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Testing your historic knowledge has been fun. We’ve had a bunch of really funny answers for who Snoopy could battle through history.

Unfortunately we can’t all be winners in life so our randomly selected duo are Rum Geoff and Xiantayne. Congratulations to both of you and keep an eye on your inboxes, a beagle will be landing soon. As for the rest of you, keep your eye on the front page as we’ll be having plenty more contests in the near future.

The gracious folks at @ATIGraphics have given us 5 “Keys to the City” for the upcoming thugs vs cops MMO All Points Bulletin. It’s a great way to get in on the game before it’s out.

To win one, leave a comment below telling us what your gang name would be. The codes can only be used to Saturday, so hurry and get your entries in fast! Don’t forget to leave your email address so we can contact you if you win.

As always, good luck and have fun!

It's WWI and Snoopy has a target in sight

Charles Schultz’ Peanuts may not be the first franchise you associate with a high-altitude dogfight to the death aerial combat game, but Snoopy Flying Ace delivers just that. Cast in a pseud-steampunk WWI universe, Charlie Brown’s beagle chases down the infamous Red Baron in one of the best aerial warfare games the XBLA has to offer.

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People have a lot of different ideas about how best to use a jetpack. Some were selfish, some were selfless and some were just plain weird. We had a lot of really clever submissions to our Rocket Knight contest, but because there is only one code to be had most will walk away saddened.

Congratulations to Mecandes, you are our randomly selected winner! Keep an eye on your inbox, your prize will be arriving shortly. As for the rest of you, we thank you for your submissions and encourage you to check back soon for more contests.

Sparkster returns to show us exactly what an opposum with a jetpack can do

You couldn’t buy a game in the 1990’s without seeing a couple dozen cutesy cartoon mascots with attitude plastered on game store shelves. Sparkster may not be the most well known game mascot of all time, but when Konami’s Nobuya Nakazato was tasked with creating their own adorable character they certainly came up with the coolest idea; a steampunk-jetpack toting, magic sword swinging, opossum. Now, 16 years after its last appearance on a console the Rocket Knight returns, revamped for the XBLA.

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Man Facory’s Street Fight!! Round Two has been on almost constant replay since it’s release at GeneralGames.ca, but that’s no reason for us to hoard the sweet sounds to ourselves. As promised we’re giving away 2 copies of the digital CD to our fortunate readers, courtesy of the band themselves.

Congratulations to Luke B, and Steven Bilyeu you are both now owners of Man Factory’s Street Fight!! Round Two. Thanks again to all those who entered, we appreciate the entries. Keep your eyes posted to the site as we’ll have plenty more contests soon. In the meantime, feel free to check out the album at the official site.

Street Fight!! Round Two is the second of (at least) three albums in Man Factory’s musical narrative set in the Street Fighter II universe. Tapping in to each character the album tackles a variety of musical stylings from classic blues to folk music making a truly diverse set. Lucky for us Man Factory has sent us two download codes for the album and we’re going to give them away to you, our beloved readers.

To enter the contest simply leave a comment below telling us either what game other than Street Fighter would make a great album and why, or write a Street Fighter inspired haiku. Winners will be selected at random and announced in a future post, so keep your eyes on the site to see if you’ve won. As always, don’t forget to include an e-mail address so we can contact you if you win. To bide your time until winners are announced you can sample both albums at the official page. Have fun, and good luck!