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Thanks to everyone who participated in our Skywire 2 match -- our lucky winners are:

$300 - Alocide
$150 - Dontstaylong
$50 - Dunsparce4Prez

Congrats, guys!  You will face MeepJeep, Wedge, and Reaprar in the finals along with three more players to be revealed in two weeks as the tournament continues.  You boys know the drill: email me your mailing address from the email that matches your user account to niero [at] destructoid [pew] com.  Prizes take a bit to go out, etc, all that good stuff. 

Special thanks to Intel and Cyberpower for providing all of the awesome prizes!  The new Intel Core i7 processor is now available in their gaming systems which also include a free copy of Far Cry 2. That link may give you gaming rig endowment envy; proceed at your own risk.

Our next tournament game will be announced early next week, but if you do some Matlockery you can probably figure out what I'm up to. Keep an eye on our tournament page for more information on how to compete! Until then have a great weekend and we'll see you next week!  Don't shoot the ghouls, they're good people.

PS. Have you played Nitrome's new game yet?  These guys rule.


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Scrixx's Avatar
Scrixx at 11/14/2008 17:48
Doesn't log me onto the leaderboards -.-
Snaileb 's Avatar
Snaileb at 11/14/2008 17:53
I dont know what game Im playing, I only press up and down. IT'S SO MUCH FUN!
Atlas's Avatar
Atlas at 11/14/2008 17:54
These flash games are more fun to play than working a 14 hour shift in the labour camps, thats for sure.
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 11/14/2008 17:56
It didn't register my score either. :s
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar
Kyousuke Nanbu at 11/14/2008 18:04
Murder Reaprar? Shit I've win all of these if that was actually true.
DinnertimeNinja's Avatar
DinnertimeNinja at 11/14/2008 18:06
I'm not getting put on the leaderboard even though I've submitted several scores.
falinter's Avatar
falinter at 11/14/2008 18:10
Above comments about leaderboards apply to me also.
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 11/14/2008 18:10
Just tried it again and it registered this time. Woop.
Gyrael's Avatar
Gyrael at 11/14/2008 18:22
Yep. No leaderboard for me either. I've tried like 3 times.
NoLaw's Avatar
NoLaw at 11/14/2008 18:33
Guess I gotta win again so I can get into the final showdown. Dont think I am THAT lucky
DinnertimeNinja's Avatar
DinnertimeNinja at 11/14/2008 18:52
Everyone is supposed to make the board regardless of score and the rules specifically say you only need finish the first level in order to submit a score.

Seems like a glitch to me.
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DinnertimeNinja at 11/14/2008 19:04
Annnd, I just tried it again and I'm still not there.

Also, why aren't there any scores on the leaderboard?
DaedHead8's Avatar
DaedHead8 at 11/14/2008 19:08
I thought the top three contestants move on? God damn internet hackers ruining everything that is good.

I love the music in this game btw. It's catchy as hell.
The Grudge's Avatar
The Grudge at 11/14/2008 19:28
I really feel the list is just the first 250 submissions get in and the rest don't. =\
Gyrael's Avatar
Gyrael at 11/14/2008 19:32
I don't think so because I tried getting in when it was at like 160.
The Grudge's Avatar
The Grudge at 11/14/2008 19:39
Then I don't have the foggiest of ideas how the heck to get onto that board.
The Grudge's Avatar
The Grudge at 11/14/2008 20:02
Hey Niero how does the game post your profile on the leaderboard? I never see scores next to the profile names. This is on two different computers. I've have been trying to get on there with two computers, no luck.
Zodiac Eclipse's Avatar
Zodiac Eclipse at 11/14/2008 20:49
I'm still hanging on by my teeth. :D
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aj2good4you2 at 11/14/2008 21:29
ive tried every web browser i can think of and tried 3 different computers and cant get on the board even though i made it through about 10 stages. i thought it was supposed to record anyone who submitted a score? clearly im the only one having problems, hopefully niero can answer us. PAGING KNEEROW!! PAGING KNEEROW! lol
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kciN at 11/14/2008 21:31
Hey, I know a lot of people are having an extremely frustrating time making it onto the leaderboard (I am one of them). I stopped trying after I:

a.) Beat the first level and found no option to submit a score;

b.) Beat the first level and died in the next, at which point one can submit a score;

c.) Beat the first level over and over again by right-clicking and selecting Play upon the level's completion, until I had well over 35,000 points (this took about an hour while I listened to an audiobook for class).

