises, including Zelda, Mario, Portal, Deadspace and Bioshock.

Some of GamerPrint’s neat, simple and funny designs are also available as limited edition poster prints – their Bright Falls (Alan Wake) Limited Edition poster currently takes pride of place on my own wall! These prints would make great gifts friends (or rather they would do if you could bear to part with them!).

Trading since Summer 2009 this UK based company ships items across the world at very reasonable rates and all products are clearly priced, with a hooded sweatshirt putting you back thirty quid and prints and t-shirts half as much at fifteen pounds.

Go to www.gamerprint.co.uk to check out their website.

Competition:
GamerPrint have generously donated two t-shirts to the Level Up Project.

If you would like the chance to win a t-shirt in your size and choice of design you can sign up to the Level Up Mailing List HERE with your name and email address by the 12th August 2011 to be entered into a free prize draw.

(Only sign ups received by midnight on 12th August 2011 will be entered into the competition. Multiple entries will be discounted. Results will be announced on our website and on our Twitter account. Organisers decision is final.)

The second t-shirt will be up for grabs in another competition to be announced later in the month, so watch this space!

For more details about the competition click HERE.

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Press Release

Level Up
(www.levelupbook.net)
Coming Spring 2012


The Level Up book, due for release Spring 2012, will consist of original video game articles written by people in the industry. There will be a variety of topics ranging from motion capture to soundtracks, from writing to art direction. The book will contain guides about the industry as well as detailed accounts of working behind the scenes of some of the most popular games.


The book will retail for approximately $25 with around $15 being sent directly to charity, further details of the price will be posted on the Level Up website (levelupbook.net) in late 2011.The book is self-published and will be printed and distributed by Amazon's Createspace. The book will be in black and white and is expected to contain approximately 300-400 pages. The book will be available through Amazon's Createspace estore as well as Amazon itself.

All profits of the book goes directly to the Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org).

Child's Play helps children who are forced to stay in hospital for long periods of time by purchasing forms of entertainment e.g. books, games, game consoles, DVDs, CDs etc, to make their stay more bearable as they undergo treatment or wait for results. It's a brilliant charity created by the founders of Penny Arcade. The charity has raised over $7 million since it's beginning back in 2003.



For more information please contact:
Jaden Morretti, Editor and Project Organiser 
jaden.levelup(at)gmail.com

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Why Are We Doing This?

Child's Play Logo

All profits of Level Up goes directly to the Child's Play Charity. They use the money to provide entertainment to children who are forced to stay in hospital for long periods of time. This helps them relax in an otherwise disconcerting environment and escape reality for a bit while playing so they can focus on getting better.

It's a really great charity set up by the founders of the popular web-comic; Penny Arcade and it's been running since 2003 donating millions of dollars worth of games and toys to over 60 hospitals worldwide. Some of the toys donated stays with some of the patients, however consoles stays in the hospital so that everyone has a chance to relax and play a game.


CLICK HERE to go to the charity's website. 

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