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[ToothyMang]

So I am working on a small game to be released on XBLIG section soon, and it is to my understanding that MS gives you 50 or so codes to give your game out for free, when you publish your game. So I would like to use these codes to promote our game, by holding contests on a few different forums. But I really cannot think of any good contests. Any ideas?

[bateleur]

You might get better exposure by giving them to games websites to offer to readers. They tend to just give them away randomly or to the first N people who ask, so you don't need to come up with a contest as such.

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

yeah usually they're sent to websites that review xblig games, that'd give you far more exposure than forum contests

[ToothyMang]

Alright, sounds good. Would emailing them really be enough to get a response? I feel way too small to be noticed 

[ink.inc]

If that's what you're concerned about, you don't have to send it to large sites; there's a ton of smaller blogs that are always on the lookout for fresh content.

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

yes, send them only to journalists and sites who have reviewed xlbig games, specifically. don't send them to mainstream journalists or sites in general.

[AuthenticKaizen]

here are some xbla/xblig sites
http://www.pixelprospector.com/indev/2009/12/the-big-list-of-indie-game-sites/#xbox360

[moi]

sell them on the black market, that's $50 easily earned