X Marks the Spot: Search, find and win

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X Marks the Spot: Search, find and win

Posted Nov 3rd 2007 10:45AM by Dustin Burg
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Prepare yourself for an online scavenger hunt that's billed as the "ultimate online contest for gamers and puzzle solvers". Prepare for the Xbox 360 X Marks the Spot giveaway.

Microsoft has teamed up with Pontiac, Mountain Dew, Zune, Gamestop, EA, Activision, Samsung and others to offer a whole bunch of prizes for their online scavenger hunt. And how it works is pretty simple. Starting Monday, November 5th players will have to scour the internet, using clues found on X Marks the Spot's website, solving gaming related questions in an ultimate effort to find secret passwords with green Xs on them. These X words allow entry into daily and weekly giveaways. Prizes including a new Pontiac G6 Coupe GXP (w00t!). There's goodies to be won, puzzles to be solved and Xs to be discovered ... so, are you up for the challenge?

Tags: contest, greenx, xbox-360, xmts

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1. Hmmmm sounds cool! I wonder if it'll be similar to the Da Vinci Code contest awhile back. They never announced a winner for that contest, so I'm wondering if they ever gave away a prize!

Posted at 10:54AM on Nov 3rd 2007 by rob paek

2. US only?

Posted at 11:34AM on Nov 3rd 2007 by Rk

3. How can MS partner up with Zune?

Posted at 11:36AM on Nov 3rd 2007 by Kamizar

4. Curse them if it's US only. just cuz you guys have multiple times our population doesn't mean you should get access to the contests where you can win crap. winning crap in contests is like canada's national pastime.

Posted at 12:41PM on Nov 3rd 2007 by Lamb

5. I found this in the html source on that site.
It says its "hidden Flash content"
But this is what it says.

"Your Objective: X Marks the spot, you have 36 days to collect 360 clues online.
This is the world built for gamers: action, adventure, racing, simulation, multiplayer role-playing and fantasy. Your mission is explore the virtual world and return with the clues you discover behind the curtain of Black Rain, Rally in the DIRT, step outside the world of Halo and have a seat with Jason. With each clue you will be entered into the drawings for prizes. Daily, weekly and grand prizes including free Xbox 360 Game console, accessories, free games, give away cars and Xbox apparel. Microsoft has partnered with Circuit City, Mountain Dew, Activision, Panasonic, Samsung Mobile and more…to give you the chance to win with this online promotion: Xbox 360 X Marks the Spot promotion. Halo3, Bioshock, Gears of War. Connect with Xbox Live to for the ultimate gaming experience with Xbox 360."

So....it will last 36 days. And may involve the web sites of those games' sites?

Posted at 3:32PM on Nov 3rd 2007 by Nathan Lane

6. lol @ Kamizar, I hope that was tongue in cheek.

Posted at 3:43PM on Nov 3rd 2007 by dylan

7. solved all but one for today but it wont accept the right answer for the last one

Posted at 2:39AM on Nov 5th 2007 by Reinsoft

8. ok i found every1 cept guitar hero which i found both words, expand and extreme but they say im wrong..if ne1 nos the right one that will b help

@reinsoft

i found like 10diff words for the last one and it says its all wrong..so hopefully someone could help us wit that!

Posted at 4:11AM on Nov 5th 2007 by ant the man

9. i found the guitar hero words as well and they didn't work.

maybe those words are for a different day.

Posted at 7:06AM on Nov 5th 2007 by breon

10. What's the deal with the last one? It won't accept the answer that's highlighted on the website.

Posted at 8:33AM on Nov 5th 2007 by Bryan Hughes

11. how do some people have 11 correct?

Posted at 9:25AM on Nov 5th 2007 by dudez

12. FUCKING BULLSHIT. US ONLY?! FUCK YOU MS.

Posted at 9:58AM on Nov 5th 2007 by DjDATZ

13. why wont 'xbox' work on quesiton number 10?

Posted at 10:08AM on Nov 5th 2007 by Reinsoft

14. so how does one actually find these clues? i found the link to what i think the answer to the first one is... but there's no clue...

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/1002-nihluskryik.htm

Posted at 10:16AM on Nov 5th 2007 by DjDATZ

15. nvm...got it.

Posted at 10:29AM on Nov 5th 2007 by DjDATZ

16. can someone help me wit guitar hero and the last one...i put in everyword and nuthin works! what am i missing!

Posted at 10:35AM on Nov 5th 2007 by ant the man

17. mine doesnt work for guitar hero either.. got the other 9 tho

Posted at 10:53AM on Nov 5th 2007 by scott

18. #8 Isn't working for me...It's clearly "Expand" as proven by this link:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/g/guitarhero3legendsofrock/

Posted at 11:01AM on Nov 5th 2007 by DjDATZ

19. yea i see expand 2...can u guys tell me number 10 please, i have 20 words from the beach website..if you dont wanan tell me can u give me a hint then or suttin? lol like i wus on every page writing every word down with the green x and then none work

Posted at 11:07AM on Nov 5th 2007 by ant the man

20. ok sorry for the double comment but i just got the last one? like sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt, you guys should see if that happens to u..like it will say it doesnt work but try and reload or go somewhere else and doit again, thats really strange, hope they fix it

Posted at 11:11AM on Nov 5th 2007 by ant the man

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