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  • GameSpot Versus: Beat the Pros Edition Winter 2012 MVP's

    GameSpot Versus Beat the Pros Edition is a way for GameSpot members to test their skills against super star pro gamers. From FPS to RTS GameSpot is dedicated to giving gamers a chance to shine against those living the dream.



    Halo 4 with TSquared

    On November 9th GameSpot users came in masses to take on Tom “Tsquared" Taylor and Naded in Halo 4. After two hours of going against members of the community, XBL members PerfectionOwns, Pizilized, Genocidal, and xxOneshotDropxx were victorious.



    Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 with Mrs Violence

    On November 16th Kelly “Mrs.Violence" Kelley joined the GameSpot crew to up her K/D in a bit of multiplayer with the Community. And despite her snark Alex R, Jorge E, Angelo H, and Stephanie P managed to strut their stuff well enough to win some sweet swag.



    League of Legends with Team SoloMid

    Team SoloMid came to the GameSpot office on December 21st to play against the community. Hundreds of people flocked to the chat rooms and message boards in hopes of getting to take on these BayLifers. In the end though it was Christian F, Kyle L, Eric T, and Curtis B who managed to impress the famed Pro League players.



    For more ways to play and for your chance to compete in up and coming GameSpot Versus Beat the Pros events be sure to check in with the GameSpot Players Network.

  • Latest Trivia Winners

    • Posted Nov 7, 2011 6:56 pm GMT
    • By Synthia Weires

    Let's catch up on the latest trivia winners for On the Spot and Now Playing episodes! Find out what was up for grabs and the lucky winners of those awesome goodies. In September and October, we also had these awesome prizes to give away: beta keys for The Witcher 2, Steam Indie Bundle codes, and access to the Tribes: Ascent beta.

    September 22: On the Spot
    Locust Drone Bust: Adam S.
    October 13: On the Spot
    Sims 3: Pets Limited Edition: Jay L. / Jamie M. / Percival F.
    October 20: On the Spot
    Eightarc PS3 Onyx Joysticks: Henry C. / LV J. / Jessica S. / Ryan A. / Hank W.
    October 24: Now Playing Battlefield 3
    Battlefield 3 Gaming Case: Jesus H.
    November 3: On the Spot
    Razer Headset: Jamie M.

    Congrats to you winners for your superlative trivia-answering skills along with your quick mouse fingers. If you are curious about how we randomly select our winners, please read our trivia tips.

  • One-on-Two With Freddie and Brandon

    It was the perfect crime. They leapt out, gunned a man down in front of 12 witnesses, and then walked away. OK, perhaps they wouldn't have gotten away with it had Moseley not respawned, but that's all water under the bridge. For today's behind-the-scenes short, we catch up with our special guests Freddie and Brandon to talk about the making of their first Moseley kill. And in case you haven't caught on, it won't be their last. They have plenty more perils in store for our host, but you'll have to wait until Friday to see them. In the meantime, check the video below.

  • Latest Trivia Winners

    GameSpot's trivia for Today On the Spot, On the Spot, and Now Playing over the past month has been so abundant that we figured it was time to catch you GameSpotters up on who exactly is winning all of these fabulous prizes. We will be updating you with the episodes that have not had winners selected just yet.

    March 24 Today On the Spot Episode had Nerf Guns. Our winners for this episode include: B. Chernov, R. Cotto, and J. Knott.

    March 26 Today On the Spot Episode had Super Street Fighter posters, Aliens Versus Predator codes, and Bayonetta codes! Our winners for this episode include: N. Guthammar, G. Williams, S. Rajakumar, E. Chan, B. Eseppi, S. Niemela, T. Basey, D. Bowden, R. Massengale, V. Nguyen, J. Leung, F. Torrealba, N. Jamali, T. Wong, V. Yong, W. Roper, and V. Thackurdeen

    March 29 Today On the Spot Episode had Legends of Heroes games, Final Fantasy Figures, Dissidia Soundtrack, Bithfday PSN codes, and in-game Dissidia item codes. Our winners for this episode include: B. Conradi, J. Macko, B. Iraheta, L. Nguyen, A. Kinney, V. Chan, P. Li, C. Ballard, J. Leung, M. Pinheiro, Z. Margolis, S. Chintomby, D. Lee, J. Saint-Hilaire, W. Yu, N. Cormier, C. Moore, S. Milio, M. Hanna, K. Walker, A. Jacob, J. Gonzalez, B. Lacie, C. Dishaw, T. Chen, A. Hotic, and C. Rimmer.

