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Summer Giveaway because why not - Steam Codes! - Giveaway Ends Aug 31!

    
Update Sep 21:
All winners have claimed the games! Congrats again to all the winners, and thanks everyone for participating!

If you didn't win, look out for another giveaway I'll host in the future. Most likely in Winter 2024. I'll try to get us other games besides Action/RPGs lol. :D

Note:
The games donated by an anonymous Lemmy user are still available.
I will make a separate post in !GiftOfGaming@Lemmy.World.  I will do this next week so I can rest and recover from my cold.

    
Update Sep 20 - Part 2:
Only one last key remaining, pending a response from the winner:
- Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy - 1 key remaining - Winner: Pending

Note: The remaining keys from the anonymous person that donated to me will be given away as a separate post in !giftofgaming@lemmy.world

    
Update Sep 20:
Sorry folks, I got back from a work trip and am also getting over a cold. This is the first day that I feel well enough to use my computer, so I'll continue with redraws. So far, most of the keys have been claimed but others have not gotten back to me within the 48 hours.
New winners have been selected for the final three games:
- Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle (Pixel Remasters) - 1 key remaining
- Hogwarts Legacy: Deluxe Edition - 1 key remaining
- Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy - 1 key remaining

Note that the remaining keys from the anonymous person that donated to me will be given away as a separate post in !giftofgaming@lemmy.world

    
Update Sep 8:
I made a post here to announce I would start drawing today - https://lemmy.world/post/19534362
I'm a little delayed with giving these games away as my intention was to do it on Sep 1st. Unfortunately some personal things got in the way, but now we're good to go and I can starting handing them out!
- All winners have been notified. They have 48 hours to get back to me. See my comments below starting with: "Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of..."
- I will update the list of games below when the game has been claimed by the winner.

These games have automatic winners since they were the only one who entered:
- Pony Island - [@Aviandelight@mander.xyz](https://mander.xyz/u/Aviandelight) 
- Sniper Elite 4 - [@EpicStuff@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.ca/u/EpicStuff) 
- Strange Horticulture - [@midimalist@lemdro.id](https://lemdro.id/u/midimalist) 
- Congrats to the lucky winners!!

No one entered for these games. I will make a new post in [!giftofgaming@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/giftofgaming) and will give away the codes there:
- Agatha Knife
- Calico
- Cultures Bundle
- Stronghold Crusader HD
- Two Point Hospital (EU Region-Locked ONLY)
- Valhalla Hills Two-Horned Helmet Edition

    
Update Aug 18:
I added more games from a kind, anonymous Lemming. I extended the giveaway to August 31st. No more donations accepted - thank you!

Hey PC Master Race community! And hi anyone else that stumbles upon this post and is not a member of the PCMR community!

Summer is almost over, and it has been an interesting year for sure. I previously did a giveaway for last Winter Holiday 2023, and decided I should do another giveaway! Basically because we here in Lemmy are still alive and kicking, and I want to do something nice for a few lucky gamers.

Games I'm giving away:

Some of the games have multiple key codes, denoted by the quantity.

~~Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion | Quantity 1 | Steam Product Page~~ - Winner: @M0115732@lemmy.world
~~Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle (Pixel Remasters) | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @Apeman42@lemmy.world, Winner 2: @darkdemize@sh.itjust.works
~~Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @Xatolos@reddthat.com, Winner 2: @Fuzzypyro@lemmy.world
~~Hogwarts Legacy Deluxe Edition | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org , Winner 2: @meatwads_tooth@sh.itjust.works
~~NieR: Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition | Qty 1 | Steam~~ - Winner: @Cossty@lemmy.world
~~Octopath Traveler | Qty 1 | Steam~~ - Winner: @tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
~~Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @jeffreyosborne@lemm.ee , Winner 2: @SuperThr33s@sh.itjust.works
~~Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft | Qty 1 | Steam~~ - Winner: @Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.org

Additional Game Keys donated by an anonymous Lemming

These games come from Humble Bundle, Games Planet, and Fanatical. There is only one key for each of the nine listed below:

Agatha Knife | Steam Product Page
Calico | Steam
Cultures Bundle (Cultures: Northland & Cultures: The Wonder of the World) | Humble Bundle Product Page
~~Pony Island | Steam~~ - Winner: @Aviandelight@mander.xyz
~~Sniper Elite 4 - Deluxe | Steam~~ - Winner: @EpicStuff@lemmy.ca
~~Strange Horticulture | Steam~~ - Winner: @midimalist@lemdro.id
Stronghold Crusader HD | Steam
Valhalla Hills: Two-Horned Helmet Edition | Steam

EU Countries Only (will not activate in any other region):

Two Point Hospital | Steam Product Page

    
Update Sep 21:
All the games above that aren't striked through are still available.
Will post these either next week or the week after, so I can rest and recover from my cold.
Post will be in !Giftofgaming@lemmy.world

    
Update Sep 8:
The other games listed above did not have anyone enter for them. I will make a new post in [!giftofgaming@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/giftofgaming)  to giveaway those keys.  The list starts with "Agatha Knife".

