Great prizes this week — some employee-only stuff, some throwback stuff, and some exclusive stuff. Yay for free stuff!

On the Block

1. After Burner Climax code – XBL

Win one code to download After Burner Climax on your Xbox. This code is valid no matter where in the world you live.

2. After Burner Climax code – PSN

Win one code to download After Burner Climax on your PS3. This code is only valid in the US and Canada.

3. Sonic 15th Anniversary T-Shirt

Given to SEGA employees on Sonic’s 15th anniversary. This is a size L. (or G, if you prefer.)

4. Samba de Amigo Pack

Get a sealed (!) copy of Samba de Amigo for the Dreamcast, packaged with a small maraca. With it, you also get a Samba t-shirt, size L (G).

5.  SEGA Pack

Get a SEGA watch, given to employees in 2007. You also get a SEGA mug, just like the ones that every new SEGA employee gets on their first day.

6. Iron Man 2 Pack

The launch of Iron Man 2 is coming up quickly, and we’ve got some great prizes to celebrate. First, you get an issue #1 of the Invincible Iron Man comic. Second, you get an Iron Man 2 poster from San Diego Comic Con that is signed by Jon Favreau. Third, you get a hard cover book detailing the prop and costume auction from the first game that was held recently at C2E2 in Chicago.

7. Alpha Protocol Vest

Get the Alpha Protocol tactical vest for all your AP cosplaying needs.

How it Works

1. You must be following us on Twitter to be eligible. (If you don’t have a Twitter account, you can create one by going to http://www.twitter.com and click the green “get started — join!” button in the center of the page.)
2. At random times on Friday, we will announce the prize we are giving away, and what number of response you need to be to win. Send us a direct message (DM) via Twitter and be that number to win the prize. (@ replies do not count as entries!)
3. All followers are eligible to win all prizes, unless a restriction is noted. Restrictions are usually due to the prize being region-locked. For example, US games that won’t work on UK gaming systems. There may also be age restrictions due to the rating of the game.
4. We will announce the winner on our Twitter feed once eligibility is confirmed.

Make Sure We’re Following You on Twitter

If you are currently following us on Twitter, please be sure that we are following you as well. You can do this by making sure that SEGA is in your “followers” list, or by going to DoesFollow and typing SEGA in the first blank, your Twitter username in the second, and pressing the “check” button. You can reverse this to be sure that you are following us. If you are following us, but we’re not following you, please send a message to @SEGA and we will follow you. This is important, because only people we follow can send us direct messages (DMs), and DMs are the only way to enter the giveaways.

How to Send Direct Messages on Twitter

There are a few ways to send us a Direct Message on Twitter. The easiest way is to go to our Twitter page and select “message” under the “Actions” heading in the side bar. If you do not see “message”, this means that we are not following you. Please send a message to @sega to let us know, and we will follow you. When you click “message” you will be taken to a window where you can type a message and press send.

You may also select the “direct messages” tab from your Twitter homepage, and select SEGA from the drop-down menu at the top of the page. Again, if you don’t see our name there, it’s probably because we’re not following you. Let us know, and we’ll follow you.

There are also many Twitter clients that you can use instead of using the website. These include TweetDeck, Twitteriffic, Tweetie, and Twhirl. Each of these programs works differently, so you’ll want to figure out how to send a direct message on the program you use. If you want to send us a test message, we’ll let you know if we received it or not.