    April 7 Live On the Spot Episode had New York concert tickets that Sophia Tong gave away via GS_Soundbyte Twitter.

    April 14 Live On the Spot Episode had Killzone: Steel Rain 3 DLC codes, Divinity II, and Shift 2: Unleashed. We didn't get the names for the DLC codes as some people didn't have their names sent via e-mail, but our winners for the games include: A. Braczynski, B. Kovach, M. Kleise, J. Severs, S. Barkley, J. Macko, J. Parker, D. Herrin, C. Gilbert, and J. Newman.

    April 15 Live Now Playing Episode had Gears of War 3 beta keys. We didn't get the names for beta codes as some people didn't have their names sent via e-mail. The usernames were announced via the chatroom and GameSpot Twitter.

    And finally, we still have to select the winners for the April 15 Live Mortal Kombat episode and the April 21 and 28 Live On the Spot episodes. If you're curious about how we randomly select our winners, please read our trivia tips.

  • Button Mashing Coming Soon!

    We recently recorded a new Button Mashing episode, and it's almost ready to make a return. While some of the rounds will be familiar, like memory leak, don't be alarmed if there are a couple of surprises along the way.

    If you'd like to take a peek at what happened behind the scenes, GameSpot's Facebook page will release some photos and a video soon. Head over to your Facebook account and LIKE the page for future updates.

    That's all for now! Be sure to chant Button Mashing in the comments if you can't wait for it to return!

  • GameSpot's Cataclysm Awakening!

    • Posted Dec 11, 2010 6:01 pm GMT
    • By Staff

    In the past week, you might have noticed numerous World of Warcraft-related video features on the site. Our offices have been nothing but abuzz about the changes since World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, and GameSpot staff members who never thought they would return have given the game a second chance for some further exploration!

    Hours before the expansion's release, GameSpot US and GameSpot UK attended the official World of Warcraft: Cataclysm launch events hosted by Blizzard in London and United States. The US launch event had performances by Tavern Band and The Artist Formerly Known as Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain.

    With nearly 1,000 people standing in line at the US location, Blizzard also humored everyone with a dance contest that featured the talented and not-so-talented. GameSpot US had the opportunity to interview Blizzard legends like J. Allen Brack and Rob Pardo.

    Also, if you're a fan of Blizzard's games, you might consider a visit to its official headquarters a dream come true! You'll want to check out the studio tour we had just hours prior to the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm! Lastly, if you're pondering a return to World of Warcraft, we have provided a then-and-now fly-through and a gear up for Cataclysm video that shares where you should go.

  • Gran Turismo 5 Special

    Hey folks,

    We just got word from Sony that Gran Turismo 5 is on its way to us for Monday delivery, so we figured we should share the fun with you. We'll be heading over to our local Fed Ex distribution center and grabbing our copy as soon as it opens so we can dive into it.

    Then, starting at 9 a.m. (give or take a few minutes depending on how the Fed Ex trip goes), we'll be doing a live Now Playing gameplay marathon for about an hour or so as we dive into the game. If you're around, tune in and feel free to hit us up with questions or leave them here, and we'll answer them as best we can. If you can't watch live, leave us questions anyway and check out the On Demand version of the show.