How to Enter:

Comment on this post with the one game you are interested in.
Optional: Post or create a meme that made you laugh and is Safe For Work. NSFW stuff will be deleted.
Optional: Share something interesting, fun, and/or cool that happened to you this year. Or share a hobby you picked up, a show you recently watched, the latest game that blew you away, whatever! Just share something fun to read rather than the usual: "Entering for X game, thanks."

Restrictions

You can only enter once, and pick only one game.
Your Lemmy account must be at least 30 days old and have participated recently in Lemmy/Fediverse.
If your account appears to be a bot, troll, spam account, or just a creepy/gross/hateful person, you will not be selected.
Moderators of the !PCMasterRace@lemmy.world community are not eligible.

Winner Selection:

I will randomly select eligibile winners in this original post.
You will be notified via two ways: I will @ mention you and reply on your comment to this post. I will also send you a Private Message on Lemmy.
If you are selected, you will have 48 hours to respond to me to claim your eligibility.
For transparency, please also reply to my public-facing comment so that others know you received and claimed the game successfully.
If I do not get a response from you after 48 hours, you are forfeited and a new winner will be redrawn the next day until all game codes are exhausted.

Deadlines:

You must enter by end of day Saturday, August 31, 2024, local time.
I will make a new post and start drawing winners the following week.

Disclaimers:

This is not a sponsored post of any kind. I purchased these keys myself, with my hard-earned money, exclusively for the sole purpose of this giveaway.
The keys activate only on Steam as Retail OEM keys.
The keys come only from Green Man Gaming, a legitimate key resller. They do not come from sketchy places like G2A (NEVER, ever do business with companies like G2A or Kinguin).
There are other games, donated by a kind, anonymous Lemming that were sourced from other trusted resellers: Fanatical, Games Planet, and Humble Bundle. These codes all activate on Steam, but do note that Two Point Hospital is region-locked to EU countries only.
Steam Support: How to activate a Product Key - https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/2A12-9D79-C3D7-F870

Proof:

Best of luck! Continue to be kind to each other, and most importantly, be kind to yourself.

Regards,

CatZoomies | PCMR Moderator, on behalf of the moderation team

Gift of Gaming @lemmy.world

CatZoomies @lemmy.world

7mo ago

Summer Giveaway because why not - Steam Codes! - Giveaway Ends Aug 16

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Best of luck everyone! Reply to this comment if you have questions.
Please continue to be kind to each other, and most importantly, be kind to yourself. It's easy to get so angry in today's divisive world. You can't change the world, but you can certainly help those closest to you.
Stay safe everyone!
CatZoomies | Moderator
EDIT Sep 21: All games were claimed!
There's still a list of leftover keys that an anonymous Lemmy user donated to me. I'll make a separate post on !GiftOfGaming@lemmy.world either next week or the week after, just so I can take some rest and recover from my cold.
Thanks again everyone for participating! Look out for a future big giveaway I'll host, most likely in Winter 2024. Stay safe, and as always: remember to be kind to each other. Be kind to yourself - you'd be surprised what a difference you can make for yourself and others in your local community by being kind.
- Also here's the cute cat meme I made. I just like cats.

I already own the games that I'm interested in, so no entry here, just wanted to say thanks for putting on this giveaway two years in a row and making the fediverse feel a little more fun.
- No prob! The fediverse is still a nascent platform, and even PCMR is a nascent community compared to the Reddit original. Plus I guess I'm not cool enough or creative enough to make frequent posts every day like The Picard Maneuver, but I try to comment at least once every other day.
  Giveaways are always fun! At least I can do that periodically lol
  Now I just need to find a game you might be interested in next time. :)
  
  Plus I guess I'm not cool enough or creative enough to make frequent posts every day like The Picard Maneuver
  It is quite impressive and, honestly, frightening how one user can be the source of so much of the content here. I don't think anyone can reasonably set such standards for themselves.
  I'm more than happy to continue cheering giveaways from the sidelines. I'm not rich by any means, but I'm lucky enough to be able to get myself a game if I really want it; save em for someone who might not be able to!

