Win Limited Edition Art and Props from the Film!

MovieTickets.com is running a super exciting sweepstakes where one lucky Launchie can win framed Battle School production artwork, signed by the artist, as well as framed Battle School army badges.

Click here to enter - and here to check out all the rules.

You have to have an account with MovieTickets.com to enter, as well as be a resident of the continental US, unfortunately excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. territories and possessions -- why Rhode Island, I have no idea.

Contest ends November 11th and the winner will be notified on or around that date.

Good luck, Launchies!

Attend an "Ender's Game" IMAX Screening on Oct. 30th in Boston!

Attention Boston-based Launchies (or those interested in making a drive) -- come see Ender's Game with me! I have 100 free early screening passes to see an IMAX showing of the film at the AMC Loew Boston Common on October 30th at 7 p.m., and I'll be attending as well!

All you have to do to download passes is go to www.gofobo.com/RSVP and enter the code ENDNEWFZF2.You'll be taken to a page where you can print off your ticket and bring it with you to the event.

Reminder: this is a first-come, first-served screening so you need to get there early and in my limited screening experience that means at least an hour in advance. Show up as early as possible, get an Ender's Game ICEE and make yourself comfortable.

I also have a set of 2 reserved seating tickets to give away (you and a plus one!) to this same screening. That means if you win the giveaway you will be guaranteed a seat -- probably somewhere near me, but I'm very good at sharing popcorn.

If you are in the Boston area and interested in the reserved seat giveaway, leave a comment below and I will choose a winner at random on Friday, October 25th at 12:00 pm EST. But make sure you print out a free screening ticket anyway in case you don't win! :)

Here's the tl;dr version:

What: Ender's Game IMAX Screening
Where: AMC Loews Boston Common
When: Wednesday, October 30th at 7 p.m.
How: Go to www.gofobo.com/RSVP and enter the code ENDNEWFZF2 or leave a comment below to win 2 reserved seats!

Good luck, Launchies

Living in Ireland? Win Some Fun "Ender's Game" Goodies!

Click Online launched a great Ender's Game giveaway today where lucky Irish Launchies can win a fun prize pack which includes

- an ipad cover
- military-style cap
- army badge Rubix cube
- and a Dragon Army patch!

To take part, simply visit the site and enter your details into the form at the bottom of the page. You also have to answer a semi-tricky question correctly but remember: Google is your friend.

Unfortunately this contest is only open to residents of the Republic of Ireland -- but we will keep our eyes out for similar giveaways.

Good luck!

Contest: Find an "Ender's Game" ICEE!

Hey guys -- since we found out today that the Battle School Blastberry and Orbital Orange ICEEs are available in some locations this week (though most places the first week of October), I thought  it would be fun to run a small contest!

The first two people to email me a picture of themselves with an Ender's Game icee (with the themed cup!) will win one Ender's Game bag from this year's Comic-Con -- plus a static cling and a pin!

Send all submissions to endernews@gmail.com with "ICEE Contest" in the subject line. And please keep in mind: this must be your own photo, not something you found on the internet. Believe me, I am very good with Google and if you cheat, I will find out! Also, I will be posting the photos in the EN gallery so including your face is entirely optional. :)

Good luck, Launchies!

Super Quick Contest: Final Poster Predictions!

Leave your predictions for the FINAL Ender's Game poster in the comments below. The person who is closest (Rames and I will decide) wins this Dragon Army t-shirt from Comic-Con 2013!

I'll "like" the comments submitted before the release of the poster -- obviously any which come after that do not count. :)

Good luck, Launchies!

Win Preview Night Tickets to the "Ender's Game" Fan Experience!

Hey Launchies! We have an AWESOME opportunity for those of you attending San Diego Comic-Con this year -- or those in the San Diego area! Summit Entertainment has generously supplied us with 25 admit-two tickets to an invite-only showing of the Ender's Game experience to give away to our readers.