  • Thanksgiving TOTS Trivia Contest

    Hey everyone! Jody's taking a well-deserved break, so I'm stepping in to let you guys know about our Thanksgiving TOTS episode coming up next Tuesday at 4 p.m. PST. Not only will we be playing games that you guys have suggested for us, but we're also hosting a special Nintendo trivia contest! Rules and regulations are below. So tune in! The first three people to give the correct answers will win a really cool Golden Sun/DS XL bundle! We'll have our chat room going, so hop in and ask us questions!

    Please click here for all the rules and regulations. Good luck, and see you next week!

  • The HotSpot Trivia Update

    • Posted Nov 9, 2010 7:25 pm GMT
    • By Staff

    Thanks to those who participated in trivia for the November 2 episode of The HotSpot. We'd like to congratulate the following listeners who received a Medal of Honor bundle:

    A. Wilson
    J. Lyons
    B. Waller
    J. Pries
    N. Timoney

    Any GameSpot member who shared his or her username also received the Homework achievement.

  • Halloween Episode Clips!

    For those of you who have been asking for individual segments of the Halloween episode of Today On the Spot, here they are!


    Like a Boss Parody

    Scary Gaming Moments

    Dead Space 2 Halloween Demo

    Little Big Planet 2 Halloween Demo

  • October 16-28 TOTS Trivia Winners

    We have a load of items that we have given away over the past few weeks. Congrats to the following trivia winners!

    October 16 Episode

    R. Marcum won an Enslaved Monkey statue.

    October 19 Episode

    E. Ogechukwu, T. Schoonover, and S. Williams won a Sims 3 bundle.

    October 21 Episode

    A. Bradford, R. Sigler, J. Kinsey, M. Pinheiro, U, Daniel, T. Verrette, C. Mulqueen, A. Daunis, S. Stern, T, Dunn, and S. Young won Sonic caps.

    October 23 Episode

    Winners of the WoW Cataclysm beta keys include: L. Shallenberger, R. Elkins, R. Pickton, C. Carlsen,J. Melo, W. Ryan, J. Spangler, A. Chapman, T. Wong, J. Bush, B. Odell, R. Drap, N. Jensen, F. Jie, K. Moh, Y. GuerchR. Matih, C. Pierson, D. Lowe, P. Rahimi, A. Etoum, L. Lai, R. Jozil, P. Li.

    October 26 Episode

    Winners of the Killzone 3 beta keys include: K. Kourouma, M. Villanueva, T. Beale, A. Hill, J. Mclane, K. Pereira, C. Rakestraw, L. Lam, J. Powell, J. Martina, K. Duran, F. Alne, R. Rivera, G. Sarenkapa, L. Nguyen, J. Shah, M. Liska, A. Desrocher, A. Cook, N. Rodriguez, J. Pries, R. Drap, S. King, C. Holloway, A. Shuffler, R. Hernandez, F. Monter-Garcia, K. Hickey, A. Rios, H. Kaipachi, G. Angst, L. Cordell-Williams, H. Zaman, V. Nguyen, V. Peng, A. Javanpour, R. Sixt, D. Craft, G. Pursel, K. Moua, S. Begzad, M. Taveras, N. Henton, A. Naimzadeh, S. Williams, W. Lo, J. Nix, and R. Matih.

    October 28 Episode

    K. Sienkiewicz won a hat.

  • Halloween Inception Parody Trailer

    • Posted Oct 22, 2010 12:46 am GMT
    • By Staff

    We're currently producing the Halloween 2010 episode for Today on the Spot (TOTS), which will be released near the end of the month. To remind you of the past, we gathered a couple of moments found in former episodes of Today on the Spot.

    What happens when GameSpot mixes humor with horror?.

    If you would like to see some of episodes found in this trailer parody, drop by the following link or do a search for the keywords “Halloween Special” on the videos page.

  • October 5-12 TOTS Trivia Winners

    We have a load of items that we have given away over the past few weeks. Congrats to the following trivia winners!

    October 2 Episode

    T. Furlong and A. Bradford received peripherals for a PlayStation Move.

    October 5 Episode

    R. Matih won a Call of Duty: Black Ops hoodie.

    October 7 Episode

    A. Tormenti, A. Moe, T. Alzahrani, T. Craig, A. Etoum, and C. Rakestraw won an Okamiden keychain along with an Okamiden bracelet!

