Thanks to the good folks at Headcase Games, we have two copies of their excellent new iPhone game, 180, to give away.

If you would like to win a copy, simply head over to this thread and post a comment. That’s all. It doesn’t even have to be anything clever (although you might want to share your OpenFeint name). Your post number will be your entry. If you haven’t signed up for our forums yet, this is as good an excuse as any. Hey, it’s free, so why not?

Make your post by 11:59 PM PST on May 14, 2010. After then, we’ll use a random number generator to choose two winners. The winner will receive a private message through our forums with a promo code for the game.

So what is 180? Here’s what Headcase Games has to say about it:

Think quick! In the action-puzzler 180, you must flip, shoot, and match combos before the wall of coins can crush you.

Each piece on the gameboard has 2 sides.  Touch any coin to flip it 180 degrees. Tap in the empty area to shoot your next coin. Shoot to connect 3 or more of the same front-side color to clear.

If you enjoy games like Tetris and Bejeweled but want something new and addicting, 180 is the game you’ve been waiting for!

Full Version Features:

• 3 Unique game modes: Score Attack, Drop Attack, and Endless
• Easy and Hard levels
• Set up complex chain reactions and magnificent combos, and be rewarded with huge scores!
• OpenFeint integration, challenge your friends on the leaderboards to see who’s the champ.
• Comprehensive stat tracking
• Colorful, detailed graphics and hi-quality sound effects.
• 4 Different characters to cheer you on!
• Extremely simple to learn, with very deep gameplay that will keep you coming back for more.
• Great for kids, adults and hardcore gamers alike, 180 is a unique game that’s suitable for anyone to enjoy.

This is a fairly informal contest, so there’s no laundry list of official rules. Still, here are a few important notes:

• Only one entry per person. Feel free to post multiple times in the thread, but only your first post counts as your entry ticket.
• In order to play the game, you will need an iPhone, iPod touch, or an iPad. The game requires iPhone OS 2.2 or later.
• You’ll also need access to the iTunes App Store in order to redeem the promo code to download the free game.
• Even if you don’t win, you should buy the game anyway. It’s pretty darn good, and it’s only $1.99.

About Headcase Games

Headcase Games is an independent mobile game developer comprised of a small team of industry veterans, whose previous credits include creative development on several popular AAA titles – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series, Neverwinter Nights 2, Alpha Protocol, Heroes of Might and Magic IV, Caesar III, Knights of the Old Republic II, and several others.

Contact:
http://www.headcaseGames.com
info@headcaseGames.com

Links:
What is 180?
180 iTune App Store Link
Headcase Games Blog: Retro Game of the Day
Gameplay demonstration on YouTube

May 15th Update:

The contest has ended!

Thanks to everyone who entered. A good, old fashioned random number generator has determined our two winners:

juanster and Shakey Steve

Congratulations, gentlemen. Be sure to check your private messages for your promo codes.

And a special thanks once again to Headcase Games for providing us with these promo codes to give away. Even if you didn’t win, be sure to check out 180. It’s a very fun game, and at $1.99, it’s a darn fine deal.

We’ve been doing this podcast for nearly (just about, almost, approaching) three years now, and each episode has opened with the same thing. A public domain piece of music that’s one of the default tunes in Apple’s Garageband and can often be found used elsewhere, like sports promos on XM Radio or a dance club in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother (Season 1, in case you’re curious). And though we like the theme song just fine, we picked it because it was the only one that 1UP wasn’t using in any of their podcasts.

So after three years it’s obvious this podcast thing isn’t a fluke and we’d like to, well, freshen things up a bit. That’s where you come into play. Make us a new theme song. Please? We’ll be your best friend and we’ll also give you a prize. Doesn’t have to be anything too crazy, but we need a new way to open the show.

The current tune is 35 seconds long, and we break into it at about the 15-second mark with our intro/banter.

The winner, chosen upon the whims of the hosts of the show, will receive a prize. Right now, we figure that is TWO games of your choice, each with an MSRP of below $70. Plus, fame and possible fortune as we mention how awesome you are on the show. We go out to about 4500 listeners a week so multi-thousands will know how much you rock. If you have a website or something you’d like to promote we could also make sure that gets airtime too.

Any genre. Chiptune, jazz band, human beatbox, accordian, flugelhorn, deathmetal…really anything you can think of.

You can post your submission in our forums. We’ve made a topic just for that purpose. Thank you and good luck! The NEW deadline for entries is Friday, October 30. Get cracking!