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I tried one code on bk transformers game online and "targeted" chicago and it is currently buffering…so i kept that window opened and then tried in another window another code and "targeted" florida and that came up saying "sorry not a winner" so my last code i opened another window and "targeted" chicago again and that came up buffering……anyone else have this happen? I don't want to close the screen just in case it does come up that i won….

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i targeted chicago too. it did the same thing for me.

yeah, it seems to happen to me in the mountain regions…

Photo-illustration: Mary-Louise Price; Photos: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Maui Film Festival (Fox), Michael Caulfield/Getty Images (Rourke), Patrick McMullan (LeBeouf)

From a publicity standpoint, Shia LaBeouf may have made two big mistakes this week. The first was obvious: In a new cover story interview with Details, he confessed that he slept with his Transformers co-star Megan Fox, and when asked if that liaison happened while Fox was with her longtime beau Brian Austin Green, LaBeouf heavily implied that it did. Awkward. but as far as we’re concerned, LaBeouf said something more unforgivable last night while on the red carpet with Access Hollywood: “I just turned 25, and I’m learning how to edit myself and say ‘no comment’ now.” This is a terrible idea! Celebrity candor can be a good thing, and Shia LaBeouf is one of the last practitioners of it that we’ve got left.

In an era when TMZ cameramen goad stars into acting out on tape, the Internet pounces on every misstatement (guilty!), and a juicy quote can burn through the blogosphere in no time flat, it’s rare that a celebrity authentically speaks his mind, and it’s not at all uncommon for a star’s PR rep to sit in on her client’s interview, ensuring that no one will ask or answer anything that’s even slightly provocative. In fact, magazines will conduct entire cover stories using the publicist as a de facto middle man and interviewee: Just take a look at the high-end publications that published “interviews” with Britney Spears for her new album, despite the fact that they only received her answers via e-mail, after a publicist had finely crafted them. (That sort of thing has become so widespread that only Carson Daly, of all people, raised any objections to it.)

Aside from the occasional weird tweet, it’s as though celebrities are on lockdown. They used to give freewheeling interviews to the press, but now every personal detail is held close to the vest, all the better to then strategically drop into a profile in Rolling Stone or Vanity fair. Publicists for high-profile actresses will routinely preface interviews by instructing, “No personal questions, please,” but it’s not because their stars are inherently averse to answering them — it’s because when Jen wants to discuss her new relationship or Reese finally opens up about Jake, those revelations are parceled out piecemeal to a magazine who can promise them a cover. And indeed, LaBeouf’s admitted assignation with Fox earned him real estate on the front of Details, but the great thing about LaBeouf is that he’ll speak freely to anyone, anywhere, about anything.

And that’s why we need to hold on to our Shias, our Megans, our Mickeys, and our Heigls. Though Megan Fox might be pissed at LaBeouf for divulging their hookup, she’s got a history of speaking her mind to the press, too (it even contributed to her firing from Transformers). Meanwhile, when LaBeouf, Mickey Rourke, and Katherine Heigl badmouth their own projects — projects that, it should be noted, have already been blasted and poorly reviewed by the press — the press then turns on them and demands an apology. At least when Rourke gave us a mea culpa after dissing his movie with Fox, Passion Play, he eventually thought, Screw that, and continued to amusingly talk shit.

Sure, celebrities who say something racist or homophobic should expect some blowback, but are we really going to punish celebrities for admitting that a movie didn’t turn out so well, or for oversharing about a relationship you know you want to hear more about, or for dropping the occasional weird detail about their sex lives? (We’ll watch the sex tape and seek out screen captures of their sex scenes, but when a celebrity admits to something salacious on “Howard Stern,” suddenly it’s TMI?) Harrison Ford implied in the Details interview that LaBeouf was a “fucking idiot” for talking out of turn about the last Indiana Jones movie … forgetting, perhaps, that he famously said of his Star Wars dialogue, “You can write this shit, George, but you sure can’t say it.” And frankly, we prefer a celebrity who can say exactly that.

I have a good amount of Hasbro transformers toys from the 1980s. the majority of them are in good/great condition with their boxes and other accessories intact. I am wondering if there is a good time to sell them. I am aware of a live action "transformers" movie coming out in 2007 with Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg attached to it and was wondering if that would have a positive effect on selling transformers. If so, would it be better to sell them prior to the movie's release or during it? If none of the above would it be better to hold on to them for 2 or 3 more decades?

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In this week’s edition, a Japanese girl becomes a cyborg assassin – kind of – and pirates fall into an ingenious trap.

Writers Blame Bad Timing For Sorry State of Transformers 2

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was not a great movie. in fact, a lot of people- including people who were in it – think it’s a pretty terrible movie, and its writers say the reason for that is bad timing. Work on the script was delayed by th WGA writers’ strike, and because director Michael Bay couldn’t – or at least, wouldn’t – wait, they script never got the refinements it sorry needed. (Link)

Japanese Girl becomes Cyborg Assassin

Ok, so Omi Gibson didn’t really become a cyborg assassin, but she’s done an incredibly good job of dressing up like one. Gibson recreated the Gray Fox costume from Metal Gear Solid, including the full face mask. She accessorized with a ninja sword, and had a whole host of pictures taken. the costume is a near perfect recreation of what you’ll see in the game, and the photos are pretty stunning too. Hit the link for a gallery. (Link)

Garry’s Mod Builds Pirate Trap

Garry Newman, the eponymous creator of Garry’s Mod, decided to tackle piracy in an interesting way: by laying a trap for the pirates. he inserted a bug into the game that only affected pirated versions, and then casually ask on Twitter if anyone was having any problems. when the pirates reported the bug, Newman sprung the trap, which not only shut down their copies of Garry’s Mod, but also earned them a ban from the Steam forums. (Link)

GeoHot Takes about Life After Sony

Hacker and jailbreaker George Hotz has been talking about his plans following the out-of-court settlement between him and Sony. Unfortunately, the terms of the settlement include confidentiality, so he can’t go into too much detail, but he assured people that he was still “fighting the good fight” and that none of the money that people had donated for his defense would end up in his pocket. (Link)

Portal 2 ARG gets All Artistic

The Alternate Reality Game that Valve has set up to promote the imminent launch of Portal 2 has yielded a bountiful harvest of what would appear to be concept art. everything from the game’s box art, to the design of the robots, to the way that lead character Chell would look is there. Not only is it rather nice art – as you might expect – but it’s interesting to see some of the ideas that didn’t get used. Hit the link for galleries. (Link)