On the twelfth day of Code-mas,
Gamer Rob sent to me
Twelve sploders sploding,
Eleven taggers tagging,
Ten deaths a-spanking,
Nine heroes guarding,
Eight orcs a-dying,
Seven squirts a-squirting,
Six birds a-boiling,
FIVE HA-DOU-KENS,
Four DeLoreans,
Three rangers,
Two commandos,
And some robots made of TVs!

Codes? Where we’re going we don’t need codes…

Believe it or not, it’s that time of the year again. Time for Gamer Claus to hand out CODES! CODES! CODES! to all the boys and girls. For 12 glorious days starting Tuesday, December 13, and ending Saturday, December 24, we’ll be selecting winners, springing surprises, dropping codes and giving away some awesome games.

Of course, none of this would be possible without lots of support, so I’d like to thank: Activision, Epic, Microsoft, Sony, SEGA, THQ, Capcom, Twisted Pixel, Robot Entertainment, Double Fine, Telltale Games, Signal Studios, Supergiant Games, Trendy Entertainment, Zen Studios, Hothead Games, Reverb Communications, Bender/Helper Impact and Forty-Seven for their help in putting this together.

And also a very special thank you to Blake Packard, who once again did an awesome job with our “greeting card.” Please feel free to check out the full-sized image here.

THE LINEUP

Now then, it’s time to get down to business. Here is a full list of titles/DLC we’ll be giving away:

Xbox Live Arcade
Bastion
Guardian Heroes
Iron Brigade
Ms. Splosion Man w/ Pinball FX 2 table
Orcs Must Die!
Toy Soldiers: Cold War
Voltron: Defender of the Universe

PlayStation Network
Back to the Future
Dungeon Defenders
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Sideway New York
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition
The Baconing
Voltron: Defender of the Universe

DLC
Call of Duty Elite (XBLA/PSN)
Gears of War 3 Season Pass

HOW TO ENTER

Step 1. Post a comment below listing the games you’d like to win in order of desire from highest to lowest. You can list as many or as few as you’d like, and if you win your code will be awarded based on the highest remaining title on your list. Please include your @Twitter name if you have one — if not, make sure the e-mail you use when entering your comment is correct. Click here for a sample post.

Step 2. Tweet the following: “Follow @VideoGamerRob and enter to win one of more than 15 titles during the 12 Days of Code-mas — http://bit.ly/uTLJF4 #codemas” — Please make sure to include the hashtag for tracking purposes.

THE FINE PRINT

Winners will be selected daily from Dec. 13 through Dec. 24. Anyone can enter, but to win you must either be following me on Twitter or use a valid email address when entering so that I can contact you.

Please note the order in which games are handed out will be random based on winner preferences EXCEPT Call of Duty Elite and Gears of War 3 Season Pass, which will be awarded on Saturday, December 24, the final day of the contest.

Good luck everyone, and happy holidays from all of us at RotoRob!

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