I'm not entering, just seeing what's going on.
- Jinkies! I didn't expect it!

Not entering, just wanna applaud you for doing this. I bought the TR I-III remaster in the summer sale and I will say I am pleased with it at the sale price. It plays pretty well on Steam Deck and scratches the nostalgia itch.
- That's exactly how I plan to play it, too! Nothing like kicking back on a couch or equivalent and playing on steam deck!

Entering for Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy
- @Googlyman64@lemmy.world - Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy! You will have 48 hours to acknowledge me before I send you the code. Please respond to my Direct Message. If you do not respond back to me in 48 hours, your entry will be forfeited and I will redraw for the another winner.
  If you do win and claim the game key, for transparency purposes please respond back to my comment letting everyone know you were successful - but only if you want to. Hope to hear back from you!

Nier Automata would be my pick. It's been on my wishlist for forever, but I never remember it during sales!
- I had a McRib probably 10+ years ago... it was okay. They probably needed Lead Paint instead to add that extra metallicky flavor I was looking for.
  Here's The Simpsons version of what is in a hot dog: https://media.tenor.co/images/eda635dcf9e310202c4649e1ad516e09/raw
  
  They're very sweet, from what I recall. I much prefer a nice BBQ sauce over some Kirkland (Costco) pulled pork, if I'm going the pre-made/easy route.

I would love if possible to get the code for Final Fantasy VII Intergrade.
It's verified to work with my Steam Deck.
- Hee Hee Intensifies
- @Xatolos@reddthat.com - Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade! You will have 48 hours to acknowledge me before I send you the code. Please respond to my Direct Message. If you do not respond back to me in 48 hours, your entry will be forfeited and I will redraw for the another winner.
  If you do win and claim the game key, for transparency purposes please respond back to my comment letting everyone know you were successful - but only if you want to. Hope to hear back from you!
  
  Thank you so much for this. I got the code and game. You are so amazing for doing this.
- Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade! You will have 48 hours to acknowledge me before I send you the code. Please respond to my Direct Message. If you do not respond back to me in 48 hours, your entry will be forfeited and I will redraw for the another winner.
  If you do win and claim the game key, for transparency purposes please respond back to my comment letting everyone know you were successful - but only if you want to. Hope to hear back from you!

This is super cool of you!
I would absolutely love the Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle, both for my own nostalgia and to introduce my wife to them. She's only played X and XIV.
To accompany my entry, have a homemade FF4 meme:
- @Apeman42@lemmy.world - Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle (Pixel Remasters)! You will have 48 hours to acknowledge me before I send you the code. Please respond to my Direct Message. If you do not respond back to me in 48 hours, your entry will be forfeited and I will redraw for the another winner.
  If you do win and claim the game key, for transparency purposes please respond back to my comment letting everyone know you were successful - but only if you want to. Hope to hear back from you!
  
  A winner is... me?! This is incredible!
  Installing FF5 now because I love the early iteration of switchable classes, then I'll loop back around and play them in order. So I guess I have the next 300-400 hours planned.
  Thank you again CatZoomies, you're my hero.

Super cool of you to do! I've definitely been curious to try Hogwarts Legacy.
Random fact I learned recently; dragonflies are statistically the most successful predatora on the planet with a 96% success rate. For comparison, a lion is about 27-34% successful while hunting.
- I saw some dragonflies flying around my backyard the other day and was reminded of that fact.
- That's a cool fact, I had no idea nor did I think about dragonflies as predators!
  forgive the crudely made meme, I whipped it up while I'm at work:
- @meatwads_tooth@sh.itjust.works , Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of Hogwarts Legacy: Deluxe Edition! You will have 48 hours to acknowledge me before I send you the code. Please respond to my Direct Message. If you do not respond back to me in 48 hours, your entry will be forfeited and I will redraw for the another winner.
  If you do win and claim the game key, for transparency purposes please respond back to my comment letting everyone know you were successful - but only if you want to. Hope to hear back from you!
  
  Hurray! Thanks a ton!

