Putting Subway subs in your stomach might soon mean some free Playstation products in your home before they are in stores.

Subway and Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced today (August 16, 2010) a giveaway that will include more than $1 million in prizes given at the (average) rate of one prize per minute during the promotion which begins August 16, 2010, and ends at midnight on October 17, 2010.

The promotion is called Fiery Footlong Frenzy Fueled by PlayStation and will focus on Subway’s lineup of spicy “Fiery Footlong” sandwiches that includes the a Turkey Jalapeno Melt and Buffalo Chicken. Game codes will be included on 32 oz. drinks, specially marked SunChips Monterey Jack and Sundried Tomato bags and certain Subway Breakfast sandwiches. Codes will need to be entered at the Subway Fiery Footlong Frenzy web site. The companies are also using the slogan, “WIN IT BEFORE YOU CAN BUY IT!”

So, you’re going to be at E3 all week. You’ll spend hours each day on your feet meeting people, talking about games, playing games, and getting drunk at parties. At some point you’re gonna get hungry, and you’ll be tired of paying for the overpriced food at the LA Convention Center. You need to find some cheap, tasty eats in LA, and I don’t mean Mickey D’s.

I’m officially jealous of Japanese gamers. They get access to all the good stuff! It’s not fair. The latest dig is that in Japan, Capcom’s going all out for the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 debut of Mega Man 10. There’s manjū, a soundtrack and even a contest to win a downloadable copy of Mega Man 3! Of course, the contest is only for Japanese PS3 owners, but still.

The highlight of the promotional blitz is the Mega Man 10 R10 Image Soundtrack CD. It has 21 Mega Man 10 instrumental songs and arrangements, along with two song that will actually have vocals! No word on who the vocalists appear on the album are, though. It isn’t out right away – Mega Man 10 fans will have to wait until April 30, 2010 to buy it. Since it isn’t a limited edition item, it’ll probably appear in online stores that carry video game soundtracks, like YesAsia and Play-Asia.

The other goodie might be a little harder to find outside of Japan. There are going to be Mega Man themed manjū released! Andriasang cleverly points out that they’re being dubbed Rockmanjū, as a play on the game’s Japanese name (Rockman 10) and the food itself (manjū). There are two varieties, which are really just two different kinds (shiroan and koshian) of manjū. My Japanese is far from perfect, but the shiroan should be a rice flour-ish bun willed with a sweet, white bean paste, and the koshian should, again, be a rice flour-ish bun, only filled with a sweet, azuki red bean paste…

Electronic Arts’ The Sims 3 has just won an award for depicting vegetarians and vegans in a positive light.

The award, called a Proggy, is granted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and this year The Sims 3 took the honors in the Most Animal-Friendly Game of 2009 category.

In the game, players can choose to create a vegetarian character and adopt a meat-free lifestyle. Vegetarian characters in the game have a selection of foods according to their needs. They can even enjoy snacks like tofu hot dogs or different types of salads.

If by some mistake or someone else’s mischief a vegetarian character eats meat, it will get sick. If they stick to their diets, vegetarian characters age more slowly and live longer lives.

The Gamertell staff is taking some time off to be with our families (and very likely play videogames in the other room for many, many hours) for Thanksgiving.

As a special, tasty treat for this holiday, here’s a look at the Gamertell staff’s favorite uses of food in videogames. Also check out our 2007 Thanksgiving Day mashup.

Enjoy…

Title: Order UpPrice: $39.99System(s): WiiRelease Date: July 22, 2008Publisher (Developer): Zoo Games (SuperVillain Studios)ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Comic MischiefPros: It expands upon the “cooking” game genre by adding in restaurant management.Cons: Strange character art isn’t for everyone. Cooking can quickly become a chore. Instructions for using new items isn’t always provided. Occasional loading glitches.Overall Score: Two thumbs sideways, 70/100, C-, ** out of 5

Order Up! is a game that will often be mistaken for a Cooking Mama rip-off. While the minigames have some similar elements, they go in two different directions when it comes to gameplay and execution. Also, while Cooking Mama can actually be entertaining, Order Up! becomes quite tedious. Order Up! tries to be lighthearted and offer a new gaming experience but it gets old quick…

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Title: Major League Eating: The GamePrice: 100 Wii Points (US$10.00)System(s): Wii (as WiiWare)Release Date: July 14, 2008Publisher (Developer): Mastiff (Sensory Sweep Studios)ESRB Rating: “Everyone 10+” for crude humor.Pros: Good utilization of the WiiMote’s motion controls, OK graphics and fairly addictive game play.Cons: Some Wii freezing glitches and lackluster minigames.Overall Score: One thumb up, one sideways; 86/100; B+; * * * 1/2.

Perhaps one of the oddest food related games is Major League Eating: The Game, a WiiWare release from Mastiff where you actually stuff your face as best as you can. It’s crude, it’s silly and it’s kinda fun.

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Once upon a time videogames were all about blasting space aliens, breaking bricks, kicking ass as a ninja and/or saving a princess. Now, it seems like every activity imaginable has a videogame, from cheer leading to dog grooming to gardening. This is best exemplified by the insane popularity of cooking/food-based games, a genre that was practically single-handedly invented by a little DS game three years ago called Cooking Mama.

The title was immediately popular on the casual-friendly DS, and went on to spawn several sequels and tons of similar games, including other TV tie-ins like Hell’s Kitchen and Iron Chef, paved the way for more novel ideas like the cookbook software Cooking Navi, upcoming restaurant sim Order Up, and the more casual imitators, like the Cakemania series. Right now, cooking games are everywhere you look – you can hardly shake a rolling pin in a game aisle without knocking down something tasty-looking. But why the sudden kitchen invasion? I have a few theories.

Cake is yummy. Cake shaped like a companion cube from Portal is yummy and funny. An Ars Technica forum user by the name of Neko posted a picture today (February 9, 2008) of a most excellent cake. This cake is not a lie, it is moist and it will be served immediately. You wouldn’t even have to take a test first. The companion cube cake has already received much love and rave reviews from other viewers on the forum.

To celebrate Thanksgiving, the Gamertell staff is taking some time off to be with our families (and very likely play videogames in the other room for many, many hours). As a special, tasty treat for this holiday, here’s a look at the Gamertell staff’s favorite uses of food in videogames. Enjoy! Amy Sutton: My favorite more »