Yes, that means you -- and a guest -- will check out the experience on preview night: Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

Here's a description of the event:

Exclusive Fan Experience - Attendees will be able to visit an elaborate, specially constructed ENDER'S GAME exhibit outside of the Hilton Gaslamp, featuring 8 unique rooms representing the most iconic environments of Ender's world, complete with original film props and set pieces used in the movie.  Throughout the experience, attendees will be able to see exclusive film footage on LED screens, interact with new digital content, integrate photos of themselves into the highly anticipated Battle Room, and register to win a home make over.

Here's how to enter:  Simply send Jane an email at jane@endernews.com and let her know why you'd LOVE to attend and check out all the awesome Ender's Game set pieces and props before the rest of the public! The first 25 legitimate responses received will win the tickets -- super easy!

Please keep in mind: this giveaway is open to ONLY those who will be attending Comic-Con this year or are in the San-Diego area. While I know each and every one of you would love to go, please don't email me unless you will be available to attend on Wednesday!

It's also best to make sure that you use an email address you check frequently -- if winners don't reply to me by Sunday, July 14th (7 pm EST), they will forfeit their tickets and someone else will be chosen. So keep checking your email! :)

Huge thanks to Summit for making this happen -- we can't wait!

Win a collection of Ender books plus some "Ender’s Game" swag!

Sign up for the Tor/Forge Newsletter for a chance to win a collection of Ender Quintet books, plus Ender’s Game swag!

Enter here. Good luck, Launchies!

WonderCon Poster Giveaway: The Winners!

Hey guys! Using a random number generator, I just drew the winners of the two Ender's Game teaser posters which were available this month at WonderCon. Here are today's two lucky Launchies:

Meownita Ortega
Olivera Jones

Congratulations, guys! Please send your mailing address to endernews@gmail.com and I will get your posters in the mail ASAP.

To everyone else: don't despair. With promotion of the movie picking up, there will be loads more giveaways both here on Ender News and the other Ender's Game fansites -- and soon! So hang in there.

And as Gavin Hood suggested: keep your knees up!

"Ender's Game" WonderCon Poster Giveaway

Ho, Launchies! I have two of the official Ender's Game teaser posters that were handed out at WonderCon to give away to some lucky fans.

Let's keep it simple: To enter, simply comment once on the giveaway image I've posted on the Ender News Facebook page before midnight EST on April 16th. On the 17th, I'll use a random number generator to pick 2 winners.

Easy peasy, right? Typical rules:

- Everyone can enter only once. Duplicate entries will be deleted.
- You can comment saying whatever you like, but since I have to go through and moderate them all, it's more fun for me if you're amusing!
- Replies to other people's comments do not count.
- Only comments on the Facebook image will count as entries to the giveaway. Comments on this post are welcome, yet superfluous.

I'll post the winner's names here on the 17th and contact them via Facebook. If any winner doesn't get back to me within 72 hours, they forfeit their super cool prize and another will be chosen.

Good luck, guys!

Battle School Food: Contest Winners!

Congrats to Hannah Craswell and Kevin (enderslot) for winning the Make Your Own Battle School Food contest! Send me your mailing address, guys -- I have something cool for you both!

Here are Hannah's recipes:

Peanut Bar
- 1 pack of gelatin
- Lots of peanuts
- 1 cup of water

Boiled the water. Mixed the gelatin into the water until it dissolved  Dumped a LOT of peanuts into the mixture. Put wax paper in a glass bread dish. Dumped the mixture into the dish. Dumped more peanuts in. Set it in the fridge for about 2 hours. Cut out a piece from the side. It pretty much just fell apart. I would suggest not making the peanut bar how I did, it was messy!

Carrot Bar
- Fresh carrot juice
- 1 packet of orange jello

Boiled about 3/4 cup of carrot juice and but another 3/4 cup in the freezer with some ice cubes. Dumped the jello powder into the boiling carrot juice and stirred until it had probably dissolved. It's a little hard to tell when the water is orange! Dumped to ice carrot juice into the mixture. Pulled what was left of the ice cubes out. Dumped the mixture into a Tupperware dish. Set it in the fridge for about 2 hours. Once it seemed solid enough, I cut out a piece from the side to see how it looked. Looked good to me! I cut a nice piece out of the middle.