Hey! Thank you very much for doing this, personally id nier automauta ~~or hogwarts legacy.~~
Also here is a relevant meme:
Oh, and also i just 100%ed another crab's treasure, its an excellent soulslike that shell leave you wanting more! (sorry)
- I mean that poster in the screenshot is right to be honest. Less work more game

I would like to take my chances to win the FF I-VI collection. Should keep me entertained for a couple of hundreds of hours 😅
- Ready for a pro gamer move?
  The trick is to cut only a little bit into your sleep, and then significantly cut into work.
  
  Thanks for the tip!

That's a nice giveaway selection. I have them already so I'll leave this post only for appreciation. Thanks!
- Chiming in here to not mess with top level comments. Thanks OP, you're awesome.

Awesome initiative! I wouldn't mind entering for a copy of Hogwarts Legacy myself.
- @anguo@lemmy.ca - Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of Hogwarts Legacy: Deluxe Edition! You will have 48 hours to acknowledge me before I send you the code. Please respond to my Direct Message. If you do not respond back to me in 48 hours, your entry will be forfeited and I will redraw for the another winner.
  If you do win and claim the game key, for transparency purposes please respond back to my comment letting everyone know you were successful - but only if you want to. Hope to hear back from you!

NieR:Automata
Just yestarday I started a book which is 9000 pages long. Ward by J.C. McCrae, it is sequel to Worm which has 7000 pages.
- @Cossty@lemmy.world - Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of NieR:Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition! You will have 48 hours to acknowledge me before I send you the code. Please respond to my Direct Message. If you do not respond back to me in 48 hours, your entry will be forfeited and I will redraw for the another winner.
  If you do win and claim the game key, for transparency purposes please respond back to my comment letting everyone know you were successful - but only if you want to. Hope to hear back from you!
  
  Yep it worked. Thanks for the key
- Good god. And I thought The Lord of the Rings was long!
  I have never heard of this and gleaned some info about it on Wikipedia. What are your thoughts? Was it worth dedicating your time to reading all that? it sounds like a huge commitment but if it's good I'll give it a go.
  I read lots of fiction and bits of non-fiction. I guess the longest fiction series that I read would be the Percy Jackson and the Olympians universe from Rick Riordan. He's got so many different spin-offs and I've read almost all of them, so I'd consider that to be like 10k pages, maybe.
  
  Worm is definetly worth it imo. One of the best fantasy stories I have experienced. Either on TV or in book. It's everybody's cup of tea, because it is a fantasy in present day, where people have super powers. If you are into that you will probably like. Some people might compare it to marvel or dc, but I would say the only similarities are the there are superheroes. Worm is really dark, especialy later. People acually have interesting powers, instead of just variations on super strength or speed. When people fight there is often some cool implementation of their power.
  I acually listened to audiobook. There is fan made one, with pretty good narrator. https://abaddonproductions.org/category/worm/ You can listen to it on podcast apps like anthenapod. Book is around 175 h long. I listened to it on 1.5 speed. It took me about 2 and half weeks. I can listen during my work, almost whole shift. I really take advantage of that. I go through 130+ books in a year.
  Now for the sequel Ward, that I started recently. I dropped it like 2 weeks ago. I was maybe 45% in. Didnt like what the author did with one of my favorite characters from Worm. Maybe I will finish it later idk yet, story is very interesting too. Definetly still recommend Worm, even if you would not plan to read the sequel. Worm works as a standalone book and the ending has great conclusion.
  Here is another recomendation for long series. Wandering Inn. Currently you can read it on author website. Or you can listen to audiobooks. That's what I have been doing. Narrator is amazing imo. Some people say first book is rough. I really liked it either way. But author took the criticism and is making revised version of the first book. So maybe wait for that. Currently there is 13 books, each has around 1300 pages. The longest is second one. It has 1700 pages. Now, I'm waiting for the 14th. Start of the series is laid off, slice in life even. But later it turns into epic fantasy, with a ton of characters, politics, adventures etc. Author even started new spin off series with first book: Gravesong.

I'd like to request Pony Island. Honestly I'll probably get this even if I don't win because I love games that troll me.
- Olay, this had me chuckle. It’s both a cute and dumb meme. I love this one!
  Best of luck to you!
- @Aviandelight@mander.xyz - Congratulations! Since you're the only one who entered for Pony Island, you're the winner! I've sent you a Direct Message containing the key! If you would like for transparency purposes, please reply to my comment here and let everyone know you successfully claimed it. Thanks for entering and happy you won!

I've heard good things about final fantasy VII so i definitely wouldn't mind that. Also look at pretty little greg
- After a while, Gregodile.