    October 9 Episode

    D. Lowe won a Guitar Hero controller and wings.

    October 12 Episode

    Lastly, the following users won a Costume Quest game code: C. Pierson, J. Powell, R. Jozil, J. Perez, K. Hickey, E. Rivera, A. Ahmed, A. Lewczuk, T. Byrd, L. Chambers, W. Roper, G. Lozensky, J. Knott, J. Sanchez, A. Winebar, R. Delapaz, J. Cruse, P. Tse, M. Smith, and S. Rodford.

  • 2011 Roster Reveal Prize Winners!

    • Posted Sep 10, 2010 9:08 pm GMT
    • By Staff

    We had a wonderful time broadcasting the WWW Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 Roster Reveal event, and we'd like to give a big thanks to THQ! As you might recall, there were five prize bundles we planned to give away on the show.

    We had only five bundle winners, but if you sent in a couple of answers correct on the day the event was held and a valid mailing address, you increased your chances of getting a prize. Below you’ll find a list of the winners. Also, if you decide to create a blog to share pictures of your prizes or details about the event, send a PM to our community manager with the link to your blog, and we'll put a mention in the community news!

    First and foremost, we'd like to give a big congrats to our tournament winner at the event! Juan Trujillo won a full bundle packed with 12 items, including a championship belt!

    During the live broadcast, Homer Rabara had mentioned that there were nearly a dozen items included in the bundle. The items include a binder, water bottle, figure, T-shirt, notebook, Diva tank top, WWE hoodie, bag, laptop bag, book, and mask. We also threw in the 2011 Roster Reveal T-shirt!

    Prize Bundle Winners
    - Wilson Dunn
    - Jedediah Rudy
    - Marc Gifford
    - Nick Aldana
    - Steve Whitehead

    2011 Roster Reveal T-Shirt & 1 Surprise Winners*
    - Joshua Mccaul
    - Leland Roberts
    - Dustin Sheets
    - Kenny Chiu
    - Jermaine Jackson
    - Stephen Williams
    - Dennis Davis
    - David McCauley
    - James Mitchell
    - Elias Castro
    - Nick Fox
    - Anthony Aing
    - Grace B. George
    - Andrew Colwander
    - Sean Pittman
    - Derick Corman
    - Kyle Nohe
    - Chad Mosher
    - Topher Ryals
    - Gordon Bonthron
    - Christopher Escobar
    - Nick Elzer
    - Ray Maldonado
    - Nick Pallessi
    - Alex Martin
    - Matt Schlein
    - Gregory Anderson
    - Derek Cornett

    *Note: Homer mentioned that only five contestants would receive a bundle for participating in the trivia during the broadcast. The winners above received an additional prize that was left over along with the 2011 Roster Reveal T-shirt!

    2011 Roster Reveal T-Shirt Winners
    - Justin Peterson
    - Tamika Warfield
    - Aaron Prince
    - Parker Wolford
    - Patrick McDowell
    - Clayton Ramey
    - Manjinder Chahal
    - Fabrice Desrivieres
    - Richard Martin
    - Jason Namako
    - Jamie Baquerizo
    - Sylvain Robichaud
    - Dan Peck
    - Jaylon Southam
    - Brandon Shearer
    - Steven Goodwin
    - Jonathan Crowe
    - Karl D
    - Luis Semidey
    - Steven Clements
    - Kassidy Hayes
    - Brian Plantz
    - Mitchell Rudolph
    - Michael Oberer
    - Lucas Puryear
    - Daniel Luke Eusden
    - Mauricio Padilla
    - Robert Nutt

    Thanks again for being part of another special broadcast. We'll see you again next week during the Tokyo Game Show!

  • July 29 TOTS Episode Winners!