I had run out of plain gelatin, so I had to use the orange. I ended up being happy I did because the result actually tasted ok!

Pea Bar (smells as bad as it sounds.)
- 1 can of peas
- 1 packet of lime jello

Mashed an entire can of peas in a small hole strainer. I didn't drain the can because I wanted the green liquid. This made just over 1 cup of liquid. I boiled about 3/4 cup and iced the remaining aprox. 1/2 cup. Again, I was out of regular gelatin, so I used lime. I mixed the jello into the boiling liquid and then added the cold liquid. I was super disappointed because the lime jello made the mixture way too bright. I decided to add the mashed peas. I wouldn't recommend doing that, it made cutting out the piece much more difficult. I poured the mixture into a Tupperware container and let it sit in the fridge for about 2 hours. I then took it out. I used a cup to cut a circle in the middle. The jello kind of just mushed, mostly due to the peas in the mixture.

Desert
- 1 egg white
- 3 tbl splenda
- 1.5 cups water
- 1 pack of gelatin
- Marmalade
- Coconut
- Vanilla

Beat the egg white and splenda until it's about the consistency of whip cream. Add the water and tapioca into a sauce pan on medium until it boils. As soon as it boils, remove from heat and add the egg mixture and pack of gelatin. Stir and make sure it's mixed completely. Add about 1 tsp vanilla, a couple spoon fulls of marmalade, and a good amount of coconut. Mix well. I poured this into a silicon tray I had that it a bunch of small ovals. In one, I put down some plastic wrap and then poured the mixture into it. The plastic wrap oval was the only one I was able to remove completely, so I highly recommend doing that! - This turned out SUPER tasty!

Bread
I followed this recipe: http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/easy-peasy-bread-sticks/ 

Here are Kevin's recipes:

 

"My thinking was two-fold. First as a set-design mindset and second as what would be in Battle school if it existed. So, I wanted it really simple, it would have to be mass produced. The ingredients would probably have to last. Because it’s being sent into space, so I was thinking sort of army food. It would also have to be low fat.  In space even with artificial gravity, I don’t think anyone’s getting the same amount of exercise they would on Earth.

First the Carrot Jello
- carrot juice (store bought_
- gelatin
- honey

Honey was a thing I used in all the foods because it’s a natural preservative and I wanted to use it in place of sugar. The portions are 1 cup juice for every packet of gelatin. The honey I just added in a bit when I was heating up the carrot juice.

I’m glad the food wasn’t supposed to taste good, because, well...

Pea Gelatin
- frozen peas

- water

- gelatin

- honey

This actually reminded me of a cross between the Japanese bean paste you put in monju and Kanten except it’s not a sweets thing.

The portions are the same as above. I boiled the peas, and drained them. Then in a little water I mashed them up and added a little honey. Bean paste you add a lot of brown sugar, which I wasn’t going to put in, but I think it would have made this taste... better.

3/4 cup mashed up peas to gelatin in ¼ cup of water

I don’t like peas. 

Peanut Thing

- ½ cup peanut butter
- honey

- Over 1 cup peanuts

- 2 packets of gelatin

This was sorta a failure to me. The idea in my head was better than the outcome.

Originally I was going to add oats to make it more like a peanut granola bar, but I stuck with a gelatin-type thing that could be eaten with a spoon. I think I would use less peanut butter next time.  Coincidentally, this was the best tasting of the three.

I heated the peanut butter and honey, put the gelatin in ½ cup of water, mixed them together and added the peanuts in the pan.

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Congrats, guys! Thanks to you both so much for participating. Again, if you send me your mailing address, I will get your prize in the mail for you ASAP. 

Also, if you want to check out the rest of Hannah's photos -- I really applaud the effort she made with her costume -- you can check them out over on Facebook!