NieR: Automata looks cool, I've heard it's great
- I’m not entering just commenting
  +1 on neir automata. Don’t look anything up about the story, Yoko Taro (I think that’s who directed the story) has one crazy mind for story telling the game is absolutely nuts
  Buy the game for the big android butts and stay for… well you’ll see
  
  I like going into a story blind, it's part of the fun!

My PC is really low end, but I think I can run FF1-6 remake. So I’ll bid for those. Good luck all! Cat tax (plus dog snuggles)
- Aww they're so cute, looks cozy! Thanks for the cat tax!
  Darn, I should have asked people to post cute pet pics! Note to self for next time.

Entry for Nier Automata :)
Here's a meme for ya

The Tomb Raider remasters seem interesting, and as for a meme...
- Now this is a mighty fine meme! It kind of reminds me of the humour of Gary Larson's The Farside. Thank you!

Hello :D
I would like to enter for the NieR automata copy.
Heres a meme I ~~stole~~ permanently borrowed from somewhere:
As for something I recently did: I played through Fallout: New Vegas for the first time, which was a great experience. While the gameplay is decent, the factions and their story within the game are really well thought out and implemented imo. So I highly recommend it for those who have been on the fence about it.
I wish everyone else the best of luck and thanks OP for generously hosting this!

I would like to have ff I to VI as this is a cultural gap I have to never have played the final fantasy games :(
- LOL oof. I looked at your meme and got pain in a spot I don't want it to be.

An entry for Octopath Traveller here 🙌
Here's a picture of my cat, the best thing that's happened to me in a while.

I want to be a hairy wizard! One entry for Hogwarts please!
Meme folder is a little dry right now so here's a picture of my new puppy Ásgeirr. Thanks for doing a giveaway OP, just another of the good bits of reddit I'm happy to see here at our new home.
- That's one cute pup!

there's this documentary video on youttube, about papag, (the recycled meat)
and one of my friends become vegan after watched that video :) and.. the hogwarts legacy would be good hehe
thanks. that's the kind of you to make a giveaway like these, kudos
pardon my english
- Your english is great, dude. I only speak one primary language, and for other languages I only know how to ask "where is the bathroom" and the swear words. You always have to learn the swear words LOL.
  
  ooooh thanks a lot it means so much for me. lol, how many swear words do you know?

Entering Hogwarts Legacy,
I took my little goofballs off cousins to an amusement park, never been so scared in my life as I see the youngest instantly take off like Usain Bolt. So glad they got phones at least because I wasn't sure how I would explain to my uncle that I lost his child 5 seconds after entering.

Hogwarts Legacy has been on my list, but was waiting for everything to be fixed first.
My wife and I just had our second child, so not a lot of free time, but hoping to get some more gaming in once he starts going longer between feedings. Our 3 year old is a great big sister and everything is going about as well as you could hope.
Thanks for the giveaway and good luck everyone!

I love that you're doing this! Super cool. I would like to throw my hat in for FFVII Remake. I started it on PS5 when it released, but I've since gotten rid of my console and am now an exclusive PC gamer. It's got a platinum rating on ProtonDB, so I am ready.
As for anecdotes, well, I've introduced my 65+ year old parents to anime! We've been meeting once a week for the past month or so to watch Attack on Titan. It's been great watching the show for a second time (so much foreshadowing!) and seeing my parents really get into it.
- Whoa! Now that’s something I definitely did not expect, are oldies getting into an anime like Attatck on Titan! That’s pretty cool! I haven’t finished the series yet but wow did the first three seasons I watch blow me away back then.
  Pretty neat thing to get a cool little bonding experience with them that way!
  Heh. Now that I think about it my mom has heard of Dragon Ball Z since my siblings and I used to watch it when I was younger. I think she calls him Gopu though instead of Goku lol. It’s been like 20 years or so, I can’t remember how she said it.

Hogwart Legacy has been on my list for a while now, but not high enough to buy while I have such a large backlog.
Hmm... I've got a few memes, but I'll also talk about one of my hobbies: butterfly knife flipping.
A few years ago I stumbled across a video of someone doing some sick trick with a balisong. I found the balisong subreddit and did some research, bought a cheapo trainer off Amazon, and practiced and watch YouTube videos until my fingers were bruised.
Eventually for to be pretty decent (enough to impress people IRL with a few tricks, not internet good) and got a few nice knives and trainers (a few Squid Industries, a Kershaw Lucha w/ Flytanium handles, and some random others). I already semi-collect pocketknives, so this is a step past that.
Downside is, balisongs tree expensive, and I tend to cycle my hobbies and not come back to them for a while. Right now I'm not in a flipping kick, but maybe someday soon I'll get back to it...
Also, meme!
- I remember my nieces went through that flipping bottles thing that was viral. What you're doing sounds frightening to me! :D
  That executor class super star destroyer is tough, but can it withstand a ship blasting through it in hyper space? (Ugh, those sequel movies...)

