Gears of War Giveaway - Sing it, Win it
So you haven’t played the hottest title on the Xbox 360 so far huh? Well, here’s your chance to win the game that has communities and media everywhere foaming at the mouth. I’ve played the title and I can safely say that Gears of War delivers on every bit of the hype driving it before release.
I thought I’d have some fun with this giveaway. I hope it will carry over to the show and give the community a little humor in between. So I introduce to you…Gears of War Idol. Everyone has seen the commercial right? It’s on the TV, internet and was even available to download on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Gears of War Idol is just as it sounds for the most part. In order to win this game, all you have to do is record yourself singing the first few lines of the commercial. If you’re reading this, you have a PC and a built in microphone or one of your own so there shouldn’t be any excuse about not being able to record a simple .wav or .mp3 file for this.
It’s that easy. You don’t have to be an award winning singer so don’t worry. This is just for fun. I’ll pick the winner and you’ll find yourself on the show…in fact, everyone who participates will be. So if you have any issues with being heard on the show, then don’t play Gears of War Idol.
So let’s have some fun! Record your audio and email it today! It shouldn’t be too hard. The problem is if you all are man or woman enough to sing without worrying about how silly you’ll sound. Gears of War isn’t for the shy gamers so this should be easy. Fire up your PC, head to an audio program (Sound Recorder etc), record, save and send…simple.
And don’t forget that Unscripted 360 has audio comments! You can record your entry straight from the site and submit your comment with the audio attached. I’m making this way too easy for you to be involved huh? Don’t worry about how you sound…remember this is all for fun.
Gears of War Idol ends soon. November 30.
What are the lyrics to the song?
All around me are familiar faces,
Worn out places,
Worn out faces,
Bright and early for the daily races,
Going nowhere,
Going nowhere,
Their tears are filling up their glasses,
No expression,
No expression,
Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrow,
No tomorrow,
No tomorrow,
And I find it kind of funny,
I find it kind of sad,
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had,
I find it hard to tell you,
I find it hard to take,
When people run in circles it’s a very very,
Mad world,
Mad world…
November 14th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
but deac that actually takes work : (
November 14th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
lol…lazy!
November 14th, 2006 at 2:23 pm
Heh, he, he. Time to record the commercial! Muaha ha hah ha!
November 14th, 2006 at 2:25 pm
Ok, I think I will have to try stepping up to the mic again tonight and recording something. I’ll tell you what, if I win, I don’t want to take the prize but… I do actually want to have the opportunity to actually play Deacon!!!!
LOL oh and Sirharper and FatSteveIrwin needs to join us too!
November 14th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
have at it guys. can’t wait to hear some…i might just send things off to Epic and Microsoft to show the dedication you guys have…;)
November 14th, 2006 at 3:02 pm
Ah, good show
Will this last till tomorrow? Might not be a great idea to start singing in the middle of the night lol
/me hates timezones
November 14th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
Good idea. Until I can track down “Mad World” from “Donnie Darko” or until Microsoft/Epic come out with a cd of “Gears of War” with it on it, I had to settle for the “Tears for Fear” version. Wow…I mean….wow. I actually cried.
November 14th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
it lasts until a winner is announced Zaam
i plan to end it in a week or so…before November ends.
November 14th, 2006 at 3:11 pm
I had no idea you could send sounds through email lol
I’m in!
November 14th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
yeah who would’ve though that haha
November 14th, 2006 at 6:52 pm
Um yeah, Good Luck to all of the people entering. Twylyght entering, I think not!!! Twylyght + singing = people going deaf… LOL
November 14th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
Awe dangit I totally would do this if I had a Mic for my PC!
Seriously, I’m a musical type of guy, I would’ve had a lot of fun with this
November 14th, 2006 at 8:33 pm
mics are as low as $10 these days Rham
November 14th, 2006 at 8:52 pm
And my wallets as empty as an optional calculus class.
November 14th, 2006 at 9:07 pm
umm can i use any beat deac
November 14th, 2006 at 9:12 pm
ofcourse…make it how/what/whatever can get you the win
November 14th, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Can I sing the Berzerker song instead? lol
It’s wicked funny and has a direct tie-in to the game I will explain later that I doubt any of you were even aware of.
November 14th, 2006 at 9:35 pm
don’t change the tunes crazy bone. lol
November 14th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Well anyway…
Here is the Berserker song by Love Among Freaks. It is found on the original soundtrack of the movie Clerks.
Ever wonder what that Achievement “My love for you is like a truck” meant? Opening line of the song.
November 14th, 2006 at 9:56 pm
where do i upload to send it in
November 14th, 2006 at 10:02 pm
I’ll be passing on the contest for a few reasons…
a) I have not seen the commercial you speak of and have no idea how the melody flows.
b) I’ll leave the prize for the less fortunate and/or more greedy.
November 14th, 2006 at 11:26 pm
Thats a very creative contest and funny as hell! LOL I gotta hear this..
November 15th, 2006 at 1:36 am
LOL yah i dunno i cant sing. I may actually crack your monitor Deac, the screeching of my voice is nothing nice fo sho!
November 15th, 2006 at 2:10 am
Here’s the song in it’s original form, if anyone needs it.
November 15th, 2006 at 6:27 am
thanks for that kmillard! yep that’s the tune guys. and if anyone doesn’t know, you can leave Audio comments here on Unscripted so if you want, you can record straight from here and submit the comment.