    • Posted Aug 6, 2010 2:09 am GMT
    • By Staff

    We're a little backed up on the prize mail-outs for Today on the Spot, but we did take a moment to catch up with the July 29 episode of the show. Please congratulate the following winners!

    Kingdom Hearts charm
    - Kerzie Wildrick
    - Joshua Love
    - Wayne Roper

    Dante, Nero, or Snake Figure
    - Jonathan Sanchez
    - Kenny Moua - Cody Whitson

    Starcraft II T-shirt
    - Brian Odell
    - Ross Polly
    - Andre Persaud

    The Punisher, Hulk, Iron Man, or X-Men Headphones
    - Hamza Awamleh
    - Ryan Sixt
    - Antoine Williams
    - Rooshan Matih

    Starcraft Book
    - Nathan Mitchell
    - Adam Antonetti
    - Jason Bostwick
    - Ira Javier
    - Jarl Ederveen
    - Bogdan Petrar
    - Peter Hung
    - Carlos Pereira da Silva
    - Bernardo Florentino
    - Jonathan Perez

  • UFC Undisputed 2010 Roster Reveal

    We're just about a month away from the release of UFC Undisputed 2010, THQ's latest game in its blockbuster mixed martial arts series. In previous months, we've explored the changes to the fighting system in UFC 2010, and later this week, we'll have an updated look at the game's Career mode. But today, we've got a look at the entire roster for the game. A quick peek at the full roster is all you might need to figure out that THQ is going big with this year's game--from heavyweight down to lightweight, every division in the game has seen some significant additions. And, as in last year's game, certain fighters are able to switch between divisions, which has been noted in the roster below.

    If you're looking to know more about UFC Undisputed 2010 and the game's roster, check out our Tuesday, April 27, episode of Today on the Spot. In it, we're joined by some special guests from the UFC, breaking down the roster, the game, and all things UFC 2010.

    Check out UFC 2010 on a very special edition of Today on the Spot!

    The full roster for UFC Undisputed 2010:

    KEY
    • (N) New fighters to the UFC Undisputed franchise
    • (P) Fighters accessible exclusively with retail promotions (e.g. GameStop in the US)
    • (L) Legendary fighters exclusive to the PlayStation 3

    HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
    Mustapha Al-Turk (N)
    Andrei Arlovski
    Pat Barry (N)
    Shane Carwin (N)
    Mirko Cro Cop
    Junior Dos Santos (N)
    Todd Duffee (N)
    Gabriel Gonzaga
    Antoni Hardonk
    Heath Herring
    Marcus Jones (P)
    Cheick Kongo
    Brock Lesnar
    Justin McCully
    James McSweeney (P)
    Frank Mir
    Roy Nelson (P)
    Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    Eddie Sanchez
    Brendan Schaub (P)
    Dan Severn (L)
    Kimbo Slice (N)
    Stefan Struve (N)
    Cain Velasquez
    Fabricio Werdum

    HEAVYWEIGHT & LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISIONS
    Mark Coleman
    Brandon Vera

    LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
    Ryan Bader
    Stephan Bonnar
    Jason Brilz (N)
    Luiz Cane (N)
    Steve Cantwell (N)
    Rashad Evans
    Forrest Griffin
    Matt Hamill (N)
    Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
    Keith Jardine
    Jon Jones (N)
    Chuck Liddell
    Lyoto Machida
    Tito Ortiz
    Mauricio Rua
    Thiago Silva
    Krzysztof Soszynski (N)

    LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT & MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISIONS
    Vitor Belfort (N)
    Michael Bisping
    Rich Franklin
    Wilson Gouveia
    Dan Henderson
    Anderson Silva

    MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION
    Yoshihiro Akiyama (N)
    Ricardo Almeida
    Alan Belcher (N)
    Patrick Cote (N)
    Kendall Grove
    Dennis Kang (N)
    Chris Leben
    Demian Maia
    Nate Marquardt
    Drew McFedries
    Dan Miller (N)
    Yushin Okami
    Nate Quarry (N)
    Wanderlei Silva
    Chael Sonnen (N)