What a neat giveaway! One raffle for Crisis core!! This made me chuckle
- Oof, that hurts right in my Freedom! Good meme, but ooh boy does my country have an obesity problem. It’s so sad.
- @M0115732@lemmy.world - Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of Crisis Core -Final Fantasy- VII Reunion! You will have 48 hours to acknowledge me before I send you the code. Please respond to my Direct Message. If you do not respond back to me in 48 hours, your entry will be forfeited and I will redraw for the another winner.
  If you do win and claim the game key, for transparency purposes please respond back to my comment letting everyone know you were successful - but only if you want to. Hope to hear back from you!

So nice of you to do this! I see other comments suggesting TRI-III remastered runs well on Deck, so I would love a chance to give that a go!
I just finished Horizon: Forbidden West last week (playing the DLC now), and it left me with mixed feelings. I loved the story of the first game so much, and was so excited when FW came to PC, but it just did not hit the same way. RIP Lance Reddick, anytime Sylens was in the story it was a treat.
- Good to hear that feedback about Forbidden West. I, too, enjoyed the heck out of Horizon Zero Dawn and loved the story.
  I kind of heard similar sentiment around Horizon FW, so as a patient gamer, I'm waiting for a hefty discount before I pick it up. I'm thinking I'll play it probably in late 2025 or 2026.

Sad I cannot enter. Created an account for the next one. Thanks for giving back
- Well, welcome to Lemmy, homie! Happy to have you here! Browse around and see what it has to offer, and if it interests you, try to get involved and comment. If you're an original thinker you can make posts, but I'm not cool enough to be a daily poster LOL.
  I'll definitely do a future giveaway for us for sure, but next time I need to diversify the game choices. These were all just on great sales, so you know... a bit cheaper on me that way! :)

I'd like to put a bid in for Hogwarts: Legacy please!
- @Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org - Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of Hogwarts Legacy: Deluxe Edition! You will have 48 hours to acknowledge me before I send you the code. Please respond to my Direct Message. If you do not respond back to me in 48 hours, your entry will be forfeited and I will redraw for the another winner.
  If you do win and claim the game key, for transparency purposes please respond back to my comment letting everyone know you were successful - but only if you want to. Hope to hear back from you!
  
  Thank you, @CatZoomies@lemmy.world.
  \ Looking forward to firing it up!

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- Aww he’s a good boy. Love the picture - he looks like he’s a happy doggo! Sorry he’s a sick boi, but hopefully he’ll feel better soon. Give him treats!

Requesting Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade. Thank you!

My girlfriend has been watching her friends dog while they are out of town and she sent me this recently. I can’t exactly remember the pups name right offhand which is sad because I went to his birthday party.. they had cake, a portrait on the wall and they actually made stickers of the dog for everyone.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade would be rad, the og was the first rpg I played and finished.
Thanks for putting this on!
- @Fuzzypyro@lemmy.world - Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade! You will have 48 hours to acknowledge me before I send you the code. Please respond to my Direct Message. If you do not respond back to me in 48 hours, your entry will be forfeited and I will redraw for the another winner.
  If you do win and claim the game key, for transparency purposes please respond back to my comment letting everyone know you were successful - but only if you want to. Hope to hear back from you!
- Well that’s a cute pup and I always love a derpy face! I’ll admit a dog birthday party is different, but I’ve never been invited to something like that before. I just give special treats to my pets for their birthdays

Hello! Very cool idea. I would like to enter for the Tomb raider survivor trilogy. A recent hobby I've discovered is repairing old bikes, which turns out to be really fun and actually useful as well!
- Great thing to do for sure! I loved biking as a kid, perhaps I should take it up as an adult. I work on my car, and it's good to just sort of zone out and do some manual work, but it is exhausting and makes you sore if you haven't done it in a while. Working on a bike sounds less grueling and possibly more fun.
  