November 15th, 2006 at 6:44 am
i tried forever for that 100 game winner. Should I ener? My voice is horiffic as it sounds exactly how i talk. But are u judging on laughing your ass off or quality
November 15th, 2006 at 8:10 am
both actually
and hey you won that 100 Game contest lol
November 15th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
man i wish i had a mic so i could enter
November 15th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
hey deac did you hear mine
November 15th, 2006 at 3:58 pm
i’m going to listen to the ones i’ve received so far tonight.
November 15th, 2006 at 4:02 pm
alright let me know what you think about it when you do
November 15th, 2006 at 4:03 pm
[quote comment="8914"]both actually
and hey you won that 100 Game contest lol[/quote]
cuz only 5 ppl really cared and nonne as much as i did
November 15th, 2006 at 9:22 pm
you guys have some tripped out entries lol keep ‘em coming.
November 15th, 2006 at 9:39 pm
did mine work?
November 15th, 2006 at 9:47 pm
i’m still trying.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:12 am
[...] If you walk around singing that Mad World song because you can’t get it out of your head, this “Gears of War Idol” contest, sponsored by Unscripted 360, is for you. [...]
November 16th, 2006 at 7:04 pm
I emailed my submission to you. It sucks. I’ll take the prize, though
November 16th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
can we us a different beat or how can we do this
November 16th, 2006 at 8:29 pm
or can just straight sing it
November 16th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
you can create it however you want jaded as long as the lyrics are the same…you can rap the lyrics, speed them up, slow them down, put beats on it etc….create the song how you see fit
it’s all fun
November 16th, 2006 at 8:43 pm
so did you end up getting mine to work?
November 16th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
i sure did bz
November 16th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
oh okk balllllllin!!!!!!!!
November 17th, 2006 at 8:04 am
So are we aiming for the “best/accurate”, most “hilariously bad”, most “original/unique”, or what?
November 17th, 2006 at 8:09 am
all of the above Neo. the best way to have the most fun..be that a hilariously bad one…a really original one etc…it doesn’t matter. i won’t look for the frank sinatra of the bunch or the weird al…i’ll look for the one who obviously had the most fun
if that makes sense lol
stay tuned to the prize listing though because the giveaway is expanding my friend
November 17th, 2006 at 12:44 pm
[...] If you enjoyed the Gears of War commercial (and subsuquent parodies) as much as I have, you’ll definitely want to check out Gears of War Idol, the singing contest around the song from the commercial, Gary Jules’ Mad World. The prize appears to be a copy of the game, so just picture yourself serenading Marcus Fenix, and you could be controlling him soon. (via 360 Fanboy) [...]
November 17th, 2006 at 6:51 pm
ok thanks deaconblade
November 17th, 2006 at 6:52 pm
no problem Jaded…good luck
November 19th, 2006 at 10:26 pm
[quote comment="9141"]…i’ll look for the one who obviously had the most fun
if that makes sense lol[/quote]
I hope you’ll look at one that’s just simple and well done!
-ZK
November 20th, 2006 at 8:20 am
ofcourse i will ZK
November 20th, 2006 at 9:23 am
or just pick me seeing as im the only broke person without gears and my song was ballin
November 20th, 2006 at 9:30 am
yep yours was ballin’ for sure dude lol
November 21st, 2006 at 1:42 am
Hi Deac?
I stumbled onto this site, and was had a few questions after reading a few comments/questions here. Is there any chance of an xbox giveaway along with the game, seeing how the giveaways are “expanding”? hee hee..Also, if we have to be on the show if we enter, where is the place you guys film at located? I don’t care about being on tv and embarassing myself much lol, but what if we’re not from around the area? Does that mean we get disqualified or something if we can’t show up for the airing of the show? Lastly, could you tell me apx how many entrees there have been so far?
thx a million!!!
November 21st, 2006 at 7:37 am
hey Deanna…just for you i’ll expand it to include Xbox…not sure which title but i’ll give original Xbox owners some love as well…thanks for bringing that to my attention.
and by being on the show i mean an audio recording …not sure of the details just yet..that’ll be decided upon though by those willing.
i don’t have a count on entries yet. i’ve listened to about an hours worth of vocals though with more to listen to lol
so don’t be shy…;)
November 21st, 2006 at 8:02 pm
[...] Don’t have a copy of Gears of War yet and you’re tired of missing out on the action? Take a quick dip over to Unscripted 360’s Gears of War Idol Giveaway! [...]
November 21st, 2006 at 10:13 pm
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whoo hoo!!!! this is so awesome! ^_^
i’ll def give it a shot even if it means i’ll be the next female version of william hung!! lol, what a fun contest! THX a ton for organizing it!
+ good luck w/ picking out a winner out of all those clips! XD
November 21st, 2006 at 11:00 pm
lol…go for it Deanna.
it’s all about the fun.
November 29th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
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December 6th, 2006 at 12:17 pm
[...] If you walk around singing that Mad World song because you can’t get it out of your head, this “Gears of War Idol” contest, sponsored by Unscripted 360, is for you. [...]
December 11th, 2006 at 11:33 pm
[...] Welcome to another episode of Unscripted 360. As you can tell from the title of the show, the results of the Gears of War Idol contest are revealed (sort of) and your favorite guest, the PS3 guy, is back. Everyone who participated in Gears of War Idol have my thanks and appreciation. There were close to 200 hundred entries. It took some guts I’m sure. It just really makes being in this community and being a gamer a lot of fun. To have so many willing to let their hair down with fun like this is amazing. [...]
December 16th, 2006 at 11:51 am
Hmm I’m Bored
January 23rd, 2007 at 11:38 am
I want to say that this site is really helpful
June 4th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Hi Jim. Photos i received. Thanks