    MIDDLEWEIGHT & WELTERWEIGHT DIVISIONS
    Martin Kampmann
    Mike Swick

    WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION
    Thiago Alves
    Carlos Condit (N)
    Marcus Davis
    Jon Fitch
    Royce Gracie (L)
    Dan Hardy (N)
    Dustin Hazelett (N)
    Matt Hughes
    Anthony Johnson
    Dong Hyun Kim (N)
    Josh Koscheck
    Chris Lytle
    Karo Parisyan
    Amir Sadollah
    Georges St-Pierre
    Paulo Thiago (N)
    Frank Trigg (N)
    James Wilks (N)

    WELTERWEIGHT & LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISIONS
    BJ Penn
    Diego Sanchez
    Matt Serra
    Sean Sherk

    LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
    Nate Diaz
    Frankie Edgar
    Efrain Escudero
    Terry Etim (N)
    Spencer Fisher
    Kenny Florian
    Hermes Franca
    Tyson Griffin
    Clay Guida (N)
    Joe Lauzon
    Gray Maynard
    Cole Miller (N)
    Ross Pearson (N)
    Kurt Pellegrino (N)
    Jens Pulver (L)
    Dennis Siver (N)
    Joe Stevenson
    Caol Uno (N)

  • TOTS: April 1 Special Edition

    • Posted Apr 2, 2010 2:37 am GMT
    • By Frank Adams

    It has been a long tradition here at GameSpot to have a lot of fun, fictitious content surrounding April 1. This year we went all out and dedicated an entire TOTS show to the April Fools experience, and since we couldn't attach these segments to any official game spaces, we wanted to highlight them in our Producer's Note blog. We had a lot of fun making them, so please enjoy!

    Starting it all off is Tor Thorsen with the news.

    Next up we take a look at the new DLC for Mass Effect 2.

    Now we take a look at a Halo fan who will be first in line at any cost.

    Mega Man is back, and the GameSpot editors give us their gut reactions.

    And now David Good brings us a peek at the new all-in-one cross-platform motion controller from MadDogz!

    One segment that didn't make the cut is a commercial for the new DSI LL/XL-XL featuring GS community manager Jody Robinson.

    And lastly, since the MadDogz Move Master XP had so many exciting features that we couldn't fit them all into our TOTS segment, here are some rad outtakes from that shoot.

  • March 23-27 TOTS Trivia Winners

    Here are the winners from last week's Today on the Spot episodes.

    March 23 Episode - The Witcher bundle winners
    - Kai Wu
    - Darian Wesolowski
    - Cody Wharton

    March 25 Episode -The Witcher retail game winners
    - Chris Durel
    - Stefan Elazier

    March 27 Episode - Sam & Max winner
    - Timothy Brock

  • March 16-20 TOTS Trivia Winners

    Here are the winners from last week's Today on the Spot episodes.

    March 16 Episode - GDC Bundle Winner
    - Barrie Avery

    March 18 Episode - Game and Anime Music Emotions CD Winners
    - Rich Pennacchio
    - Jhonny Sjöstrand
    - Wayne Kauchak
    - Dylan Mcallister
    - Jonathan Perez
    - Ryan Sixt
    - Tyler Allen
    - Mike Volpe
    - Hamza Awamleh
    - Mary Pham

    March 20 Episode - Resonance of Fate T-Shirt Winners
    - Keith Abbott
    - Kerry Lace
    - F.C. Peng
    - Ronnie Grant
    - Chris Durel
    - Luke Hernandez

  • Trivia Winners of GDC Shows

    Among a variety of live stream broadcasts we hosted during GDC week, there were two episodes of Today on the Spot where we gave away prizes.

    During the live stream of the Thursday episode of Today on the Spot, there was a God of Wars hoodie that was given away to the first person who responded to the trivia question. This prize went to Jacob Chabot. During the Friday's episode, we gave away a Disney bundle that included a Mickey Mouse watch. This prize went to Nick Segura. Congrats to the two winners!

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