  I would love working on cars, but where I live mechanical cars, as in not modern cars that have something to repair, are incredibly rare and would easily cost you tens of thousands just for the car, not including the tools. But second hand marketplaces have loads of free bikes with just minor things like flat tires. Just recently saw a 24 gear racing bike for free, with AFAIK just a flat tire.
- @jeffreyosborne@lemm.ee - Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy! You will have 48 hours to acknowledge me before I send you the code. Please respond to my Direct Message. If you do not respond back to me in 48 hours, your entry will be forfeited and I will redraw for the another winner.
  If you do win and claim the game key, for transparency purposes please respond back to my comment letting everyone know you were successful - but only if you want to. Hope to hear back from you!
  
  I've just responded, thanks loads!

NieR: Automata
For some reason this New Scientist cartoon lives in my head. Maybe because it challenges the way I think about the future? Or maybe it's just cute.
Original source, by Tom Gauld
Thanks so much for doing this! I almost forgot to enter.
- I mean technically we do have a Hotdog Car, it's just not an EV. XD

Tomb Raider I-III Remasted will be fun to play. I had one of the originals on ps1 that I played years ago. I always got stuck right at the beginning in a cave section and never got past it. It would be interesting to give it another shot 😂.
- I enjoyed the reboot trilogy from a few years ago, and I've been meaning to play the original games. Great way to get into it is with the Remastered ones! Good luck!
  
  Thanks!

Hi, really love your positive vibes <3
Something cool that happened to me this year? I would say meeting my LDR partner after not seeing him for almost a full year!!! The best thing is, the LDR part was so painless because I just fully trust him and his commitment to the relationship.
I have some hydrohomies and/or dad jokes memes saved but this one just absolutely got me. ::: spoiler <you won't regret this "NSFW" meme, i guarantee>
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I'm interested in Strange Horticulture because it is in my wishlist for awhile! :D
Edit: Changed the game I picked and remove any mention of previous game. 👍
- LMAO now this is a stupid meme right here! I absolutely giggled at this one. Thank you so much for this meme! I'm work from home, but if I was in office I'd really want to try this on someone!
  Congrats on meeting your LDR partner!! That's wonderful and I wish you the best of luck and success in that relationship!
  I've intentionally avoided FF7 remake spoilers, having played that game as a kid. I was fortunate because while I had a struggling parent and certainly couldn't afford one, we were able to get our hands on one at a flea market I think when the PS2 launched. The seller wasn't sure what they had, so we got it at a really good price.
- @midimalist@lemdro.id - Congratulations! Since you're the only one who entered for Strange Horticulture, you're the winner! I've sent you a Direct Message containing the key! If you would like for transparency purposes, please reply to my comment here and let everyone know you successfully claimed it. Thanks for entering and happy you won!
  
  Hi, thank you very much! Sorry I'm using my alt account because it seems like lemdro.id's instance is acting up.
  I've check the key I got in my DM for Strange Horticulture but it said that it can't be redeemed from my country (Indonesia). Not sure why, considering the game is not blocked in my country. Is it possible the key can only be redeemed in certain countries?

Hogwarts for me. As for memes, this one never gets old
- Best of luck for Phogwarts Legacy!

As much as I love Final Fantasy (I have all the originals on Steam, even the PC ports of 7 & 8), Harry Potter would be for my kid. She loves that universe
- Who cares what your kid wants? Just get Final Fantasy for yourself. Go on, do it!
  just kidding! My spouse and I are in talks for having kids, and this is one of the biggest things I'm looking forward to is getting a little one that will be into gaming as much as me.
  I love the HP universe, I just hate the author. Hogwarts Legacy was a great game! Best of luck to you and your kid if you win!

Over the last year I’ve been dating a potterhead and I never read/watched the whole series (due to generally disliking fictional books and not really watching movies). However, I love video games and feel like playing Hogwarts Legacy would allow me to know the universe of HP a little better while also being more connected with my boyfriend’s interests - we could also play it together!
- Now that's a good plan! Best of luck with you, as I enjoyed the game since it did connect with that universe. The game design and locations are very similar to how it's presented in the movies and heavily considers the books. They did a wonderful job being as true to the universe as they could, and it was a delight to fly around on a broom and see Hogwarts.
  Fun story to share - my spouse was also a big potterhead, but what they never told me was that they didn't finish the books (and I thought they did).
  I won't reveal spoilers, so I'll be very generic. But there's a certain book later in the series where a major plot twist occurs that really surprised me. My spouse and I were dating at the time, and I let it slip what that spoiler was, and they pretended they knew about it and never told me. Years later after we were married, they revealed the truth to me. I. Was. Devastated.
  But, grateful that they said Yes and married me anyway LOL.
  