Well, I tried once more just now and, using method B, I made it on at 87. My score was 2500 or so. Basically, getting on the leaderboard appears to be dependant on the entirely random success of the submission process. My appearance on the leaderboard was instantaneous after submitting my score, as well, so there is no delay between submission and actual appearance on the leaderboard.

I hope this was of some help to the other users trying to get in on this sweet contest!
aj2good4you2's Avatar
aj2good4you2 at 11/14/2008 21:46
@kciN

when u clicked submit score did it take u to the leaderboard automatically or did it just take u back to the main menu?
kciN's Avatar
kciN at 11/14/2008 21:54
Hey, it took me back to the main menu like it always did. Nothing was apparently different when I successfully submitted this time - in fact, I loaded the leaderboard by clicking "scores" from the main menu as I had done many times before, and when I Ctrl+F'd for my username I skipped over it a coupla times because I wasn't expecting to find it.

I guess just keep trying and eventually it'll catch. Pretty shitty, but so it goes (and considering we're in the running to get free shit, can't complain too much).
aj2good4you2's Avatar
aj2good4you2 at 11/14/2008 22:01
@kciN

if thats the case then i have no clue what im doing wrong. ive been playing non stop the past 3 days but cant seem to make it on there.

also, it is a free contest but the whole point of making it random was so everyone could have a chance and its clearly not working for a lot of people as there is way less people on the leader board compared to last time.
The Grudge's Avatar
The Grudge at 11/14/2008 22:27
Time is running out!!! =(
DinnertimeNinja's Avatar
DinnertimeNinja at 11/14/2008 22:48
Well, if my name doesn't show, then let this be a record:

DinnertimeNinja sumbitted the hell out of his scores in that game.
DinnertimeNinja's Avatar
DinnertimeNinja at 11/14/2008 22:48
*submitted
Infinite Obscurity's Avatar
Infinite Obscurity at 11/15/2008 00:07
*Sigh* still no luck. And the winners are people I've never heard of -_-.
Niero's Avatar
Niero at 11/15/2008 00:10
We have more random giveaways next week. Hang in there :)
The-Excel's Avatar
The-Excel at 11/15/2008 00:24
I hate these games.
bluexy's Avatar
bluexy at 11/15/2008 01:27
Congrats money winners! Two more opportunities... only two...
The Grudge's Avatar
The Grudge at 11/15/2008 02:04
Actually you only have one more opportunity to win and be entered into the final match, which is only for winnars. I pray that in next game I can at least get on the leader board.
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 11/15/2008 02:06
Bah, need one more dToider to get in so we can sweep the prizes...
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Altered Beets at 11/15/2008 02:53
People who don't enjoy Nitrome games are either A) Cylons or B) Need to play them when not competing for money.

I didn't like Tanked up, but once you get into Skywire, it's a lark and 1/4 of a sparrow.
Gyrael's Avatar
Gyrael at 11/15/2008 09:14
Oh well. I hope we don't have any problems next time.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar
RonBurgandy2010 at 11/15/2008 10:34
Who the hell are those guys anyway? I call shenanigans!
mix's Avatar
mix at 11/15/2008 13:22
Congrats ppl!

At least these little games are pretty fun!
NoLaw's Avatar
NoLaw at 11/15/2008 14:27
Maybe ron, atlas, and I should get their spots for winning the processors...just a suggestion ;)
GohanGVO's Avatar
GohanGVO at 11/15/2008 16:15
Nitrome's new game is broken. The AI bots managed to get themselves stuck in the fan blades. Therefore, I cannot complete the circuit. I hope that is not chosen as the next game. :(
ShawnKelfonne's Avatar
ShawnKelfonne at 11/16/2008 15:17
I just hope I can actually get on the leaderboard for the third round. :-/
fetusmilk's Avatar
fetusmilk at 11/18/2008 10:35
i think users accounts should be checked to see how long they have been on dtoid. if a random user wins and has only been here for 2 days that doesnt seem fair to the users who have been here since the beginning.
Atlas's Avatar
Atlas at 11/20/2008 22:04
NoLaw has a valid point. What happens if some of these guys don't show up for this "final tournament"
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