Our giveaway contest for codes for Turbine Points officially ended on May 15, 2011, and we have chosen our lucky winners.

Turbine has kindly given Gamertell eight (8) codes for Turbine Points, worth about $5 each. These Turbine Points are used in LOTRO to purchase in-game items that include cosmetic clothing, quest packs, stat boosters, and even mounts. Gamertell in turn will be giving away these codes to eight readers.

Here are the full contest rules for the Turbine Points giveaway.

While I was falling asleep in a recliner, tons of people were waiting in line ready to get their hands on Call of Duty: Black Ops. We anxiously await the game’s sales numbers to see how well it has done compared to Modern Warfare 2. Right now, gamers around the globe are fighting it out online. It’s a guarantee the public will play countless hours in Black Ops’ multiplayer mode. So why not win something while you do so? Raptr is giving away a bunch of prizes that will unlock as gameplay hours increase.

How could we forget Shank? That game taught us that chainsaws and shotguns go very well together. Shank stabbed his way into our hearts on the PS3 and Xbox 360, and it was released on Steam recently. We couldn’t verify if Shank would be getting any downloadable content, but the game does have some customized tech swag.

One of the best things about being included in an Oprah audience is the possibility of getting free stuff. With this being Oprah’s final season and all, you would think the chances of bringing home some fairly pricey swag would be greater than ever. For the studio audience present on today’s show, everyone got a free Xbox 360 and Kinect.

When guzzling that frosty 30+ oz. Wendy’s beverage, remember to hold on to that cup as it contains a 12-digit code you enter at the Wendy’s Summer of Real promotion web site for a chance to win you a $5000 game room makeover (or whatever you want to get with your git card)…

Kellogg’s currently has a pair of Nintendo promotions that involve a lot of cereal and special codes that can score you 1000 DSi points (worth $10) and a chance to win a Nintendo handheld game system (DS or DSi).

GameStop is supporting Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies and its fans with a special one-day map event! On July 31, 2010, GameStops will be giving away a Special Event map that you can download to your Dragon Quest IX cartridge if you stop by the store with your game in your DS in the Canvass for Guests mode. This map will allow you access to a new region and area in your game which will hopefully be great for leveling and perhaps contain special equipment or items.

The thing is, there aren’t that many GameStops participating in this particular event though. It isn’t like those Pokemon distribution things where all GameStops in the area get the cartridge and have the distribution going all the time during the event period. The Dragon Quest IX Special Event Map is only being distributed from 1-4pm on July 31, so if you want to get it you need to check…

As part of a promotion for the upcoming PlayStation 3 game 3D Dot Game Heroes, publisher SouthPeak has released an online character creator. In the game, you will be able to design your own heroes using the character editor. The online 3D Dot Game Heroes Designer is a sampling of this, allowing you to create your sprite of choice, block by block.

The beauty of the in-game and online character editors is that it allows you to create anything you want. After all, who said that the hero had to be a humanoid? You can make a dragon or a mouse. Heck, it doesn’t even have to be a living creature. Imagine if the legendary hero was a table or book. I’m sure that most people will instead end up recreating more well-known 8-bit sprites including Mario, Mega Man and, of course, Link.