  Wow that’s crazy, did she read the book even after that major spoiler you didn’t know you were giving her?
  I’ll be so excited if I actually win this and get to play it with my boyfriend, sounds like such a good time :)

First of all, excellent username. Second, I would love a chance to win the Tomb Raider I - III remaster just for the nostalgia. Third, the cool new thing I've done this year is take part in WeeklyBeats, a year-long challenge to create and post a new music track every week of 2024. So far so good! Fourth, I don't have a decent meme to share but here (if I can get photos to work) is a photo of my void.
- Hell yeah I’ll always take cute cat pics! Thanks for sharing, you love to see a good void.
  I haven’t heard of weekly beats, but that’s a pretty dope thing to do. I can’t imagine getting inspired to try to come up with a new song each week, so it sounds like a really cool creative outlet and a lot of fun - provided of course it doesn’t get stressful.
  
  It has been surprisingly un-stressful so far, probably due to the ridiculously supportive community there. The best part is that everyone's submissions go live at the same time every week, so there's a whole new playlist of brand new music to enjoy!

I started watching the Nier Automata anime last night and it got me intrigued about the game. I was planning to get the Yorha edition once it gets on sale again.
Thank you for these kind of posts, more power to you and the gatos!
- I had NO knowledge of an anime.
  I really need to play this darn game, I’ve heard so many good things and I already own it too. Good luck if you win it!
  
  I happened to stumble upon it too, the reviews are praising the adaptation, so I had to watch it. It's available on crunchyroll. 2nd season have just started and is ongoing.
  So far, so good.

Octpath Traveller pleaawse UwU
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Hi,
I would like to enter for Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle.
(Currently on phone so no memes :3 ) Thanks!
- no excuse! You could take a picture of a meme on a computer screen and fail to crop the screenshot
  
  (finally on PC)

FF I-VI bundle.

I would love octopath traveler, I played the demo when it came out but never got a chance to play more!

Octopath Traveler!
Sorry, got no good meme to share. Thanks for organising this!

A few friends have been trying to get me into trying out turn-based games, so i'd love that copy of Octopath.
But for exciting news: decided to challenge myself a little, and write out guitar tabs for a recently released song, by ear, which i've never done before. It's been really difficult, but really fun at the same time!
- That sounds extremely challenging! Good luck, I heard Octopath was a gem, and probably a good way to feel out if turn-based is for you.
  Hmm now that I think about it, my first turn-based RPG was Pokemon Blue when I was a kid.

Ff7 remake integrate would be cool! I've been playing kingdom hearts since it finally came out on steam, and right before I went to Disney world!
Meme unrelated but it broke me.
- LMAO that's gross as hell, but funny. I know beans is pretty reputable on the Fediverse.
  Love Kingdom Hearts, enjoy the journey! I've only played part one, got partway through part two, and then played dream drop distance on 3DS back in the day. But during that whole time I enjoyed it. Definitely need to pick them up on Steam, but I'm a patient gamer now since my time is so limited.
  
  That is too funny! That is pretty much my exact journey. Played 1 until monsto, then played 2 until the end of Roxas, then played a little of DDD. I ended up beating 1 on the console re-release, but the steam deck makes everything easier. Just beat 1 again, and now I'm about halfway through re-chain of memories.

I will go with nier automata!
Thank you for the raffle kind stranger!
- It's a game I've been looking forward to play myself, especially afer my doctor cleared me to play it.
  I'm not NieR sighted after all!
  
  Puns come to you nier automatac I see

Requesting the I-VI bundle, hoping for the best!
- So I've only seen the Star Trek reboot movies with Chris Pine, and Wrath of Khan. Enjoyed them, but I know the Chris Pine ones may not have been like the actual shows and instead more action-oriented or whatever. It's been years since I've seen them.
  Everything here is Star Trek, I need to watch them.
  Where do I start?
  
  Watch The Original Series first, then The Next Generation, and Deep Space 9. If you want more of TOS and TNG then watch Voyager and Picard, if you want something modern watch Strange New Worlds. Also watch The Orville, which isn’t technically Star Trek proper but is a great watch. Everyhing is on Paramount+ except The Orville which is on Disney + and Hulu.

Hogwarts legacy would be awsome. My brother in law keeps telling me it's the best thing since learning to magic away your poop
- If magicking away your poop is a dark art, then send me to Azkaban

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